CFL most outstanding rookie award betting

There is no current market on the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Rookie Award which is handed out to the competitions best-performed first year player. The award is given at the Shaw CFL Player Awards, with the 2025 edition to be held on November in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Will there ever be betting on the CFL Rookie Award?

Why are there no markets? Largely because Canada does not allow this type of bet and no international bookie has taken on the challenge of framing this type of market.

MVP and rookie awards betting in places like Australia and the United Kingdom, which both have highly developed sports betting regulation, are commonplace for their own domestic sports leagues. And everything in the future points to this option being available to CFL fans.

In 2025 there was betting on the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player Award, but to the best of our knowledge no sportsbooks offered wagering on the rookie award.

Player eligibility to win the Rookie of the Year

There are many provisions put on the eligibility of players to win the CFL Most Outstanding Rookie Award, including:

How is CFL Rookie of the Year the voting done?

The CFL head coaches and members of the Canadian media vote on the Most Outstanding Rookie Award winner.

Past winners of the CFL MOR Award

The full Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Rookie Award is below, with the player, their position and team listed.