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2025 NBA MVP Award Odds Tracker

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk

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  • Get the latest 2025 NBA MVP odds
  • Last season’s finalists, Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Nikola Jokic are the early 2025 NBA MVP favorites
  • Track the movement over the course of the 2024-25 season for all the favorites in the NBA MVP odds

We’re tracking the 2024 NBA MVP award odds movement across the 2024-25 NBA Season.

The graphs below were generated by calculating the average odds from many of our most trusted sportsbooks since MVP odds first opened. Beneath the graphs, you’ll find a table containing current odds from various sportsbooks for the top players in the league.

2025 NBA MVP Odds

sport icon Player Best Odds Best Odds Bet365 BetMGM Caesars Sportsbook DraftKings
Gilgeous-Alexander, Shai BetMGM -599 - -599 -699 -599
Jokic, Nikola BetMGM +425 - +425 +400 +425
Antetokounmpo, Giannis BetMGM +12500 - +12500 +10000 +8000
Tatum, Jayson BetMGM +30000 - +30000 +25000 +20000
Wembanyama, Victor BetMGM +30000 - +30000 +30000 +30000
Davis, Anthony Caesars Sportsbook +30000 - - +30000 -
Harden, James Caesars Sportsbook +40000 - - +40000 -
Cunningham, Cade Caesars Sportsbook +40000 - - +40000 -
Curry, Stephen Caesars Sportsbook +40000 - - +40000 -
Towns, Karl-Anthony BetMGM +50000 - +50000 +40000 +50000
Mitchell, Donovan DraftKings +50000 - - +30000 +50000
Edwards, Anthony DraftKings +50000 - - +40000 +50000
Brunson, Jalen DraftKings +50000 - - +40000 +50000

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2025 NBA MVP Favorites

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Notes on the NBA MVP odds movement over the course of the 2024-25 season include:

  • November 25: A month into the season, Jokic is the +215 favorite on average, followed closely by Gilgeous-Alexander at +268.

NBA MVP Trends to Consider

  • Since 1985, only four MVPs have come from a team that finished worse than second in its conference during the regular season
  • The MVP award has been won by players who were 23 or younger on just four occasions
  • Wilt Chamberlain (1960) and Wes Unseld (1969) are the only players to earn MVP honors as rookies
  • Only three MVPs have ever averaged fewer than 17 points per game. They were Bill Russell (1961, 1963, 1965), Wes Unseld (1969), and Steve Nash (2005)

NBA MVP Trends Based On Position

  • Centers won a whopping 22 of the first 28 NBA MVP awards
  • The last 14 MVPs are split evenly between guard and front-court players
  • Michael Jordan personally won five of the eight NBA MVP awards that have been given to shooting guards
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Past 10 NBA MVP Winners

Year Player PPG RPG APG
2024 Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) 26.4 12.4 9.0
2023 Joel Embiid (76ers) 33.1 10.2 4.2
2022 Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) 27.1 13.8 7.9
2021 Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) 26.4 10.8 8.3
2020 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) 29.5 13.6 5.6
2019 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) 27.7 12.5 5.9
2018 James Harden (Rockets) 30.4 5.4 8.8
2017 Russell Westbrook (Thunder) 31.6 10.7 10.4
2016 Steph Curry (Warriors) 30.1 5.4 6.7
2015 Steph Curry (Warriors) 23.8 4.3 7.7

Nikola Jokic’s MVP win in 2021 was historic for many reasons, becoming both the first Serbian winner of the award, and the lowest-drafted player ever selected for the honors.

NBA Teams with the Most MVP Winners

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It should come as no surprise that the NBA franchise with the most championships also has the most league MVPs. Four different Celtics have been named the Association’s most valuable player including Bob Cousy (1957), Bill Russell (1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965), Dave Cowens (1973), and Larry Bird (1984, 1985, 1986). Need another fun fact to share at the bar? Cowens is the only MVP who also worked as a cab driver. Beat that Michael Jordan!

Players with Multiple NBA MVP Awards

Player MVP Awards Years
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
Bill Russell 5 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
Michael Jordan 5 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998
Wilt Chamberlain 4 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
LeBron James 4 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Larry Bird 3 1984, 1985, 1986
Magic Johnson 3 1987, 1989, 1990
Moses Malone 3 1979, 1982, 1983
Nikola Jokic 3 2021, 2022, 2024
Bob Pettit 2 1956, 1959
Karl Malone 2 1997, 1999
Tim Duncan 2 2002, 2003
Steve Nash 2 2005, 2006
Steph Curry 2 2015, 2016
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 2019, 2020

NBA MVP Historical Trends

  • Celtics legend Bill Russell was the first player to win back-to-back MVP awards in 1961 and 1962
  • Russell was also the first player to win three consecutive MVP awards (1961-63). The only other players who accomplished the same feat are Wilt Chamberlain (1966-68) and Larry Bird (1984-86)

Archived NBA MVP Award Odds: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

Managing Editor

Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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