Masters Bettors Backing DeChambeau, Other Popular Picks to Win 1st Green Jacket
DraftKings not seeing the type of action on betting favorite Scottie Scheffler that the sportsbook is used to seeing.
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . The most-bet golf event of the year has such a wide-open feel to it this year that sportsbooks are seeing non-Masters winners getting bumps over legends.
While Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to capture his third Green Jacket at the 90th Masters, some operators reported other names taking action and pushing longer odds than usual on the world’s No. 1 golfer. Key Takeaways Scottie Scheffler has competition with Bryson DeChambeau and others in bets and handle.
Cameron Young is a very popular bet this year at DraftKings. BetMGM has seen Justin Rose dominate the first-round leader market. Bettors are also passing on stars Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm heading into Thursday’s first round from Augusta National, while Bryson DeChambeau has risen as a popular Masters winner pick .
“The big boys aren’t being bet as heavily as some of the others out there,” DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello told Covers on Wednesday. “They’re betting the Cam Youngs and the (Akshay) Bhatias. They’re betting the (Ludvig) Abergs, (Brooks) Koepka, (Xander) Schauffele, (Bryson) DeChambeau.
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