Tyler Herro from the Miami Heat is the reigning Sixth Man of the Year award winner, but he’s the betting favorite at +450 odds to win again in 2023. Jordan Poole from the Golden State Warriors is a close second on DraftKings’ board at +600 odds to win the prestigious […]
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2023 NBA MVP Odds: Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, Greek Freak Betting Favorites
DraftKings updated the odds in its NBA Awards categories and Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks is the betting favorite to win the 2023 MVP at +450, followed by Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers at +650, and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo at +700 odds. Nikola Jokic from the Denver […]
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Odds: Rudy Gobert or RW3 in 2023?
DraftKings updated their NBA Awards page and Rudy Gobert is the betting favorite to win the 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year at +550 odds, but Robert Williams III aka RW3 from the Boston Celtics is close behind at +650 odds, and Bam Adebayo from the Miami Heat looms […]
2023 NBA Most Improved Player Odds: Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards Betting Faves
Among the fraternity of NBA players, winning the Most Improved Player Award is a special distinction that the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton is the betting favorite to claim at +1200 odds, according to DraftKings. We like Josh Giddey from the Oklahoma City Thunder to make a big impact in his […]
2023 NBA Coach of the Year Odds: Ime Udoka, Taylor Jenkins COY Betting Favorites
Ime Udoka guided the Boston Celtics to a berth in the NBA Finals during his first season as a head coach, so it’s no surprise to see his name as the betting favorite to win the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year award at +750 odds over at DraftKings. Taylor […]
2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds: Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith, Jaden Ivey Top 3 Betting Faves
Paolo Banchero, the #1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, is the betting favorite at DraftKings to win the 2023 Rookie of the Year at +300 odds. Banchero sits ahead of Jabari Smith (+350), Jaden Ivey (+450), and Chet Holmgren (+475). The 2022 NBA Draft was […]
NBA Finals MVP Odds Update: Curry, Tatum Still Betting Faves After Game 2
The 2022 NBA Finals are tied up a 1-1 after both teams split the first two games at Chase Center in San Francisco. It’s no surprise that the best player from each team sits at the top of the NBA Finals MVP betting board, with Steph Curry the slight favorite […]
NBA Finals MVP Betting: Steph Curry or Jayson Tatum?
The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are both one victory away from securing spots in the 2022 NBA Finals. The leading scorers from both teams — Steph Curry from the Warriors and Jayson Tatum from the Celtics — are popular picks to win the 2022 NBA Finals MVP, with […]
Barnes, Cunningham, Green, Mobley, Wagner Earn Spots on NBA All-Rookie Team
The top four picks from the 2021 NBA Draft were named to the All-Rookie Team, including Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Jalen Green (Houston Rockets), Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers), and 2022 Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors). Franz Wagner, the #8 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, also earned […]
NBA Finals MVP Odds: Betting on Curry, Tatum, Butler, Doncic
Four teams are still alive in the relentless hunt for the 2022 NBA Championship. The best players on all four teams are the betting favorites to win the NBA Finals MVP, including Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors at +180 odds, followed by Jayson Tatum (+220) from the Boston […]
Monty Williams Named 2022 NBA Coach of the Year
The Phoenix Suns finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA at 64-18, and the league recognized head coach Monty Williams as the Coach of the Year for 2022. Williams earned 458 total votes and 81 first-place votes to beat out Taylor Jenkins from the Memphis Grizzlies […]
Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic Named NBA MVP in Back-to-Back Seasons
In one of the closest races in recent history, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets edged out Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers and Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo to win the 2022 NBA MVP. Jokic was the reigning MVP and won the prestigious award in back-to-back seasons joining an elite […]
OG’s Complete List: NBA Sixth Man of Year Award Winners
Tyler Herro from the Miami Heat won the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award as the best reserve in the league this season. To honor Herro, we’ve compiled another complete OG list of winners who earned one of the NBA’s most-prestigious distinctions. Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford hold […]
2022 NBA Finals MVP: Early Odds on Booker, Greek Freak, Durant, Curry, Tatum
DraftKings updated its futures market for the 2022 NBA Finals MVP, with Devin Booker the betting favorite at +400 odds, followed by Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo (+500), Chris Paul (+550), Steph Curry (+800), Jayson Tatum (+900), and Kevin Durant (+1100). If you watch “Winning Time” about the rise of the […]
OG’s NBA End of Season Awards: Most Overrated, Seventh Man of the Year, Worst Trade, Best Troll
The NBA regular season is over and the league is tallying votes for all of its major awards like MVP, Coach of the Year, and Sixth Man. But here at OG, we like to present a different batch of awards in eccentric categories like Fantasy Stud, Seventh Man of the […]
Marcus Smart Betting Fave for NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics is attempting something that hasn’t happened since 1996 when he hopes to become the first guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) in 26 seasons. Smart is the betting favorite to win the DPOY at DraftKings at +120 odds, with […]
2022 NBA MVP Odds: Nikola Jokic Slight Fave Over Joel Embiid After Straw Poll
With less than two weeks remaining in the NBA regular season, it’s a close two-way race to determine this year’s MVP with Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers at -105 odds and Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets as the slight favorite at -125 odds to win the MVP in […]
NBA Coach of the Year Odds: Monty Williams New Betting Favorite
What a difference a month makes. In early January, Monty Williams from the Phoenix Suns and Steve Kerr from the Golden State Warriors were co-favorites to win the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year at +380 odds. Four weeks later, Williams is the consensus favorite at -140 odds to win […]
NBA MVP Race: Joker and Greek Freak Chasing Steph Curry
After a week into the second half of the NBA season, Steph Curry is the betting favorite to win the MVP at +180 odds, but Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo (+250), Nikola Jokic (+550), Joel Embiid (+600), and Ja Morant (+1000) are trying to chase him down. Kevin Durant was the […]
OG’s NBA Midseason Awards: Morant MVP, Unicorn Overrated, Jokic Fantasy Stud
The first half of the season blew by and we’d like to share OG’s NBA Midseason Awards, which include the league’s main awards like MVP and Coach of the Year, plus several categories we made up on our own, like Most Overrated Player, Biggest Locker Room Rift, Worst Coach, and […]