It’s officially Masters week, arguably the most popular week of the year for golf betting.
Scottie Scheffler is +400 to win the event, the shortest odds for a player since Tiger Woods was +350 in 2013.
That isn’t deterring bettors at the BetMGM online sportsbook, as he’s the most popular player ahead of the tournament.
As of Wednesday, Scheffler is drawing the highest handle (19.2%) on the most tickets (14.5%). It’s no surprise, as he enters as the hottest player on the PGA Tour.
Scheffler won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The PLAYERS Championship last month and then finished second at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in his last start. As for his history at Augusta National, besides his win in 2022, he hasn’t finished worse than T-19 in his four appearances.
Brooks Koepka (+2000) is the next most-bet player, as he’s pulling in the second-highest handle (11%) on the second-most tickets (8.6%).
Koepka finished T-2 a year ago and has finished inside the top 10 in three of his last five Masters appearances.
Rory McIlroy (+1000) rounds out the top three, with the third-highest handle (8.9%) on the third-most tickets (8.5%).
McIlroy is seeking his first Masters victory, which would complete the career Grand Slam and first major win since 2014. He is coming off a third-place finish at the Valero Texas Open last week and has five top 10 finishes at Augusta in his last seven appearances.
Tiger Woods (+12500), Koepka and Scheffler are BetMGM’s biggest liabilities.
Woods is drawing 5.2% of the tickets and 4.4% of the handle.
Current Handle & Tickets
Handle
- Scottie Scheffler – 19.2%
- Brooks Koepka – 11%
- Rory McIlroy – 8.9%
- Xander Schauffele – 5.5%
- Jon Rahm – 5.2%
Tickets
- Scottie Scheffler – 14.5%
- Brooks Koepka – 8.6%
- Rory McIlroy – 8.5%
- Xander Schauffele – 5.5%
- Jon Rahm – 5.3%
Scheffler (+900) is dominating first-round leader betting, as well. He’s drawing 20.6% of the handle on 19.2% of the tickets. When it comes to top five betting, Scheffler (-125) once again is the most-bet player, with 18.5% of the tickets.
McIlroy (+100) is the most-bet player for the top 10 market, with 11.2% of the bets, while Sahith Theegala (+115) is the most-bet player for the top 20 market, with 6.2% of the bets.
