Oddsmakers have Drake Maye as NFL MVP favorite

It wasn’t an ideal afternoon for Drake Maye at Raymond James Stadium.

The 23-year-old quarterback’s sharp accuracy took successful amid wet circumstances in Tampa, whereas a fourth quarter interception in the long run zone had Maye as soon as once more viewing Sunday’s sport by a essential lens.

“You’re going to be mad at your self, however you understand that you’ve an opportunity to both go in a two-minute drill to win the sport or go on a five-minute state of affairs to win the sport, in order that’s this league,” Maye mentioned. “Simply bouncing again and flipping the web page.”

Maye’s miscues nonetheless paled compared to his constructive performs out on the gridiron, with the second-year professional throwing for 270 yards and two touchdowns en path to a 28-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

And with Maye as soon as once more serving as a catalyst for New England’s seventh-straight victory, oddsmakers are beginning to take discover about Maye’s validity as league MVP. 

Of their newest projections, FanDuel, DraftKings, and different main oddsmakers now have Maye tabbed as the front-runner for league MVP at +250. 

Maye has been hovering round as one of many favorites for MVP honors during the last month, normally alongside different franchise QBs in Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Kansas Metropolis’s Patrick Mahomes. 

However Maye and the Patriots’ continued success — coupled with Allen and the Payments’ surprising loss to the Dolphins  on Sunday— has seemingly pushed Maye into the lead for the accolade.

Even with that turnover within the fourth quarter, Maye nonetheless managed to dole out loads of harm towards the Bucs — headlined by a pair of deep balls down the sphere to each Kyle Williams (72-yard landing) and Mack Hollins (55-yard catch within the fourth quarter).

Maye — who additionally hit Stefan Diggs for a landing on the ultimate play of the primary half —  completed the sport finishing 16-of-31 passes. 

Thus far this season, Maye is competing 71.7 p.c of his throws for two,555 yards, 19 touchdowns and simply 5 interceptions. He has additionally rushed for 283 yards and a further two touchdowns. 

Even when Maye’s inventory has continued to soar over the previous few weeks, he’s setting his concentrate on pushing New England to an eighth-straight win on Thursday in a primetime sport towards the Jets.

“We’ve acquired to flip the following web page,” Maye mentioned. “It’s a fast turnaround. We acquired one at dwelling, so wanting ahead to taking part in with our followers. Our followers have been nice on the market right now. It was cool. It felt like our entire facet was Patriots followers, in order that was cool.”

 

Conor Ryan is a employees author protecting the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Purple Sox for Boston.com, a task he has held since 2023.