- Filipe Toledo is the betting favorite to be the 2025 WSL Men’s World Champion at +420 odds after No. 1 ranked surfer John John Florence announced he’s taking a break from the tour.
- Defending champion Caitlin Simmers has +400 odds to repeat as Women’s World Champion.
- Betting odds favor 17-year-old Erin Brooks at +150 for the 2025 WSL Women’s World Champion.
OAHU, Hawaii – There’s no better time to get your futures bets in for the World Surf League. The WSL’s Championship Tour begins on Monday, Jan. 27 with the Lexus Pipe Pro, but there are some surprising legal sports betting favorites to become the next world champions.
John John Florence, the defending WSL Men’s World Champion and No. 1 ranked surfer in the world, announced he’s withdrawing from the tour this year. He told fans on his Instagram that he’ll be back to compete in 2026, but his absence this season greatly impacts surfing futures odds.
2025 WSL Men’s World Champion Odds
- Filipe Toledo +420
- Jack Robinson +450
- Italo Ferreira +450
- Griffin Colapinto +520
- Ethan Ewing +700
- Gabriel Medina +1000
- Yago Dora +1000
- Joao Chianca +2500
- Kanoa Igarashi +2800
- Jordy Smith +5000
- Barron Mamiya +5000
- Leonardo Fioravanti +5000
- Cole Houshmand +6600
- Crosby Colapinto +6600
- Rio Waida +6600
- Ryan Callinan +10000
After Ryan Callinan, there are seven other surfers at +10000 odds and 11 surfers at +15000 odds to be the 2025 WSL Men’s World Champion. Betting odds favor Filipe Toledo at +420 odds, who became the first Brazilian to win back-to-back world titles back in 2022 and 2023.
2025 WSL Women’s World Champion Odds Offer Surprising Favorite
On the women’s side, defending champion Caitlin Simmers is not the betting favorite to repeat and has +400 odds to win the 2025 WSL Finals. Instead, 17-year-old Erin Brooks is the favorite at legal surfing betting sites with +150 odds.
2025 WSL Women’s World Champion Odds
- Erin Brooks +150
- Caitlin Simmers +400
- Caroline Marks +500
- Tatiana Weston-Webb +900
- Molly Picklum +1000
- Bella Kenworthy +1800
- Bettylou Sakura Johnson +1800
- Brisa Hennessy +1800
- Johanne Defay +2200
- Tyler Wright +2500
- Vahine Fierro +3300
- Sawyer Lindblad +5000
- Luana Silva +5000
- Gabriela Bryan +6600
- Sally Fitzgibbons +6600
- Isabella Nichols +10000
Brooks won her only Women’s Championship Tour event last season, beating each of the other top four ranked surfers along the way. Surfing sportsbooks expect the rookie to be the next WSL Women’s World Champion in her first Championship Tour season at +150 odds.
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