{"id":144612,"date":"2020-08-12T08:48:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=144612"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T17:36:11","slug":"led-by-patrick-mahomes-lamar-jackson-nfl-mvp-odds-reflect-changing-of-quarterback-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/led-by-patrick-mahomes-lamar-jackson-nfl-mvp-odds-reflect-changing-of-quarterback-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL MVP Odds Reflect Changing of Quarterback Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, the faces of the NFL were quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n

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After winning the Super Bowl last season, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the favorite to win MVP this season. (Image: Robert Deutsch\/USA TODAY Sports<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Bob Dylan wrote, \u201cThe times, they are a-changin\u2019.\u201d The new NFL reality is reflected in the NFL MVP odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — of the Super Bowl MVP and monster contract extension — is the favorite at +380. He is followed by Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the reigning MVP, and Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, who has authored some MVP-worthy seasons but never won the award, at +600.<\/p>\n

Why Mahomes over Jackson?<\/p>\n

From a probability perspective, it\u2019s much more likely that Patrick Mahomes repeats and improves on what he did last year, vs. Lamar Jackson,\u201d <\/strong>John Sheeran, the director of trading for FanDuel Sportsbook, told Casino.org.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhat Jackson did last year was unheard-of. But we expect a pretty large regression,\u201d <\/strong>Sheeran continued. “All the other teams in the NFL have had a full off-season on Lamar Jackson and that offense in terms of video and will be better prepared. It\u2019s much easier for the Chiefs to repeat what they did, and the success of Mahomes played such a huge part in that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here are the top contenders from FanDuel:<\/strong><\/p>\n