Super Bowl MVP Odds: Mahomes, Kelce, Hurts, Who Takes the Brass?

NFL MVP betting is gaining popularity as players pour over NFL player stats to gain an advantage. We’re going to highlight three players from each team that will give you the edge when trying to cash one last prop bet on the day.

As with every Super Bowl, it’s best to determine who you think the winning team will be before placing a wager. Only once, has the MVP come from the losing NFL team and that was 52 years ago when Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys won the award.

The best part about being involved in the NFL MVP betting is that bettors can take that choice to gain a clearer understanding of where you might want to go with other props on the board.

Let’s take a closer look at each team’s top NFL MVP betting candidates starting with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Of the last 13 Super Bowl MVPs, nine of them have been quarterbacks so it would be silly to not have a wager on both signal callers. Mahomes has already won an MVP in Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs beat the 49ers to earn his first ring. In that game, for former Red Raider won the award despite throwing for just 286 yards, completing 62% of his passes with two touchdowns and two picks.

You could have made a case that WR Tyreek Hill should have won the MVP with nine catches for 115 yards. That tells you how good anyone that’s not a quarterback has to be for real consideration.

Do you think it’s been a long time since a defensive player has won an MVP, the tight end position has never won the award and it’s not going to happen this year either. There is an obvious reason why a TE has never won the MVP and it’s simply because if the TE has a big day, you can bet that the quarterback had one too.

The former Bearcat is averaging 88 yards a game in the postseason after a season where he averaged 79 yards a game. Nothing about those numbers will get done, especially against an Eagle defense that should make stopping Kelce their top priority.

In order for the pro-bowl TE to be in the MVP conversation he must be in the 115-120 yards receiving range.

To solidify the fact that if the Chiefs win, no nook expects anyone to make enough of an impact to be in the MVP conversation. Chris Jones is the third KC choice according to Bet US but is just the 8th choice overall. Our suggestion is if you want to take a shot with a defensive player skip the specific player prop and jump on the +700 price if any defensive player wins the MVP for either side.

The payoff may not be as good, but you’re giving yourself a much better chance to cash a ticket even though this is extremely longshot too.

Let’s continue our NFL MVP betting options with a look at the Philadelphia Eagles‘ best options.

This is where it gets tricky if you like the Eagles to win the Super Bowl. Hurts is the overall favorite to win the MVP, but there are at least five other options that can compete for the MVP award.

To stay with Hurts, who has thrown for just 137.5 per game through two postseason games in 2023, owns a 172 total yard average which is likely not be enough to cash an MVP ticket.

If Hurts is asked to do more than that, chances are it’s because KC has a multiple-score lead. We recommend staying away from Hurts.

Imagine this scenario, the Eagles get a huge game from Kenneth Gainwell who has averaged 80 yards a game in the postseason with just 26 attempts. The second-year player out of Memphis got the ball just 53 times in the regular NFL season, never getting the rock more than eight times in a game.

There were five games where Gainwell had one or fewer carries. Things changed in the NFL playoffs where the 23-year-old has averaged 13 attempts a game. He has a 35 and 17-yard run to his credit along with 35 yards receiving.

There always seems to be one guy that you don’t expect to be impactful that becomes part of the MVP conversation and Gainwell is clearly that player.

You can likely tell that we think the Eagles’ running game will play a major role in their success. Along with Gainwell, Miles Sanders has been asked to carry the ball more but has produced numbers that fell just a little short of what Gainwell has produced.

Both Sanders and Gainwell are among the top five in postseason rushing, but we’re under the impression that Nick Sirianni will lean on the hot hand.

We suggest marrying an MVP wager to go with an over 61.5 yards rushing prop. You can bet that the Eagles will be looking to establish the run while using their defense to get them deep into this game. That does it for our focus on the NFL MVP betting options.

Let’s leave you with one last option, in case Hurts has an uncharacteristic passing game, throw a few duckets on AJ Brown at +1400.

All the best on Super Bowl Sunday.

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