{"id":1038836,"date":"2026-10-27T21:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1038836\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T21:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:27:18","slug":"john-harbaugh-leaps-into-nfl-coach-of-the-year-betting-favorite-after-giants-stunning-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1038836\/","title":{"rendered":"John Harbaugh leaps into NFL Coach of the Year betting favorite after Giants’ stunning upset"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the wave of a wand, John Harbaugh has taken the Giants from laughingstock to the top of the NFC East.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following the Giants\u2019 sensational 27-21 overtime upset of the Texans as 10.5-point underdogs, Harbaugh soared up the NFL Coach of the Year betting market, now the +330 favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He rose 19 percentage points at Kalshi <\/a>to pass Browns head coach Todd Monken with a 24 percent market share heading into the team\u2019s Week 8 bye<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harbaugh, who joined the Giants in the offseason following 18 seasons coaching the Ravens, opened the season as the co-favorite alongside his predecessor in Baltimore, Jesse Minter.<\/p>\n

Despite losing starting quarterback Jaxson Dart to a season-ending knee injury in Week 2, the Giants have gone 3-1-1 and uncovered a promising replacement under center in J.J. McCarthy. <\/p>\n

Since being acquired for a fifth-round pick from Minnesota, McCarthy has showcased the arm talent and playmaking that landed him as the 10th overall draft selection in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026 NFL Coach of the Year Odds<\/p>\n

CoachOddsJohn Harbaugh+330Todd Monken+400Kevin O\u2019Connell+600Ben Johnson+600Kyle Shanahan +600Odds as of October 27, via DraftKings<\/p>\n

In the early looks of McCarthy\u2019s tenure under Harbaugh, he has thrived under the same physical, run-first identity that Harbaugh\u2019s brother, Jim, ran with him at Michigan. This has allowed McCarthy to lean on play-action and protect the football rather than forcing him into high-risk passing situations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harbaugh has reshaped the locker room culture<\/a> with a strict accountability standard in which performance and discipline determine playing time, regardless of a player\u2019s status. Cam Skattebo was effectively benched against New Orleans after fumbling issues, while Najee Harris was released shortly after publicly criticizing the team\u2019s rushing approach.<\/p>\n

Voters historically reward coaches who not only just outperform preseason expectations but also turn struggling franchises into contenders.<\/p>\n

\"HOUSTON,Head coach John Harbaugh of the New York Giants and Tyrone Tracy Jr. #29 of the New York Giants embrace after the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on October 25, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images<\/p>\n

It helps that the Giants\u2019 divisional foes have had trying seasons; the Cowboys, Eagles and Commanders all hold losing records. Big Blue\u2019s chances of winning the NFC East have climbed from 13 percent to 37 percent on Kalshi.<\/p>\n

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Still, the Giants\u2019 early success comes with a caveat: Every opponent they have faced this season currently holds a losing record. The Eagles await the G-Men in Week 9, where Harbaugh will bring a 15-3 career record following a bye week, but they still have the Jaguars, Seahawks, 49ers and Lions on their schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harbaugh has won the award once before in 2019, when he coached the Ravens to a franchise-best 14-2 record, the AFC North title and a No. 1 playoff seeding.<\/p>\n

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Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post. He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1038837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[1107,7,519,2909,1917,56,2321,2469,6,6020,9,5433],"class_list":["post-1038836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-giants","tag-betting","tag-football","tag-giants","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-giants","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkgiants","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-betting","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117514996876119562","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1038836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1038837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1038836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1038836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1038836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}