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NBA Most Valuable Player Odds: Who’s leading the race to win the NBA Most Valuable Player award?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the race for the Most Valuable Player award.

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One of the most competitive MVP race in recent history is the 2024-25 MVP race in the NBA. Same as the Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson’s race for the 2025 NFL MVP.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic of Denver Nuggets have been the two favorites. Since the start of the season, the duo has exchanged position as the top-2 players on NBA’s KIA MVP Tracker.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on his way to lead the Thunder to back-to-back first seed in the West. Finishing as the runner-up to Jokic in the previous season, Shai is favored to be the new MVP of the league.

Nikola Jokic has been Shai’s main competitor throughout the NBA season. Having won three MVP awards, Joker might be looking to join LeBron James with four MVPs.

Category (per game)	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Nikola Jokic
Points	32.6	28.9
Rebounds	5.2	12.7
Assists	6.2	10.4
Steals	1.8	1.8
Blocks	1.0	0.7
Field-Goal%	52.5%	57.8%
Three-point%	37.4%	44.3%
Free-Throw%	89.6%	82.2%
Team Seed	1	3

BOLD indicates career-high, Stats up to March 5

Shai has been a scoring phenomenon this season. He has the most 30-point, 40-point and 50-point games in the league. On the other hand, Nikola Jokic has been a constant triple-double threat each night. He is on his way to break his own record of 29 triple-doubles in a single season, sitting at 28 as of March 5.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the best defensive rating in league (104.6). (Minimum 50 games played and 25 minutes per game). On the other hand, Jokic has been sub par on defense with a rating of 113.9. He has also allowed the most points in the paint amongst centers with 38.3 points per game. (Minimum 50 games played and 25 minutes per game).

NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year Odds

According to BetMGM, here are the top-five odds for the Most Valuable Player of the Year award:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: –1000
Nikola Jokic: +550
Giannis Antetokounmpo: +25000
Jayson Tatum: +50000

The race for the MVP is between two horses, according to the odds. Will the league see a new MVP or Nikola Jokic match LeBron James with his fourth win.

Most Valuable Player odds

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Suryansh Kumar

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