The 2024 NFL season is in the home stretch, and there is a clear frontrunner for the league’s MVP winner.
Week 17 kicks off on Christmas Day and is the start of a stretch that will have football over the course of five days. With only two weeks left in the regular season, MVP candidates only have a couple more games to prove why they are the best player in the NFL, while also trying to get their team ready for a Super Bowl run – even if one player seems to have the award already in his hand.
Here’s how the latest NFL MVP odds look, as of Tuesday, Dec. 24, courtesy of BetMGM.
NFL MVP odds entering Week 17
1. QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills (-500)
The Bills quarterback is coming off one of his worst games of the season in the win over the Patriots, but remains a heavy favorite to win his first MVP award. In the 24-21 win, Allen went 16-for-29 for 154 yards with one touchdown and one interception, as well as six rushes for 30 yards. He had a passer rating of 67.3, his lowest since Week 10.
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Next for Allen is a visit from the Jets, who have the fifth-best passing defense in the league.
2. QB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens (+350)
The reigning MVP still has a shot of being a three-time award winner following a nice pair of games in recent weeks. Last week in the win over the Steelers, Jackson went 15-for-23 for 207 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. He also had nine rushes for 22 yards. In the past two weeks, he has thrown eight touchdowns to just one interception.
In his next outing, Jackson will play a Texans team that is one of the better units at stopping the pass.
3. RB Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles (+1400)
Even in a loss, Barkley continues to run all over defenders as he closes in on a 2,000-yard season. Against the Commanders, Barkley ran the ball 29 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns, the 10th time he has eclipsed the century mark this season.
The Eagles running back should like his chances for another big day in Week 17, when he faces a Cowboys team that is among the worst rushing defenses in the league.
4. QB Jared Goff, Detroit Lions (+2500)
The signal-caller for the NFC leader had another big day last week against the Bears with 336 passing yards and three touchdowns. It was the fifth time he has thrown for at least 300 yards in a game.
Goff will be back on “Monday Night Football” against the 49ers, which continue to have a solid passing defense despite all of their struggles this season.
T-5. QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (+10000)
Part of the tie for fifth place is the two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP. After suffering an injury the week prior, Mahomes went 28-for-41 for 260 yards and one touchdown, as well as five carries for 33 yards and a touchdown against the Texans. In the past three weeks, he has not turned the ball over.
Leading the No. 1 seed in the AFC, Mahomes will next play against the stout Steelers on Christmas Day.
T-5. QB Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings (+10000)
Leading one of the biggest surprises of the season is Vikings QB Sam Darnold. In the win over the Seahawks, he went 22-for-35 for 246 yards and three touchdowns, making it 10-straight games with at least 200 passing yards.
Darnold will next face a hot Packers team coming off a shutout of the Saints. However, Darnold played well against them earlier this season with a 275-yard performance with three touchdowns and an interception at Lambeau Field in September.
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