NBA awards odds: Latest MVP, DPOY and major award favorites
Track the latest NBA awards odds, including MVP, defensive player of the year and other major races as the playoffs get started.
The NBA's Play-In Tournament might be underway, but the regular season is not a wrap. The end-of-season awards have yet to be handed out, and still there are major questions surrounding more than a few of them. Does Victor Wembanyama deserve MVP after leading his team to an unexpected No.
2 seed in the Western Conference while playing some of the greatest defense fans have ever seen? Or should that distinction go to the reigning MVP who put together another incredible performance as one of the league's top scorers and clutch performers? Is Nickeil Alexander-Walker a shoo-in for most improved player, or can dark horses such as Deni Avdija or Jalen Duren make a push?
Does Chet Holmgren have any shot at defensive player of the year? These are the questions fans want answered, and we'll get them soon. For now, though, all we can do is look at the odds to try to figure out what will happen.
Here are the odds for each of the NBA's major awards. (All odds via BetMGM . ) NBA MVP odds Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder (-5000) Victor Wembanayama, Spurs (+2000) Nikola Jokic, Nuggets (+6600) NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds Victor Wembanyama, Spurs (-10000) Chet Holmgren, Thunder (+1200) NBA Most Improved Player odds Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Hawks (-1250) Jalen Duren, Pistons (+800) Deni Avdija, Trail Blazers (+6600) Jalen Johnson, Hawks (+15000) NBA Sixth Man of the Year odds Keldon Johnson, Spurs (-833) Jaime Jaquez Jr.