After leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the top of the NFC South standings with back-to-back decisive wins, Tom Brady has made steady gains on the odds to emerge as this season’s NFL MVP. Brady now sits just shy of the favourites as a +1200 wager on the updated NFL MVP odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Brady endured a somewhat uneven start in his Buccaneers debut, and saw his NFL MVP odds tumble to as long as +3100 in the wake of a sloppy 20-19 loss in Chicago three weeks ago. However, after powering the Buccaneers to dominating victories over Green Bay and Las Vegas, Brady now sits among the league leaders in passing yards, touchdown passes, and passer rating, making him the fastest riser on the NFL MVP betting lines.
Riding a torrid start that puts him on pace to establish personal bests in several major passing categories, Russell Wilson continues to lead the way as a -110 favourite on the NFL MVP odds at sports betting sites. The Seattle Seahawks pivot has connected on a league-leading 22 touchdown passes, and trails only Dak Prescott at 315.0 passing yards per game.
The importance of Wilson’s role in Seattle’s climb to the top of the NFC West standings cannot be understated. With Wilson leading an attack that has scored an NFL-best 33.8 points per game, the Seahawks have vaulted to a +800 wager on the Super Bowl odds. However, the 31-year-old’s stellar performance has also masked a shaky Seattle defence, which has allowed 30 or more points in three of the team’s first six outings, capped by last weekend’s 37-34 loss in Arizona.
Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes took home NFL MVP honours in 2018, and he currently joins Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as +450 second favourites. Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson now sits behind Brady, joining Cardinals rising star Kyler Murray at +1600, while Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger sits alongside Josh Allen and Ryan Tannehill at +3300.
A red-hot start lifted Allen at the sportsbooks over the first month of the season. With the Buffalo Bills enjoying a rare 4-0 SU start, Allen saw his odds quickly improve to as short as +1100. However, with the Bills averaging just 17 points per game during their current 1-2 SU run, the 24-year-old has just as quickly fallen off the pace.
Further down the NFL MVP odds, Tennessee Titans rusher Derrick Henry leads all non-quarterbacks as a +4000 wager, while Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams leads all defensive candidates at +10000. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year sits well ahead of his chief rival, Khalil Mack of the Chicago Bears, who joins Dallas Cowboys rusher Ezekiel Elliott at +15000.
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