Action Report: Scottie Scheffler Extremely Popular Ahead of BMW Championship

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Scottie Scheffler pumps his fist after putting on the 16th green during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Dublin, Ohio.
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Ryan Hannable @RyanHannable Aug 21, 2024, 10:30 AM

The PGA Tour playoffs continue with the BMW Championship from Castle Pines Golf Club just outside of Denver, Colorado.ย 

Only the top 50 players in the standings are in the field, led by the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the standings, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

These two are dominating the golf betting at the BetMGM online sportsbook. As of Wednesday, theyโ€™re combining for 44.3% of the money in the outright winner market.

Scheffler, who has the best odds to win at +333, is taking in the most tickets (23.8%) and the most money (28.8%).

The 28-year-old is coming off a solo fourth finish at last weekโ€™s FedEx St. Jude Championship. The PGA Tour hasnโ€™t been to Castle Pines since 2006, so there really is no course history to go off of.

Schauffele, who has the second-best odds to win at +600, is drawing the second-most tickets (10.9%) on the second-most money (15.5%).

He finished T-2 at last weekโ€™s FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Viktor Hovland (+1800) is another popular pick, pulling in the third-most money (5.9%) on the third-most tickets (8%).

The trio are BetMGMโ€™s biggest liabilities for the week.

Current Handle & Tickets

Handle

  1. Scottie Schefflerโ€“ 28.8%
  2. Xander Schauffele โ€“ 15.5%
  3. Viktor Hovland โ€“ 5.9%
  4. Patrick Cantlay โ€“ 5.6%
  5. Wyndham Clark โ€“ 5.5%

Tickets

  1. Scottie Scheffler โ€“ 23.8%
  2. Xander Schauffele โ€“ 10.9%
  3. Viktor Hovland โ€“ 8%
  4. Wyndham Clark โ€“ 5.6%
  5. Rory McIlroy โ€“ 4.7%

Clark, who grew up in Colorado, has +2500 odds to win. It has been an up-and-down year for the 2023 U.S. Open champion but he did finish T-7 last week.

McIlroy had a disappointing T-68 finish last week and is +1400 to win this week after opening +1000.

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Ryan Hannable

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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, โ€œThe Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.โ€

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, โ€œThe Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.โ€