The 2023 NBA Finals are set with the No. 8 seed from the Eastern Conference Miami Heat shocking the basketball world by making its second finals appearance in four years, this time facing the Western Conference No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets.
While the Heat have stolen headlines with upsets galore, the Nuggets have rolled through the postseason, dropping three games along the way and now enter the NBA Finals as overwhelming favorites to win the title. With the two-time MVP Nikola Jokic averaging a triple-double over the 15 playoff games, he is also the massive chalk to win Finals MVP.
The Nuggets series price and Jokic's Finals MVP price aren't the same, leaving wiggle room for a historic performance from the likes of his teammate Jamal Murray or a herculean series from Jimmy Butler, but oddsmakers are wise to the fact that if the Nuggets win, Jokic is likely going to be the reason why.
Here are the odds for Finals MVP ahead of Game 1 on Thursday night.
2023 NBA Finals MVP odds
Nikola Jokic favored to win Finals MVP
The Nuggets are -480 to win the NBA Finals and Jokic is -320 to win Finals MVP as of this writing, so those are the most likely outcomes as we get set for this series.
Oddsmakers aren't giving anybody else much of a chance to make a run at this award either.
If the Heat win, it'll likely be because of Butler isolation dominance and timely shot making, he's the same odds as the Heat are to win the series at +330 currently.
Murray had a monster Western Conference Finals, averaging over 32 points while shooting 52% from the field, 40% from beyond the arc and 95% from the free throw line, and didn't win the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy for Western Conference Finals MVP. However, his hot scoring gives him an outside chance, so he's installed at +1200.
Every other player is +5000 or longer.
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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
