BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 Latest Odds and Betting Preview

Sports Personality Of The Year Betting Tips & Predictions

2025 has been another spectacular year for British sport. The Lionesses' inspiring Euro win, Rory McIlroy’s Masters win, securing him an emotional Grand Slam, Lando Norris winning the F1 Championship and Luke Littler becoming the youngest ever world champion in darts history have made it one of the toughest years to predict who will take home the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

In this preview, we break down the latest BBC Sports Personality of the Year odds and provide our expert analysis.

Who are the Sports Personality of the Year betting favourites?

The betting favourite for the 2025 Sports Personality of the Year is Rory McIlroy. McIlroy has had an exceptional year, winning The Masters in April to complete his career Grand Slam. He was also a key part of Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning team that swept aside the USA in September.

McIlroy has never won BBC Sports Personality of the Year, but does have two RTE Sports Personality of the Year awards under his belt. The bookies currently have him at 1/2. The last golf player to win was in 1989, when Nick Faldo won, so it would be an incredible achievement were McIlroy to end the wait for a golfer to win the prize.

Lando Norris was crowned F1 World Champion in December after finishing in third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen won the race with Norris' McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri coming second. However, Norris collected enough points to pip them both to the title. Norris became the 35th driver to win the title - taking the number of British title wins to 21.

The sporting story of the year though is no doubt the Lionesses retaining their Euro trophy. Sarina Weigman’s team went into the tournament looking a little lost following a year of departures and change.

However, led by Chloe Kelly on the pitch, they secured their second consecutive title, defeating Spain on penalties in a dramatic finale. Kelly is currently third favourite with the bookies, sitting at 5/1 with BetMGM. It’s also worth noting she had a fantastic year at club level, playing a huge role in Arsenal’s Champions League win.

If Kelly wins, she will be the fifth consecutive woman to win the prize, and the third women’s footballer to do so in four years, following in the footsteps of Beth Mead and Mary Earps.

Other challengers

Despite avenging his loss in the 2024 World Championship final and becoming the youngest world champion in darts history, Luke Littler is all the way out at 28/1 with BetMGM. Hannah Hampton is priced at 80/1.

Current BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 winner betting odds

Below are the latest odds for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025.

Bookmakers are only showing SPOTY Winners betting odds, but there are other categories and prizes up for grabs. Fans can vote for their overall winner as well as Team of the Year, World Sports Star of the Year, Young Sports Personality of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Here are our predictions at Betting.co.uk.

• Sports Personality of the Year - Rory McIlroy
• World Sport Star of the Year - Terence Crawford
•  Young Sports Personality of the Year - Michelle Agyemang
• Coach of the Year - Sarina Wiegman
• Team of the Year - England's Women's Football Teams The Lionesses

When is the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025?

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award will be held on December 18th 2025 and will be held at Media City in Salford. You can watch the show live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.