- Scottie Scheffler (+333) leads the bets placed count for the BMW Championship.
- Only three players have received more than 8% of bets to win outright.
- Only two players have amassed more than 6% of dollars wagered to win.
Ahead of the BMW Championship, I’m here to deliver a PGA Tour public betting report.
Traditionally, public betting sides are defined as the team receiving more than 51% of all tickets. However, in an index outright winner market, it’s the players receiving a plurality of tickets.
Bettors can also identify sharp betting preferences by searching out players receiving a higher percentage of money compared to their bets percentage.
With that outlined, let’s dive into this week’s report based on golf odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
PGA Tour Public Betting: BMW Championship
The outright betting market is disproportionately distributed amongst four players.
Scottie Scheffler (+333) leads the field with 23.8% of bets placed to win the BMW Championship.
The next closest challenger — Xander Schauffele (+600) — currently sits at 10.9% of tickets.
Only two other players have garnered at least 5% of outright tickets:
- Viktor Hovland (+1800): 8% of tickets
- Wyndham Clark (+2500): 5.6% of tickets
PGA Tour Sharp Betting Picks: BMW Championship
Scheffler and Schauffele, the two contenders for PGA Tour player of the season, have similarly dominated the money percentages.
Scheffler has attracted 28.8% of all dollars wagered in the outright market and is the first player to outperform his bet percentage.
Regarding Schauffele, he’s garnered 15.5% of dollars wagered to win at Castle Pines Golf Club.
Amongst the field, Scheffeler and Schauffele are two of four players who have outperformed their bet percentages by at least 1.4%.
The other two: Patrick Cantlay (+2500) and Robert Macintyre (+6600).
Cantlay has attracted 5.6% of dollars wagered on 4% of bets, while Macintyre has drawn 2.7% of handle on 1.3% of bets placed.
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