Betting Odds Tighten Around Drake Maye for MVP

Posted on: December 22, 2025, 10:48h. 

Last updated on: December 22, 2025, 10:48h.

Talk about a statement maker – New England Patriots’ quarterback Drake Maye led a nine-play, 89-yard winning drive in the fourth quarter last night in Baltimore against the Ravens, closing the gap between the young QB and L.A. Ram’s QB Matthew Stafford in the NFL MVP betting odds watch.

The Pats would go on to to win last night’s game, 28-24, salting a playoff spot. Last week Maye had two chances to lead comebacks in the fourth quarter in the Pats’ loss to the Buffalo Bills but couldn’t do it. He referred to that situation in the week leading up to the Ravens’ game as the “elephant in the room”.

Last night, though, Maye was impressive in the Baltimore cold – going 31/44, for 380 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

MVP Odds Tighten

MVP odds, with two weeks to go in the regular season, have now coalesced around Maye and Stafford.

At FanDuel this morning Stafford is at -195, Maye at +170. Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen has dropped back to +2500. Same deal at DraftKings – Stafford at -215, Maye at +180, then Allen at +2500.

Bigger storylines from a betting perspective this morning are led by injuries – the back injury that forced Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson during last night’s game, and the suspected ACL injury to Kansas City Chief’s quarterback Gardner Minshew during yesterday’s 26-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans, a week after the Chiefs lost QB Patrick Mahomes to an ACL tear in his left knee.

Plus don’t sleep on the Jacksonville Jaguars, 11-4, taking out the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos 34-20 at Empower Field at Mile High, led by QB Trevor Lawrence’s three touchdown passes.

Jaguars Make a Statement

“The week was decided in favor of the customers early,” said Joey Feazel, Head of Football at Caesars Sportsbook. “Everyone was expecting Joshua to knockout Paul in Round one, except the Rams and Seahawks Same Game Parlays delivered the Christmas bonanza and made it a festive week all around for the bettors after one game. Saturday continued in the same manner with popular teams Eagles and Bears winning and the big comeback in Chicago was the icing on the yule log. A knockout Christmas week in favor of the customers.”

Rams versus Seahawks on Thursday Night Football was the second biggest win of the NFL Season for customers (Bills versus Ravens Week 1 being first). Eagles and Bears were huge on Saturday for the customers. Yesterday – Vikings, Saints and no one was surprised with the QB change in Miami and rode the Bengals’ far superior QB.

Biggest games for the book according to Feazel were Steelers winning straight up in Detroit, Browns cover against Bills, and Raiders cover against Texans. Super Bowl movers after Week 16 – Rams +340 to +430, Seahawks +700 to +500, Jaguars +1900 to +1300, and Lions +3000 to +12500.