Value play: Bet Detroit Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs to win NFL Offensive Player of the Year

The Detroit Lions made it to the NFC Championship Game last season and have Super bowl aspirations for this season. They had the No. 3 offense in yards (394.8 per game) and scored the 5th-most points (27.1 per game) in the league, led by QB Jared Goff and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown. But they also had important contributions from rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs, who amassed 1,261 total yards from scrimmage, which ranked 20th.

The Lions have the 4th-shortest odds to win the Super Bowl (+1200) — behind the Chiefs (+550), 49ers (+650) and Ravens (+1000) — and they will rely on the offense to lead the way. Gibbs will be a big part of that in his second season. As such, he will make a great value pick to win NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

Below, we analyze the 2024 NFL Offensive Player of the Year odds from BetMGM Sportsbook and make the best suggestion among our expert NFL picks and predictions.

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2024 NFL Offensive Player of the Year odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, July 18 at 6:31 p.m. ET.

• RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (+750)
• WR Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins (+750)
• WR CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys (+1000)
• WR Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals (+1100)
• RB Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles (+1400)
• WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings (+1500)
• RB Bjian Robinson, Atlanta Falcons (+2000)
• RB Breece Hall, New York Jets (+2000)
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions (+2200)
• RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions (+3000)
• WR Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams (+3000)
• WR Garrett Wilson, New York Jets (+3000)

NOTABLE

+3500: RB Jonathan Taylor (Colts)

+4000: RB Kyren Williams (Rams)

+5000: QB Josh Allen (Bills), QB Joe Burrow (Bengals), QB Lamar Jackson (Ravens), QB Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs), WR Deebo Samuel (49ers), QB C.J. Stroud (Texans)

+6000: QB Justin Herbert (Chargers), QB Jalen Hurts (Eagles), QB Jordan Love (Packers)

+8000: QB Dak Prescott (Cowboys)

+15000: QB Aaron Rodgers (Jets)

+25000: QB Bryce Young (Panthers)

+30000: QB Baker Mayfield (Buccaneers), Deshaun Watson (Browns)

For full list, see BetMGM Sportsbook.

NFL Offensive Player of the Year best bet

RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions (+3000)

While San Francisco’s McCaffrey (+750) is the favorite, no one has repeated as Offensive Player of the Year since Marshall Faulk won 3 straight between 1999-’01. McCaffrey plays in the perfect offense to do it, but he led the NFL in touches last year. The last time he did that was his All-Pro season in 2019, and he followed that up by playing in only 10 combined games the next 2 seasons.

What makes Gibbs a fantastic, big-money bet is his skillset. He will be the focal point in the offense after sharing time with RB David Montgomery last season. Gibbs offers the same sort of offensive impact in both the run game and the passing game, and he runs behind arguably the NFL’s best offensive line.

He is young at a young man’s position and only had 234 total touches last season. He will be the player to touch the ball most in what should be one of the league’s best offenses in 2024.

BET JAHMYR GIBBS to win NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (+3000).

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