Nuggets star Nikola Jokiu0107 supplanted 76ers center Joel Embiid as the betting favorite to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award with only a handful of games remaining.
Jokiu0107 leapt from having the second-best odds at SI Sportsbook—behind Embiid—to being the clear favorite with -138 odds. Embiid, who was once the favorite while hovering around +140 odds to earn MVP honors for the first time, is +125.
Those two are far and away the betting favorites, with Bucks forward and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting at +1200 odds.