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Winner-take-all · 5 outcomes5 contractsKalshirefreshed 3 min agoCloses Apr 12, 2027 · 338d

Who will win Finals MVP

Leader sits at 58% across 5 bound outcomes, runner-up at 13%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

58%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

runner-up 13¢leader 58¢

Outcomes

5

winner-take-all

Runner-up

13¢

Victor Wembanyama

Spread

45pp

contested

24h volume

$13K

liquid

Closes

Apr 12, 2027

338 days

Venue

Kalshi

5 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayShai Gilgeous-Alexander: 58% (28 days, 24 points)Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 58% on 2026-05-07Victor Wembanyama: 14% (28 days, 27 points)Victor Wembanyama: 14% on 2026-05-08Jalen Brunson: 5% (28 days, 10 points)Jalen Brunson: 5% on 2026-05-08
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander58¢Victor Wembanyama14¢Jalen Brunson5¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 28d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.

Analysis

This probability reflects market expectations that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a 53% chance of winning the NBA Finals MVP award. The elevated probability for SGA likely reflects his team's performance trajectory and individual statistics during the 2025-26 season, while the 18% probability for Wembanyama suggests meaningful but secondary consideration. Market prices would shift based on playoff seeding outcomes, injury status of top candidates, and team success rates as the postseason unfolds. The primary uncertainty will resolve during the NBA Finals, scheduled for June 2026, where Finals MVP voting depends both on individual performance and which team wins the championship. Current trading volume remains modest, suggesting limited conviction across the full market.

  • SGA's team must reach the Finals for him to be eligible; his probability is partially contingent on his team's playoff path and championship odds
  • Head-to-head statistical comparison between SGA and other candidates (particularly Wembanyama) during regular season closing and playoff performance
  • Injury status and availability of all top candidates through the Finals; any significant absence would restructure market probabilities
  • Championship favorability of SGA's team versus competing teams; Finals MVP typically goes to players on the winning team
  • Trading volume concentration ($3,378 on SGA contract) is lower than secondary candidates, indicating potential for repricing as playoffs approach

What moved the line

  • May 6Victor Wembanyama7pp1811¢ · Kalshi
  • May 6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander5pp5358¢ · Kalshi
  • May 6Jalen Brunson5pp27¢ · Kalshi
  • May 2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander4pp4751¢ · Kalshi
  • May 2Victor Wembanyama4pp1418¢ · Kalshi

Recently closed in general

These markets stopped trading. Last odds and any captured outcome are shown above — full settlement detail lives at the venue.

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How we compute these odds

SimpleFunctions aggregates live prediction-market contracts from Kalshi and Polymarket. Each slug groups contracts that resolve on the same underlying event, identified by venue event_id.

For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.

Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours; daily aggregates are computed at 04:00 UTC. The 30-day sparkline is drawn from per-ticker daily means stored in market_indicator_daily; 24h delta and movement events are derived from the same source.

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