- LeBron James is favored to win the NBA MVP this season with +120 odds.
- LeBron James is averaging 25.5 ppg, 8 rpg and 8 apg.
LOS ANGELES — With the NBA season now in full swing, those looking to get an early jump on the regular-season MVP odds can do so.
Online sportsbooks currently have LeBron James as a slightly heavier favorite to walk away this season with his fifth Most Valuable Player award.
Odds To Win 2021 NBA MVP
- LeBron James +120
- Nikola Jokic +400
- Joel Embiid +500
- Steph Curry +1000
- Kevin Durant +1100
- Luka Doncic +1300
- Giannis Antetokounmpo +1600
- Damian Lillard +3300
- Kawhi Leonard +5000
- Donovan Mitchell +6600
There is no reason that LeBron James NBA MVP odds should not be the favorite to win right now. At 36 years of age, he is averaging 25.5 ppg which is 13 in the league, 8th rpg which is 23rd in the league and 8 apg that is 9th along with a 24.16 PER which is the 12th best in the league.
The fact that James is doing all this at his age should already be more than enough for him to win the award. Not to mention he has also led the Los Angeles Lakers to the second-best record in the league at 21-7.
Something else to take note of at this moment is that James' teammate, Anthony Davis, has been diagnosed with a calf strain that will keep him sidelined for two to four weeks. In the time that Davis will be sidelined, this will be where LeBron can prove his case for the MVP if the Lakers can continue to win. It will also give James a chance to bump up his stat line as well.
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Anthony Davis' MRI revealed a calf strain and a re-aggravation of the right Achilles tendonosis, source said. Once Davis returns to Los Angeles, he'll immediately get another evaluation there. It is extremely unlikely Davis returns to lineup prior to ASG break ending March 10.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2021
With that being said, now would be the perfect time to bet on LeBron’s odds to win the MVP before they possibly get in shorter than they are.
There are other notable names that bettors should keep an eye on as well such as Nikola Jokic who is having his best season yet averaging 26.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg and 8.7 apg along with Joel Embiid who is going for 29.6 ppg and 10.8 rpg with a 31.19 PER.
Jokic is leading the Denver Nuggets who currently have the seventh best record in the Western Conference at 15-11. Joel Embiid is leading the Philadelphia 76ers with the best record in the Easter Conference at 18-10.
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