2024 MLB MVP odds: Shohei Ohtani moving up the favorites list in NL
The MLB season is off and swinging, and Mookie Betts and Juan Soto remain the favorites to win MVP for each league — but both have some stiff competion.
Betts' odds of winning the National League MVP sit at +155, while reigning MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. has seen his odds lengthen from +600 a few weeks ago to +1300 as of May 8.
In second is Betts' teammate, Shohei Ohtani, who has increased his production recently in his first season with the Dodgers.
The 29-year-old Japanese superstar revealed his marriage in the offseason and had to deal with his interpreter stealing millions of dollars from him. However, this has not hindered his play on the field.
As of May 8, Ohtani is tied atop the MLB home run leaderboard with 10, leads the league in batting average at .364, and has the most hits in the league with 52.
He has taken the year off from pitching to recover from an injured elbow ligament.
Betts is thrid in batting average (.349) and second in hits (52) as of Wenesday.
In mid-April, Ohtani was at +1400, fifth on the oddsboard behind Betts, Acuna, Fernando Tatis Jr. and another Dodgers teammate, Freddie Freeman.
Freeman has since dipped from +1000 all the way to +3700.
Let's check out the most recent odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.
National League MVP Odds: *
Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers: +150 (bet $10 to win $25.00 total)
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: +410 (bet $10 to win $51 total)
Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
American League MVP Odds: *
Juan Soto, New York Yankees: +230 (bet $10 to win $33 total) 230
Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: +320 (bet $10 to win $42 total)
Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles: +500 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)
Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros: +2100 (bet $10 to win $220 total)
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros: +2100 (bet $10 to win $220 total)
* odds as of 5/8/24
Over in the AL, the New York Yankees' outfielder Juan Soto remains the favorite to win the MVP at +230, moving up from +330 in mid-April.
Making a giant jump up the oddsboard is Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who now sits at +500, good for the third-best odds in the AL.
Henderson saw his odds shorten from +1800 just a few weeks ago.
As of May 8, Henderson is tied for the second-most home runs in MLB with 10.
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