It’s officially Masters week and the best week of the year when it comes to golf betting.
Going into the event, defending champion Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite, as he is +450 to win in Masters odds. Rory McIlroy closely follows at +650.
Picking an outright winner is extremely hard to do, but there are some trends to know for this week at Augusta National.
Masters Betting Strategy
More so than most tournaments, past performance at Augusta National is imperative. Given all the subtleties to the course, first-time players are at a disadvantage, and the more experience a player has, the better off they are.
Knowing the proper way to play certain holes is very important to have success this week. Longer hitters do have an advantage on some holes, but for the most part, the course is about ball striking and navigating the fast and tricky greens.
It is also crucial to take advantage of the four par-5s, especially the two on the back nine.
Picking a Masters Winner
Last 10 Masters Winners Ranked Inside Top 30 World Golf Rankings
- Scottie Scheffler
- Rory McIlroy
- Collin Morikawa
- Jon Rahm
- Justin Thomas
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Russell Henley
- Joaquin Niemann
- Patrick Cantlay
- Shane Lowry
- Xander Schauffele
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Corey Conners
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Ludvig Aberg
- Sepp Straka
- Robert MacIntyre
- Keegan Bradley
- J.J. Spaun
- Akhay Bhatia
- Denny McCarthy
- Min Woo Lee
- Lucas Glover
- Aaron Rai
- Sergio Garcia
- Taylor Pendrith
- Michael Kim
- Viktor Hovland
- Jason Day
Based on recent history, these are the 30 players with a chance to win going into the week based on Data Golf rankings. Note: Data Golf rankings were used over World Golf Rankings due to more weight being placed on LIV Golf events, and these rankings were following the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
9 of Last 10 Masters Winners Had a Top 6 in a Major Over Previous 2 Seasons
- Scheffler
- McIlroy
- Morikawa
- Rahm
- Fleetwood
- Henley
- Cantlay
- Lowry
- Schauffele
- Matsuyama
- DeChambeau
- Aberg
- Straka
- Lee
- Hovland
- Day
Eliminated: Thomas, Niemann, Hatton, Conners, MacIntyre, Bradley, Spaun, Bhatia, McCarthy, Glover, Rai, Garcia, Pendrith, Kim
Based on past success at recent majors as well as world ranking, these 16 players have a chance to win.
7 of Last 10 Masters Winners Had Top-12 Finish in April/May
*Note: for the delayed 2020 edition, this was October or November.
- Scheffler
- McIlroy
- Morikawa
- Rahm
- Fleetwood
- Henley
- Cantlay
- Lowry
- Schauffele
- DeChambeau
- Straka
- Lee
- Hovland
- Day
Eliminated: Matsuyama, Aberg
Based on recent form, past success at recent majors as well as world ranking, these 14 players have a chance to win.
7 of Last 10 Winners Had Previous Top-5 Finish at Augusta
- Scheffler
- McIlroy
- Morikawa
- Rahm
- Fleetwood
- Henley
- Lowry
- Schauffele
- DeChambeau
- Day
Eliminated: Cantlay, Straka, Hovland, Lee
Based on recent form, past success at recent majors, past success at Augusta, as well as world ranking, one of these 10 players will win this week..
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