And then there were four – Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Kyler Murray.
Those four electric quarterbacks are the frontrunners in the NFL Most Valuable Player market at PointsBet Sportsbook. Mahomes (+175) leapt over Wilson (+220) on the betting boards after the Seahawks signal caller committed three more turnovers in Seattle’s third loss in four games.
Rodgers (+300) retained the third spot at PointsBet, but the biggest story of the weekend was Murray’s ascension up the list. His stunning 43-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins in the closing seconds lifted Arizona (6-and-3) to a wild 32-30 win over Buffalo.
The Hail Mary itself may have catapulted Murray (+750) into the conversation.
“That throw certainly had an impact,” PointsBet senior sports analyst Andrew Mannino told NBC Sports. “You’ve got to think voters were watching that closely. He’s playing a huge role in keeping them in the hunt. He’s a talented young quarterback who deserves to be in the conversation with the top four. We bumped him up accordingly."[[ad:athena]]
Wilson was as high as -140 to win the MVP a month ago. Many Seahawks skeptics have been dogging their defense for weeks and said they’ll start losing games if Russ doesn’t continue playing at a ridiculously high level. So here we are.
“They definitely need him to come through,” Mannino said. “For any team to make a long run in the winter, you need your quarterback playing well. The Seahawks will certainly be relying on him to step up to the plate.”
After the Big Four, it’s Tom Brady (+2000), Josh Allen (+2200), Ben Roethlisberger (+2500), Dalvin Cook (+3300), Derrick Henry (+5000) and Alvin Kamara (+5000). Lamar Jackson slid even lower down the page to +6000 while Derrick Carr rose to +7000.
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