2024 MLB Playoff Championship Series MVP odds: Stanton wins; Ohtani favored
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}While the regular-season MVP awards seem to be all but locked up, there is still the matter of the NLCS MVP, with the World Series MVP race on the horizon.
Shohei Ohtani is the heavy favorite to win the National League regular-season MVP, and he's also atop the oddsboard in the NLCS race.
In the ALCS, it was Giancarlo Stanton who took home the prize after the Yankees finished off the Guardians in five games.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 20.
2024 NLCS MVP ODDS:
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers: +170 (bet $10 to win $27 total)
Mookie Betts, Dodgers: +380 (bet $10 to win $48 total)
Max Muncy, Dodgers: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Tommy Edman, Dodgers: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The rapid nature of the MLB postseason causes the odds to shift day-to-day, but as of Sunday, Ohtani remained the favorite in the NLCS, but Stanton took over on the ALCS board.
Through five games in the NLCS, Ohtani has two home runs, six hits and five RBIs. His massive three-run homer in Game 3 opened things up for the Dodgers to take a 2-1 series lead, and his lead-off homer in Game 4 gave L.A. an early lead which it rode to a 10-2 win.
Moving into second on the NL oddsboard is his teammate Mookie Betts, who has two home runs, eight hits and eight RBIs in the series.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}As for the ALCS, Stanton won the award after mashing four home runs and seven RBIs for the Bronx Bombers during the five-game series.
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