MLB All-Star Game Betting Odds, Best Bets: NL Slight Betting Favorites
Pirates star Paul Skenes and the NL All-Stars enter the MLB All-Star Game as slight favorites over the AL All-Stars tonight in Atlanta.
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The biggest names in baseball are all in action tonight at Truist Park in Atlanta for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Both recent history and the odds for tonight's clash between the NL All-Stars and the AL All-Stars tell us that we should be in for another close ASG tonight.
Dating back to 2016, seven of the last eight MLB All-Star Games were decided by two runs or less (the AL's 5-2 win in 2021 marked the most one-sided result since its own 6-3 win back in 2015).
One interesting note as we dive into the MLB All-Star Game betting odds and best bets is that the NL is the slight favorite despite the AL's recent dominance. The American League won the Midsummer Classic every year from 2013-22, with the exception of 2020, when the game was canceled.
The NL snapped a nine-game losing streak in 2023, but the AL won in 2024 to give it 10 ASG wins in the last 11 editions.
MLB All-Star Game Betting Odds
DK FD bet365 National League ML -119 -116 -115 American League ML -102 -102 -105 NL run line -1.5 (+171) -1.5 (+168) -1.5 (+185) AL run line +1.5 (-229) +1.5 (-220) +1.5 (-225) Total 7 (o-121; u-101) 7 (o-120; u-102) 7 (o-120; u+100)
MLB All-Star Game MVP Odds
The favorites for ASG MVP should come as no surprise.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's odds, via DraftKings, are slightly shorter than Aaron Judge's. Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves and Home Run Derby champ Cal Raleigh of the Mariners boast the next-shortest odds to win MVP of tonight's contest.
It's also worth noting that AL starting pitcher Tarik Skubal's MVP odds are 25-to-1, while NL starter Paul Skenes is listed at 45-to-1.
Below are the top 10 betting favorites to be named MVP of the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. Each player's DraftKings odds as of Tuesday afternoon are in parentheses.
Shohei Ohtani (+550)
Aaron Judge (+600)
Pete Crow-Armstrong (+900)
Ronald Acuña Jr. (+1000)
Cal Raleigh (+1100)
Bobby Witt Jr. (+2000)
Fernando Tatis Jr. (+2000)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (+2500)
Tarik Skubal (+2500)
Kyle Tucker (+2500)
MLB All-Star Game Analysis, Pick, Best Bets
Betting on the MLB All-Star Game is less of a crapshoot than the NBA All-Star Game or the NFL's Pro Bowl. It's neverthless a tough contest to predict, as both managers will likely use at least nine pitchers and as many as 20 batters.
While last year's game -- which the AL won 5-3 -- was relatively high-scoring, just 17 total runs were scored in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 MLB ASGs, which makes Under 7 runs tempting, especially at even money at bet365.
For a bit more upside, I'd take the National League on the run line. The MLB All-Star Game is usually a hard-fought battle for nine innings, but the margin has been at least two runs in four of the last eight years the ASG has taken place. And going a bit further back, eight of the last 12 MLB All-Star Games were decided by at least two runs.
Best bets:
Under 7 runs (+100 at bet365) -- 0.5 units
NL run line -1.5 (+185 at bet365) -- 0.5 units
Best MLB All-Star Game Player Prop Bets
The most tempting markets in this game are player hit props, as every player is listed at plus-money to record at least one base hit.
Current runaway 2025 AL MVP favorite Aaron Judge went 0-for-2 in last year's All-Star Game. Still, MLB's best hitter this year (Judge easily leads the majors in batting average, hits and total bases, to name just a few of his eye-popping 2025 stats) is tempting at +110 to record at least one hit.
I also recommend a small wager on Aaron Judge 2+ Total Bases (+250 at FD) to anyone looking for some player prop action in this contest.
Best prop bets:
Aaron Judge 1+ hits (+110 at DK) -- 0.5 units
Aaron Judge 2+ total bases (+250 at FD) -- 0.25 units
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