Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant MVP odds soaring during epic winning streak

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has officially entered the NBA MVP conversation

ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins has been one of Ja Morant’s most vocal supporters among national sportscasters, recently telling viewers if he had to pick an MVP today, it would be the budding star for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Teammate Desmond Bane, who’s having an incredible season of his own, says Morant may be the best point guard in the NBA.

You can feel a groundswell of enthusiasm around the league for the third-year player out of Murray State, who has led the small-market Grizzlies to the fourth-best record in the Western Conference (25-14) halfway through the season.

He’s averaging 25.1 ppg, 6.7 apg and 5.7 rpg as we near the season’s mid-point. He’s one of only six players in the NBA with averages of 25-5-5. The other five are all former NBA MVPs: Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James— putting Morant in seriously elite company.

Morant was buried on the odds lists as recently as Jan. 2, when he had odds of +8000 to win the most prestigious individual accolade in the league.

NBA MVP Odds on Jan. 2, 2022

• Stephen Curry +110
• Kevin Durant +225
• Giannis Antetokounmpo +800
• Nikola Jokic +1100
• Joel Embiid +3000
• Luka Doncic +4500
• LeBron James +4500
• Rudy Gobert +5000
• James Harden +5500
• Jimmy Butler +5500
• Trae Young +6000
• Devin Booker +6000
• Donovan Mitchell +6500
• Paul George +7000
• DeMar DeRozan +7000
• Zach LaVine +7500
• Ja Morant +8000

But, after outstanding performances against Phoenix, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Nets in recent days, Ja Morant has jumped 11 players to capture the seventh-best odds to win the NBA MVP award.

During the current six-game win streak, Morant is putting up absurd numbers: 30.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 6.2 apg and 1.0 steals per game. Here’s where he stands now, according to odds from WynnBet.

Current NBA MVP Odds as of Jan. 5, 2022

• Stephen Curry +110
• Kevin Durant +225
• Giannis Antetokounmpo +800
• Nikola Jokic + 1100
• Joel Embiid + 3000
• Demar DeRozan +3500
• Ja Morant +4000
• Luka Doncic +4500
• LeBron James +4500

Bet on Ja Morant to win NBA MVP on WynnBet

If Morant and the Grizzlies continue their incredible run, there’s no doubt the future All-Star will climb even further up the odds for the 2021-22 NBA MVP award.