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Updated betting odds have Stanton, Harper as favorites to win home run crown

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Two months into the season and the most compelling race in baseball has nothing to do with the playoffs.

As the calendar flips to June, Bryce Harper and Nelson Cruz continue topace the league with 18 homers apiece, Paul Goldschmidt and Josh Donaldson find themselves skyrocketing up the leaderboard after a flurry of long balls to end May, and Todd Frazier is proving that the career-high 29 dingers he hit last year were no fluke.

That's to say nothing of Giancarlo Stanton, the major-league leader in distance per home run.

Stanton and Harper remain oddsmakers' favorites to win this year's home run crown, according to updated figures released Monday by the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.

The most notable omission from the list below is Chicago Cubs rookie Kris Bryant, who has knocked out seven long bombs despite missing the first nine games of the season. After being listed at 18-to-1 odds on Opening Day while with Triple-A Iowa, his subsequent promotion and power showing has seen his value drop, now paying out at 8-to-1 odds.

Here's a look at the odds offered on the top 40 home run hitters as of June 1, relative to what was available on Opening Day.

Player HRs on June 1 Odds on June 1 Odds on April 6
Nelson Cruz 18 +600 +5000
Bryce Harper 18 +450 +5000
Todd Frazier 16 +1500 +10000
Josh Donaldson 15 +1200 +3000
Paul Goldschmidt 15 +1500 +2000
Giancarlo Stanton 15 +300 +600
Mark Teixeira 14 +1500* +1500*
Joc Pederson 13 +1500* +1500*
Nolan Arenado 12 +1500* +1500*
Ryan Braun 12 +4000 +5000
Chris Davis 12 +2500 +1800
Edwin Encarnacion 12 +1200 +1200
Hanley Ramirez 12 +4000 +20000
Mike Trout 12 +1500 +1200
Justin Upton 12 +4000 +10000
Miguel Cabrera 11 +2000 +1500
Evan Gattis 11 +6000 +10000
Albert Pujols 11 +10000 +7500
Alex Rodriguez 11 +1500* +1500*
Stephen Vogt 11 +1500* +1500*
Marlon Byrd 10 +1500* +1500*
Prince Fielder 10 +10000 +4000
Adrian Gonzalez 10 +30000 +10000
Ryan Howard 10 +1500* +1500*
Starling Marte 10 +1500* +1500*
Steven Souza Jr. 10 +1500* +1500*
Luis Valbuena 10 +1500* +1500*
Pedro Alvarez 9 +1500* +1500*
Brian Dozier 9 +1500* +1500*
Lucas Duda 9 +30000 +10000
Alex Guerrero 9 +1500* +1500*
J.D. Martinez 9 +1500* +1500*
Anthony Rizzo 9 +2500 +2000
Kyle Seager 9 +1500* +1500*
Mark Trumbo 9 +10000 +3000
Joey Votto 9 +30000 +10000
Jose Abreu 8 +6000 +1000
Brandon Moss 8 +1500* +1500*
Mike Napoli 8 +1500* +1500*
Buster Posey 8 +1500* +1500*

* - Denotes players that are part of the field (the group of players not listed with their own odds)

(Odds courtesy: Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook)

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