March 28, 2026, 3:34 p.m. ET
There are only about two weeks left in the NBA regular season. That’s only about seven games for each team, and thusly, only about seven games for any of the league’s top MVP contenders to set themselves apart from the rest of the pack.
Throughout most of this season, reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the favorite, but has a recent surge from Lakers’ star Luka Doncic taken the crown away? After all, earlier this month, he became the first player in league history to score at least 30 points in every game of a nine-game win streak.
Is that enough, though, to remove the crown from the best player on the best team, or steal a fourth MVP away from Nikola Jokic, or take the title from the young superstar Victor Wembanyama? Here are the latest odds for this year’s award.
NBA MVP odds
*All odds via BetMGM
The favorites
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC: -250
2. Victor Wembanyama, SAS: +225
The dark horses
3. Luka Doncic, LAL: +2500
4. Nikola Jokic, DEN: +6600
The longshots
5. Jaylen Brown, BOS: +50000
6. Donovan Mitchell, CLE: +75000
7. Jalen Brunson, NYK: +100000
When does the NBA season end?
The NBA regular season ends on Sunday, April 12 with the play-in tournament beginning two days later on Tuesday, April 14.
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