Nearly a month has passed since we did our first awards check-in of the season, and naturally a lot has happened.However, in the MLB awards betting market, a lot of familiar faces sit atop the odds charts. Shohei Ohtani is now minus money to win the AL MVP, the NL Cy Young has two early favorites and the NL MVP and AL Cy Young each have an early season favorite.Here's a brief reminder of the criteria we are looking for when assessing these two main awards.MVPWe're looking for someone typically in that peak range of 24-30 years old.
Winning matters
A previous strong finish in the MVP race is needed
WAR is by far the most important statisticCy YoungERA is king. All other factors can be pushed away to bow at the altar of a top-two ERA.With that in mind, let's assess these markets. As a reminder, you can shop odds at multiple books for all MLB awards by visiting our futures betting odds page.
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