For the first time in a long time, Shohei Ohtani has competition for MVP.Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has ridden a hot stretch at the plate to surge up the National League MVP oddsboard, officially overtaking the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar as the favorite after each hit two home runs on Wednesday as the Cubs finished off a sweep of the World Series-favored Dodgers.It’s been a meteoric rise for the 24-year-old, whose odds at DraftKings catapulted from +3000 on July 8 to +210 on July 26 – or from roughly 3 percent to 32 percent in implied probability. Now he’s minus-money.“The bettors believe that [Crow-Armstrong] is close and has a chance to overcome Ohtani. That’s what we’re seeing,” DraftKings sportsbook director Johnny Avello told The Athletic. “We’re seeing money on one side at this point.”The NL MVP market on Kalshi is also the tightest it has been so far this season, giving Ohtani a 54 percent chance to win and Crow-Armstrong a 46 percent chance.Crow-Armstrong started to creep above 1 percent in mid-June, eventually eclipsing 10 percent by mid-July – and has been skyrocketing since. The biggest leap came in late July, when his chances rose from 23 percent to 36 percent after he went 6-for-9 with four RBIs and two home runs over two games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The next big jump happened this week, going from 38 percent before the series with Los Angeles to 49 percent after completing the sweep of the Dodgers.