The 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season kicked off last weekend and we got our first look at almost every team—and that means it’s time to bet some more futures and season-long bets. Let’s take a look at which award futures, win totals, playoff picks and championship futures I’m betting ahead of PLL Week 2.
Note: The odds presented below are those at the time when Hutton sends his picks out on the Action App and are subject to change. Picks are sent out at least 20 minutes in advance of articles published on Bet On Lacrosse.
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PLL Award Picks
We’ll start with the MVP market. I took Jeff Teat at +800 (DraftKings) and Asher Nolting at +1100 (FanDuel) to start the season and I would still recommend bets on both at those odds. Not much else jumps out of me. While Connor Fields winning MVP in both the NLL and PLL in the same calendar year would be a great story and is certainly possible, his odds range from +800 ot +1800 and even at the longer of odds, it’s tough to make a bet on him given the presence of Bret Dobson and Tom Schreiber—the former who already has a strong case for the award as well and the latter who has already won multiple MVPs despite a quiet Week 1. The better angle for him right now would be to bet Connor Fields most regular season points at +1000 on bet365. I eyed Fields in this market ahead of the season, but decided to wait after betting Schreiber and Mac O’Keef at 100-1. After his five-point performance in Week 1, I want to get a position on the Utah lefty.
One player I do think is worth an MVP bet is Michael Sowers. Kieran McArdle’s presence always looms, but Sowers has been the leader of this offense for some time and managed to stay healthy all of last season despite Philly not having much success in the win column. Then you have the fact that CJ Kirst is expected to miss a third of the season, but not the entire season. This has a ripple effect that will help Sowers’ case for a variety of reasons.
First, Jake Taylor is likely to be a starter on this attack with Zed Williams on IR and Kirst on the PUP list for some time. I’ll get into Taylor more soon, but his off-ball presence will be a major boost for this Sowers-led offense. If Sowers has success early, his MVP campaign will quickly build.
Then, what happens when Kirst makes his pro debut in the middle of the season? Sowers gets another weapon on offense who can also be the recipient of plenty of Sowers’ feeds, but also take pressure off him as the primary ball carrier. At that point, Kirst could affect the Sowers narrative a bit, but ultimately, I expect what Kirst could do to boost Sowers’ stats would outweigh any hit on his MVP narrative. After all, Jeff Teat, Asher Nolting, Tom Schreiber and many other top candidates also have a great supporting cast. The narrative could just as easily be Sowers leading an offense with two rookies. For these reasons, I recommend betting Michael Sowers to win MVP at +1500 on BetMGM and DraftKings.
As for the aforementioned Jake Taylor, I think he should be getting more love as a rookie of the year candidate. Remember, Rookie of the Year isn’t necessarily “MVP of the rookies” and the counting stats matter a whole lot more. I think Taylor could easily be a 20+ goal scorer in this offense and the Rookie of the Year race feels wide open with Kirst injured. I already have bets on Chris Kavanagh and Matt Traynor, but I think Taylor has a similar ceiling to them. Bet a little on Jake Taylor Rookie of the Year at +3000 on BetMGM or FanDuel before his pro debut this weekend.
Another player I bet earlier in the week was Sam King at +3000 on BetMGM. The longest odds you can get on him now are +1600 on bet365 and while that’s still playable, I’d wait to see how he does against this Cannons defense first. With Grant Ament expected to miss some time, King should slot in nicely in Ament’s role at the midfield and he proved in Week 1 that he’ll be a big asset out of the box on the Archers even when Ament is back in the lineup.
Picks: Michael Sowers to win MVP, Jake Taylor Rookie of the Year
PLL Playoff Picks & Win totals
Before the season started, we bet Boston Cannons Over 5.5 Wins (+110), Denver Outlaws Over 4.5 Wins (-120), Carolina Chaos Under 4.5 Wins (-125) and Utah Archers Over 5.5 Wins (-140)—one of which is still available on the “King of Sportsbooks” despite a win in Week 1 for that team.
Even after just one week, there’s another win total available on bet365 that I’m betting: New York Atlas. The Atlas didn’t look bad in Week 1, but there were some cracks on defense that Liam Entenmann managed to overcome and the offense was inconsistent throughout both games. I don’t think Atlas will be bad this year, but it may not be as dominant.
Even if New York wins two of their three games against West opponents, it’ll need to beat either Boston, Maryland or Philadelphia twice—something the Atlas didn’t do last year and will be tough to pull off this season as well. I don’t think New York is much worse than last year’s 7-3 season, but most of the teams in the league got better, with Maryland and Philly right at their level in my opinion. While finishing above .500 is certainly possible, I think the odds are good enough to bet New York Atlas under 5.5 wins at +145 on bet365. It’s bold, but you have to be bold when betting the PLL.
I’m also buying the dip when it comes to the Denver Outlaws and Maryland Whipsnakes to make the playoffs. Both teams started the season with a loss, but I still expect both to make the postseason. I think Jared Bernhardt’s addition to the Denver midfield will have a noticeable impact and expect their defense to play better than Week 1. Meanwhile, Maryland took the defending champs down to the wire in Week 1. I have little doubts about their offense, despite a quiet game, and their defense played really well against a loaded Utah offense.
I’m betting Outlaws to make the playoffs at -220 on bet365 and Whipsnakes to make the playoffs at -250 on bet365. And if you want to parlay both teams, FanDuel lets you at odds of -114.
Picks: New York Atlas Under 5.5 Wins, Denver Outlaws to Make Playoffs, Maryland Whipsnakes to Make Playoffs
PLL championship futures
Sticking with Denver and Maryland, I also like bets on Outlaws to win the championship at +1000 on bet365 and Whipsnakes to win the championsip at +800 on BetMGM.
Denver’s struggles on defense were a bit concerning (and were mostly on their defenders, not Owen McElroy), but I’m chalking it up to them facing an entirely new California offense. I also think Logan McNaney will eventually start in net and should be a steady presence between the pipes. The offense also left some to be desired, but the attack line looked great and I expect Bernhardt’s presence at midfield to open things up for other middies and take pressure off Denver’s Tewaaraton line. Bernhardt may need a few games to shake off the rust, but he’s only four years removed from being the best player in college lacrosse. Outlaws can still make some noise in the weaker Western Conference.
The Whipsnakes are in a tougher conference, but their opening loss was to a Western team and only resulted in a -1 score differential. I like the pieces that Maryland added in the offseason and they’re one of the most balanced teams in the league. Coach Jim Stagnitta has already led the Whipsnakes to the championship in four of the last six seasons and this team is built for another deep postseason run. Bet the Whips at 8-1 while you still can.
Picks: Denver Outlaws to Win Championship, Maryland Whipsnakes to Win Championship
