New NBA MVP Favorite 🏆

March Madness has probably consumed most of the last four days, but the NBA doesn't stop. Embiid has been on an absolute tear, and with only 10-12 games left in the regular season, it's now his MVP race to lose. Take a look at the top storylines from around the league 🏀 (2 min read)

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Justin Schnell
March 20, 2023

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Let's Catch Up

It's been a crazy few days of March Madness, how's your bracket? If you had Purdue, Kansas, Arizona or Duke I imagine it's not looking too good for you. We'll get back to tournament action later in the week, but since all eyes have been on college ball for the last few days, let's check in with the NBA 👇

  • Joel Embiid has 30+ points in nine straight games. The Sixers have won eight straight and are now the 2-seed in the East

  • The Nuggets had a massive lead in the West, but have seen it drop to just four after losing five of their last seven

  • The 10 spot in the West still remains up for grabs, with the Lakers, Pelicans, Jazz and Timberwolves all within a half-game of each other

  • The Kings have the number one offense in the NBA (by a pretty large margin), and are really fun to watch

Many analysts believe that Joel Embiid's season has been overlooked, but after this insane stretch, he's overtaken Jokic as the MVP favorite...by a pretty considerable margin 🏆

NBA MVP Odds (subject to change)

  • Joel Embiid: -250 (bet $250, win $100)

  • Nikola Jokic: +380

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo: +500

This is awesome for Embiid and very much deserved, he dominates both ends of the floor and has the Sixers playing the best ball in the league. He hasn't had to play in most 4th quarters and is still doing this 😨

Draymond Green recently summed it up pretty well, and when a guy like him is saying Embiid is the current favorite, it feels pretty legit 👀

Tonight, the Sixers look to make it nine straight vs. a Bulls team that has won four of their last five games to give them some breathing room for the last play-in spot in the East. Here's how the lines are shaping up 👇

  • Spread: Sixers -7.5

  • Moneyline: Sixers -300, Bulls +245

  • O/U: 224.5

Trivia Question: Joel Embiid is averaging a league-leading 33.5 PPG this season, who was the last scoring champ to average more PPG?

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For My Parlay Gurus

Short and sweet today, and with no college ball on I'll be watching the TWolves vs. the Knicks. Two big spreads but I think we can hit both since Embiid is unstoppable and Anthony Edwards is out for Minnesota. Check it out 👇

  • Sixers -6.5 vs. Bulls: -110

  • Knicks -7.5 vs. TWolves: -110

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Trivia Answer: James Harden won the scoring title in three straight years from 2017-2020. In 2019 he averaged 34.3 PPG, and in 2018 he dropped 36.1 PPG 🔥

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