The 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season concludes with a battle between the top two seeds as the Denver Outlaws face the New York Atlas. We enter the final game of the season with a 102-93 record, winning +20.135 units so far this season, and hope to finish with a few more winners on Sunday. Let’s take a look at my best bets for the 2025 PLL Championship.
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.
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Denver OutLaws vs. New York Atlas
 Denver Moneyline/Spread | -115 / -1.5 |
 New York Moneyline/Spread | -105 / +1.5 |
| Total | 24.5 |
| Time | Monday · 12 p.m. ET |
| TV | ABC |
Odds via FanDuel
For the first time in the PLL’s history, the two best regular season teams are meeting in the championship, and I’m expecting it to be another close one. If I had to pick who I think will win, I’d go Atlas. New York was missing Brett Makar the last time they faced Denver and I thought the Atlas offense generated more quality chances against this Denver defense despite the overtime loss. New York also held the Outlaws’ attack to just four goals and most of Denver’s success came in transition on unsettled situations. Both Jeff Teat and Connor Shellenberger were highly efficient despite each notching his second-lowest amount of touches this season.
All that said, I’m not ready to bet against my preseason pick to win the championship. This line, which opened as a pick ’em, has shifted a tad in favor of Denver. Yet, it’s not enough to fade the deepest roster in the PLL. The amount of weapons that Denver has allows them to attack Atlas in a variety of ways. If their defense can keep the two-headed MVP monster of Teat and Shellenberger in check, then they could edge out New York, even without their offensive stars delivering big performances.
So, I’ll be backing both teams’ elite goaltenders and betting the under in a few ways. We’ll start with the total of 24.5. While these two teams have stayed under this in just 10 of their combined 21 games this year, I think we’ll see a more methodical, defensive battle out of these teams. Their earlier game from this season needed overtime to hit 25 points and both teams did a solid job of making each other work for their goals. As I already mentioned, New York limited Denver’s attack to just four goals without Makar, and both coaches discussed limiting opposing transition chances in their Friday press conferences. These offenses are going to be methodical with how they attack, and that should lead to potentially fewer shots and a lower-scoring game.
If we want to look at past championship games, there is a further precedent for lower-scoring games. Five of the six previous PLL championships have stayed under 25 goals, with 22.2 being the average total goals scored in a PLL title game.
Finally, both goaltenders have been excellent this season, stopping more than 57% of the shots they’ve faced. Both have played in plenty of big games, with Liam Entenmann winning back-to-back championships at Notre Dame and Logan McNaney appearing in the title game in every season he was the Maryland starter. Expect them both to excel and bet this game to stay Under 24.5 at -106 on FanDuel.
While I’m comfortable betting the full game under, I’m also playing the alternate Under 25.5 at -170 on FanDuel. Despite the juice, I want to take advantage of the alternate line in the event this game goes to overtime again (more on that later). If that’s too hefty a price, then I’d be prepared to try and bet a live under if there is a quick goal or two to start the game (though I wouldn’t bank on that). I also recommend betting the 1st Half Under 13.5 at -130 on FanDuel. Six of New York’s and eight of Denver’s 11 games this season have stayed under 13.5, and I expect this championship to follow suit.
Picks: Under 24.5, Under 25.5 (Alternate Line), 1H Under 13.5
PLL Championship Player Props
As for player props for this game, we’ll start with Liam Entenmann, whose save total is 14.5 on FanDuel. The Atlas netminder has been excellent all season and will be relied upon heavily in this matchup. He’s gone over this mark in seven of 11 games this season, including when these teams last faced. Furthermore, Denver averages the highest number of shots on goal per game with 28.1, and took a season-high 63 shots when they last faced New York. The shot volume should be there to bet Liam Entenmann Over 14.5 Saves at -132 on FanDuel.
I also expect him to stifle his former Notre Dame teammate Pat Kavanagh again. While I’m not sure New York will be able to hold Kavanagh to no points again on Sunday, I do expect Gavin Adler to limit the Denver attackman’s production again. Kavanagh has had three or fewer points in five of 11 games this season and while he’ll still find ways to make an impact in this game, I think he could have a hard time getting to four points. Bet Pat Kavanagh Under 3.5 Points at -120 on DraftKings.
An Outlaw I expect to have moderate success is Jared Bernhardt. Bernhardt was the overtime hero for Denver when they last played Atlas, but his game-winner was just the icing on the cake when you look at how well he played against New York. Bernhardt had a season-high 37 touches, with nine shots and five shots on goal, which translated to 2 goals and 2 assists. His speed is unmatched and Denver will likely rely on him heavily again to break this Atlas defense. Bet Jared Bernhardt Over 2.5 Points at -125 on Caesars.
Picks: Liam Entenmann Over 14.5 Saves, Pat Kavanagh Under 3.5 Points, Jared Bernhardt Over 2.5 Points
PLL Championship MVP Picks
This segues nicely into my three championship MVP picks. I gave out Jared Bernhardt to win PLL championship MVP at +1200 on DraftKings back on September 2, and I still like his odds at +1000 on bet365 for the above reasons I mentioned. Bernhardt will be the X-factor for this Denver offense and his ability to attack from all over the field will make him the hardest for New York to defend. While there’s always a chance Kavanagh or O’Neill takes over this game, I think Bernhardt has the best matchup of the three and the narrative of a former NFL player winning a championship MVP in his first season could also play a factor in the voting. After all, Philly native Michael Sowers won 2021 PLL championship MVP with a modest statline of two goals and an assist, despite Kieran McArdle and Dillon Ward arguably being more deserving.
I’m also betting both starting goaltenders in the championship MVP market. Archers goaltender Brett Dobson won the last two championship MVPs and Blaze Riorden took home the honor in 2021. If this game is lower-scoring as I expect, then that favors both Entenmann and McNaney. Both teams also feature so many offensive stars that similar production could prompt the voters to look towards the winning team’s netminder. The Archers had similarly deep offenses in both their championships, and that, combined with Dobson delivering 18+ save performances in both games, made him the most deserving candidate for MVP.
While Entenmann is currently the favorite at +450, I think you need a bet on him if you’re going to bet this market at all. I don’t see New York winning without him having a big day, and he could overshadow both Teat or Shellenberger if neither has eye-popping stats. As for McNaney, he may have a tougher time standing out if one of Denver’s offensive stars shines, but he’s no stranger to making clutch saves and could get the nod if Denver wins a tight defensive game. Bet Liam Entenmann to win PLL championship MVP at +450 on FanDuel and Logan McNaney to win PLL championship MVP at +800 on DraftKings.
Picks: Liam Entenmann Championship MVP (0.2 unit), Logan McNaney Championship MVP (0.1 unit), Jared Bernhardt Championship MVP (0.1 unit)
PLL Championship Game Props
Last but not least, let’s look at some game props. There are a few team head-to-head props that I think are worth some small bets on. These teams are very evenly matched, so anytime we’re getting +130 or better on a head-to-head prop, I’m intrigued. The three I recommend betting 0.3 unit each on are Outlaws to Win the Most Faceoffs at +130, Outlaws to Record the Most Groundballs at +145 and Outlaws to Finish with the Most Saves at +165 on DraftKings.
Denver won the faceoff battle 15-13 when these teams last faced, and groundballs typically go hand-in-hand with faceoff wins. While I’m actually expecting Entenmann to record slightly more saves than McNaney, the Denver starter has a better than 37.74% implied probability of finishing with the most saves.
Finally, we’re betting this game to go to overtime at +630 on FanDuel. These teams went to overtime when they last played and are as evenly matched on paper as we’ve ever seen in a title game. It’s worth betting a 0.1 unit that we see this game also go to extra time.
Picks: Outlaws to Win the Most Faceoffs (0.3 unit), Outlaws to Record the Most Groundballs (0.3 unit), Outlaws to Finish with the Most Saves (0.3 unit), Game to go to Overtime (0.1 unit)
2025 PLL Season Best Bets: 102-93 for +20.135 units
All bets are to win 1 unit or more (i.e. 1.2 units at -120, 1 unit at +120) unless otherwise specified.
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