The Masters is a tournament unlike any other for sharp bettors. Here are a few golfers Las Vegas handicappers recommend looking at.
Betting
The odds are against Tiger Woods setting a Masters record by making the cut for the 24th consecutive time at the year’s first major championship at Augusta National.
In case you haven’t heard, Max Homa has the course record of 61 at the Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting the U.S. Open this week.
Tiger Woods saw his odds to win the 150th British Open at St. Andrews in Scotland soar as high as 140-1 at Circa Sports before dropping to 110-1.
Fresh off Rory McIlroy’s victory at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, the four-time major winner from Northern Ireland is now the clear favorite to win the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods is the biggest liability at the Westgate SuperBook and BetMGM, which would suffer a historic loss if he wins the PGA Championship.
Jon Rahm is the 10-1 favorite to win The Northern Trust. But handicapper Wes Reynolds looked down the odds board for his best bets, starting with Rory McIlroy at 22-1.
Aaron Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau are -180 favorites at the Westgate sportsbook over Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson (+160) in the fourth edition of “The Match” on Tuesday.
Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka are the co-favorites at the Palmetto Championship, which will serve as the final tuneup for next week’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
Rory McIlroy won the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island by eight strokes and is coming off his first win in two years at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Australian Cameron Smith is a popular long shot pick to win the Masters after he became the first golfer in tournament history to shoot four rounds in the 60s in November.
In a span of 11 days that began Thursday, fans and bettors can feast their eyes on a smorgasbord of baseball, the Final Four and NCAA championship and the Masters.
There are more than 20 notable players in the Valero Texas Open field who haven’t qualified for the Masters, and Wes Reynolds lists several as his best bets.