2025 Emmy Betting Odds: Who’s Favored in Drama Categories This Year?

Jun 20th, 2025 5:54 PM EST

Voting for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards is officially underway, with nominations set to be unveiled on July 15th. Hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, this year’s ceremony airs live on CBS, streaming on Paramount+, at 8pm EST on Sunday, September 14th.

Next year, betting sites in New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana, Arizona, Kansas, Massachusetts and Louisiana will be taking bets on one of Hollywood’s biggest nights of the year.

In the lead-up to the nominations announcement, Bookies.com breaks down the current frontrunners in the Drama Series categories, according to the latest betting odds.

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Emmy Award for Drama Series Odds

Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Severance	+275	26.7%
The Pitt	+450	18.2%
The Last of Us	+600	14.3%
The White Lotus	+600	14.3%
Slow Horses	+800	11.1%
The Diplomat	+1000	9.1%
The Field	+1250	7.4%

Among oddsmakers, the current favorite to win the Emmy Award for Best Drama series is Apple TV+’s Severance (+275). Exuding a sharp cinematic style, fans of this mystery-box dystopian workplace drama are hoping for a bounce-back after Season One scored six Primetime Emmy nominations in 2022, but failed to earn a single victory. Meanwhile, medical procedural drama The Pitt (+450) — an HBO Max original streaming series — lands in second place on the oddsboard after its own buzzworthy first season. Meanwhile, HBO series The Last of Us and The White Lotus are tied at +600 to take home what many consider to be the Emmy’s top prize.

As you’ll see below, current betting odds indicate all four shows will be among the big winners when the official Emmy nominations are announced.

Emmy Award for Drama Actor Odds

Actor	Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Noah Wyle	The Pitt	+315	24.1%
Adam Scott	Severance	+325	23.5%
Gary Oldman	Slow Horses	+500	16.7%
Pedro Pascal	The Last of Us	+600	14.3%
Sterling K. Brown	Paradise	+650	13.3%
The Field	—	+1100	8.3%

A microcosm of the big drama in the Drama series categories, Best Actor is shaping up to be a two-man race between The Pitt’s Noah Wyle (+315) and Severance-star Adam Scott (+325). If Wyle’s nominated, it would be the actor’s sixth Emmy nod. He was recognized five times in the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama category for his role on the long-running series ER — with zero wins. For his part, Adam Scott was nominated in 2022 for his Severence’s role, but he also lost.

Emmy Award for Drama Actress Odds

Actress	Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Kathy Bates	Matlock	+275	26.7%
Bella Ramsey	The Last of Us	+400	20.0%
Keri Russell	The Diplomat	+425	19.1%
Britt Lower	Severance	+500	16.7%
Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid’s Tale	+850	10.5%
The Field	—	+1250	7.4%

After taking over the Matlock mantle from Andy Griffith in CBS’ re-imagining of the iconic legal procedural, Kathy Bates (+275) is the oddsmakers’ favorite to win Best Actress in a Drama series. Assuming she is recognized, it would be her fifteenth Emmy nomination. Meanwhile, Bella Ramsey (+400) lands second on the odds board for her performance in HBO’s video-game adaptation of The Last of Us, delivering an even more resonant performance as the emotional centre of Season Two.

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Emmy Award for Drama Supporting Actor Odds

Actor	Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Walton Goggins	The White Lotus	+250	28.6%
John Turturro	Severance	+275	26.7%
Tramell Tillman	Severance	+475	17.4%
Jason Isaacs	The White Lotus	+700	12.5%
Jack Lowden	Slow Horses	+900	10.0%
The Field	—	+1500	6.3%

Emmy Award for Drama Supporting Actress Odds

Actress	Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Carrie Coon	The White Lotus	+275	26.7%
Parker Posey	The White Lotus	+425	19.1%
Allison Janney	The Diplomat	+550	15.4%
Aimee Lou Wood	The White Lotus	+550	15.4%
Natasha Rothwell	The White Lotus	+800	11.1%
The Field	—	+700	12.5%

Assuming the best Supporting Actor and Actress - Drama categories play out as sportsbooks predict, expect a big party at The White Lotus resort this Fall. Oddsmakers have allotted six spots across both categories to the cast of HBO’s dark satire of wealth and privilege set against a tropical backdrop (Thailand in the case of Season Three).

In the Supporting Actor category, Walton Goggins (+250) is favoured for his role as Rick, a curmudgeonly traveller in Thailand on a quest to avenge his father’s mysterious death. By the odds, Goggins is in a virtual dead heat with John Turturro (+275), whose character Irving undergoes a notable transformation as he uncovers more about the world beyond his severed life at Lumon Industries.

As for the Supporting Actress category, where four of five nominations are predicted to go to The White Lotus cast members, Carrie Coon (+275) is favored for her turn as Laurie, a New York City lawyer struggling with her position in life, travelling to Thailand with a pair of high school girlfriends.

Cast-mate Parker Posey (+425) is second on the odds board, playing an outsized role as the matriarch of an ultra-wealthy North Carolina family whose trip is spurred by her daughter’s desire to visit a nearby Buddhist monastery.

Emmy Award for Drama Guest Actor Odds

Actor	Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Jeffrey Wright	The Last of Us	+325	23.5%
Shawn Hatosy	The Pitt	+375	21.1%
Scott Glenn	The White Lotus	+425	19.1%
Joe Pantoliano	The Last of Us	+600	14.3%
Mackenzie Astin	The Pitt	+800	11.1%
The Field	—	+900	10.0%

Emmy Award for Drama Guest Actress Odds

Actress	Show	Odds	Percentage Chance
Kaitlyn Dever	The Last of Us	+250	28.6%
Catherine O’Hara	The Last of Us	+325	23.5%
Gwendoline Christie	Severance	+500	16.7%
Merritt Wever	Severance	+650	13.3%
Cherry Jones	The Handmaid’s Tale	+1000	9.1%
The Field	—	+1250	7.4%

Finally, in the Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in a Drama Series categories, fungal-apocalypse drama The Last of Us is predicted to make a big splash when the official Emmy noms are released. The series’ guest stars Kaitlyn Dever (+250) and Catherine O’Hara (+325) are the two frontrunners for Guest Actress, with Jeffrey Wright (+325) topping the Guest Actor oddsboard.

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