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The Post’s Dylan Svoboda takes a look at this week’s betting trends and storylines. A darkhorse MVP candidate emerges Drake Maye has arrived. The Patriots’ second-year quarterback is playing himself into the NFL MVP conversation, throwing for 1,744 yards with 12 touchdowns and just two interceptions through seven games. He’s now +700 to win the award at FanDuel Sportsbook, which are the third-best odds behind MVP favorite Patrick Mahomes (+125) and Josh Allen (+350). Maye’s play has helped New England get out to one of the most surprising starts of the season. Heading into their Week 8 match up against the Browns, the Patriots are sitting in first-place in the AFC East at 5-2. Sad Jets season It’s getting ugly for the Jets. Gang Green fell to 0-7 after losing, 13-6, to the Panthers in one of few winnable games left on their schedule. A winless season is now becoming a real possibility. FanDuel Sportsbook is pricing an 0-17 Jets season at +2500. They are a sizable 7.5-point underdog to the Joe Burrow-less Bengals in Cincinnati next week before hosting the Browns in Week 10 after their bye week. The contending Colts? The Colts are finally being looked at as a Super Bowl contender. After another impressive win, this time a two-touchdown victory over the Chargers in Los Angeles, Indianapolis jumped to +1200 to win the Super Bowl, which is tied with the Rams for the sixth-best odds, just behind the defending champion Eagles (+1000). As mentioned here before, the Colts entered the season as a long shot to even make the playoffs, but the amazing play from Daniel Jones now has them among the class of the league. Betting on the NFL? Read our expert guide on how to bet on the NFL Check out the best NFL betting sites Get the BetMGM Bonus Code A Giant collapse The Cardinals’ insane Week 5 loss to the Titans may have been outdone. The Giants led the Broncos, 19-0, going into the fourth quarter and 26-8 with six minutes remaining. With 37 seconds left, they also had a 32-30 lead. And yet, they still left Denver with a loss. Bo Nix and the Broncos scored a ridiculous 33 points during the fourth quarter, which was a Denver franchise record and the most fourth quarter points scored by a team that was shutout through the first three quarters in NFL history. At one point, the Broncos were as long as +3000 to win the game at ESPN BET. Why Trust New York Post Betting Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports. He’s particularly knowledgeable about the big three — MLB, the NFL and the NBA.
