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NFL MVP Odds Before NFL Honors: Josh Allen Closed as Favorite Over Lamar Jackson
Prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL will announce the awards for the 2024 season – including the league’s MVP – at the NFL Honors.
This season’s MVP race was a close one between Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. While Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow also made a push for the award, his team ended up missing the playoffs, putting him at a distant third in the odds.
Here’s how the odds looked at the end of the regular season in the NFL MVP market.
Closing NFL MVP Odds for 2024 Regular Season
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.
- Josh Allen: -230
- Lamar Jackson: +185
- Joe Burrow: +1400
- Saquon Barkley: +6000
Allen closed as the favorite at -230 (an implied probability of 69.7 percent), but it was Jackson who was named First Team All-Pro after the season. So, it’s possible that there was a slight discrepancy between the odds and the actual voting for the MVP award.
After Allen and Jackson, Burrow and Saquon Barkely (the only player still playing in the MVP race) were long shots to take home the award.
Jackson – the reigning MVP and a two-time league MVP – lost to Allen in the playoffs in the divisional round, 27-25. However, Allen came up short the following week, losing to Patrick Mahomes for the fourth time in the playoffs in his career in the AFC title game.
From a number perspective, Jackson may have the edge over Allen, though he did finish with a lower seed.
Player | Completion Percentage | Passing Yards | Passing Touchdowns | Interceptions | Rushing Yards | Rushing Touchdowns | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Allen | 63.6% | 3,731 | 28 | 6 | 531 | 12 | 77.3 |
Lamar Jackson | 66.7% | 4,172 | 41 | 4 | 915 | 4 | 77.2 |
Since this market is closed, bettors cannot wager on the winner of the NFL MVP for the 2024 season any longer. However, it’ll be interesting to see if the final odds were indicative of the winner this season.
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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Peter is a senior editor for Sports Illustrated Betting. He has worked as a writer and editor for BetSided, NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering the NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, and more. A New York City resident, he is a hoops fanatic with a soft spot for his New York Knicks.