Mahomes Favored for Two ESPYS
The annual ESPYS show is set for Wednesday, July 12, and fans have been voting over the past week to help decide which athletes will take home honors for 22 categories.
SportsBetting.ag has created odds for the 10 most notable categories, and the projections range from heavy favorites to tossups to wide-open races.
Patrick Mahomes earned two nominations this year, one for “Best NFL Player” and another for the best athlete in men’s sports category.
Following his MVP and Super Bowl season, Mahomes is a hefty, -300 favorite to take home honors in the NFL category. The next-closest odds below to Jalen Hurts at +550.
Mahomes isn’t the odds-on favorite for “Best Athlete: Men's Sports,” but his odds are more than half of Aaron Judge’s, who has the second-best odds at +250.
Below, you will find the complete list of ESPY odds for the NFL and nine other categories.
Best NFL Player
Patrick Mahomes -300
Jalen Hurts +550
Justin Jefferson +800
Nick Bosa +1000
Best Athlete: Men's Sports
Patrick Mahomes +120
Aaron Judge +250
Nikola Jokic +400
Lionel Messi +500
Best Athlete: Women's Sports
Iga Swiatek +180
A'ja Wilson +225
Sophia Smith +300
Mikaela Shriffrin +425
Best Play
Justin Jefferson +180
Michael Block +250
Trinity Thomas +300
Ally Lemos +400
Best Record-Breaking Performance
LeBron James -380
Novak Djokovic +700
Mikaela Shriffrin +900
Max Verstappen +1000
Best MLB Player
Aaron Judge +120
Shohei Ohtani +120
Paul Goldschmidt +850
Justin Verlander +1000
Best NBA Player
Nikola Jokic -300
Jimmy Butler +650
Joel Embiid +650
Jayson Tatum +1000
Best NHL Player
Conor McDavid -500
Jonathan Marchessault +700
Linus Ullmark +1000
David Pastrnak +1600
Best Golfer
Jon Rahm -250
Scottie Scheffler +500
Nelly Korda +700
Wyndham Clark +900
Best Soccer Player
Erling Haaland +190
Lionel Messi +220
Aitana Bonmati +300
Sophia Smith +400
- SportsBetting.ag News Wire
