Gridiron Heroics
  • NFL
  • Fantasy Football
  • College Football
  • Betting
  • NFL Draft
  • PODCAST
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • Oklahoma Sooners Star Defensive Back Returning For His Senior Season
  • Ole Miss Rebels Land Top Rated Linebacker From The Transfer Portal
  • Mississippi State Lands Talented Quarterback Out Of The Transfer Portal
  • Texas A&M Continues To Lose Players; Starting Cornerback Enters Transfer Portal
  • Dolphins Superb DT Suffers Groin Injury Ahead of Week 14 against Titans
  • ‘Hating America’: Colin Kaepernick’s Legacy Being Nationwide High School Curriculum Ruffles Feathers
  • TRENDING: Shannon Sharpe Makes Surprising Revelation
  • Navy Midshipmen Ready For Ironclad 124th Meeting
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Writers
  • Write for Gridiron Heroics
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Gridiron Heroics
SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES
Gridiron Heroics
Home»NFL»Las Vegas Raiders»The Best MVP Dark horse Bet for the 2022 Season
Las Vegas Raiders

The Best MVP Dark horse Bet for the 2022 Season

Connor DooleyBy Connor DooleyAugust 16, 2022Updated:January 23, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Derek Carr
Derek Carr Has No More Excuses with the Addition of WR Davante Adams
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Most Valuable Player 

When it comes to MVP betting and predicting this season, it’s easy to look at the heavy favorites and front runners like Josh Allen and Tom Brady, who are proven guys on teams filled with talent and weapons. But those guys come with short odds as well. There’s one quarterback this season who’s outside the top 10 in odds at 25 to 1(+2500) according to Fanduel, and is on one of the most improved teams all offseason, especially at the position in which will bring the most value to him and his MVP case. He’s not exactly unproven either, this guy is a 3x pro bowler, who has also finished top three in MVP voting once already in his career, which came in 2016 before a foot injury. 

 Derek Carr is the best dark horse

After finishing last season with 23 touchdowns and just shy of 5,000 throwing yards, Derek Carr comes into the 2022 NFL season with a vastly improved offense that includes new All Pro wideout Davante Adams. With the weapons surrounding Carr in a new offensive system led by new head coach Josh McDaniels, Derek Carr could be in for a huge year, and a very efficient one as well. With two of the league’s best route runners in aforementioned Davante Adams, as well as slot wideout Hunter Renfrow running alongside a top five tight end in Darren Waller these numbers should drastically improve.

The Raiders, who finished and lost in the wild card round to the Cincinnati Bengals 26-19, do play in the AFC West, which is considered the hardest division in football, this can both hurt and help Derek Carr and his case for MVP. 

AFC West helping or hurting his case

On one hand the Raiders might be in a few AFC West games that turn to shootouts, or games that force the Raiders to throw a lot because they’re behind. This can help Carr in his passing stats but can also mean they trail or lose multiple division games hurting the team’s record and his overall case for MVP. As the AFC West has improved into the toughest division in football, the Raiders have also made strides to becoming a top offense in this league, and this all can add up to a monster season for quarterback Derek Carr. 

Raiders contention

Derek Carr isn’t a slam dunk to finish top 5 in MVP voting, maybe not even top 10, but at 25 to 1 he sure is the best dark horse in the field. He’s the one guy with a real chance that is outside of the top TEN in voting odds, some guys ahead of him include Dak Prescott at +1200, Kyler Murray at +2000 and Jalen Hurts tied with him at +2500. The guys just behind him are Trey Lance at +4000 and Kirk Cousins at +4000. When you look at those guys at the odds they’re at, it only makes Carr stand out more at 25 to 1. Not only is Derek Carr my favorite dark horse to win the MVP this season, but the Las Vegas Raiders are also my favorite dark horse bet to bring home the Lombardi as well.

For more analysis, visit this article on the best-value super bowl bets.

2022 MVP odds Derek Carr Las Vegas Raiders Sports Betting
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Avatar of Connor Dooley
Connor Dooley

Connor Dooley is a Binghamton University Student studying Journalism. He will be covering the Baltimore Ravens, and Georgia Bulldogs for GridironHeroics. You can find him on twitter @Connordooley11

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

College Football

Oklahoma Sooners Star Defensive Back Returning For His Senior Season

By Matthew BrownDecember 9, 20230
College Football

Ole Miss Rebels Land Top Rated Linebacker From The Transfer Portal

By Matthew BrownDecember 9, 20230
College Football

Mississippi State Lands Talented Quarterback Out Of The Transfer Portal

By Matthew BrownDecember 9, 20230
College Football

Texas A&M Continues To Lose Players; Starting Cornerback Enters Transfer Portal

By Matthew BrownDecember 9, 20230
FOLLOW US
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
READ MORE
2022 college football season 2022 Fantasy Football 2022 NFL season Aaron Rodgers Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens Big Ten Browns Buffalo Bills BYU Cougars BYU football Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns College Football Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Fantasy Football Football Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts Jalen Hurts Joe Burrow Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings New England Patriots New Orleans Saints New York Giants New York Jets NFL nfl news Patrick Mahomes Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady Washington Commanders
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
© 2023 Gridiron Heroics.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.