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With the 2015 NFL season approaching, the guys at Bovada LV have released their odds for the winners of the 2015-16 NFL MVP award.
To no surprise, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers leads the way with 5-1 odds. The two-time MVP will once again guide one of the NFL's most prolific offenses in addition to maybe the best overall team in Green Bay. Right behind Rodgers is Colts QB Andrew Luck at 7-1 odds, followed by Texans DL J.J. Watt and Vikings RB Adrian Peterson at 16-1 odds.
None of those are surprises. What is a surprise is who came in near the bottom -- Bengals QB Andy Dalton. He was given the same 50-1 odds as Panthers QB Cam Newton, Bears QB Jay Cutler, and 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick. Dalton simply isn't going to be counted on as much in the Bengals' offense as most, if not all of those aforementioned guys will be.
Making Dalton's appearance on this list is somewhat strange, given he is the only Bengals player to make this list. There's no A.J. Green or even Jeremy Hill, both of whom will be more focal points in Cincinnati's offense than Dalton. Sure, Dalton is the one that actually gets the ball to Green, but it's no secret Green makes Dalton look better with the circus catches he routinely has to make.
As for Hill, he gashed opposing defenses during the season's final eight weeks with 929 yards (105 more than any other player) and 5.4 per carry (highest during that stretch). Hill also managed a league-best 3.68 yards after contact when hit in the backfield in 2014. Needless to say, he and Green are more likely MVP candidates than Dalton, with all due respect to him.
As for the AFC North in general, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and RB Le'Veon Bell have the division's best odds at 20-1. Joe Flacco comes in at 40-1 odds, followed by Dalton and Steelers WR Antonio Brown at 50-1.
Here are Bovada's full 2015 NFL MVP odds:
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Aaron Rodgers |
5/1 |
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Andrew Luck |
7/1 |
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Adrian Peterson |
12/1 |
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J.J. Watt |
12/1 |
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Peyton Manning |
16/1 |
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Le'Veon Bell |
20/1 |
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Tom Brady |
20/1 |
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Drew Brees |
20/1 |
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Jamaal Charles |
20/1 |
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Ben Roethlisberger |
20/1 |
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Russell Wilson |
20/1 |
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Odell Beckham |
25/1 |
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Dez Bryant |
25/1 |
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Calvin Johnson |
25/1 |
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Eddie Lacy |
25/1 |
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Marshawn Lynch |
25/1 |
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DeMarco Murray |
25/1 |
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Tony Romo |
25/1 |
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Philip Rivers |
33/1 |
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Joe Flacco |
40/1 |
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Matt Forte |
40/1 |
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Eli Manning |
40/1 |
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Matt Ryan |
40/1 |
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Matthew Stafford |
40/1 |
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Ryan Tannehill |
40/1 |
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Sam Bradford |
50/1 |
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Antonio Brown |
50/1 |
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Jay Cutler |
50/1 |
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Andy Dalton |
50/1 |
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Julio Jones |
50/1 |
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Colin Kaepernick |
50/1 |
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Cam Newton |
50/1 |
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Demaryius Thomas |
50/1 |