Making a case for each NFL MVP candidate

You can find these NFL MVP candidate lines on BetMGM.

Patrick Mahomes (+600)

Mahomes is the defending NFL and Super Bowl MVP, so it’s easy to say he has the best odds to run it back this season. Last season, he led the NFL with 5,250 pass yards and 41 TD passes. He became the seventh player ever to win both MVPs in the same season. In his career, he has 24,241 career pass yards and 192 TD passes, both 2nd-most ever by player in his first 6 seasons.

Joe Burrow (+700)

Who better to bet on if not Burrow? He ranked tied for second in touchdown passes (35), 5th in pass yards (4,475) and 6th in passer rating (100.8) last season & had career-high five rush touchdowns. He became the third player ever with 4,000+ pass yards, 35+ touchdown passes & 5+ rush touchdowns in single season.

Josh Allen (+750)

Allen is another interesting case for MVP candidacy. He is 1 of 2 QBs (Patrick Mahomes) with 4,000+ pass yards and 35+ touchdown passes in each of past three seasons. He has 176 combined career pass & rush touchdowns, most-ever by player in his first five seasons. Should he dominate this season, I wouldn’t be shocked if he wins MVP.

Justin Herbert (+1100)

Justin Herbert is kind of a dark horse MVP candidate and I love it. Last season, he ranked second in the NFL with 4,739 pass yards and became the first player ever with 4,000+ pass yards in each of his first three career seasons. He has 14,089 career pass yards, the most-ever by a quarterback in his first seasons and 94 touchdown passes, second-most by QB in first three seasons.

Jalen Hurts (+1100)

One guy who was in the MVP conversation heavy was Hurts. He had a career-high 3,701 pass yards and 22 touchdown passes with 760 rush yards and 13 rush touchdowns, second-most rush touchdowns by a quarterback in single season ever. He became the first quarterback ever with 10+ rush touchdowns in consecutive seasons. He’s coming back with a vengeance, and I’m a little surprised at his betting line for MVP.

Lamar Jackson (+1400)

Jackson enters 2023 with 4,437 rush yards, the fifth-most by a quarterback in NFL history and even more stats to match his dominant performance with the Ravens. I think Jackson is super interesting to keep an eye on this season. If he’s able to lead the Ravens offense to victory, I don’t see why he can’t be an MVP contender.

Trevor Lawrence (+1600)

Lawrence is an interesting guy to make an MVP case for. He set career highs in pass yards (4,113) touchdown passes (25), rating (95.2) and rush TDs (5) in 2022, becoming 4th player ever under the age of 24 with 4,000+ pass yards, 25+ TD passes & 5+ rush TDs in a season. He has 746 career completions, the second-most ever by player in first two seasons.

Aaron Rodgers (+1600)

New team, new MVP? Rodgers makes his Jets debut after an 18-year career with GB, totaling 59,055 pass yards (9th all-time), 475 TD passes (5th all-time) and winning 4 NFL MVPs (2011, 2014, 2020-21). He had 3,695 pass yards & 26 TD passes in 2022. If you’re betting Rodgers for MVP, do it now because you’re not gonna get a better bang for your buck.

Tua Tagovailoa (+1800)

Last season, Tagovailoa led NFL with 105.5 passer rating in 2022 and set career highs in pass yards (3,548) and TD passes (25) in 13 games. He had 0 interceptions in 4 of final 5 road games last season. He is a very interesting guy to look at for MVP this season if he can stay healthy.

Dak Prescott (+1800)

If you look past the interceptions, Prescott passed for 2,860 yards & 23 TDs for 91.1 rating in 12 starts in 2022. He looks to work around the lost offensive talent from last season, but if he can lead the team to victory, this would be a beautiful bet to make.