Nikola Jokic NBA Player Props: Model Picks For MVP Matchup in 76ers vs. Nuggets

MVP candidates Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid will take the court on Monday night as the Nuggets vs 76ers matchup headlines the NBA slate.

Both teams are in the top three of their respective conferences, and the two big men are the significant favorites to take home the NBA's most prestigious individual award.

At the moment, Jokic is the favorite to win a third straight MVP at -145 and Embiid is the second-favorite at +195.

Read on to see how the Action Network's player prop projection tool is finding value on the Nuggets' superstar ahead of the game.

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*Odds and projections as of Monday afternoon

According to our NBA player prop picks, the most valuable way to back Jokic is by taking a couple of his unders.

As of the time of writing we project the Nuggets center for 8.2 assists, and his current assists total is listed at 9.5 across the board. On a 1-10 scale, our prop projections grade that as a 10.

Additionally, his rebounds + assists prop number of 21.5 is worth a play to the low side as well, as we project him at 19.4. This grades in at an 8 on the 1-10 scale.

Backing Jokic unders may not be the most attractive thing to do, but in this situation that's what the models are calling for.