2023 NBA Finals MVP Odds: Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić new favorite

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The NBA playoffs are heating up as the conference finals begin.

Even though the NBA Finals will begin on June 1, bettors are already looking at the NBA Finals MVP odds to predict which player will lead their team to a title.

Four teams are still in the hunt, but which of these teams will emerge as the most valuable of all?

Let’s take a look and see how the oddsmakers see the NBA Finals MVP race (with odds via FOX Bet).

2023 NBA FINALS MVP ODDS*

Nikola Jokic: -162 (bet $10 to win $16.17)
Jimmy Butler: +250 (bet $10 to win $35)
Jamal Murray: +850 (bet $10 to win $95)
Jayson Tatum: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Bam Adebayo: +3300 (bet $10 to win $340)
Jaylen Brown: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410)
lebron james: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510)
Anthony Davis: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560)
Aaron Gordon: +10,000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Michael Porter Jr.: +10,000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Austin Reaves: +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
By Angelo Russell: +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Derrick White: +50,000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)

* odds from 5/23/2023

Nikola Jokic: -162 (bet $10 to win $16.17)

Jokić is the new favorite to win Finals MVP. The Joker is leading Denver to one of its best seasons in franchise history. The two-time MVP averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists during his 2022-23 regular season campaign. And in the playoffs, he’s stepped it up even more, averaging 29.9 points, 13.2 rebounds and 10.1 assists as the Nuggets lead the Lakers 3-0 in the Western Conference finals.

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Jimmy Butler: +250 (bet $10 to win $35)

Butler has the second-best odds to land the award. Butler’s odds were shortened for the first time after the Heat’s historic first-round upset against the top-seeded Bucks. Now that Miami is up 3-0 on the Celtics, their Finals MVP odds have dropped from +1400 to +250. Mr. Buckets is averaging 29.9 points per game, 6.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists in Miami’s playoff run.

Will Butler’s spectacular play help the Heat close out Boston in a sweep?

Jayson Tatum: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)

Celtics superstar Tatum was the favorite to win the NBA Finals MVP. However, Boston is down 3-0 in Miami and Tatum’s odds have stretched from +137 to +1400.

Tatum finished fourth in regular season MVP voting after averaging 30.1 points. And while Tatum returns the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, barring a miraculous comeback, the path of Jayson & Co. it probably stops there.

However, he scored a game-high 51 points in Game 7 to defeat the 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. If he can turn on similar heroics for four straight games and bring Boston back from the brink, bettors could once again see Tatum at the top of the odds.

LeBron, Lakers eliminate Steph & Warriors, advance to Western Conference Finals

LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

lebron james: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510)
Anthony Davis: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560)

The seventh and eighth best odds belong to King James and teammate AD. LeBron’s scoring and playmaking prowess, among other strengths, have typically led him to be considered the best player on every team he has played for. But through the Lakers’ three playoff rounds, both James and Davis have looked the same. James is averaging 23.5 points per game, with 9.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists. Davis isn’t too far behind in scoring (22.7 points per game), but he’s been a monster defensively, grabbing 14.1 rebounds, recording 1.4 steals and blocking 3.1 shots per game.

Which of these players do you think will win NBA Finals MVP this year? Head over to FOX Bet to get your bets on now!

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