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2025 NBA playoff odds: Brunson, SGA favored to win conference finals MVPs

Updated May. 19, 2025 3:19 p.m. ET

The NBA playoffs have been filled with thrilling upsets, as the semifinals are set to begin with only one top-seeded team remaining: the Thunder.

With the conference finals starting on Tuesday, there's a market that might pique fans' interest and that's the conference finals MVP. Let's take a look at the odds as of May 19 at DraftKings Sportsbook.

2025 Eastern Conference Finals MVP

Jalen Brunson, Knicks: +105 (bet $10 to win $20.50 total)
Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers: +210 (bet $10 to win $31 total)
Pascal Siakam, Pacers: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)

2025 Western Conference Finals MVP

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder: -265 (bet $10 to win $13.77 total)
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves: +330 (bet $10 to win $43 total)
Julius Randle, Timberwolves: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Jalen Williams, Thunder: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

Last year, Jaylen Brown edged out Jayson Tatum for Eastern Conference finals MVP. It actually resulted in a bad beat for bettors who had backed the favorite Tatum, as Brown's odds shifted during the final game of Boston's series against the Pacers.

Jalen Brunson is currently leading the East oddsboard after the Knicks shocked the basketball world by upsetting the defending champion Celtics to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Throughout this postseason, Brunson is averaging 28.8 points and 7.7 assists.

In the West, Luka Dončić earned WCF MVP honors in 2024, as he led the Mavericks (he's now a Laker, of course) to a 4-1 series victory over Minnesota. In that series, Dončić averaged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game.

This year, SGA tops the West oddsboard, and for good reason. The presumed MVP is averaging 29 points and 6.4 assists through two series.

The Eastern Conference (Larry Bird Trophy) and Western Conference (Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy) finals MVP awards have been in existence since 2022.

In the East, Tatum won it in 2022, Jimmy Butler won in 2023, and as mentioned, Brown won last year. Out West, Steph Curry won in 2022, Nikola Jokić won in 2023, and Dončić last season.

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