Action Report: Matti Schmid Popular Pick Ahead of World Wide Technology Championship

Matti Schmid hits off the tee on the third hole during the final round of the Shriners Children's Open golf tournament, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/Ian Maule)

After a week off, the PGA Tour will return with the World Wide Technology Championship from El Cardonal at Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Tiger Woods designed the course, which is the first course Woods has designed to host a PGA Tour event. This is the second year the course has hosted the event.

Regarding golf betting at the BetMGM online sportsbook, bettors favor Matti Schmid following Cameron Young’s withdrawal on Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, Schmid, who has a tie for the third-shortest odds at +2500, is pulling in the most money (15%) on the second-most tickets (4.6%). Before Young’s withdrawal, he was drawing the most money on the most tickets.

Schmid comes in playing some great golf, with T-16, fifth and T-3 finishes in his last three starts.

Another popular player this week is Harris English, who is +2800. 

English has finished T-6 and T-9 in his last two starts. He also has a winning history in Mexico, claiming the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in 2013.

Schmid and English are BetMGM’s biggest liabilities for the week.

Current Handle & Tickets

Handle

  1. Matti Schmid – 15%
  2. Harris English – 5.4%
  3. Michael Kim – 4.7%
  4. Daniel Berger – 4%
  5. Maverick McNealy – 3.8%

Tickets

  1. Harris English – 5%
  2. Matti Schmid – 4.6%
  3. Max Greyserman – 3.4%
  4. Doug Ghim – 3.3%
  5. Matt Kuchar – 3.1%

Greyserman has the shortest odds to win this week at +1400.

Erik van Rooyen is the defending champion. At +3300, he’s drawing 2% of the bets and 1.1% of the money.

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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”

Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”