2015 NL Cy Young Award Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (The Spread) – Oddsmakers have updated the odds to win the 2015 National League Cy Young award and Zack Grenike of the Dodgers is the current favorite.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Greinke is the clear favorite to win the award at 5/4 odds while Max Scherzer of the Nationals has the next best odds at 2/1. Gerrit Cole of the Pirates is 5/1, Greinke’s L.A. teammate Clayton Kershaw is 7/1 and Jacob deGrom of the Mets is 10/1.
The two pitchers with the longest odds to win the National League Cy Young award this year are Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals at 25/1, and Jake Arrieta of the Cubs at 33/1.
As of this writing, Greinke is 10-2 with a 1.41 ERA and a 2.58 FIP. His walk rate at 1.54 is the lowest of his career and he’s leaving runners on base at an 87.8-percent clip.
Scherzer, meanwhile, has been equally good, if not better in some areas. The Nationals’ ace is 11-8 with a 2.22 ERA and a 2.38 FIP, and currently owns a strikeout rate of 10.32, which is the highest of his career. He also has a career-low walk rate of 1.14, which is incredible.
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