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By Max Meyer

There have been only five instances of an NFL player be awarded MVP in back-to-back seasons: Peyton Manning in 2008-09, Manning in 2003-04, Brett Favre three times in a row in 1995-97, Joe Montana in 1989-1990 and Jim Brown in 1957-58. Will Aaron Rodgers join this exclusive club soon?

Rodgers is currently a -400 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook to pick up the hardware, the heaviest price any player has been listed at all season. Rodgers was -180 heading into Week 17’s action, which was where Tom Brady resided in mid-December for the previous heaviest MVP price. Brady now has the second-lowest MVP odds at +550.

It was a turbulent offseason for the 38-year-old regarding his future with the Packers, and his +750 opening odds for MVP rose to 10/1 ahead of the season kicking off. The first contest of his 17th season was a clunker, as Rodgers threw for zero touchdowns and two interceptions in a 38-3 defeat to the Saints. His odds jumped all the way up to 20/1 following that performance, his longest this entire season.

Rodgers had four touchdown tosses the following week against the Lions to drop him to 15/1, and reached 10/1 at the end of September. He stayed in that range until Nov. 21, when he dipped below +900 for the first time this campaign after his shift from 10/1 to +700.

Another sizable shift came about a month later, when Rodgers dropped from +600 to +225 on Dec. 19. He became the MVP favorite for the first time all season the next day after seeing his odds move more to +150. Meanwhile, Brady swung from -180 to +170 after the Buccaneers were shut out 9-0 at the hands of the Saints.

Rodgers was gifted the title of MVP odds-on favorite on Christmas, jumping to -170 from +140 after his holiday effort that day against the Browns. Now he’s perched all the way at -400, while the Packers lead the way at +375 for Super Bowl futures at Caesars Sportsbook.

Caesars Sportsbook bettors have been heavily backing Rodgers as well, as the Packers star quarterback has captured 21% of the total dollars wagered among all MVP futures wagers. The only other player that has received a double-digit percentage in that category is Tom Brady at 15%.

The biggest wager on Rodgers came from a Nevada bettor on New Year’s Day, putting down $16,000 on Rodgers -160 for potential winnings of $10,000. Meanwhile on Christmas, another Nevada bettor laid $10,000 on Rodgers +160 for potential winnings of $16,000. An Indiana bettor got Rodgers earlier in December at +600 and bet $3,100 then for potential winnings of $18,600.

In terms of total number of tickets, though, Rodgers has not been the top bet. Rodgers has collected 8% of the total number of tickets, along with Brady, Josh Allen (50/1), Matthew Stafford (100/1) and Kyler Murray (100/1). Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (14/1) actually ranks first with 10% of the total number of tickets.

Check out Aaron Rodgers’ MVP odds progression throughout the season at Caesars Sportsbook below.