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Stephen Curry has never won an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award, but oddsmakers think he will this year.
Curry is the favorite to be named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals between the Warriors and Celtics. He is the even-money favorite at the casino.
Boston's Jaylen Brown is the second favorite at 1000. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are next. Curry has not won the Most Valuable Player in his five previous Finals appearances.
Curry has attracted the most bets and nearly half (44%) of the total money that has been wagered, including a pair of $2,500 wagers that were placed by a bettor in Colorado when the Warriors point guard was 10-1 to win the Most Valuable Player award. Curry is the bookmaker's largest liability, as he has gotten the most bets and money wagered to win the award.
Golden State's Jordan Poole is the biggest winner on a single MVP bet at Caesars Sportsbook. On April 16th, as the playoffs were beginning, a Colorado bettor placed a $500 bet on Poole to win the finals. The Finals are in San Francisco on Thursday and the odds are 30-1 for Poole.
A bettor in Colorado placed a $3,333 bet on Thompson to win the game. If Thompson wins in the Finals, that bet would pay $333,700.
Curry was named the Most Valuable Player of the Western Conference finals, and would join an illustrious list of seven players who have won a scoring title and been named Finals Most Valuable Player.
Curry now faces Marcus Smart, one of his toughest defenders. The Warriors have the second-worst offensive efficiency when Smart guards Curry. Smart is going to win the finals.
Golden State was a 3.5-point favorite over the Celtics in the first game of the series. ABC.
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