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With the 59th Super Bowl champion set to be crowned on Feb. 9, so too will another Super Bowl MVP. It is time to continue our NFL odds series with a Super Bowl LIX MVP prediction and pick.
Super Bowl LIX will feature the two-time defending champion, Kansas City Chiefs (17-2), looking to three-peat against the Philadelphia Eagles (17-3). The game is a rematch of their meeting at Super Bowl LVII, one the Chiefs won 38-35. If Kansas City prevails, they will become the first team in NFL history to claim three consecutive Vince Lombard Trophies.
To make their fifth Super Bowl in the last six years, the Chiefs took out the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game. Likewise, the Eagles earned the rematch with a dominant 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game.
Unsurprisingly, the winning team’s quarterback has historically dominated the Super Bowl MVP award, earning it 55 percent of the time. The honor has been given to a player on the winning team in all but one season. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley is the only recipient whose team did not win the championship.
The Super Bowl MVP has also been an offensive award; just nine of the 58 winners were defensive players. Von Miller is the last non-offensive player to receive the honor, doing so with the Denver Broncos in 2016.
Here are the Chiefs-Eagles NFL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
Patrick Mahomes: +120
Saquon Barkley: +250
Jalen Hurts: +370
Travis Kelce: +1400
Xavier Worthy: +3100
A.J. Brown: +3500
Marquise Brown: +6500
DeVonta Smith: +6500
Kareem Hunt: +6500
Chris Jones: +6500
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT
TV: FOX
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Patrick Mahomes is the clear favorite and first option in anyone’s mind. He has claimed the previous two awards and won it in all three of the Chiefs’ recent Super Bowl victories. Without a true bonafide stud at either running back or receiver, Kanas City’s offensive success is mostly spread around, leaving no one to credit other than Mahomes.
While placing an MVP bet on Mahomes is boring and semi-risky, there are reasons to believe he will receive the honor again. The quarterback doubled as Kansas City’s top rushing threat down the stretch of the season. There is a more than likely chance he adds a rushing score to his passing total that could easily give him more jewelry. If the Chiefs win, and he claims another Super Bowl MVP, he will be the first player to do so in NFL history.
Final Super Bowl MVP Prediction & Pick: Patrick Mahomes (+120)
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