October 2nd, 2023

2023 NL Cy Young Award Odds & Futures Betting: Who Will Win the National League Cy Young?

The 2023 MLB season features several compelling storylines surrounding pitchers. With most of the favorites going into this season out of the race, there is a very compelling NL Cy Young award race going on. Here, we look at the favorites to win that race and make our MLB betting picks for this individual award market.

2023 NL Cy Young Odds

Player
Burnes	+500	+500	+500	+500	+500
Verlander	+500	+600	+500	+600	+700
Alcantara	+600	+475	+600	+450	+500
Scherzer	+700	+750	+700	+800	+800
Nola	+1000	+1200	+1500	+1200	+1300
Fried	+1200	+1200	+1200	+1000	+1200
Gallen	+1400	+1600	+1400	+1700	+1600
Strider	+1500	+1100	+1000	+1300	+1000
Wheeler	+1700	+1600	+1700	+1200	+1600
Urias	+1800	+2000	+1500	+2000	+2000
Darvish	+2000	+2200	+2000	+2200	+2400
Musgrove	+2500	+2000	+2500	+1800	+3000
Webb	+2500	+3000	+2500	+2000	+5000
Wright	+2800	+3500	+2800	+3000	+6000
Snell	+3300	+3500	+3300	+3500	+3500
Kershaw	+3500	+4000	+4000	+4000	+5000
Kelly	+4000	+5000	+5000	+5000	+10000
Gonsolin	+4000	+4000	+4000	+4000	+6000
Woodruff	+5000	+2000	+3000	+3500	+2000
Senga	+5000	+5000	+5000	+5000	+8000

NL CY YOUNG HANDICAPPING

Blake Snell, San Diego Padres

Blake Snell has come out of nowhere to be the clear favorite to win the NL Cy Young in 2023. He has become the league leader in ERA on the year, as he has served as one of the few bright spots in a bad season for the San Diego Padres. Snell’s individual stats are excellent this season, and he should win this award despite the Padres being a massive disappointment in the NL West.

Justin Steele, Chicago Cubs

Also deserving credit for staying in the NL Cy Young race is Justin Steele of the Chicago Cubs. Steele has been very good all season long, but has really come on in the second half of the year, keeping the Cubs in the Wild Card race despite injuries to pitchers like Marcus Stroman. While it looks like Steele may come up short in the race for this award, the fact that he is the only plausible challenger left for Snell at the conclusion of the regular season is impressive nonetheless.

Who Will Win the NL Cy Young Award?

Going into this season, we took Scherzer to win the NL Cy Young award. But that did not pan out, as he wasn’t good enough and has been traded to the American League. Instead, Blake Snell is the only real choice to win the NL Cy Young award going forward, as he has really separated himself from the pack in the second half of the season.