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The Greek Freak is officially the NBA MVP frontrunner—at least in the eyes of bettors.

Dave Mason of BetOnline passed along the most popular MVP bets, with Giannis Antetokounmpo (+425, bet $100 to win $425) raking in the most money heading into opening night. Kawhi Leonard (+1200) has received the second-most action, with LeBron James (+400) sitting in third.

It's fair to say the majority of bettors are riding the Milwaukee Bucks star heading into the season because of the negligible difference in odds between Giannis and LeBron. Leonard, more than likely, is drawing money because 12-1 odds are strong for the best player on a potential 60-win team.

Antetokounmpo's chances are plain as day for anyone to see. He's in his sixth NBA season and has posted exponential growth with each passing year. The goal for 2018-19 appears to be adding three-pointers to his arsenal, which he knocked down at a respectable rate during the postseason. If Antetokounmpo hits even a three or two per game at an acceptable clip, it'll only open up the more dominating aspects of his game.

Team wins will be key to Antetokounmpo's MVP hopes. The Bucks went 44-38 last season but underachieved. They hired Mike Budenholzer as their new head coach this offseason and should move into the 50-win range based on the coaching improvement alone.

"I had confidence, but I wasn't comfortable," Antetokounmpo told Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports. "I had Jason Kidd [coaching me] in the past. My second year, he told me not to shoot the ball. My third year, at the end he told me to shoot a little bit. In my fourth year he let me shoot it and in my fifth year he told me I had the green light. But I wasn't comfortable enough.