2025 NFL MVP Odds Update: Where is the Value? | December 16, 2025

Colby Marchio

Written by: Colby Marchio

Published: Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:13 am ET

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The NFL season is nearing the finish line, and with just a handful of games remaining, the MVP race is tightening by the week. Odds continue to shift as contenders separate themselves and narratives take shape across the league. From elite quarterback play to divisional battles that will decide playoff positioning, every snap matters in this market. With Matthew Stafford sitting atop the board and challengers like Drake Maye and Josh Allen still within striking distance, this is the moment where timing and value matter most. Now is the right time to take a deeper look at how the MVP race could ultimately unfold.

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2025 NFL MVP Odds

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  • Matthew Stafford +120 –> -275
  • Drake Maye +115 –> +400
  • Josh Allen +2000 –> +650
  • Jaxson Smith-Njigba –> +900
  • Bo Nix +6600 –> +12500

Previous odds are from December 1, 2025

NFL MVP Insights

With the season winding down and the odds shifting by the week, it is time to revisit the NFL MVP market. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the way as a heavy favorite at -275 odds, with Drake Maye and Josh Allen trailing behind. Stafford currently leads the league in touchdowns with 37 and ranks second in passing yards. He has been a major driver of the Rams' success this season, even in year 17. With only a few games left and Los Angeles tied in the NFC West with Seattle, there is a real question of whether Stafford could slide in the market if the Rams stumble this weekend?

Where Is the Value?

I do not think backing either Maye or Allen right now is a bad approach. With three games remaining, the Buffalo Bills head to Cleveland for their final road game, then return home to face the Eagles and the Jets. The Patriots, meanwhile, travel to Baltimore and New York to face the Jets before closing the season at home against the Dolphins. If you believe either Allen or Maye is set to go on a late season run over the final three games and make a push for the AFC East title, that is where the value lies in this market.

As for Stafford, the Rams travel to Seattle and Atlanta before hosting Arizona to close the season. If the Seahawks manage to get revenge and either Atlanta or Arizona pulls an upset, the door opens for Maye and Allen to climb the odds board in a meaningful way.

Everyone is fighting for their division, and each of these three quarterbacks has a unique narrative. Who will come out on top?

For those wondering why I am not mentioning any value in Seattle's Jaxon Smith Njigba, this is a quarterback award. He stands no chance. Myles Garrett is on the cusp of breaking the single season sack record, yet he is nowhere to be found on the odds board. This award will run through the three quarterbacks listed above, and I would look to attack either Maye or Allen over the final three games at prices above four to one and six to one.

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Colby Marchio
Colby Marchio

Former D1 (club) baseball player, Colby has been betting since his college days at DePaul, where he had to endure the worst collegiate basketball the Big East has ever seen. He is an advanced analytics nerd and has never seen an underdog he has not liked. Hot. Corn. Bull. It does not matter the dog he loves them all.

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