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NBA MVP Odds: Nikola Jokic Remains Heavy Favorite After Finalists Announced

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The Most Valuable Player award finalists have been announced and Nikola Jokic is the heavy favorite to win over Steph Curry and Joel Embiid.
The Most Valuable Player award finalists have been announced and Nikola Jokic is the heavy favorite to win over Steph Curry and Joel Embiid. / Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been running away with the NBA's MVP race down the stretch as the playoffs approach. The league recently announced the MVP finalists and Jokic is -7000 at FanDuel Sportsbook. Steph Curry (+2700) and Joel Embiid (+3000) make up the remaining field of finalists for the MVP odds.

An MVP award by Jokic or Embiid would make them the first center to win the award since Shaquille O'Neal did after the 1999-00 season. If Curry captures the award, he would become one of nine players in NBA history to win the MVP award three times.

Jokic was the only All-Star to play in all 72 of his team's games. The six-year veteran shot 56.6 percent this season, and recorded career-high marks in points (26.4), assists (8.3), shooting percentage and free throws percentage (86.8%). Jokic's player efficiency rating (PER), or per minute productivity, was best in the NBA.

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