MLB Cy Young Odds 2025: AL & NL Favorites, Predictions

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes, making his major league debut, delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
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  • Detroitโ€™s Tarik Skubal opens as the AL Cy Young favorite.
  • Pittsburghโ€™s Paul Skenes begins as the NL Cy Young favorite.

Starting pitchers might have lost some importance in this new era of baseball, but there is still something special about watching the best pitchers take the mound every handful of days.

In 2024, those pitchers were Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves. It marked the first Cy Young award for both pitchers.

MLB betting odds for the 2025 Cy Young market are now available at the BetMGM online sportsbook.

AL Cy Young Odds: Favorites

PlayerTeamOdds
Tarik SkubalTigers+300
Gerrit ColeYankees+600
Logan GilbertMariners+700
Garrett CrochetRed Sox+700
Cole RagansRoyals+1000
Framber ValdezAstros+1400
Max FriedYankees+1600
Luis CastilloMariners+1800
George KirbyMariners+2000
Jacob deGromRangers+2000

Skubal starts as the betting favorite (+300) to win the AL Cy Young award in 2025 after leading this market for much of 2024.

Skubal was BetMGM’s most significant liability in this market last year. He received 14.6% of bets and 21.7% of the handle.

That proved to be the right call by bettors. Skubal was the front-runner for much of the season, trading as a minus-odds favorite by the All-Star break.

Skubal finished with an 18-4 record and a 2.39 ERA in his Cy Young campaign. He struck out 228 batters across 192 innings in 31 starts.

Of the players further down the board, Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom (+2000) stands out as the best value in the opening market.

Prediction: Jacob deGrom (+2000)

NL Cy Young Odds: Favorites

PlayerTeamOdds
Paul SkenesPirates+400
Zach WheelerPhillies+400
Chris SaleBraves+500
Hunter GreeneReds+1000
Yoshinobu YamamotoDodgers+1400
Blake SnellDodgers+1800
Logan WebbGiants+1800
Michael KingPadres+2000
Shota ImanagaCubs+2500
Tyler GlasnowDodgers+2500

Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes begins as the betting favorite (+400) to win the NL Cy Young after a remarkable rookie season. He finished third in voting last year and already has some of the best stuff in baseball.

But this market didnโ€™t go according to plan in 2024. Spencer Strider started as a +425 favorite to win the NL Cy Young award, but a different Atlanta pitcher claimed the honor.

Sale won his first Cy Young award in his age-35 season. He went 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA in 29 starts. He struck out 225 batters in 177 2/3 innings of work.

Sale was a 30/1 long shot to win the award entering the 2024 MLB season.

Of the long shots, I like the odds on San Diegoโ€™s Michael King (+2000) at this point in the offseason.

Prediction: Michael King (+2000)

2024 AL Cy Young Voting

RankPlayerTeamTotal Points1st-Place Votes
1Tarik SkubalTigers21030
2Seth LugoRoyals930
3Emmanuel ClaseGuardians660
4Cole RagansRoyals480
5Corbin BurnesOrioles470
6Logan GilbertMariners250
7Framber ValdezAstros170
8Kirby YaesRangers20
9Yusei KikuchiAstros10
10Cade SmithGuardians10

2024 NL Cy Young Voting

RankPlayerTeamTotal Points1st-Place Votes
1Chris SaleBraves19826
2Zack WheelerPhillies1304
3Paul SkenesPirates530
4Dylan CeasePadres450
5Shota ImanagaCubs380
6Logan WebbGiants180
7Michael KingPadres140
8Hunter GreeneReds50
9Ryan HelsleyCardinals40
10Cristopher SรกnchezPhillies20

List of AL & NL Cy Young Winners

YearAL WinnerNL Winner
2024Tarik SkubalChris Sale
2023Gerrit ColeBlake Snell
2022Justin VerlanderSandy Alcรกntara
2021Robbie RayCorbin Burnes
2020Shane BieberTrevor Bauer
2019Justin VerlanderJacob deGrom
2018Blake SnellJacob deGrom
2017Corey KluberMax Scherzer
2016Rick PorcelloMax Scherzer
2015Dallas KeuchelJake Arrieta
2014Corey KluberClayton Kershaw
2013Max ScherzerClayton Kershaw
2012David PriceR. A. Dickey
2011Justin VerlanderClayton Kershaw
2010Fรฉlix HernรกndezRoy Halladay
2009Zack GreinkeTim Lincecum
2008Cliff LeeTim Lincecum
2007CC SabathiaJake Peavy
2006Johan SantanaBrandon Webb
2005Bartolo ColรณnChris Carpenter
2004Johan SantanaRoger Clemens
2003Roy Halladayร‰ric Gagnรฉ
2002Barry ZitoRandy Johnson
2001Roger ClemensRandy Johnson
2000Pedro MartรญnezRandy Johnson
1999Pedro MartรญnezRandy Johnson
1998Roger ClemensTom Glavine
1997Roger ClemensPedro Martรญnez
1996Pat HentgenJohn Smoltz
1995Randy JohnsonGreg Maddux
1994David ConeGreg Maddux
1993Jack McDowellGreg Maddux
1992Dennis EckersleyGreg Maddux
1991Roger ClemensTom Glavine
1990Bob WelchDoug Drabek
1989Bret SaberhagenMark Davis
1988Frank ViolaOrel Hershiser
1987Roger ClemensSteve Bedrosian
1986Roger ClemensMike Scott
1985Bret SaberhagenDwight Gooden
1984Willie HernรกndezRick Sutcliffe
1983LaMarr HoytJohn Denny
1982Pete VuckovichSteve Carlton
1981Rollie FingersFernando Valenzuela
1980Steve StoneSteve Carlton
1979Mike FlanaganBruce Sutter
1978Ron GuidryGaylord Perry
1977Sparky LyleSteve Carlton
1976Jim PalmerRandy Jones
1975Jim PalmerTom Seaver
1974Catfish HunterMike Marshall
1973Jim PalmerTom Seaver
1972Gaylord PerrySteve Carlton
1971Vida BlueFerguson Jenkins
1970Jim PerryBob Gibson
1969Mike Cuellar & Denny McLainTom Seaver
1968Denny McLainBob Gibson
1967Jim LonborgMike McCormick
1966Sandy Koufax*Sandy Koufax*
1965Sandy Koufax*Sandy Koufax*
1964Dean Chance*Dean Chance*
1963Sandy Koufax*Sandy Koufax*
1962Don Drysdale*Don Drysdale*
1961Whitey Ford*Whitey Ford*
1960Vern Law*Vern Law*
1959Early Wynn*Early Wynn*
1958Bob TurleyBob Turley
1957Warren Spahn*Warren Spahn*
1956Don Newcombe*Don Newcombe*

*There was only one award for both leagues from 1956-66.

Players With Most Cy Young Awards

Roger Clemens has won the most Cy Young Awards (seven):

Roger Clemens: 7
Randy Johnson: 5
Greg Maddux: 4
Steve Carlton: 4

Teams With Most Cy Young Awards

The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have the most Cy Young Awards (12):

Dodgers: 12
Braves: 8
Mets: 7
Phillies: 7
Red Sox: 7

Has a Rookie Ever Won the Cy Young Award?

Fernando Valenzuela is the only rookie to win the Cy Young.

As a 21-year-old for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981, Valenzuela won the NL Cy Young. He was led the MLB in strikeouts and won NL Rookie of the Year in leading the Dodgers to the World Series.

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Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.

Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.