Action Report: Scottie Scheffler Popular Pick Ahead of Hero World Challenge

Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Atlanta.
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Twenty of the best golfers in the world are in the Bahamas at Albany Golf Club this week for the Hero World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods.

And itโ€™s no surprise that Scottie Scheffler is the favorite when it comes to golf betting at the BetMGM online sportsbook.

Not only does Scheffler have the shortest odds to win at +220, heโ€™s taking in the most bets (16.3%) on the most money (37.8%).

Scheffler has performed extremely well in his three appearances at this event. Heโ€™s the defending champion and finished runner-up in 2021 and 2022.

Another popular pick this week is Ludvig Aberg (+1000).

Aberg is drawing the second-most money (11.4%) on the third-most tickets (9.7%). This will be his tournament debut, but he finished T-17 at the RSM Classic last month in what was his first event since knee surgery.

Woods is not in the field. He said earlier in the week he isnโ€™t โ€œtournament sharp yetโ€ following September back surgery.

Scheffler, Akshay Bhatia (+2500) and Aberg are BetMGMโ€™s biggest liabilities this week.

Current Handle & Tickets

Handle

  1. Scottie Scheffler โ€“ 37.8%
  2. Ludvig Aberg โ€“11.4%
  3. Sam Burns โ€“ 7.1%
  4. Nick Dunlap โ€“ 6.1%
  5. Justin Thomas โ€“ 5.1%

Tickets

  1. Scottie Scheffler โ€“ 16.3%
  2. Justin Thomas โ€“ 10%
  3. Ludvig Aberg โ€“ 9.7%
  4. Akshay Bhatia โ€“ 5.9%
  5. Patrick Cantlay โ€“ 5.8%

Thomas (+900) has had some success of late here, posting a solo third last year after three straight fifth-place finishes.

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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€