Here comes DraftKings in play betting as Thursday night’s game between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants afforded fans first glimpses of Cleveland’s top-overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield as well as electric running back Saquon Barkley of the Giants.
Played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the preseason match up was not about two first-round picks squaring off. Across the street from the stadium is FanDuel Sportsbook at the Meadowlands Racetrack, at which a number of bettors placed wagers for the game. And from their seats inside MetLife, fans opened up the DraftKings Sportsbook app for in-play betting.
Certainly, there were knowledgeable fans heading to MetLife for the game who were already aware of DraftKings Sportsbook, which soft-launched last week and became available to everyone Monday. But for those who were not savvy, DraftKings made sure those folks were properly informed of the product.
That set the stage for the first NFL game on American soil during which fans could place legal bets from the “comfort” of their own seats inside the stadium. The NFL consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).
The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues and the highest professional level of American football in the world. The in play betting and DraftKings story originally appeared at The Lines website.