NBA Basketball 2017-2018 Player Awards Proposition Odds

–The 2017-2018 NBA Regular Season starts on Tuesday, October 17.

–The Golden State Warriors are favored to repeat as NBA Championship.

–The Warriors are expected to be challenged by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics.

We’ve already posted our odds to win the NBA Championship, the Eastern/Western Conference championships and the six divisional titles. Unfortunately, the talent pool in the NBA is very ‘topheavy’ at this point and only a handful of teams have a realistic shot to win their division or conference, let alone the NBA Title.

In this post, we’ll turn our attention to the individual player awards. The regular season MVP and the rookie of the year are significantly more competitive than the team based markets we’ve posted already. Below, you’ll find the official SPORTS BETTING EXPERTS odds to win the MVP and ROY along with a few props related to the two awards:

2017-2018 NBA PLAYER AWARDS PROPOSITION ODDS

REGULAR SEASON MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD (MAURICE PODOLOFF TROPHY)

TO WIN 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP AWARD

Kawhi Leonard: +350
LeBron James: +450
Kevin Durant: +500
James Harden: +750
Russell Westbrook: +750
Steph Curry: +950
Kyrie Irving: +1500
Giannis Antetokounmpo:+1500
Anthony Davis: +2250
John Wall: +2750
Paul George: +5000
Chris Paul: +5000
Jimmy Butler: +5000
Karl-Anthony Towns: +5000
DeMarcus Cousins: +7500
Joel Embiid: +7500
Damian Lillard: +7500
Gordon Hayward: +15000
Carmelo Anthony: +15000
Kemba Walker: +15000
Paul Milsap: +30000
Klay Thompson: +30000
Isaiah Thomas: +30000
Lonzo Ball: +50000
Any other player: +25000

REGULAR SEASON WINS BY MOST VALUABLE PLAYER’S TEAM?

Over 41.5: -2150
Under 41.5: +950

WILL THE SAME PLAYER WIN THE 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP AND THE BILL RUSSELL NBA FINALS MVP?

Yes: +350
No: -750

WILL A PLAYER FROM THE SAME TEAM WIN THE 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP AND THE 2018 BILL RUSSELL NBA FINALS MVP?

Yes: +250
No: -500

WILL THE 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP AWARD BE AWARDED TO A PREVIOUS WINNER?

Yes: -210
No: +180

WILL A ROOKIE WIN THE 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP AWARD?

Yes: +2500
No: -5000

NBA 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP WILL PLAY FOR A TEAM IN WHICH CONFERENCE?

Eastern Conference: +210
Western Conference: -250

WILL THE 2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON MVP AWARD VOTING BE UNANIMOUS?

Yes: +3750
No: -7500

NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (EDDIE GOTTLIEB TROPHY)

TO WIN 2017-2018 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Lonzo Ball: +250
Ben Simmons: +350
Dennis Smith Jr.: +750
Jayson Tatum: +1500
Josh Jackson: +1500
De’Aaron Fox: +1750
Bogdan Bogdanovic: +1750
Markelle Fultz: +1750
Donovan Mitchell: +2500
Milos Teodosic: +2500
Lauri Markkanen: +2500
Bam Adebayo: +3500
Malik Monk: +3500
Jonathan Isaac: +4500
Justin Jackson: +4500
Zack Collins: +6000
Luke Kennard: +6000
Frank Ntilikina: +7500
TJ Leaf: +7500
Derrick White: +7500
Terrence Ferguson: +7500
Any other player: +2500

WILL THE 2017-2018 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VOTE BE UNANIMOUS?

Yes: +500
No: -1000

DRAFT POSITION OF 2017-2018 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1 through 5 overall in 2017 draft: -250
Not 1-5 overall in 2017 draft: +210

Top 5 in 2017 NBA Draft in order were Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson and De’Aaron Fox

About the Author: Jim Murphy

For more than 25 years, Jim Murphy has written extensively on sports betting as well as handicapping theory and practice. Jim Murphy has been quoted in media from the Wall Street Journal to REASON Magazine. Murphy worked as a radio and podcasting host broadcasting to an international audience that depended on his expertise and advice. Murphy is an odds making consultant for sports and 'non-sport novelty bets' focused on the entertainment business, politics, technology, financial markets and more.