If you look at the betting markets, the race for the 2024-25 NBA MVP isn't particularly close. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is listed as a -850 favorite at a handful of books. Nuggets big man and three-time MVP winner Nikola Jokić is seen as a 4-to-1 or 5-to-1 underdog.

Jokić: Nuggets are 44-26, fourth in the West. On pace for roughly 51-52 wins. SGA: Thunder are 57-12, first in the West. On pace for roughly 67-68 wins.