Tom Brady Remains Atop MVP Odds List as Carson Wentz and the Eagles Falter

Tom Brady Remains Atop MVP Odds List as Carson Wentz and the Eagles Falter

Neither of the top-two MVP candidates had games to write home about. However, one of them won (convincingly) and the other lost. As you’ll see below, the loser’s odds just took a hit.

Tom Brady threw no touchdowns and an interception against Buffalo. What is the world coming to?!?! However, he didn’t really need to put up big stats in a 23-3 cruising over the Bills. Given this garbage performance by the GOAT, his odds did not increase over the past week. However, Carson Wentz was not able to capitalize on an opportunity to take over the top spot.

In a pros-vs.-Joes matchup between the Eagles and Seahawks, the pros prevailed and the Seahawks won pretty easily 24-10. Wentz didn’t have a terrible game, throwing for 348 yards and a touchdown, but add an interception and a lost fumble into the equation and you can see why the Eagles only managed to score 10 points. This hiccup for the mighty Eagles caused Wentz’s implied probability to win MVP to drop from 44.44% to 33.33%.

Russell Wilson’s odds obviously improved thanks to Seattle’s big win, but more than I expected to be honest. Seattle is still trailing the Rams in their division and I just can’t see him winning the MVP unless they win their own division. He’ll hope to improve those odds this weekend as he attempts to elude Sacksonville’s elite edge-rushers.

We have a few new names back on the odds list, with the return of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown and the brand new addition of Case Keenum.

Case Keenum: MVP candidate. Who would have ever predicted that? Before the season began, if you asked Keenum’s parents who they wanted starting for the Vikings they would have said Teddy Bridgewater first, then Sam Bradford, and then finally, their own son. I guess you’re never know what you’re going to get when you toss a journeyman backup QB out there.

Check back next week for updates as we will likely narrow the list down even more.