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  • See each contender’s odds of winning the 2024 AL and NL MVP awards
  • Shohei Ohtani (NL) and Aaron Judge (AL) are the favorites in the MLB MVP odds as of mid-July
  • The graphs below track the changes in the NL MVP odds & AL MVP odds over the course of the season

This page tracks the odds to win the 2024 AL and NL MVP awards, averaging the odds from online sportsbooks in the United States. You can track how the odds have changed with the graphs below and shop for the best current lines in the tables.

Use the anchors below to jump to the American League MVP odds or National League MVP odds.

2024 AL MVP Odds

Aaron Judge remains the AL MVP favorite as of mid-July with Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson his only serious challenger.

American League MVP Favorites

Player
Best Odds
DraftKings
FanDuel
BetMGM
Bet365
Judge, Aaron
Henderson, Gunnar
Witt Jr, Bobby
DraftKings
+1000
+1000
+1000
Soto, Juan
FanDuel
+1700
+1500
+1700
+1600
Casas, Triston
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Varsho, Daulton
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Pena, Jeremy
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Carter, Evan
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Buxton, Byron
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Springer, George
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Torres, Gleyber
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Diaz, Yandy
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Arozarena, Randy
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Yoshida, Masataka
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Ramirez, Jose
FanDuel
+15000
+7000
+15000
+8000
Altuve, Jose
BetMGM
+15000
+10000
+15000
Lewis, Royce
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
+12500
Rizzo, Anthony
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
Semien, Marcus
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
+15000
Jung, Josh
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
Torkelson, Spencer
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
Heim, Jonah
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
Diaz, Yainer
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
Crawford, Jp
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
Alvarez, Yordan
FanDuel
+16000
+10000
+16000
+15000

Aaron Judge has rocketed to the top of the AL MVP odds at +121, leaving both Juan Soto (+431) and Bobby Witt Jr (+435) in his wake.
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AL MVP odds are updated every 15-60 minutes from DraftKings & FanDuel Sportsbook among others.

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AL MVP Race Timeline

  • July 11: Even though his Yankees are gone into freefall, Aaron Judge (-332) is a heavy, odds-on favorite to win his third AL MVP award. Gunnar Henderson is a +318 second-favorite. No other player is shorter than +1500 in what’s become a two-horse race.
  • June 10: Judge’s has been hitting the cover off the ball over the last two weeks and surged to +121. Soto (+431) is now second. Henderson (+497) has also seen dramatic improvement over the past month.
  • May 29: Soto (+252), Witt (+327), and Judge (+328) are neck-and-neck at the top of the 2024 AL MVP odds as of late May.
  • April 25: Soto (+265) continues to improve but so do his main competitors; Witt has shortened to +458 while Gunnar Henderson is now the +808 fourth-favorite.
  • April 10: Soto has shortened to +356 as he powers the Yankees to a 10-2 start. KC’s Bobby Witt Jr has moved into the top five at +1000.
  • March 27: Ahead of Opening Day some sportsbooks have moved Juan Soto ahead of teammate Aaron Judge in the AL MVP odds. Soto’s average odds are better than Judge’s as we enter the season.
  • March 14: The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (+550) is a slight favorite over new teammate Juan Soto (+590) and the Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez (+890).

2024 NL MVP Odds

After Dodger teammate and erstwhile favorite Mookie Betts was shelved for roughly two months with a hand injury, Shohei Ohtani took over as the heavy NL MVP favorite.

National League MVP Favorites

Player
Best Odds
DraftKings
FanDuel
BetMGM
Bet365
Ohtani, Shohei
Harper, Bryce
Freeman, Freddie
BetMGM
+2200
+2000
+2100
+2200
Ozuna, Marcell
DraftKings
+4000
+4000
+3500
+3500
Marte, Ketel
FanDuel
+4800
+3500
+4800
+4000
de la Cruz, Elly
FanDuel
+5000
+3500
+5000
+4000
Turner, Trea
FanDuel
+5500
+5000
+5500
+5000
Lindor, Francisco
FanDuel
+6000
+5000
+6000
+4000
Contreras, Willson
DraftKings
+8000
+8000
Muncy, Max
DraftKings
+8000
+8000
Contreras, William
FanDuel
+9000
+7000
+9000
+8000
Bogaerts, Xander
DraftKings
+9000
+9000
Pederson, Joc
DraftKings
+9000
+9000
Bohm, Alec
FanDuel
+10000
+6000
+10000
+10000
Tatis Jr, Fernando
FanDuel
+10000
+7500
+10000
+8000
Winker, Jesse
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Realmuto, J.T.
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Hoerner, Nico
DraftKings
+10000
+10000
Yelich, Christian
DraftKings
+12000
+12000
+10000
+8000
Olson, Matt
BetMGM
+15000
+8000
+13000
+15000
Hernandez, Teoscar
BetMGM
+15000
+8000
+15000
Riley, Austin
BetMGM
+15000
+10000
+15000
Swanson, Dansby
BetMGM
+15000
+10000
+15000
Smith, Will
DraftKings
+15000
+15000
+15000
+15000
Steer, Spencer
BetMGM
+15000
+10000
+15000

With Acuna injured, the NL MVP odds heavily favor Mookie Betts roughly a third of the way through the season. Bryce Harper has moved into second while Betts’ Dodger teammate Shohei Ohtani is a distant third-favorite.

NL MVP odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes from FanDuel, BetMGM, and DraftKings Sportsbook among others. 

NL MVP Race Timeline

  • July 11: With Betts out for up to eight weeks with a broken hand, LAD teammate and two-time AL MVP Shohei Ohtani is they heavy favorite to win NL MVP during his first season on the Senior Circuit. Fellow two-time MVP Bryce Harper is now the second-favorite.
  • June 10: Betts has faded slightly to +143 as Harper (+417) makes his annual charge up the board.
  • May 29: Betts (+127) continues to shorten with teammate Ohtani (+376) his only serious challenger. Third-favorite Contreras is back at +858.
  • April 25: Betts improved to +252, well ahead of second-favorite and reigning NL MVP Acuna (+725) and two-time AL MVP Ohtani (+858).
  • April 10: Betts (+386) has surpassed Acuna (+560) for top spot in the NL MVP odds with Tatis (+960) sitting third.
  • March 14: Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuna (+495) is the early favorite over Mookie Betts (+660) and newest LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani (+840), who captured the AL MVP in 2020 and 2023.

MLB MVP Winners by Position

Here’s a breakdown of which positions both of baseball’s MVP awards have gone to in the past:

AL MVP Winners by Position

Position Number of MVP Winners
Outfield 33
First Base 16
Pitcher 13
Shortstop 9
Catcher 8
Third Base 8
Second Base 5
Designated Hitter 1
Two-Way Player 2

NL MVP Winners by Position

Position Number of MVP Winners
Outfield 36
First Base 16
Pitcher 10
Third Base 10
Catcher 8
Shortstop 7
Second Base 6

MLB MVP Winners by Team

And here is a breakdown of which teams have produced the most MVPs:

AL MVP Winners by Team

Team Number of MVP Winners
New York Yankees 21
Detroit Tigers 11
Oakland A’s 11
Boston Red Sox 11
Los Angeles Angels 6
Texas Rangers 6
Baltimore Orioles 5
Chicago White Sox 5
Minnesota Twins 5
Milwaukee Brewers 3
Cleveland Indians 2
Seattle Mariners 2
Toronto Blue Jays 2
Kansas City Royals 1
Houston Astros 1

NL MVP Winners by Team

Team Number of MVP Winners
St. Louis Cardinals 18
San Francisco Giants 13
Cincinnati Reds 12
Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Chicago Cubs 9
Atlanta Braves 8
Philadelphia Phillies 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Colorado Rockies 1
San Diego Padres 1
Houston Astros 1
Miami Marlins 1
Milwaukee Brewers 2
Washington Nationals 1

Archived MLB MVP Odds: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

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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.