Sports Betting Futures Odds: Brady, Patriots Back in the Big Game

by Ricky Dimon - 1/23/2019

Super Bowl LIII could have been Patrick Mahomes vs. Drew Brees, the top two favorites for NFL MVP. In fact, it probably should have been. Instead, Tom Brady and the Patriots are once again playing on the final of the season, set to face Jared Goff and the Rams. Will the winning quarterback also win Super Bowl MVP, or can a running back-or even a defensive player-crash the party?

Odds provided by MyBookie.ag unless otherwise indicated.

Super Bowl MVP

Tom Brady (-110) - Brady is already the proud owner of four Super Bowl MVP awards. He is favored against the entire rest of the field to win another. New England is a -3 favorite over Los Angeles, and if his team takes care of business it's hard to see someone other than Brady bagging the individual accolades.

Jared Goff (+200) - Goff was in the NFL MVP discussion for more than half of the season. He won't come close to winning that, but he is certainly in the mix for Super Bowl MVP. If L.A. can pull off the upset as a +115 underdog, Goff will obviously be a big reason why. He was incredibly clutch in overtime against the Saints.

Todd Gurley (+1200) - Gurley still resides at +1200, the same odds with which he entered the NFC Championship. Although his team is one step closer to the Lombardi Trophy, Gurley took a considerable step back with his somewhat nonexistent performance in New Orleans. He appears to be less than 100 percent physically.

Sony Michel (+1500) - New England has won five Super Bowls with Brady and he has been named MVP on four occasions. Michel, though, may have a chance. The rookie out of UGA has scored five touchdowns in two playoff games. C.J. Anderson (+1800) and Aaron Donald (+2000) are the only other players with better than +3000 odds.

NBA Eastern Conference (BetOnline Sportsbook)

Toronto Raptors (+190) - Only one team (Golden State, of course) has better than +800 odds to win the Western Conference. Four teams have better odds than that in the East. Yes, it appears to be wide open between Toronto, Boston, Milwaukee, and Philly. Kawhi Leonard may not stay more than a year, but one year could be enough.

Boston Celtics (+225) - Winners of four straight games, the Celtics finally seem to be putting things together. Head coach Brad Stevens' roster is once again loaded with talent. Still, if the regular season ended now they would be seeded fifth and miss out on home-court advantage in a first-round series against Philadelphia.

Milwaukee Bucks (+350) - It has been a back-and-forth battle between Milwaukee and Toronto for the top spot in the conference, with the Bucks currently leading by 0.5 games. Four different players are averaging more than 15.0 points per game-led, of course, by MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo (26.5 ppg, 12.6 rpg, 5.9 apg).

Philadelphia 76ers (+700) - Not too much unlike Boston, the 76ers have not really put the pedal to the metal with all of their talent. Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jimmy Butler…. Just think if they had drafted Jayson Tatum instead of Markelle Fultz! Embiid is averaging an awesome 27.1 ppg, 13.2 rpg, and 1.98 blocks per contest.

Farmers Insurance Open

John Rahm (+1000) - Tiger Woods is making his 2019 debut this week at Torrey Pines, but he isn't the favorite (for what it's worth, he is the current Masters favorite at +1000). Rahm may be the man to beat for now; he won this event in 2017 was near the top through two rounds last year before struggling on the weekend.

Justin Rose (+1200) - Rose has been on fire of late, with five top-four performances in his last six tournaments. None of those resulted in a victory, so you have to think he is due to lift a trophy. There's no reason why it can't happen at Torrey Pines, where he placed T8 and T4 the past two seasons.

Rory McIlroy (+1200) - Aside from being a huge name, McIlroy probably shouldn't have the same odds as Rose. The Northern Irishman rarely plays this tournament and his game has not been particularly sharp in recent months. He ended 2018 in solid but unspectacular fashion before finishing T4 at Kapalua earlier in January.

Tiger Woods (+1600) - Tiger placed T23 last year-not bad by his standards at the time. This time he returns to his Torrey Pines stomping grounds as a proven winner, having triumphed at the TOUR Championship this past fall. Tiger is a seven-time champion of this event. Jason Day is also a +1600 fourth choice.

Australian Open ( Bovada Sportsbook )

Novak Djokovic to win men's title (-120) - Djokovic is the world No. 1 and a six-time champion of the Aussie Open. He has mostly cruised this fortnight and will be well-rested heading into the semifinals after getting a second-set retirement from Kei Nishikori during quarterfinal action on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal (+135) - The only thing not to like about Djokovic's chances is Nadal's current form. Some recent time off seems to have done wonders for the second-ranked Spaniard, who has not dropped a single set in Melbourne. Both top seeds should make routine semifinal work of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lucas Pouille.

Petra Kvitova (+125) - It's a surprising (no Serena Williams) and intriguing semifinal lineup on the women's side. Kvitova is coming back from injury, Naomi Osaka is going for back-to-back major titles, and this would be a first slam triumph for either Karolina Pliskova or Daneille Collins. Kvitova has been the best of the four this fortnight.

Naomi Osaka (+250) - Osaka recovered from set deficits in round three and four but raised her level to destroy Elina Svitolina on Wednesday. Her reward is a showdown against Pliskova, who stunned Serena from 5-1 down in the third set after saving four match points. Pliskova is also a +250 second choice.

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