By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
As the NBA playoffs commenced, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all players at +190 odds to take home the Finals MVP award. Now almost a month later, SGA remains the favourite, and those who bet on him before the playoffs will be delighted to see his line has moved all the way to –500. The 26-year-old was crowned as the league’s regular season MVP and would join a list of just 10 players to win both awards in the same season. The last player to achieve this feat was LeBron James, who did it in back-to-back seasons in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
According to BettingTop10 Canada, there are numerous sportsbooks for you to sign up for and place NBA Finals wagers. All sportsbooks recommended on the website are legal for Canadians, and there are multiple welcome bonuses available to first time users worth taking advantage of. Once you have signed up, you can place moneyline, point spread, player prop, and futures bets on the NBA Finals.
SGA has been the points leader in each of the first two games of the NBA Finals, combining for 72 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. His biggest competition for Finals MVP is Tyrese Haliburton at +600 who lags behind in major statistics significantly, combining for just 31 points, 12 assists, and 13 rebounds. Despite Alexander outperforming Haliburton statistically by a wide margin, his odds have actually dropped 100 points, as he opened the series as a –600 favourite. This is thanks to Haliburton owning the biggest moment of the series, nailing a two-point shot with just 0.3 seconds on the game clock to give his team a one-point lead in game one, their first lead of the entire game.
This series is now tied up at one game apiece, but OKC remains a heavy favourite at –550. Both teams have an even playoff record at 13-5, but OKC had 68 wins compared to just 50 from the Pacers in the regular season, which tied as the fifth most in NBA history. We will have a first time NBA champion crowned this season as both teams have previously played in one NBA Finals, but neither have been crowned champions.
Despite the Thunder still being heavily favoured to win the series, the next most likely final candidate behind Halliburton also comes from the Pacers. Pascal Siakam has combined for 34 points, 7 assists, and 17 rebounds, and sits at +1400 odds for the award. Here is a list of the players you can bet on for Finals MVP over at bet365:
| Player | Odds |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) | -500 |
| Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) | +600 |
| Pascal Siakam (Pacers) | +1400 |
| Jalen Williams (Thunder) | +4000 |
| Andrew Nembhard (Pacers) | +5000 |
| Chet Holmgren (Thunder) | +7500 |
| Myles Turner (Pacers) | +10000 |
| Alex Caruso (Thunder) | +40000 |
| Aaron Nesmith (Pacers) | +50000 |
| Bennedict Mathurin (Pacers) | +50000 |
| Luguentz Dort (Thunder) | +50000 |
| Obi Toppin (Pacers) | +50000 |
| TJ McConnell (Pacers) | +50000 |