2026 Masters Picks: Staff Predictions, Outright Odds, and Expert Sleeper Plays
Our expert panel breaks down the 2026 Masters with staff picks, winner predictions, and longshot sleepers. Can Rory McIlroy defend his green jacket at Augusta?
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . Augusta National never fails to deliver, as the 2026 Masters will see Rory McIlroy no longer desperate to get the (Green Jacket) monkey off his back...
but instead chase history as the first repeat winner since Tiger nearly a quarter-century ago. Do our golf experts think Rory is up to the challenge? Or will Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, and the rest of the field give us a different Masters memory?
We've polled the Covers staff for their Masters predictions , including who will win at Augusta this year, Masters sleeper picks to sprinkle on, First-Round Leader bets, and more. Masters staff picks: Who we're backing to win the Green Jacket Expert Winner Sleeper FRL Andrew Caley Brooks Koepka +4000 Adam Scott +6600 Bryson DeChambeau +1800 Neil Parker Xander Schauffele +1400 Jake Knapp +6600 Jake Knapp +5000 Chris Gregory Ludvig Aberg +1400 Collin Morikawa +3000 Cameron Young +2800 James Bisson Patrick Reed +3300 Shane Lowry +6600 Min Woo Lee +4000 2026 Masters Predictions: Who will win Andrew Caley (Senior golf betting analyst): Brooks Koepka Koepka's game is rounding into form now that he's returned to the PGA Tour. He’s second on Tour in Strokes Gained: Approach, plus he's got the experience required at Augusta, with three Top 10s and two T2s.
Odds: +4000 at BetMGM Neil Parker (Golf betting analyst): Xander Schauffele Schauffele checks the course history (and current form) box with True Strokes Gained across the board in each of his past three trips to Augusta and each of his past five PGA Tour events. The underlying statistics have led to strong finishes, too: Schauffele has three consecutive Top-10s at Augusta, and he heads to his ninth Masters following a solo third in THE PLAYERS and T4 in the Valspar. Odds: +1400 at BetMGM Chris Gregory (Golf betting analyst): Ludvig Aberg It's a matter of when — and not if — Ludvig Aberg breaks through for his first major championship, and his previous Masters results (second, seventh) prove he's an excellent course fit here at Augusta.
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