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The Most Valuable Player award is the most prestigious individual accolade in professional football, marking the best player in the league over the past season. It can make a career, it can build a legacy… and as a result it’s also one of the most popular NFL betting futures.

Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook offers NFL MVP odds throughout the year, including the offseason, and the players favored to win it all can shift dramatically from week to week as the action unfolds on the field.

When Week 1 kicked off back in September the top of the odds board was packed with familiar names. Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and Joe Burrow who actually entered the season as the most-bet MVP candidate on Hard Rock Bet.

However, entering Week 11 of the 2025 season the odds look quite a bit different, with a trio of players that few expected pacing the field: Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford, and Jonathan Taylor… and bettors holding tickets on them look to have an incredible sweat on their hands.

Drake Maye +300 to win MVP (3/1)

When Drake Maye was drafted by the New England Patriots with the third overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, it’s doubtful even his biggest supporters would have placed him in the MVP conversation a little over half way through his second season, but here we are. The 23 year old signal caller has been nothing short of spectacular, throwing for 2,555 yards and 19 touchdowns with a sharp 71.7% completion percentage. He’s also added 283 yards on the ground and a pair of rushing touchdowns over the first ten games of the year, leading the Patriots to an 8-2 record – tied for the best in the AFC, and the NFL.

Following an impressive showing in Tampa on Sunday, Drake Maye has emerged as the co-favorite to win NFL MVP.

Drake Maye for MVP: Biggest Believers

Maye’s odds to win the award have been dropping steadily throughout the season as the Patriots keep stacking wins. However, this has created some extreme values for bettors who got in early. Longshot tickets on Maye that we’re watching include:

• $1,000 to win $101,000 (+10000)
• $275 to win $20,900 (+7500)
• $1,250 to win $16,250 (+1200)

Matthew Stafford +300 to win MVP (3/1)

Matthew Stafford is a 17-year NFL vet, Super Bowl Champion, and presumptive Hall of Famer… but while he’s accomplished just about everything you can do in the NFL, he hasn’t won the MVP award… yet. The Rams are currently 7-2 and have the second best Super Bowl odds on the board entering Week 11… and Stafford has been absolutely stuffing the stat sheet on a weekly basis. In just nine games he has thrown for 2,427 yards and 25 touchdowns versus just two interceptions — nobody else has more than 20 touchdown passes, many of whom have played an extra game.

This blistering pace has moved Stafford all the way up the odds board, landing him as the current co-favorite for NFL MVP.

Bettors who are watching Stafford closely

Long regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, Matt Stafford entered the season with long odds to win MVP with recent seasons indicating he may lack a statistical ceiling. Well, he’s proving them all wrong. Here are a handful of MVP futures that will be particularly interested in his performance over the next few months.

• $520 to win $21,320 (+4000)
• $500 to win $20,500 (+4000)
• $250 to win $123,000 (a 4-Bet parlay with just Stafford for MVP at +4000 remaining)

Jonathan Taylor +525 to win MVP (5.25/1)

It’s exceedingly difficult for non-quarterbacks to win the MVP award, it takes a truly special season. The last player to do it was Adrian Peterson who ran for 2,097 yards – just 8 shy of the single season record – and 12 touchdowns, while also catching 40 balls for 217 yards during the 2012 season. Well, what we’re witnessing from JT is extraordinary.

Through ten games the Colts are 8-2, tied for the best record in the league, and Jonathan Taylor has been a huge reason why. So far Taylor has tallied 1,139 rushing yards and an incredible 15 rushing touchdowns, adding 30 catches, 260 yards, and two more scores. He’s scored three touchdowns in a game five times in ten games. Current 17-game pace would put him around 2,400 scrimmage yards and 30 touchdowns, exceeding even the best running back seasons.

250-1 to a favorite

Taylor was available as high as 250-1 (+25000) early in the season, with a handful of players taking their shot. Enticing futures tickets on the sensational back include:

• $20.06 to win $5,035.06 (+25000)
• $50 to win $10,050 (+20000)
• $500 to win $15,500 (+3000)

A long way to go…

With just ten games played so far in 2025 there’s a lot of football left to play. Patrick Mahomes was the favorite to win his third MVP entering Week 9, but the Chiefs fell flat against Buffalo, and then went on a bye. He’s currently fourth-favorite at +550.

Josh Allen was the odds-on favorite to win back-to-back MVPs entering Week 10 but was unimpressive on the road in Miami and as a result fell to fifth-favorite at +700.

The MVP market can change quickly… after all, we’re only a few weeks removed from Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield being offered at -150 vs the field at +105 to win MVP.

We can’t wait to see how it plays out.

All referenced odds are subject to change.

With college basketball finally tipping off for the 2025/2026 season we thought it was the right time to dig in on an age-old debate.  It’s the kind of question that sparks barroom disagreements, divides generations, and unites hoops fans in nostalgia… who is the greatest men’s college basketball team of all time?

We’ve narrowed the field to four legendary squads whose dominance, chemistry, and star power left an unmistakable mark on the game:

• 2006–07 Florida Gators
• 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils
• 1990–91 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
• 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats.

Each had its own brand of greatness — a unique combination of talent, swagger, and success. So, let’s take a closer look before you make your choice.

2006–07 Florida Gators – The Repeat Champions

Few teams in modern history have achieved what Billy Donovan’s Florida Gators did – win back-to-back NCAA Championships with the same starting five.

Led by Corey Brewer, Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Taurean Green, and Lee Humphry, the Gators went 35–5 during the 06/07 campaign en route to their second straight title.

Their run included dominant victories over UCLA and Ohio State — teams loaded with future NBA stars. Florida’s balance was unmatched: Noah’s energy, Horford’s post play, Brewer’s perimeter defense, and Green’s leadership made them nearly impossible to rattle.

Post-college: Horford became a five-time NBA All-Star; Noah earned two All-Star nods and a Defensive Player of the Year award; Brewer carved out a decade-long NBA career; Green went on to play internationally; Lee Humphry played overseas; Marreese Speights off the bench won an NBA title with the Warriors. Not bad.

1991–92 Duke Blue Devils – The Dynasty Builders

The Duke Blue Devils have long defined college basketball royalty and the 1991/1992 squad may be the best of the bunch.

Coach K’s loaded lineup of Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley, Thomas Hill, and Brian Davis went 34–2, securing Duke’s second straight national championship.

Their most iconic moment? Laettner’s turn-around jumper at the buzzer to beat Kentucky in the Elite Eight – still one of the most replayed shots in NCAA history. Duke went on to defeat the Fab Five in the title game, breaking hearts across the state of Michigan and solidifying their dynasty status.

Post-college: Laettner represented Team USA’s 1992 Dream Team, Hill became a seven-time NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer, and Hurley transitioned into one of the top coaches in college hoops. Duke’s run through the early 90s was the blueprint for sustained excellence in college basketball.

1990–91 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels – Dominance and Swagger

Before Duke’s reign, there was UNLV, the ultimate mix of power, pace, and attitude.

Coached by the colorful Jerry Tarkanian, the Rebels went a jaw-dropping 34–1, losing only once – to Duke in the Final Four – after entering the game as heavy favorites.

With Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Greg Anthony, Anderson Hunt, and Elmore Spencer, UNLV averaged over 97 points per game and steamrolled opponents. Their 1990 national title and near-repeat in ’91 made them a cultural phenomenon – part basketball showtime, part Vegas spectacle.

Post-college: Johnson became an NBA All-Star and Rookie of the Year; Augmon was a defensive stalwart for over a decade; Anthony played in the NBA for a decade before transitioning into broadcasting; Hunt found success overseas; and Spencer enjoyed a solid pro career. They changed what it meant to dominate on the hardwood.

2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats – The One-and-Done Masters

If Florida embodied chemistry and Duke experience, John Calipari’s 2012 Kentucky Wildcats represented pure talent.

Their starting lineup – Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones, and Marquis Teague – went 38–2, cutting down the nets with the youngest championship team in modern history.

Davis was a force, sweeping national awards and controlling both ends of the floor. Kentucky beat Kansas in the title game, and the roster would go on to flood the NBA draft boards – six Wildcats were selected that year.

Post-college: Davis became an NBA champion, perennial All-Star, and presumptive Hall of Famer; Kidd-Gilchrist and Teague had solid pro stints; Jones and Lamb also played in the NBA and internationally. This team defined a new era – where elite freshmen could come together, dominate, and move on in a flash.

The Final Buzzer

So who deserves the crown?

Is it the unselfish Florida Gators who did it twice? The disciplined Duke Blue Devils who turned clutch into an art form? The UNLV Rebels who to this day are remembered for their explosiveness? Or the Kentucky Wildcats, whose raw talent rewrote what “college team” could mean?

There’s no wrong answer – just generations of greatness.

At the end of the day, that’s the beauty of college basketball: no matter the decade, there’s always a team that makes you believe you’re watching history.

Week 6 of the NFL season saw a Florida-based sports bettor connect on a remarkable anytime TD parlay for a staggering sum of $64,816.77. What’s more, the bet was placed with a $10 Bonus Bet purchased through a points redemption in the Hard Rock Bet Rewards Store.

Reedem your points in the Rewards Store

This $64,000 success story was made possible by the Hard Rock Bet Rewards Store. Players earn Unity Points for every bet they place on Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook and these points can be redeemed at any time within the Hard Rock Bet Rewards Store, or at participating locations around the world including Hotels, Cafes, Casinos, Rock Shops, and more. This player chose to cash in points for a $10 Bonus Bet, leading to a sweat for the ages and a $64,816.77 win.

Within the Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook app simply select your Account > Rewards > Redeem to cash in your points. Players can swap their accumulated points for everything from Bonus Bets to a brand new car, which someone did just weeks ago.

Now, let’s break down the remarkable $10 Bonus Bet in all its glory:

The $64,816.77 parlay

The 12-bet anytime TD parlay was set up as six separate SGP Max bets. If you’re not familiar with SGP Max, it’s essentially multiple same game parlays combined on a single parlay ticket. Our hero here took advantage of the full NFL Week 6 schedule, selecting two players to score from games games across the 1pm, 4pm, Sunday night, and Monday night slates with the sweat getting better and better along the way.

1:00pm window – Seahawks vs Jaguars

The only bets from the early window of games was the 2-leg SGP Max from the Seahawks vs Jaguars game. Brian Thomas Jr. got the bet going with a 21-yard connection from Trevor Lawrence late in the first quarter, and JSN responded with a TD of his own in the second. Check and check.

• Brian Thomas Jr. – Anytime TD
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba – Anytime TD

4:00pm window – SF vs TB, CIN vs GB

In the late afternoon slate the bettor selected a pair of SGP Max wagers involving both the 49ers vs Bucs game and the Bengals vs Packers game.

• Christian McCaffrey – Anytime TD
• Chris Godwin – Anytime TD

Chris Godwin was ruled out before the game, voiding his leg. But Christian McCaffrey found the endzone through a one yard rush in the second quarter to keep the ticket alive.

Good fortune in Green Bay

Meanwhile, in Green Bay the parlay was hanging by a thread entering the fourth quarter with neither Tucker Kraft or Ja’Marr Chase having scored. In a fortuitous turn of events Jordan Love found Kraft on a 19-yard touchdown pass with just 7:33 to go in the game, and then Joe Flacco responded with a 19-yard TD pass of his own to Ja’Marr Chase with just 4:11 left in the game to keep the bet alive.

• Tucket Kraft – Anytime TD
• Ja’Marr Chase – Anytime TD

Sunday night – Lions vs Chiefs

Entering the Sunday night showdown between the Lions and Chiefs the ticket needed both Xavier Worthy and Sam LaPorta to score – and that they did. Patrick Mahomes found Worthy for a 6 yard touchdown pass near the end of the first quarter, and Jared Goff connected with LaPorta for a 4 yard score early in the fourth. The sweat continued to Monday night.

• Xavier Worthy – Anytime TD
• Sam LaPorta – Anytime TD

Monday night – BUF vs ATL, CHI vs WAS

Entering the Monday night double header there was still a long way for the bet to go with four legs remaining across two games. However, when Dalton Kincaid was ruled out close to kickoff it quickly dropped to just three.

The Bills vs Falcons game kicked off first and Drake London didn’t wait long to do his part. He caught a 9 yard touchdown from Michael Penix Jr. just before the end of the first quarter. With that, all eyes were on the Commanders and Bears.

• Drake London – Anytime TD
• Dalton Kincaid – Anytime TD

Fourth quarter miracle

For the second time in as many days the bet entered the fourth quarter of a game needing help. Neither Commanders Tight End Zach Ertz nor Bears running back D’Andrew Swift had scored and the minutes were ticking away. However, this one was meant to be.

In what must have felt like a dream sequence Jayden Daniels led the Commanders down the field and pitched a dramatic 6 yard score to Ertz with just 11:27 remaining in the game leaving just one – leg – left. The Bears took the field and just three plays later D’Andrew Swift caught a short pass from Caleb Williams, slipped a tackle on the sideline, and was off to the races for a 55-yard touchdown.

• Zach Ertz – Anytime TD
• D’Andre Swift – Anytime TD

The $631K dream

After looking the ticket over you’ll notice that there are actually 12-bets on the slip. In addition to the ten successful legs, two legs were voided because the players failed to suit up due to injury:

• Chris Godwin – Anytime TD
• Dalton Kincaid – Anytime TD

Because they didn’t play these legs were removed, with the odds of the parlay being reduced accordingly to reflect their absence. Chris Godwin was ruled out late in the week with a fibula injury, while Dalton Kincaid was a late scratch due to an oblique injury in Monday night’s matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.

So if the bet hit as-is for $64.8K you might be asking… what was the original payout without the voided legs? Had Godwin and Kincaid both suited up and found the endzone during Week 6… our bettor would have taken home a staggering $631K. But this begs the question… did the voided legs actually save the ticket?

We’ll never know.

One of the biggest games of the college football season to date, at least as far as bettors in Florida are concerned, is fast approaching with #3 ranked Miami (4-0) traveling north to Tallahassee to take on #18 ranked Florida State (3-1) on Saturday night. In advance of this proverbial “Clash of the Titans” we thought it might be interesting to take the temperature of the betting public throughout the state.

Here are the current betting trends as we’re seeing them now on Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook in advance of Miami vs FSU:

The Panhandle believes in an upset

The county-by-county betting map of Florida shows clear and widespread support for undefeated Miami… except, perhaps predictably, when you get into the panhandle. Tallahassee and the surrounding areas are still showing love for Florida State’s upset chances.

Leon County, where the Florida State University campus is located, has seen an impressive 63% of wagers flow in on FSU to win outright, despite being a 4.5 point underdog. Contrast that with the Miami-centric counties and the degree of support for the home team in the panhandle begins to really register. 83% of moneyline wagers placed from Miami-Dade County have backed Miami, with 78% of bets from Broward following suit.

Jumping to Alachua County, home of the University of Florida, just 61% of the moneyline wagers so far are supporting Miami, an amount noticeably lower than the current 69% split that takes into account all betting data. Do UF fans want to see Miami humbled after losing 26-7 two weeks ago? Whose to say…

Miami vs FSU betting splits

• 69% of the total moneyline bets taken on Miami/FSU are on Miami to win outright
• 68% of the spread bets taken on Miami/FSU are on Miami to cover the -4.5 point spread
• 81% of the bets on the games point total are on the over (currently 54.5)

Splits pulled on Thursday, October 2, from Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook.

Movement and current prices

• Spread: Miami opened and has held as a -4.5 point road favorite following Florida State’s overtime loss last weekend to the now-ranked Virginia.
• Total: The game opened with a 55.5 point total but dropped to 53.5, before pumping back to 54.5 where it currently sits.
• Moneyline: Miami is currently -190 on the moneyline (opened at -180), with Florida State available at +155 (opened at +150).
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Recent trends

• The home team has won four of the last five meetings between Miami and Florida State.
• The under has hit in four consecutive matchups between Miami and FSU.
• The favorite has failed to cover in four of the last five meetings between these two teams at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.

All referenced odds are subject to change.