2023 NFL MVP Odds
Geoff Ulrich highlights the current odds for NFL MVP, historical trends we've seen from the NFL MVP award, and offers his best NFL MVP bets.
2023 NFL MVP betting odds
When it comes to NFL futures, nothing dominates from a media attention or betting standpoint like the NFL MVP award. The MVP dates back to 1957 when the Associated Press began voting on the award, which is handed out annually to the player who is deemed “most valuable” during the regular season.
Fifty sportswriters encompass the panel who vote on the award every year by ranking their top five choices at the end of the regular season. The award isn’t specifically labeled the offensive MVP award, but it is almost always awarded to an offensive player.
Only two defensive players have ever won the award in the 67-year history of the award (Alan Page - 1971, and Lawrence Taylor - 1986). Shockingly enough, a placekicker actually won the award in 1982 during the strike-shortened season (Mark Moseley).
The variety of winners that dominated the 1980s gave way rather quickly in the 1990s to where only two positions, RB and QB, won the award. And, since the early 2000s, the award has essentially become a “best QB in the league” contest, with passers winning the MVP in each of the past 10 seasons.
We’re tracking the sportsbooks' odds this year in the table below. The current standings for 2023 NFL MVP odds look like this:
2023 NFL MVP Odds
*odds last updated: Jan. 6, 2024, via BetMGM Sportsbook
| *Updated 1/6/24 | Lamar Jackson | Lamar Jackson | Dak Prescott | Brock Purdy | Lamar Jackson | Dak Prescott | Brock Purdy | Josh Allen | Christian McCaffrey | Adrian Peterson | The following bet was placed by our staff on 12/5/23 | Dak Prescott | Peyton Manning | Matt Ryan | Aaron Rodgers | Shaun Alexander | LaDainian Tomlinson | Adrian Peterson | Lamar Jackson | Aaron Rodgers | Jalen Hurts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts | +2200 | +700 | +225 | -165 | +1500 |
While you can certainly opt to wait and play the MVP market once the season begins, if there is a player back in the odds you feel strongly about, getting on them in the preseason is worthwhile. Even if they don’t win the award (like Hurts), a strong start means you could still hedge off them later on with one of the other favorites.
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