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2020 NFL MVP Odds: Is Daniel Jones worth a bet?

Analyzing the betting odds to be named the NFL’s 2020 MVP, with a look at whether Daniel Jones is worthy of a bet this season.

Do you think New York Giants QB Daniel Jones has what it takes to win the 2020 NFL MVP?

Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson picked up the 2019 NFL MVP, a huge value if you bet on the signal caller during the preseason or early into the regular season. The Giants are retooling their defense, which should make the team much better in the win-loss department. But will it be enough for the sophomore signal caller to be the most valuable player in the league?

Let’s examine his chances, the BetMGM NFL futures odds around it happening and whether or not Jones is worth a bet.

Recent NFL MVP winners

Jones will certainly have a huge hill to climb, as Jackson was a tremendous talent who piled up some amazing numbers both through the air and on the ground. In 2018, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes won the award, and, oh by the way, he is the defending Super Bowl MVP, too. Before that it was QB Tom Brady, as Tom Terrific notched his third MVP in 2017. The good news for Jones and his chances is that a quarterback has claimed the MVP award in each of the past seven seasons, and 12 of the past 13.

Daniel Jones’s 2020 NFL MVP odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, March 24 at 8:05 a.m. ET.

Jones is listed as (+8000), which makes him a rather long shot against the rest of the field, including Jackson at (+500), Mahomes (+325) and Brady (+2000), now of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Daniel Jones stats

Jones took over the reins of the Big Blue offense from two-time Super Bowl winner Eli Manning, who has since retired. Jones appeared in 13 games, completing 61.9 percent of his passes for 3,027 yards, 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while posting a QB rating of 87.7. He also ran for 279 yards and two scores, losing three fumbles.

Is Daniel Jones worth a 2020 NFL MVP bet?

Jones is a long shot, and for good reason. The G-Men are making some nice improvements on the defensive side of the ball, but they still have some holes along the offensive line, and a very mediocre wideout corps. That works against Jones and his chances. If RB Saquon Barkley can stay healthy, Jones will have a good guy out of the backfield for dump-offs, helping to improve his completion percentage, as well as his overall yardage and touchdowns. Jones also needs to cut his turnovers down, while significantly improving in the win-loss department to have a shot. At this point, confidence is not high.

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Contract details for Chiefs new CB Antonio Hamilton

Hamilton’s one-year contract is a good one for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs recently added former New York Giants cornerback Antonio Hamilton on a one-year contract in free agency.

Hamilton figures to be competitive depth for the CB position and a starter on special teams at the gunner position. It’s worth noting that multiple reports said that Hamilton’s agent claims he took less to join the Chiefs. This deal is very affordable for Kansas City and basically amounts to a veteran salary for the fifth-year player.

Here’s a look at the base salary, signing bonus and cap numbers courtesy of Spotrac:

Year Base Salary Signing Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2020 $910,000 $137,500 $887,500 $887,500

The great thing about Hamilton’s deal is that he won’t qualify for the compensatory pick formula. That means that the Chiefs still hold two of the 20201 compensatory picks they’ve earned so far in free agency. We’ll have to wait and see the contract details for Mike Remmers to ensure that they’ll keep both of the picks. Hamilton’s contract leaves Kansas City with just over $3 million in cap space, but that will also change once we know the details of Remmers’ one-year deal.

If Hamilton turns into a key contributor in Kansas City, they’ll feel really good about the value they got on this one-year deal. Expect Hamilton to be in the offseason cornerback competition for the Chiefs, especially if they don’t add another player in free agency. Right now, Charvarius Ward projects as the starting left cornerback in 2020, with Rashad Fenton occupying the slot. There is currently a vacancy at the right cornerback spot as Bashaud Breeland is a free agent.

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Chiefs to sign former Giants CB Antonio Hamilton

A free agent cornerback has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs.

After a few days of quiet, the Kansas City Chiefs have finally agreed to terms with a free agent from outside of their organization.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, former New York Giants cornerback Antonio Hamilton will sign with the Chiefs on a one-year deal in 2020. Schefter reports that Hamilton’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, claims Hamilton turned down more money from another team to sign with Kansas City, the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Hamilton entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of South Carolina State following the 2016 NFL draft, starting off his career with Oakland Raiders before joining the Giants in 2018.

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Russell Shepard announces he will not return to Giants

It was just two short weeks ago that wide receiver Russell Shepard expressed his desire to retire as a member of the New York Giants and then work on becoming an NFL agent.
Shepard revealed on Instagram on Tuesday evening that his time with the Giants has officially come to an end and that he will now head into free agency looking for a new home.
Shepard is not only an extremely savvy and intelligent person, he’s a great teammate and locker room leader, and he’ll be missed by those he’s played alongside in East Rutherford.
In 87 career games (nine starts), Shepard has hauled in 60 receptions for 847 yards and six touchdowns

It was just two short weeks ago that wide receiver Russell Shepard expressed his desire to retire as a member of the New York Giants and then work on becoming an NFL agent.
Shepard revealed on Instagram on Tuesday evening that his time with the Giants has officially come to an end and that he will now head into free agency looking for a new home.
Shepard is not only an extremely savvy and intelligent person, he’s a great teammate and locker room leader, and he’ll be missed by those he’s played alongside in East Rutherford.
In 87 career games (nine starts), Shepard has hauled in 60 receptions for 847 yards and six touchdowns

Russell Shepard announces he will not return to Giants

It was just two short weeks ago that wide receiver Russell Shepard expressed his desire to retire as a member of the New York Giants and then work on becoming an NFL agent.
Shepard revealed on Instagram on Tuesday evening that his time with the Giants has officially come to an end and that he will now head into free agency looking for a new home.
Shepard is not only an extremely savvy and intelligent person, he’s a great teammate and locker room leader, and he’ll be missed by those he’s played alongside in East Rutherford.
In 87 career games (nine starts), Shepard has hauled in 60 receptions for 847 yards and six touchdowns

It was just two short weeks ago that wide receiver Russell Shepard expressed his desire to retire as a member of the New York Giants and then work on becoming an NFL agent.
Shepard revealed on Instagram on Tuesday evening that his time with the Giants has officially come to an end and that he will now head into free agency looking for a new home.
Shepard is not only an extremely savvy and intelligent person, he’s a great teammate and locker room leader, and he’ll be missed by those he’s played alongside in East Rutherford.
In 87 career games (nine starts), Shepard has hauled in 60 receptions for 847 yards and six touchdowns

Former Packers OLB Kyler Fackrell agrees to 1-year deal with Giants

Former Packers OLB Kyler Fackrell is joining Blake Martinez with the Giants.

Blake Martinez isn’t the only former member of the Green Bay Packers heading to New York.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, outside linebacker Kyler Fackrell agreed to a one-year, $4.6 million deal with the Giants, joining Martinez in Patrick Graham’s defense in New York.

Fackrell, a third-round pick in 2016, broke out with 10.5 sacks in 2018 but was relegated to a reserve role in 2019. Now, he’ll get a chance to rebuild his value with a bigger opportunity on a one-year deal with the Giants.

Graham, who was hired by first-year Giants coach Joe Judge, was an assistant defensive coach with the Packers in 2018, giving him insight on both Fackrell and Martinez.

Although not a great defender against the run, Fackrell gave the Packers quality snaps as a situational rusher and in coverage.

Over 61 games and nine starts, Fackrell produced 16.5 sacks, 32 quarterback hits and 21 tackles for losses. He had 10 quarterback hits but a career-low one sack in 2019.

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Giants will use franchise tag on Leonard Williams

Giants haven’t been able to come to terms on a long-term agreement with defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
The Giants sent two picks to the Jets in a trade to acquire the defensive lineman last season

Giants haven’t been able to come to terms on a long-term agreement with defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
The Giants sent two picks to the Jets in a trade to acquire the defensive lineman last season

Giants will use franchise tag on Leonard Williams

Giants haven’t been able to come to terms on a long-term agreement with defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
The Giants sent two picks to the Jets in a trade to acquire the defensive lineman last season

Giants haven’t been able to come to terms on a long-term agreement with defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
The Giants sent two picks to the Jets in a trade to acquire the defensive lineman last season

5 possible trade destinations for Yannick Ngakoue

The Jacksonville Jaguars franchise-tagged Yannick Ngakoue but there’s a strong possibility he gets traded to one of these teams.

(Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports)

Yannick Ngakoue was franchised by the Jacksonville Jaguars even though the player and team don’t seem to be getting along. Ngakoue even tweeted out a goodbye to the fans of Jacksonville. That didn’t stop the Jaguars from slapping the franchise tag on the defensive end.

If Ngakoue isn’t staying put and the Jaguars are franchising him with their current cap situation it means a trade is coming. Last year we saw three edge players get the tag and then get traded. Jadeveon Clowney, Dee Ford, and Frank Clark all ended up playing somewhere else. Ngakoue is just as good as the guys mentioned above. He has a Pro-Bowl and 37.5 sacks in four years. He’ll be 25 by the time the next season starts and is only entering his prime.

Let’s try and figure out where Ngakoue could end up.

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Giants have NFL’s 7th easiest strength of schedule in 2020

The Giants have the No. 4 overall selection in the NFL Draft and they will play the seventh-easiest schedule in the NFL Their 2020 opponents had a combined 123-132-1 (.482) record in 2019 The Giants are taking on the AFC North and the NFC West in 2020 which has the two No. 1 seeds in the Ravens and 49ers

The Giants have the No. 4 overall selection in the NFL Draft and they will play the seventh-easiest schedule in the NFL Their 2020 opponents had a combined 123-132-1 (.482) record in 2019 The Giants are taking on the AFC North and the NFC West in 2020 which has the two No. 1 seeds in the Ravens and 49ers