Victor Wembanyama has quickly risen up the NBA MVP rankings over the past few weeks while the San Antonio Spurs continue to look like true title contenders. While it was his recent MVP speech that helped him shoot up in the odds to win the award, his latest record-breaking stat line against the Golden State Warriors is only adding to his case.
Wembanyama finished the Spurs’ win over the Warriors with 41 points, 18 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks on 72.7% shooting in just 29 minutes, breaking multiple franchise records in the process.
While he still trails behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in NBA MVP odds for this season, according to most major sportsbooks and prediction markets, with how he’s elevated his game and San Antonio’s continued team success, Wembanyama is making a strong case to take home the award over the reigning winner.
Victor Wembanyama MVP Odds Surge After Spurs’ Win Over Warriors
GettyVictor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs warms up before their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on April 01, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
Wembanyama was already a top favorite to win the top regular-season award, ahead of Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic in MVP odds, before the Spurs’ game against Golden State.
He had anywhere from +250 to +350 odds to take home the honor, odds that had only been increasing over the past few weeks.
However, after his second 40-point double-double in a row, a stat line that was the first in franchise history, his MVP odds jumped even higher.
According to DraftKings, the French phenomenon is now +220 for the MVP, and per FanDuel, he has +300 odds to win the award, only behind the Oklahoma City Thunder star in the race on both of the country’s top two sportsbooks.
In the win over the Warriors, Wembanyama also became the first player in Spurs history since Dennis Rodman more than 30 years ago to have five games in a row with at least 15 rebounds. He passed legends David Robinson and Tim Duncan with his stat line on Wednesday.
In those last five games, while Wembanyama’s MVP odds have been surging, he has averaged 30 points, 15.8 rebounds, four assists, and 3.8 blocks.
“The Spurs have won 10 straight overall and 15 consecutive games in which Wembanyama has appeared. During that streak, Wembanyama has averaged 27.9 points and 12.3 rebounds per game,” Anthony Slater of ESPN added about the 22-year-old’s recent run.
Victor Wembanyama Speaks On Winning MVP Award
GettyVictor Wembanyama isn’t waiting for MVP conversations, he’s forcing his way into the center of them as the Spurs continue to win in dominant fashion.
Wembanyama made recent headlines when he gave three points as to why he thought he deserves to win the MVP award this season, which, in turn, only boosted his odds for the trophy.
But in addition to that, after San Antonio’s latest win, he once again took the podium and make his further case for the MVP.
“I do care deeply about it,” Wembanyama said postgame. “I think that of the greats that are in the Hall of Fame — or the best of all time — they have fought and grabbed everything they could grab early on in their career. If I want to make my spot among the greats, I got to try to not miss any occasion to put my name up there.”
While early in his career Wembanyama has set numerous records and broken several previously ‘unbeatable’ feats, he said he was still surprised to hear that he matched Rodman with his rebounding prowess, a player typically considered one of the best in that aspect of the game in NBA history.
“Wow,” he said. “I watched a lot of highlights [of Rodman], mostly on the Bulls than anything else. They don’t make them like [him] anymore.”
After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave multiple compliments to the French center now firmly second in the MVP odds this season. Along with saying that Wembanyama looks like he is playing on a ‘Nerf hoop’, the multi-time champion as a player and coach, who shared the floor with Rodman in the late 1990s, had only praise for the young star.
“His first couple years he looked young at times. He doesn’t look young anymore. He looks like he knows exactly what he’s doing.”
“Several lobs it looked like a Nerf hoop.”
“He’s got unbelievable confidence now,” Kerr said. “He looks like he knows exactly what to do on both ends. His first couple years, he looked young at times. He doesn’t look young anymore. He just looks like he knows exactly what he’s doing. Dominated the glass. There’s plays you can’t do anything. Several lobs where it looked like a Nerf hoop. He’s brilliant.”
Victor Wembanyama MVP Odds Surge After Historic Statline Vs Warriors