NFL MVP 2013 betting odds: Peyton Manning is heavy favorite

With the start of the 2013 NFL season just around the corner, rosters are starting to shape up and teams are positioning themselves for their upcoming campaigns. This also means that football fans are scanning rosters and schedules to see who could emerge as the top players in the league at the end of the year.

For those who love to gamble, it is also the time to get in your preseason picks for the end of the year awards and Vegas has begun to update their odds for the 2013-14 season.

First up is the NFL MVP.

It should come as no surprise that quarterbacks dominate the top of the list, with Denver Broncos signal-caller Peyton Manning leading the way. The first running back is Adrian Peterson, who has the fifth best odds to win the award. Houston Texans defensive star J.J. Watt leads all defenders at 40 to 1.

Here are the current odds to win the 2013 NFL MVP, via www.Bovada.lv:

Peyton Manning (DEN) QB 5/1
Aaron Rodgers (GB) QB 13/2
Colin Kaepernick (SF) QB 10/1
Drew Brees (NO) QB 10/1
Adrian Peterson (MIN) RB 12/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 12/1
Matt Ryan (ATL) QB 15/1
Robert Griffin III (WAS) QB 18/1
Russell Wilson (SEA) QB 18/1
Andrew Luck (IND) QB 25/1
Calvin Johnson (DET) WR 25/1
Eli Manning (NYG) QB 25/1
Arian Foster (HOU) RB 33/1
Ben Roethlisberger (PIT) QB 33/1
Cam Newton (CAR) QB 33/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) QB 33/1
Michael Vick (PHI) QB 33/1
Tony Romo (DAL) QB 33/1
Matt Schaub (HOU) QB 40/1
J.J. Watt (HOU) DE 40/1
Chris Johnson (TEN) RB 50/1
Joe Flacco (BAL) QB 50/1
Marshawn Lynch (SEA) RB 50/1
Philip Rivers (SD) QB 50/1
Jay Cutler (CHI) QB 66/1
Ray Rice (BAL) RB 66/1
Alfred Morris (WAS) RB 66/1
Jamaal Charles (KC) RB 66/1
Matt Forte (CHI) RB 66/1
Steven Jackson (ATL) RB 66/1
Doug Martin (TB) RB 66/1
Andy Dalton (CIN) QB 75/1
Alex Smith (KC) QB 75/1
Josh Freeman (TB) QB 75/1
Sam Bradford (STL) QB 75/1
A.J. Green (CIN) WR 100/1
Andre Johnson (HOU) WR 100/1
Brandon Marshall (CHI) WR 100/1
Reggie Bush (DET) RB 150/1