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2024 NBA Clutch Player of the Year odds: DeRozan overtakes Curry as favorite

Updated Mar. 15, 2024 1:47 p.m. ET

With less than a month remaining in the NBA regular season, bettors are diving into the odds for the end-of-year awards.

While some awards are all but wrapped up at this point, there is still heavy odds movement in a couple of the races, with Clutch Player of the Year being the one market that's getting heavy line movement.

Chicago Bulls small forward DeMar DeRozan has overtaken Golden State's Stephen Curry in the past week as the favorite to win the award, shortening his odds from +3000 to -160 in the process.

This dramatic change has come due to the Bulls leading the league in most clutch wins with 23 despite their pedestrian overall record (32-35).

DeRozan played in 21 of those clutch wins and was the driving force in many of them, the most recent of which was March 13 in a thrilling 132-129 overtime win against the Indiana Pacers that saw him score 46 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer.

DeRozan is second in the league in clutch points (4.6) — defined as points scored in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points — on 52.2 percent shooting.

Let's take a look at the odds on DraftKings Sportbook.

CLUTCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR ODDS: *

DeMar DeRozan, Bulls: -160 (bet $10 to win $ $16.25 total)
Stephen Curry, Warriors: +135 (bet $10 to win $23.50 total)
Damian Lillard, Bucks: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
LeBron James, Lakers: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Mikal Bridges, Nets: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
De'Aaron Fox, Kings: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)

* odds as of 3/15/24

Following DeRozan was the boards' former favorite in Stephen Curry, who has seen his odds lengthen from -210 to +135.

Curry leads the league in clutch points (4.9) and has a 94.6% free-throw percentage during clutch time.

Rounding out the top three is Damian Lillard, who saw his odds move from +1000 to +2500.

Lillard is putting up 3.7 clutch points per game (ninth in the league) and shooting 95.8% from the free-throw line in the clutch.

A familiar face further down the oddsboard at +8000 is the King himself in James.

His Lakers are ninth in the West heading into the final stretch of the season, and James is fifth in the league in clutch scoring at 3.9 points per game, while shooting 54.1% from the field.

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