Going to Week 17, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the favorite to win the NFL regular season MVP award after a dramatic shift in US betting odds.
Rodgers was a +450 underdog to win the prize before last week’s games, behind Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who has been a favorite since mid-November. But after Rodgers finished setting the Tennessee Titans on fire Sunday night in the snow, he passed Mahomes to become the MVP favorite for the first time this season.
Rodgers is a -260 favorite in William Hill’s Caesars Sportsbook, followed by Mahomes, whose odds have gone from -400 to +210 after week 16.
Rodgers completed 21 of 25 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns in the Packers’ 40-14 victory over the Titans on Sunday. He leads the NFL with 44 touchdowns and has a significant road game this weekend against the Chicago Bears. Mahomes and the Chiefs, on the other hand, have already taken first place in the AFC playoffs and can potentially rest the franchise’s quarterback in Sunday’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Packers can guarantee seed # 1 in the NFC playoffs with a win over Bears on Sunday.
At FanDuel, the chances of MVP Rodgers increased to -370 on Tuesday. A FanDuel spokesman told ESPN that the move was based on a combination of Rodgers’ recent performance and some stake interest in the Green Bay quarterback in the past two days.
DraftKings, where Rodgers was listed as the -335 favorite, said his movement of probabilities in the MVP market was fueled mainly by his recent performance.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is 12-1 in the Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, followed by Titans running back Derrick Henry with +5,000, Packers receiver Davante Adams with +7,500 and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson with +10,000.