Nikola Jokic is seen by many as the best player in the NBA. He is the reigning NBA MVP and has won the award in three of the last four seasons. Jokic and the Denver Nuggets had a disappointing showing defending their title last year in the playoffs and are expected to enter the 2024-25 season hungry to prove themselves as the best in the West.

As a two-time MVP and defending Super Bowl Champion, seeing Patrick Mahomes listed as the betting favorite to take this award is no surprise. Similarly, Lamar Jackson (another two-timer whose Baltimore Ravens were the no. 1 seed in the AFC last year) is a strong choice.

While the WNBA regular-season MVP race seems all but finished, the Finals MVP award is still on the line. Check out the early odds, as the WNBA postseason begins Sunday.

A'ja Wilson is the favorite to win the league's most valuable player award, aiming to become the fourth player in WNBA history to win it three times. Her odds of winning the award are +250, according to BetMGM. Here are the top 10 players with the best betting odds to win the WNBA MVP award, according to BetMGM:

A'ja Wilson is looking to join some elite company and become the fourth player ever to win three WNBA MVP awards.

Some legends finished their careers without an MVP award or a championship due to them being two of the hardest things to do in the NBA. Others may have won one, but failed to win

NBA Draft class was always a bit underwhelming, but that should make this year’s Rookie of the Year race even more wide open. The lack of a consensus top prospect a la Victor Wembanyama last year means that almost anyone can make a run to ROY this season,

This was a monumental WNBA season. Obviously a big part of that was the unprecedented attention the league received, but another aspect was the on court play.