Boston Marathon 2025 Predictions: Who Will Win This Year?

Most of the field for the 129th running of the oldest marathon is clear, so it’s time for my 2025 Boston Marathon predictions! The betting odds are not up yet, but they usually appear on the day before the event.

In 2024, many of the world’s top marathon runners skipped Boston to prepare for the Paris Olympics. However, with no Olympics this year, we should see the best of the best racing through the streets of Boston.

Below, check out the main favorites and my 2025 Boston Marathon predictions on Patriots’ Day in Beantown.

• Boston Marathon Betting Odds
• Boston Marathon Route
• Boston Marathon Top Favorites
• Boston Marathon Betting Picks
• Boston Marathon By the Numbers
• Past Winners
• Boston Marathon Predictions

Boston Marathon 2025 Betting Odds

We’ll have to wait a bit for the odds, but they’ll be here a day or two before the race! Bovada covered both the men’s and the women’s events in the last few years, so I expect them to do the same in 2025. Keep an eye on Bovada, or here, for up-to-date 2025 Boston Marathon odds.

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Boston Marathon 2025 Route

The Boston Marathon route covers 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to downtown Boston on Boylston Street.

Although the course does not involve many sharp turns, the change in elevation and hills make this a particularly challenging event.

Communities On The Boston Marathon Route:

• Hopkinton
• Ashland
• Framingham
• Natick
• Wellesley
• Newton
• Brighton
• Brookline
• Boston

The marathon starts at 450 feet and drops to roughly sea level at the finish line. The opening mile features an incredibly steep decrease in elevation of 130 feet!

If runners are not prepared to traverse these challenging hills, they will fall behind. After some relief, the hilly terrain returns around Mile 8. This point of the race to the halfway mark begins to test runners physically and mentally, but the real challenge arrives following the Wellesley Scream Tunnel.

With fatigue arriving at Mile 20 and Mile 21, runners must traverse a steep half-mile hill, commonly known as the Heartbreak Hill. Winners and losers are made in this portion of the Boston Marathon. After that, it’s a straight downhill east toward downtown Boston.

The large Citgo sign marks the final stretch to the finish line at roughly the 25-mile mark. After entering Beacon Street, runners are nearly home on Boylston Street.

Boston Marathon 2025 Top Favorites

The 2024 edition saw Evans Chebet of Kenya fall short of his quest for a three-peat. Chebet finished third, just behind Mohamed Esa of Kenya. Esa’s countryman, Sisay Lemma, won his second World Marathon Major as he also won the 2021 London Marathon. Lemma finished with a time of 2:06:17, while Esa was behind him at 2:06:58.

On the women’s side, it was a podium domination for the Kenyans! Hellen Obiri won her second straight Boston Marathon with a time of 2:22:37. Obiri was just ahead of Sharon Lokedi, who finished with a time of 2:22:45, while Edna Kiplagat was third with a time of 2:23:21.

Obiri has now won three World Marathon Majors, including the Boston Marathon in 2023 and the New York City Marathon in 2023. The Kenyan also finished with the bronze medal at Paris 2024.

Professional Men’s Field Favorites

Find the top runners from the men’s Boston Marathon 2025 elite field below:

Professional Women’s Field Favorites

Boston Marathon Betting Tips

There are some helpful tips you can use to gain an edge for betting on the Boston Marathon 2025. Let’s go over some of the best advice before placing your bets:

Boston Marathon By The Numbers

For a final look at our Boston Marathon betting preview, let’s dissect key numbers and information for the big day on Monday, April 21:

• Between 30,000 and 32,000 runners have qualified for the 2025 Boston Marathon.
• Geoffrey Mutai owns the men’s course record with a time of 2:03:02 (2011).
• Buzunesh Deba owns the women’s course record with a time of 2:19:59 (2014).
• Clarence DeMar’s seven Boston Marathon wins are the most in the men’s open division.
• Catherine Ndereba’s four victories between 2000 and 2005 still stand as the women’s Boston Marathon record.
• Four of the last five men’s winners are Kenyans, while the previous four women’s winners are Kenyans.

Past Men’s Boston Marathon Winners

Past Women’s Boston Marathon Winners

2025 Boston Marathon Predictions

For my men’s Boston Marathon prediction, I have to take Evans Chebet. With two wins and a third-place finish in the past three years, the results speak for themselves. Depending on the Boston Marathon odds, I would also take a look at Korir, but I’m going with Chebet in my betting picks.

On the women’s side, let’s take Sharon Lokedi. Chebet showed how tough it is to win this race three years in a row. While I think Obiri will put up a good fight, Lokedi learned some lessons from last year and will be better on Monday. I’m putting Sharon Lokedi in my Boston Marathon predictions!

Where To Find Boston Marathon Betting Odds?

Based on previous years, the 2025 Boston Marathon odds will be available in the days leading up to the race at Bovada.

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