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NFL playoff picks, predictions, win probabilities for Patriots at Broncos AFC championship game, Rams at Seahawks NFC championship game on Sunday.
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ESPN panel picks Patriots’ Drake Maye as MVP over Matthew Stafford
Several ESPN staffers disagree with the oddsmakers’ assessment of the 2025 NFL MVP race. Matthew Stafford surpassed Drake Maye as the betting favorite to win MVP, but the second-year quarterback has a strong case to take home the honor before steering the New England Patriots into Super Bowl LX.
ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, which the matchup predictor is based on, rates Purdue as the No. 7 team in the country and Illinois at No. 9. Interestingly, both squads have nearly identical chances of winning the Big Ten. (Purdue has a 28.8 percent chance, while Illinois has a 26.3 percent chance.)