BBC Sports Personality of the Year Betting Odds: Rory McIlroy now into 12/1 to win the SPOTY award this year after HUGE display in Europe's Ryder Cup win!

Rory McIlroy has moved into 12/1 to win the Sports Personality of the Year award

There's been a change in the betting market for this year's Sports Personality of the Year award as golfer Rory McIlroy moves into 12/1 after Europe defeated America in the Ryder Cup this past weekend.

Bookmakers have therefore slashed McIlroy's odds to win the award after his magnificent performance in Italy saw him win four of his five matches for a career-best tally at the event.

McIlroy has now moved in the market from 50/1 at the start of the weekend to now 12/1 with the betting odds putting him as the joint fourth favourite to win the SPOTY award alongside Ben Stokes.

There are still two months left of the sporting calendar and with the Rugby World Cup underway and Cricket World Cup kicking off there could still be big market moves to be had for the award.

2023 Sports Personality of the Year Winner	Odds	Probability
Stuart Broad	2/1	33.3%
Frankie Dettori	3/1	25.0%
Mary Earps	3/1	25.0%
Rory McIlroy	12/1	7.7%
Ben Stokes	12/1	7.7%

Stuart Broad remains top of the betting market at 2/1 following his retirement from cricket

Stuart Broad is still the clear favourite to win the Sports Personality of the Year award after he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket during the final Ashes test of the summer earlier this year.

Broad's retirement instantly saw bookmakers slash his odds to win the Sports Personality of the Year award by installing him as the favourite and he's not left that spot in the market ever since.

Jockey Frankie Dettori is also set to retire later this year and his odds have also seen him towards the top of the market throughout this year but Broad has now tried to beat him on the final straight.

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Rory McIlroy has previously been the favourite with bookmakers to win the Sports Personality of the Year award back in 2014, with his odds as short as 1/6 to win the award at one point.

In a massive shock though Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton beat him on the night in the award, which is decided by the public, and this saw McIlroy finish runner up to Hamilton.

The full list of winners since 2010 are:

• 2010 - AP McCoy - Horse Racing
• 2011 - Mark Cavendish - Cycling
• 2012 - Bradley Wiggins - Cycling
• 2013 - Andy Murray - Tennis
• 2014 - Lewis Hamilton - Formula One
• 2015 - Andy Murray - Tennis
• 2016 - Andy Murray - Tennis
• 2017 - Mo Farah - Athletics
• 2018 - Geraint Thomas - Cycling
• 2019 - Ben Stokes - Cricket
• 2020 - Lewis Hamilton - Formula One
• 2021 - Emma Raducanu - Tennis
• 2022 - Beth Mead - Football