2022 Cy Young Odds Tracker
By Sascha Paruk
Updated:
- This page tracked the odds to win the 2022 AL and NL Cy Young Awards
- Justin Verlander won his third in the AL while Sandy Alcantara captured his first in the NL
- Looking for the current Cy Young odds?
This page monitored the odds to win the American League Cy Young Award and National League Cy Young Award during the 2022 MLB season. The odds in the graphs represent averages at online sportsbooks at various points in time.
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American League Cy Young Odds
- Sep. 4: The AL Cy Young has become a two-horse race between Verlander (-152) and Cease (+105) with only a few starts remaining for each.
- July 31: McClanahan (+158) is narrowly favored over Verlander (+223) with Cease (+825) a distant third.
- June 5: Verlander (+475), Cole (+550), McLanahan (+625), Cortes (+675), and Gausman (+725) are currently the top-five favorites.
- May 17: Verlander shortened again (+500) as did second-favorite Gausman (+625) while Cole (+775) and Cease (+925) both lost ground. Ohtani remains fifth at +950.
- May 8: Bieber faded badly to +1400, while Verlander (+625) and Gausman (+675) now sit first and second in the AL Cy Young odds.
- Apr. 25: Bieber has become the favorite at +575. Verlander moved into second (+750) while Cole faded to fourth (+1000).
- Apr. 17: Dylan Cease improved from +1650 to +875 and is now the third-favorite. Justin Verlander also moved into the top five (+1300).
- Apr. 10: Cole faded slightly from +438 to +450, while second-favorite Bieber improved from +775 to +700. Framber Valdez shot up from +7000 to +5000 after pitching 6.2 scoreless innings in his first start.
- Apr. 3: Gerrit Cole (+438) is favored over Shane Bieber (+775) and Lucas Giolito (+1050) in the opening AL Cy Young odds; reigning champion Robbie Ray (+1200) is the fourth favorite.
AL Cy Young Favorites
| Player | Â Odds |
|---|---|
| Justin Verlander (HOU) | -20000 |
| Dylan Cease (CHW) | +7000 |
| Shohei Ohtani (LAA) | +12000 |
| Framber Valdez (HOU) | +25000 |
| Alek Manoah (TOR) | +50000 |
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2022 National League Cy Young Odds
- Sep. 4: Alcantara is now a -450 favorite with roughly four weeks to go in the season. Fried has moved into second but at a distant +1200.
- July 31: Alcantara is a -165 favorite with roughly two months to go. Burnes has faded to a +638 second-favorite.
- June 5: Scherzer’s oblique injury has led to Burnes becoming the sole favorite at +450, but Miami’s Sandy Alcantara has skyrocketed from +2750 to +575 over the past two weeks and now sits a close second.
- May 17: Scherzer and Burnes are now tied at +490 with third-favorite Rodon fading to +700. Pablo Lopez jumped to fifth-favorite at +1600.
- May 8: Scherzer improved to +500 and remains the NL Cy Young favorite, slightly ahead of Burnes (+525) and Rodon (+600).
- Apr. 25: Clayton Kershaw continues his throwback season (2.65 ERA, 0.588 WHIP). He’s tied for fourth-favorite at +1200.
- Apr. 17: SF’s Carlos Rodon moved into the top five, improving from +1750 to +1100. Teammate Logan Webb is now sixth at +1300.
- Apr. 10: Woodruff faded from +1200 to +1450 after dismal first start. Rodon improved from +2100 to +1750 after going 6.2 innings of one-run ball in his opening start.
- Apr. 3: Max Scherzer, now with the Mets, has opened as the favorite at +650, followed by reigning-champion Corbin Burnes (+775).Â
NL Cy Young Favorites
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Sandy Alcantara (MIA) | -20000 |
| Julio Urias (LAD) | +10000 |
| Zac Gallen (ARI) | +10000 |
| Max Fried (ATL) | +50000 |
| Aaron Nola (PHI) | +50000 |
| Kyle Wright (ATL) | +50000 |
| Edwin Diaz (NYM) | +50000 |
Odds as of Oct. 2, 2022, at FanDuel Sportsbook. Claim a FanDuel Sportsbook promo code. Â Â
Managing Editor
Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
