If you’re looking to place a bet on the 2023-2024 NBA Finals, the race is wide open and the odds reflect this. But if you are engaged in NBA MVP basketball betting, the names at the top have been here before.
That familiarity is one of the factors driving NBA MVP betting odds. Voters already know those names, and the talent that goes with them. In order for someone new to crack into the favorites list, they have to play above and beyond the established stars.
NBA Winner Odds for MVP
When the NBA MVP futures market opens in the offseason, the race for MVP includes every star in the league. Damian Lillard was the center of attention when he was traded to Milwaukee over the summer. LeBron James is always the center of attention as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. And there are young stars like Trae Young, Luka Doncic, and Canadian point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, that we’re expecting to ascend.
Last year Gilgeous-Alexander, who is still just 25 years old, finished fifth in voting.
Anyone could win the award, but NBA MVP betting reflects the reality of who is likely to win it. There have been 15 multi-time winners of the NBA MVP, and 29 times the award has been given to someone who has already won it.
NBA Favorite for MVP
Nikola Jokic
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has already won the NBA MVP twice, and as a newly crowned NBA champion, he leads in NBA Finals MVP odds. Jokic is a five-time NBA All-Star, and along with winning the MVP in 2021 and 2022, in last June’s voting he finished second.
Joel Embiid
Sixers center Joel Embiid didn’t begin playing basketball until he was 15. Now at 29, he is the reigning NBA MVP, and an obvious favorite in current NBA MVP betting odds. Not only did he win the award last season, but his team is one of the best in the Eastern Conference, which will continue to put him in the spotlight.
Luka Doncic
Slovenia and Mavericks star Luka Doncic was eighth in NBA MVP voting last season, he was fifth in 2022, he was sixth in 2021, and fourth in 2020. And he was still only 24 years old when this season began.
Doncic has been among the elite every year he has played, and the MVP NBA odds reflect this every year. And one of these years he is going to win.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
As another of our multi-winners, the NBA MVP betting markets recognize Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as one of the favorites again this year. He won the award in 2019 and 2020, and in 2021 he was the NBA Finals MVP.
Giannis is a seven-time NBA All-Star and four times he’s been on the NBA All-Defensive First Team. When the season began his Milwaukee Bucks were the second betting favorite to win the NBA Championship.
Jayson Tatum
Last year Jayson Tatum of the Celtics finished fourth in NBA MVP voting. The year before he was sixth, and at just 25 years old he is already in his seventh NBA season. He’s also averaged more than 25 points per game in the playoffs in each of the past four seasons.
When the season tipped off in October, NBA MVP futures had Tatum ranked fourth.
Kevin Durant
It was 10 seasons ago when Kevin Durant won his first NBA MVP award as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since then he has played in Golden State and Brooklyn, he won a pair of NBA titles, and he’s now the leader of an excellent team in Phoenix. The three-time Olympic gold medalist is also healthy for the first time in years, and the betting odds for NBA MVP reflect this.
Stephen Curry
He may end his career as the best point guard in the history of the NBA. Stephen Curry is a two-time NBA MVP winner, and even though he hasn’t won the award since 2016, he hasn’t lost a step. In 2015-2016, Curry averaged 30.1 points per game. In 2022-2023 he scored 29.4 points per game in the regular season, and 30.5 points in the playoffs.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the star of the Canadian national team who helped them qualify for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics – the team’s first Olympic appearance since Sydney in 2000. He’s also catapulted himself into NBA stardom by averaging 31.4 points per game last season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, ranking fourth in the league.
He is one of the top players for NBA betting after he finished fifth in voting last season.
How to Bet on the NBA MVP Predictions
Placing bets on NBA futures is easy. Simply sign up for a new customer account, if you don’t already have one, and make your first deposit.
From there you will navigate your way to our NBA MVP betting odds, find the player you wish to wager, and then confirm the amount of your bet.
Betting Tips for the NBA MVP Predictions
There are a number of things to consider before placing your NBA MVP futures bet.
This is a subjective award. Voters try to give the award to the best and most deserving player that season, but factors beyond play on the court do come into play. Similar to NBA Finals MVP odds, the winner of the NBA MVP is usually on a winning team.
Last year’s winner, Joel Embiid, played for a Sixers team that won its most games since 2000-01. When Nikola Jokic won in back-to-back years for the Nuggets, Denver was one of the top playoff teams in the Western Conference.
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