The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans open up the 2020 NFL season Thursday.
SportsbookWire.com got in touch with BetMGM ahead of the opening kickoff to see where the money is going on the NFL futures markets. Below, we’ll look at the most popular bets to be named the NFL’s 2020 MVP and to win Super Bowl LV.
All data courtesy of BetMGM.
NFL futures betting: MVP favorites and long shots
Bettors are following a recent trend for second-year quarterbacks and backing Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray to win the 2020 NFL MVP Award. The reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year has received 9.31% of the total bet count and 6.17% of all money placed on MVP futures bets.
Reigning Super Bowl LIV MVP, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has drawn the largest share of the betting handle at 12.75% of all money wagered on MVP futures. He’s the opening day favorite at +400 heading into the season.
Here are some other popular bets of note and their odds at BetMGM as of Thursday, Sept. 9:
- Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (+1400): 6.02% of bet count | 8.88% of handle
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady (+1600): 6.45% of bet count | 7.58% of handle
- Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson (+600): 4.30% of bet count | 7.27% of handle
- Denver Broncos QB Drew Lock (+6500): 5.30% of bet count | 5.27% of handle
- Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry (+5000): 1.00% of bet count | 5.51% of handle
- Baltimore Ravens QB (and 2019 NFL MVP) Lamar Jackson (+700): 3.15% of bet count | 1.25% of handle
- Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (+15000): 2.87% of bet count | 2.90% of handle
New to sports betting? A $100 bet on Mahomes (+400) to be named the 2020 NFL MVP returns a profit of $400. A $10 bet on Burrow (+15000) returns a profit of $1,500.
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NFL futures betting: Super Bowl LV betting
The Kansas City Chiefs are being heavily bet to be the first back-to-back Super Bowl champs since the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004. The Chiefs are the current Super Bowl LV co-favorites at +600, sharing the honor and price with the Baltimore Ravens.
Kansas City has drawn 8.68% of the total bet count and a whopping 18% of the handle ahead of opening night. The Dallas Cowboys ranked second by percent of handle at 9.31%, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have drawn the second-largest share of the bet count at 7.17%.
Murray’s Cardinals have received 1.69% of the total handle and 2.36% of the bet count.
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