2024-25 Art Ross Trophy Odds: McDavid Could Easily Win His Sixth Scoring Title

The 2024-25 Art Trophy Odds named Connor McDavid their favorite and rightfully so. The Oilers captain has won the trophy five times in his nine-year NHL career. McDavid's -185 odds give him an implied 65% chance of winning his sixth scoring title. 

At +600, Nikita Kucherov is an excellent value bet to lead the league in points. 

2024-25 Art Ross Trophy Odds

Odds as of August 14

Art Ross trophy Odds Favorite

Connor McDavid

We can all agree there's more than a 65% chance that Connor McDavid will win the scoring race in 2024-24. Again, he's won it five times already and has come close in the years where he didn't win it.

*Rookie season + missed half the season with an injury

In the offseason, the Oilers went out and added even more offensive depth with the free agency acquisitions of Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner. Two players that can score 30+ goals in a full season.

McDavid has even more weapons than he did in 2023-24! He will score 100+ points this season, barring an injury of course. He will challenge to get his Art Ross crown back from Kucherov.

2024-25 Art Ross Trophy value Bets

Maybe you're not convinced that Connor McDavid will easily walk his way to another scoring title. Here are some names with more value you might want to consider.

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov won last year's scoring race with 144 points. He matched McDavid's ridiculous 100 assists and added 44 goals. And sure, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost Steven Stamkos through free agency, but that shouldn't stop you from betting on Kucherov to retain his scoring title.

At 5on5, where Kucherov scored 63% of his points, Stammer and Kuuuch were paired for 397:28 minutes or 30% of the Russian's 5on5 time.

Kucherov's incredible scoring wasn't due to any specific connection. He was independently incredible and led his team in scoring by a whopping 54 points. Which is why I've got him down as the best value bet for 2024-25.

Nathan MacKinnon

The Avs captain was only four points back of Kucherov for the league lead in scoring last season. And while, just like Kucherov, MacKinnon is independently incredible, he's got a ridiculous supporting cast of elite scoring talent around him.

Mikko Rantanen, seventh on the Art Ross odds board at +2800, scored 104 points last year. That was his second 100+ point season. 

Defenseman Cale Makar had a ridiculous 90-point season in 23-24 and could easily be the next defenseman after Erik Karlsson to hit 100 points. 

With that type of firepower alongside him MacKinnion is a no-brainer to challenge for the Art Ross in 2024-25. 

Last 10 Art Ross Trophy Winners

McDavid has owned this award since he stepped foot in the NHL with five wins and three in the last four seasons.

Don't get too cute with your Art Ross pick. No player lower than seventh on the odds board has won the scoring race since 2015-16.

Who Has The Most Art Ross Trophies

*Won every year through 1981 & 1987
**Won every year from 1951 to 1954
***Won every year from 2021 to 2023
*****Won from 1998 to 2000

One more trophy and McDavid is level with some of the biggest names in the game like Super Mario and Mr Hockey. He'll likely never reach the domination that Wayne Gretzky had over the sport with 10 total Art Ross Trophies and winning the scoring race every year from 1981 to 1987.

Teams With The Most Art Ross Trophies

The Pens top the list with 15 thanks to Mario Lemieux (6), Jaromir Jagr (5), Sidney Crosby (2) and Evgeni Malkin (2). At McDavid's pace, he could easily pick up two to three most Art Ross trophies and hand the lead back to the Edmonton Oilers.