{"id":25919,"date":"2025-03-05T17:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=25919"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:00:52","slug":"nba-most-valuable-player-odds-whos-leading-the-race-to-win-the-nba-most-valuable-player-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-most-valuable-player-odds-whos-leading-the-race-to-win-the-nba-most-valuable-player-award\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Most Valuable Player Odds: Who\u2019s leading the race to win the NBA Most Valuable Player award?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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. <\/p>

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.<\/a><\/p>

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. <\/p>

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. <\/p>

Category (per game)<\/td>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a><\/td>Nikola Jokic<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
Points<\/td>32.6<\/strong><\/td>28.9<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Rebounds <\/td>5.2<\/td>12.7<\/td><\/tr>
Assists <\/td>6.2<\/strong><\/td>10.4<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Steals <\/td>1.8<\/td>1.8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Blocks<\/td>1.0<\/strong><\/td>0.7<\/td><\/tr>
Field-Goal%<\/td>52.5%<\/td>57.8%<\/td><\/tr>
Three-point%<\/td>37.4%<\/td>44.3%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Free-Throw%<\/td>89.6%<\/td>82.2%<\/td><\/tr>
Team Seed <\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
BOLD<\/strong> indicates career-high, Stats up to March 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>

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<\/a> in a single season, sitting at 28 as of March 5.<\/p>

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the best defensive rating in league (104.6)<\/a>. (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 <\/a>amongst centers with 38.3 points per game. (Minimum 50 games played and 25 minutes per game).<\/p>

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