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NFL MVP Odds: Josh Allen Vaults to Clear Favorite, Joe Burrow, Brock Purdy Rise, Plus Caleb Williams Injury Impact - Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated's updated MVP odds have Josh Allen as the clear favorite, with Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy climbing, and note the impact of Caleb Williams' injury. Williams is currently listed as Out.

NFL MVP Odds: Josh Allen Vaults to Clear Favorite, Joe Burrow, Brock Purdy Rise, Plus Caleb Williams Injury Impact Sports Illustrated
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Sharp SixStartRight · +22.5 over the line

MVP odds are a betting market, not a start/sit tool, and they pay nothing in your league. The one line that matters is Williams being Out, which turns a 40.0-point Week 1 into a hole in your quarterback room against a 46.5 total. Allen is the only name here worth lineup certainty: 39.0 points, a 54.5 total, 5.5-point favorite at home. Start Allen, stream over Williams until he is cleared, and ignore the rest of the column.

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Our read on Sports Illustrated’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.

Players: Josh Allen, Cameron Clear, Joe Burrow, Brock Purdy, Caleb Williams

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