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- Patrick Mahomes is the betting favourite to win the Best Athlete award at the ESPYs
- Lionel Messi is 8/15 to win the Best Soccer Player award ahead of his move to the MLS
- We look further at the 2023 ESPY Awards show
Patrick Mahomes is the betting favourite to win the Best Athlete award at the ESPYs
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the 4/6 favourite to win the Best Athlete award at this year's ESPYs for the first time in his career.
Mahomes was nominated previously for the Best Athlete ESPY back in 2019 but that year saw Giannis Antetokounmpo win and three years later Mahomes will be looking to go one better.
The latest odds from bookmakers put Mahomes as the clear favourite in the betting market to win this year ahead of Serbian Basketball star Nikola Jokic who is second in the odds.
William Hill's market then has Baseball player Aaron Judge and Football superstar Lionel Messi as the third and fourth favourites to wrap up the betting market.
| ESPY Best Athlete Award | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 4/6 | 60.0% |
| Nikola Jokic | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Aaron Judge | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Lionel Messi | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Lionel Messi is 8/15 to win the Best Soccer Player award ahead of his move to the MLS
Another massive award at the 2023 ESPYs is the Best Soccer Player award with Argentinian player Lionel Messi the heavy odds-on favourite to win this one.
Messi comes of the back of winning the World Cup in December to moving to the MLS at Inter Miami with his official unveiling set to take place on Sunday.
The latest odds put him ahead of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland who is 2/1 second favourite behind Messi to win the award.
ESPY Awards Betting Odds, History and Trends
We look further at the 2023 ESPY Awards show
The 2023 ESPY Awards take place on July 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
This year's ESPY Awards are set to be hostless for the first time in the history of the event due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in Hollywood.
The ESPY Awards have taken place since 1993 and this year's ceremony will be the 31st edition of the prestigious event.
