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Last Updated: 23 May, 2025
2024-25 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Odds
Having depth off the bench is vital for all successful NBA teams. As we saw during the 2023-24 season, Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid played a crucial part in helping the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference Finals.
Despite being the reigning award winner, Reid opened with the second-best odds to win 6MOY, but after that, he would never find himself back at the top of the odds board during the season. Instead, it was Payton Pritchard who took hold of the market early and never let it go, resulting in him being named the 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year.
2024-25 NBA Sixth Man of the Year - Best Odds
*Payton Pritchard has won the 2024-25 NBA 6MOY award. Once the 2025-26 6MOY odds are released, we will update the odds tables.
2024-25 NBA 6th Man of the Year Odds Comparison - Top 5 Contenders
Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Payton Pritchard | |||
Malik Beasley | |||
Russell Westbrook | |||
De'Andre Hunter | |||
Ty Jerome |
*Odds as of April 25, 2025
2024-25 NBA 6th Man of the Year Winner
Payton Pritchard (BOS Celtics): After opening the season at (+10,000) to win this award, Payton Pritchard quickly shot his way up to the top of the odds board. In 80 games, Pritchard averaged a career high 14.3 points per game on a 40.7% three-point percentage. In December, Pritchard averaged 15.8 points while also grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game. While Pritchard struggled a bit in January, averaging 10 points and 3.3 assists per game, he turned it back on for the final three months of the regular season, and over the last seven regular-season games, he averaged 17 points per game on a 53.8% field goal percentage.
Past Winners
Season | Player | Team | Opening odds |
|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 | Payton Pritchard | Boston Celtics | +10,000 |
2023-24 | Naz Reid | Minnesota Timberwolves | +5000 |
2022-23 | Malcolm Brogdon | Boston Celtics | +1100 |
2021-22 | Tyler Herro | Miami Heat | +1100 |
2020-21 | Jordan Clarkson | Utah Jazz | +700 |
2019-20 | Montrezl Harrell | Los Angeles Clippers | +1100 |
2018-19 | Lou Williams | Los Angeles Clippers | +300 |
2017-18 | Lou Williams | Los Angeles Clippers | +800 |
2016-17 | Eric Gordon | Houston Rockets | N/A |
2015-16 | Jamal Crawford | Los Angeles Clippers | N/A |
2014-15 | Lou Williams | Toronto Raptors | N/A |
Betting on Usage: A Smarter Angle for 6MOTY Futures
It’s not just getting the minutes that leads to Sixth Man of the Year contention; it’s what you do in those minutes that matters. Raw minutes played are a good start, but just because a player is getting sixth-man minutes does not mean they have the usage and scoring efficiency to be a true candidate for 6MOY.
Players who can make a significant scoring impact the minute they come off the bench are typically considered genuine contenders. It may seem simple, but a player who averages 19 points per game on 24 minutes at a 27% usage rate is going to get more attention from voters than a player who receives an average of 30 minutes per game but has a usage rate that is 19-20%.
The 2024-25 season was a good example of this. All five players who received first-place votes had a usage rate of 19% or higher. Additionally, two players who received first-place votes had nearly identical minutes and a higher scoring average than the award winner, Payton Pritchard. However, Pritchard had almost four more win shares than all other finalists and a better effective field goal percentage. Noticing stats such as these can help bettors identify who will be in the mix when it comes time to vote, and from there, they can locate other metrics to narrow down which of those players may get more attention from voters.
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