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It’s easy to see what happened in Week 7 of the NFL by looking at how the public is betting the NFL MVP at DraftKings Sportsbook. Despite being a +2000 pick, Kyler Murray is receiving 11% of the public’s bets for NFL MVP. That’s the same percentage as the man Murray beat on Sunday night, Russell Wilson.
Wilson is still gathering 17% of the total money bet, while Murray is second at 12%. Seems like more people are simply taking a flyer on Murray as his team makes noise in the NFC West.
Despite being the second best odds to win the award, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers only has 6% of the money bet and total bets heading into Week 8. A poor performance against the Bucs still seems to be haunting him.
The Saints are getting a bit too much love as Super Bowl favorites, and Drew Brees seems to be getting a bit of that Saints favoritism as well. He hasn’t been all that impressive and has still managed to grab 6% of the total money bet on NFL MVP. The same as Aaron Rodgers.
The prohibitive public underdog favorite is Josh Allen. He’s a +3300 favorite to win and has gathered as much money and bets at 7% as Patrick Mahomes.
2020 NFL MVP betting splits through Week 7
| Handle Rank | Player | Odds | % of Handle | % of Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handle Rank | Player | Odds | % of Handle | % of Bets |
| 1 | Russell Wilson | +100 | 17% | 11% |
| 2 | Kyler Murray | +2000 | 12% | 11% |
| 3 | Tom Brady | +1200 | 9% | 6% |
| 4 | Patrick Mahomes | +450 | 7% | 7% |
| 5 | Josh Allen (Bills) | +3300 | 7% | 7% |
| 6 | Drew Brees | +15000 | 6% | 3% |
| 7 | Aaron Rodgers | +400 | 6% | 6% |
| 8 | Carson Wentz | +15000 | 4% | 4% |
| 9 | Cam Newton | +10000 | 4% | 4% |
| 10 | Dak Prescott | +2500 | 4% | 5% |
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