
In just over two weeks all eyes will be on Augusta National as Scottie Scheffler endeavors to repeat as Masters Champion, the first since Tiger Woods in 2005 and 2006. Scheffler has moved into a tie with Spain’s Jon Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open Champion for the favorite’s position. Rory McIlroy, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth round out the top six names.
Rahm already has three wins this season, claiming back-to-back starts at the Tournament of Champions and The American Express in January, then winning the Genesis Invitational in February. And he’s constantly been at or near the top of the leaderboard, with six top-10 finishes in seven events.
Scheffler is our pick to win, but there is some soft underbelly to the ticket. Justin Thomas, (who won last year’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills), Dustin Johnson, (the 2020 Masters champion), and Will Zalatoris all offer excellent value on the money line.
There are some fascinating expert sleeper picks as well. Tony Finau is getting a lot of looks and ink, but will he be firing n all cylinders? Sung-Jae Im seems a more solid pick, and offers a king’s ransom should that pick hit. Finally, people who win at Augusta often repeat, so give a look to Hideki Matsuyama and, sadly, Patrick Reed.
Two years ago, Will Zalatoris surprised oddsmakers and bettors alike with a second-place finish at the Masters. He followed it up in 2022 with a sixth place finish, so it’s no surprise that Zalatoris leads the ticket count in cumulative odds market. Spieth is No. 2 in tickets, followed by defending champ Scheffler. However, the money count differs, with Rahm taking the most cash, followed by Collin Morikawa and McIlroy.
[Editor’s Note: We use odds from www.vegasinsider.com.]
MONEY LINE
- Jon Rahm +750
- Scottie Scheffler +750
- Rory McIlroy +800
- Cameron Smith +1600
- Collin Morikawa +1800
- Jordan Spieth +1800
- Justin Thomas +2000
- Patrick Cantlay +2000
- Dustin Johnson +2200
- Xander Schauffele +2200
- Will Zalatoris +2500
- Max Homa +2500
- Viktor Hovland +2800
- Tony Finau +3000
- Jason Day +3300
- Sung-Jae Im +3300
- Cameron Young +3500
- Matthew Fitzpatrick +4000
- Hideki Matsuyama +4000
- Sam Burns +4500
- Tyrrell Hatton +4500
- Tom Kim +5000
- Brooks Koepka +5000
- Shane Lowry +5000
- Tiger Woods +5000
- Joaquin Niemann +5000
- Justin Rose +5000
- Patrick Reed +5500
- Keegan Bradley +5500
- Taylor Montgomery +6000
- Sahith Theegala +6000
- Adam Scott +6600
- Louis Oosthuizen +6600
- Min Woo Lee +6600
- Corey Conners +7000
- Bryson DeChambeau +7500
- Mito Pereira +7500
- Tommy Fleetwood +7500
- Rickie Fowler +7500
- Chris Kirk +8000
- Aaron Wise +8000
- Abraham Ancer +8000
- Paul Casey +8000
- Sergio Garcia +8000
- Davis Riley +8000
- Daniel Berger +9000
- Alex Noren +9000
- Marc Leishman +9000
- Billy Horschel +9000
- Si Woo Kim +9000
- Kurt Kitayama +9000
- Russell Henley +10000
- Talor Gooch +10000
- Thomas Pieters +11000
- Gary Woodland +11000
- Bubba Watson +12500
- Cameron Davis +12500
- Francesco Molinari +12500
- Adrian Meronk +12500
- Cameron Champ +12500
- Denny McCarthy +12500
- Emiliano Grillo +12500
- J.T. Poston +12500
- Seamus Power +12500
- Matthew Wolff +12500
- Taylor Pendrith +12500
- Brian Harman +12500
- Jason Kokrak +14000
- Robert MacIntrye +15000
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout +15000
- Harris English +15000
- J.J. Spaun +15000
- Kyoung-Hoon Lee +15000
- Ryan Fox +15000
- Lucas Herbert +15000
- Kevin Kisner +15000
- Scott Stallings +16000
- Joel Dahmen +17500
- Luke List +17500
- Danny Willett +17500
- Harold Varner III +17500
- Justin Suh +17500
- Kevin Na +17500
- Lee Westwood +17500
- Mackenzie Hughes +17500
- Sepp Straka +17500
- Tom Hoge +17500
- Aaron Rai +20000
- Webb Simpson +20000
- Phil Mickelson +20000
- Charl Schwartzel +20000
- Adam Svensson +20000
- Garrick Higgo +20000
- Guido Migliozzi +20000
- Nathan Kimsey +20000
- Zach Johnson +25000
- Davis Thompson +25000
- Kazuki Higa +25000
- Sam Bennett +25000
- Padraig Harrington +27500
- Ben Carr +30000
- Harry Higgs +30000
- Stewart Cink +30000
- Thriston Lawrence +40000
- Lucas Glover +40000
- Aldrich Potgieter +40000
- Harrison Crowe +45000
- Hudson Swafford +50000
- Matthew McClean +75000
- Bernhard Langer +100000
- Mike Weir +100000
- Fred Couples +150000
- Jose Maria Olazabal +250000
- Sandy Lyle +250000