{"id":324141,"date":"2025-02-07T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=324141"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:59:00","slug":"super-bowl-mvp-picks-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/super-bowl-mvp-picks-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl 59 MVP picks: Saquon Barkley has value, Xavier Worthy a notable long shot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the most sought-after Super Bowl bets is who&#8217;s going to win MVP so here&#8217;s my insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong> Saquon Barkley has been a wrecking ball for the Philadephia Eagles and one more other-worldly performance is well within the realm of possibilities. I like the value on Jalen Hurts, too, as well as Xavier Worthy for the Kansas City Chiefs due to his big-play ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Super Bowl MVP picks below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Super Bowl MVP picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/event\/1022628365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full Super Bowl Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nfl-injury-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Super Bowl 59 Injury Report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/teams\/kc_kansas_city_chiefs_afc_west\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kansas City Chiefs Team Stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/teams\/phi_philadelphia_eagles_nfc_east\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Philadelphia Eagles Team Stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:107638\">Embed: #107638<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Barkley to win MVP (+250)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:107639\">Embed: #107639<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barkley rushed for 2,000 yards this season and had a plethora of MVP-calibre performances. Here are a couple of recent examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Divisional round vs. Rams:<\/strong> 205 rush yards, 2 TDs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Week 16 vs. Commanders:<\/strong> 150 rush yards, 2 TDs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, he logged 118 yards on 15 carries with three TDs vs. the Washington Commanders in the NFC conference championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are just a few of the monstrous performances Barkley put up over the season but it illustrates how dominant he can be while the Eagles continue to win games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Week 7, Barkey has rushed for 100-plus yards in 12 of 14 games while adding 15 scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has five TDs in two playoff games and would surely record big numbers if the Eagles were to win as the slight underdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> The last two running backs to win SB MVP (Terrell Davis, Emmitt Smith) averaged 30 carries, 144.5 yards (4.8 YPC) and 2.5 TDs. All of those numbers are within Barkley&#8217;s capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hurts to win MVP (+300):<\/strong> Like Barkley, Hurts had three rushing touchdowns against the Commanders in the conference championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the biggest threat to steal scores away from Barkley near the goal-line so this pick is partially a hedge. I also can&#8217;t see any other Eagle outperforming these two if Philly were to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurts turned 19 goal-line carries into 11 TDs during the regular season and has found the end zone in two of three playoff games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be recency bias but if Hurts were to replicate his performance from Jan. 26 (20\/28 passing, 246 yards, 1 TD, 3 rush TDs) it would be hard to see anyone else winning this award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worthy to win MVP (+5,000):<\/strong> The more logical pick on the Kansas City side is Patrick Mahomes (+100) as he&#8217;s won three of the past five Super Bowl MVPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I decided to take the long-shot approach and back the Chiefs&#8217; most explosive offensive threat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worthy showed out for KC against the Buffalo Bills, recording six receptions, 101 scrimmage yards and a TD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m well prepared for a low-scoring game between two of the NFL&#8217;s elite defences and if that were the case it would open the door for a long-shot option to steal the MVP award with one or two game-deciding plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other way to go would be backing a defensive player but I have faith the rookie can make his mark in the big game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NFL picks made at 2:14 p.m. on 01\/27\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most sought-after Super Bowl bets is who&#8217;s going to win MVP so here&#8217;s my insight. The pregame narrative Saquon Barkley has been a wrecking ball for the Philadephia Eagles and one more other-worldly performance is well within the realm of possibilities. I like the value on Jalen Hurts, too, as well as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":315982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-324141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Super Bowl MVP picks: Chiefs vs. Eagles | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Super Bowl MVP picks to make. 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