Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is all but guaranteed to win his first NBA MVP award, as his odds have skyrocketed to -1600 with only three-plus weeks remaining in the regular season.
The point guard scored 40 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's convincing win over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The three-time MVP posted an NBA record stat line with 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists on Friday, forcing oddsmakers to tighten the NBA MVP betting market.
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic posted an NBA record stat line with 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists, which forced oddsmakers to tighten the NBA MVP odds market.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a -185 favorite at FanDuel to finish with more regular season wins over the Oklahoma City Thunder, which essentially would give the top overall seed and home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs.
Despite blowing a 22-point lead and sitting 7.5 games back of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics remain the prohibitive -160 favorite at FanDuel to win the Eastern Conference.
Sacramento will be without Domantas Sabonis. Meanwhile, Dallas has a chance to avenge a recent loss to the Kings in which they blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter.
San Antonio is just 1-4 in the five games since learning that Victor Wembanyama will miss the rest of the season. Plus, all five games have gone under the total.