This is a unique week on the PGA Tour when it comes to golf betting, as the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the only team event on the schedule.
The event will use an alternating-round four-ball and foursomes (alternate shot) format. The first and third rounds will be four-ball, and the second and final rounds will be foursomes.
Since it is a team event, it’s a little different when it comes to handicapping, but bettors at the BetMGM online sportsbook have a consensus favorite.
As of Wednesday, the team of Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala are pulling in a massive 24.8% of the handle on 16.3% of the tickets. Their odds opened at +1000 and have dropped to +800.
This team features two of the best iron players on the PGA Tour, and are both seeking their second career victories.
Theegala is coming off a solo second at the RBC Heritage and has five top 10 finishes this season. Zalatoris, who returned this season following back surgery last April, has three top 10s in nine starts.
Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (+450), who won the event in 2022, are the second-most popular team. They are drawing 19.2% of the handle on 15.1% of the tickets.
Schauffele has seven top 10s in 10 starts this season, while Cantlay is coming off a T-3 at the RBC Heritage, his best finish this season. The two also have plenty of team experience, being paired together in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.
Theegala/Zalatoris, Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin (+2500, down from +4000) and Cantlay/Schauffele are BetMGM’s biggest liabilities.
Current Handle & Tickets
Handle
- Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala – 24.8%
- Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay – 19.2%
- Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry – 10.6%
- Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin – 7.9%
- Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama – 5.5%
Tickets
- Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala – 16.3%
- Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay – 15.1%
- Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry – 8.8%
- Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama – 7.9%
- Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin – 7.2%
McIlroy/Lowry (+750) are good friends and have been on the same Ryder Cup teams in the past. McIlroy only has one top 10 finish this season, while Lowry has two.
Taylor/Hadwin finished second to Nick Hardy/Davis Riley a year ago and could use this week to showcase themselves as a potential Presidents Cup pairing.
