2024 Cy Young Odds Tracker – Chris Sale Remains Betting Favorite Over Skenes in NL Cy Young Race
By Sascha Paruk
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- This page monitors the average odds to win the 2024 AL and NL Cy Young Awards
- Tarik Skubal (AL) and Chris Sale (NL) are heavy favorites in the 2024 Cy Young midway through September
- See where the MLB Cy Young odds sit now and how they have changed since opening
The graphs below display the average odds to win the 2024 AL and NL Cy Young Awards. The averages are calculated based on the odds available at reliable online sportsbooks.
Under the graphs, find an annotated timeline which describes major changes in the odds and why they happened.
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2024 American League Cy Young Odds
Tarik Skubal has overtaken Corbin Burnes as the favorite to win the AL Cy Young. They are the only two main contenders as the 2024 MLB season enters the final six weeks.
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- September 22: Skubal has become the presumptive winner at -5000 odds. No other player is shorter than +2750 (Emmanuel Clase).
- August 6: Skubal has become a -189 odds-on favorite with Burnes now the +200 second-favorite. Seth Lugo (+800) is the only other pitcher shorter than +2800.
- July 11: Skubal (+103) and Burnes (+236) continue to lead the AL Cy Young odds. Third-favorite Seth Lugo is back at +1090.
- June 10:Â Skubal has shortened to +133, widening the gap on Burnes (+481), while Tanner Houck is a distant third-favorite in the AL Cy Young odds at +1071.
- May 29: Skubal (+209) has now overtaken Burnes (+409) as the 2024 AL Cy Young favorite.
- April 25: Skubal (+470) has almost caught Burnes (+447) after the latter had a pedestrian last couple starts.
- April 10: Burnes has been rock-solid through three starts and has shortened to +436 on average. Detroit ace Tarik Skubal is now the second-favorite at +588.
- March 16: Gerrit Cole has been diagnosed with elbow nerve inflammation and will not throw for 3-4 weeks. As a result, his Cy Young odds have faded to +2500 and Corbin Burnes has taken over as the new favorite.
- February 27: Reigning champ Gerrit Cole (+523) starts as favorite in the 2024 AL Cy Young odds with Kevin Gausman (+700) a close second
Odds to Win AL Cy Young
Player | Best Odds | ||||
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Skubal, Tarik | -5000 BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | -5000 BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Clase, Emmanuel | +3000 BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | +3000 BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Burnes, Corbin | +6600 BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | +6600 BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Lugo, Seth | +6600 BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | +6600 BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Ragans, Cole | +8000 BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | +8000 BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Valdez, Framber | +10000 BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | +10000 BET NOW | - BET NOW |
The best odds to win AL Cy Young now belong to Detroit ace Tarik Skubal with Corbin Burnes fading to second and Tanner Houck sitting third as of the middle of June.
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2024 National League Cy Young Odds
The NL Cy Young favorites after the All-Star break are Chris Sale, Paul Skenes, and Zack Wheeler.
- September 22: Chris Sale (-2857) appears to be just over a week away from finally winning his first Cy Young award in his first season in the NL. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is the distant second-favorite at +1067.
- August 6: The NL Cy Young odds are a thrilling three-horse race between Chris Sale (+111), Zack Wheeler (+222), and dazzling rookie Paul Skenes (+213).
- July 11: Chris Sale’s renaissance continues at a rapid pace and the Braves ace is now the +130 NL Cy Young favorite, followed closely by Zack Wheeler at +138.
- June 10:Â Wheeler (+219) continues to separate from the pack. Second-favorite Glasnow is back at +688.
- May 29: In his first season with the Braves, Chris Sale is having a bounce-back season for the ages, already 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA. Sale has improved to fourth in the NL Cy Young odds at +670, trailing Zach Wheeler (+298), Shota Imanaga (+401), and Ranger Suarez (+580).
- April 25: Wheeler (+429) remains the favorite with Peralta (+515) now the sole second-favorite and Webb (+850) moving into third in the NL Cy Young odds.
- April 10: Devastating injury news for Strider (likely out for the season with a UCL issue) has allowed Zack Wheeler (+520) to move into the top spot in the NL Cy Young odds with Zac Gallen and Freddy Peralta (both +750) tied for second.
- February 27: Spencer Strider (+545) has opened as the favorite in the 2024 NL Cy Young odds over Zack Wheeler (+810) and Logan Webb (+1050).
Odds to Win NL Cy Young
Player | Best Odds | ||||
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Sale, Chris | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Wheeler, Zack | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Greene, Hunter | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Snell, Blake | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Glasnow, Tyler | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Cease, Dylan | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Keller, Mitch | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Webb, Logan | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Suarez, Ranger | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Skenes, Paul | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
King, Michael | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Imanaga, Shota | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
Sanchez, Cristopher | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW | - BET NOW |
The best odds to win the NL Cy Young belong to Chris Sale but Zack Wheeler is just a whisker behind the first-year Atlanta Brave.
NL Cy Young odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes.Â
ALÂ Cy Young Winners by Team
Team | Number of Cy Young Winners |
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Boston Red Sox | 7 |
Baltimore Orioles | 6 |
Cleveland Indians | 6 |
Detroit Tigers | 5 |
Oakland A’s | 5 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 4 |
Minnesota Twins | 4 |
Kansas City Royals | 4 |
New York Yankees | 4 |
Houston Astros | 3 |
Chicago White Sox | 2 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 2 |
Seattle Mariners | 2 |
LA Angels | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 2 |
NL Cy Young Winners by Team
Team | Number of Cy Young Winners |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 7 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 |
New York Mets | 7 |
Atlanta Braves | 6 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 |
Chicago Cubs | 5 |
San Diego Padres | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 3 |
San Francisco Giants | 3 |
Houston Astros | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 |
Washington Nationals | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds | 1 |
Miami Marlins | 1 |
Montreal Expos | 1 |
The tables above pertain to 1967 to the present day. The Cy Young Award was first handed out in 1956, but for the first 11 years, there was only one award for both leagues. Dodgers players won an additional five in that span. Yankee players won two. The Braves, White Sox, Pirates, and Angels won one.
AL Teams Without a Cy Young Winner
American League Teams Without a Cy Young Winner |
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Texas Rangers |
The Rangers are the only American League club to have never produced a Cy Young winner. Texas came close in 1989 when Nolan Ryan led the league in strikeouts and finished fifth in Cy Young voting.
NL Teams Without a Cy Young Winner
National League Teams Without a Cy Young Winner |
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Colorado Rockies |
Pitchers with Multiple Cy Young Awards
Pitcher | Number of Cy Young Awards |
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Roger Clemens | 7 |
Randy Johnson | 5 |
Steve Carlton | 4 |
Greg Maddux | 4 |
Sandy Koufax | 3 |
Pedro Martinez | 3 |
Jim Palmer | 3 |
Tom Seaver | 3 |
Clayton Kershaw | 3 |
Max Scherzer | 3 |
Justin Verlander | 3 |
Bob Gibson | 2 |
Tom Glavine | 2 |
Roy Halladay | 2 |
Corey Kluber | 2 |
Tim Lincecum | 2 |
Denny McLain | 2 |
Gaylord Perry | 2 |
Bret Saberhagen | 2 |
Johan Santana | 2 |
Jacob deGrom | 2 |
Blake Snell | 2 |
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.