Zion Williamson has the eighth-best odds of taking home the 2022-23 Most Valuable Player Award at 40-to-1, per BetOnline.
After watching the growing star score a career-high 43 points in leading the Pelicans to a thrilling 119-118 victory over the Timberwolves, the house should make him a stronger favorite. He did post this performance in a return from his bout with COVID after all.
“He’s a superstar, man,” Trey Murphy said. “Like I said on the radio interview, I think he’s the MVP of our league when you look at we’re one of the best teams in the West and he’s leading us.