The 2023-24 MVP conversation has been a roller coaster., , , and were all considered the betting favorite at one point in time, but current favorite is starting to pull away from the pack. quarterback has pa sed for almost 4,000 yards with 29 touchdowns for a dominant Niners team thats averaging 34.5 points in six consecutive victories since their bye week.ADVERTISEMENT Only two players Allen and Hurts are .The two knocks on Purdy from pundits are that he has a loaded supporting cast, and when said cast was banged up, San Francisco suffered three straight lo ses. and both got hurt against , and they mi sed the ensuing lo ses to and .At full strength, though, nobody has touched the Niners.NFL MVP ODDS AT CIRCA SPORTS:: -235 (bet $10 to win $14.26 total): +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total): +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)Meanwhile, the are motoring right along despite several offensive setbacks this year. Starting running back tore his Achilles in the opener, star tight end suffered a season-ending injury in Week 11 and left tackle mi sed four games.Luckily, the Ravens have Lamar Jackson.In a perfect world, Jackson will finish with around 4,700 yards of total offense for a team that clinches the AFCs No. 1 overall seed. And while his touchdown numbers arent anything special, hes clearly the most valuable piece to Baltimores very succe sful puzzle.Its only fitting that Jackson and Purdy meet on Christmas night on national television in what could be an eye-opener for MVP voters. Imagine how the betting market would Caden Sterns Jersey shift if . Im sure some people somewhere are debating whether they should make a Ravens moneyline wager or bet Jackson to win the MVP.McCaffrey, Lamar, Deebo highlight Colin's Top 10 players in Ravens-49ers "I dont want to advocate for the Ravens moneyline this week because its a tricky spot," profe sional bettor Adam Chernoff told FOX Sports. "But I dont know if Lamar Jackson has a viable MVP case, either."Purdy has become the rightful favorite, and theres no question the Christmas Day game will probably dictate who ends up getting it. But this is as tough as an MVP season to call and try and figure out which way these voters are going to go. It could go so many ways."Its a cop-out answer, but I just dont know how anybody can have any confidence in betting on this MVP market."Alrighty then.Its clearly Purdys award to lose at this point, but I refuse to lay -200 or higher when I couldve bet him 20/1 five weeks ago.The true sleeper in the race is Purdys teammate and all-world running back Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey has 1,799 all-purpose yards and 20 total touchdowns with three games left on the schedule.Even with conservative projections, a healthy McCaffrey should finish with 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns. That would put him in the same bandwidth as Adrian Peterson (2,311 total yards, 13 TDs in 2012), the last non-quarterback to bring home the MVP over a decade ago. Hes as high as 12-1 at FanDuel, and Ive certainly made worse bets.At the end of the day, though, youre handicapping voters and narratives. And we all know voters love a great story. Is there anything more sensational than the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft winning the 2023 Most Valuable Player?Probably not.Sam Panayotovich is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and NESN. He previously worked for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and VSiN. He'll probably pick against your favorite team. Follow him on Twitter @spshoot.   Paul Worrilow Jersey