NBA MVP Watch: The 5 biggest risers and fallers of January, including Joel Embiid and LeBron James

Recognizing which NBA MVP hopefuls are risers and fallers at sportsbooks.

As the NFL playoffs take the weekend off, sports bettors will need other markets to scour. Look no further than the NBA, where records are on the verge of being broken, players are complaining about refs, epic stat lines are becoming the norm and the conference standings and end-of-season awards races are ever-changing.

Much like the crowded Western Conference standings, a week’s worth of basketball games can cause all sorts of movement at sportsbooks. Such has been the case throughout the season, and January’s week-by-week game of musical chairs is a reflection of that,

Today, we focus on the NBA MVP race, which looks a little different today than it did at the beginning of the month.

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