- Bobby Witt Jr. and Shohei Ohtani have the shortest odds to win the AL and NL MVPs.
- Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes are favored to win the Cy Young Awards.
LOS ANGELES – The MLB regular season is finally here and two of the main odds to look at before the season gets going are the MVP and Cy Young winning odds for both the American and National League.
Ahead of Opening Day, legal sports betting sites have Bobby Witt Jr. and Shohei Ohtani favored to win the MVPs while Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes are favored to take the Cy Young.
AL MVP + Cy Young Odds
2025 AL MVP Odds
- Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) +300
- Aaron Judge (NYY) +330
- Gunnar Henderson (BAL) +700
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) +700
- Jose Ramirez (CLE) +1300
- Corey Seager (TEX) +1400
- Mike Trout (LAA) +1600
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) +1700
- Julio Rodriguez (SEA) +1800
- Rafael Devers (BOS) +2200
2025 AL Cy Young Odds
- Tarik Skubal (DET) +350
- Garrett Crochet (BOS) +400
- Cole Ragans (KC) +900
- Jacob deGrom (TEX) +1000
- Logan Gilbert (SEA) +1200
- Pablo Lopez (MIN) +1800
- Framber Valdez (HOU) +2000
- George Kirby (SEA) +2000
- Shane McClanahan (TB) +2000
- Hunter Brown (HOU) +2200
In the American League, Bobby Witt Jr. is favored to win his first MVP while Aaron Judge has the second shortest odds to win his second consecutive and third in four years. As for the Cy Young, Tarik Skubal is favored to win his second straight.
Looking at some betting stats from MLB betting sites, Witt Jr. also has the highest ticket percentage and highest betting handle on his MVP odds at 22.7% and 24.9% respectively. Judge is not in the top-3 for ticket percentage, but has the third highest betting handle to win the MVP at 8.3%.
As for the Cy Young odds, Garret Crochet is raking in the highest ticket percentage at 10.9% and highest betting handle at 18.8%. Skubal is not far back in both with a 7.2% ticket percentage and 11.2% handle.
NL MVP + Cy Young Odds
2025 NL MVP Odds
- Shohei Ohtani (LAD) +150
- Juan Soto (NYM) +550
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) +800
- Mookie Betts (LAD) +1200
- Bryce Harper (PHI) +1400
- Kyle Tucker (CHI) +1400
- Elly De La Cruz (CIN) +1500
- Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) +1600
- Francisco Lindor (NYM) +1800
- Freddie Freeman (LAD) +2500
2025 NL Cy Young Odds
- Paul Skenes (PIT) +200
- Zack Wheeler (PHI) +750
- Chris Sale (ATL) +1000
- Blake Snell (LAD) +1000
- Corbin Burnes (ARI) +1400
- Tyler Glasnow (LAD) +1600
- Dylan Cease (SD) +1800
- Hunter Greene (CIN) +2000
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) +2000
- Sandy Alcantara (MIA) +2200
To no surprise, Shohei Ohtani is favored to win his fourth MVP. He’s won two with the Los Angeles Angels and again last season in his first year with the LA Dodgers. There is a much wider odds margin in for the Cy Young winner with Paul Skenes heavily favored to win his first.
On the liability side for the MVP odds, Ohtani has the second shortest ticket percentage (15.1%) to Elly De La Cruz (23.8%). However, Ohtani has the highest betting handle at a massive 33% of the money while De La Cruz has 19.3%.
In a similar situation, the liability for the Cy Young odds have Zach Wheeler with 10.6% of the betting tickets and 11.8% of the betting handle. Skenes is second in both 9.7% of the tickets and 9.2% of the betting handle.
Past MVP + Cy Young Winner
Past AL MVP Winners
Year | Winner | Odds |
---|---|---|
2024 | Aaron Judge | +750 |
2023 | Shohei Ohtani | +190 |
2022 | Aaron Judge | +1800 |
2021 | Shohei Ohtani | +1500 |
2020 | Jose Abreu | +6000 |
Past AL Cy Young Winners
Year | Winner | Odds |
---|---|---|
2024 | Tarik Skubal | +1000 |
2023 | Gerrit Cole | +650 |
2022 | Justin Verlander | +1600 |
2021 | Robbie Ray | +20000 |
2020 | Shane Bieber | +1200 |
Past NL MVP Winners
Year | Winner | Odds |
---|---|---|
2024 | Shohei Ohtani | +950 |
2023 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | +850 |
2022 | Paul Goldschmidt | +4500 |
2021 | Bryce Harper | +1700 |
2020 | Freddie Freeman | +2500 |
Past NL Cy Young Winners
Year | Winner | Odds |
---|---|---|
2024 | Chris Sale | +3300 |
2023 | Blake Snell | +3500 |
2022 | Sandy Alcantara | +1600 |
2021 | Corbin Burnes | +4000 |
2020 | Trevor Bauer | +2000 |
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