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No pre-tournament favorite has won The Masters in at least a decade, with Jordan Spieth (10-1, 2015) and Phil Mickelson (10-1, 2010) being the only winners among the top-3 betting favorites since 2006. In 2019, Tiger Woods’ Masters’ odds closed at 14-1, the fourth choice behind Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, and Justin Rose. Louis Oosthuizen v Cameron Smith - Mythical 2 Balls. Get the best available 18 Hole Matches odds from all online bookmakers with Oddschecker, the home of betting value. Odds: 32.0 Last five Masters: 2/mc/mc/mc/- A 600.0 outsider when winning the 2010 Open, Oosthuizen is now firmly established amongst the leading candidates for all big prizes. The Masters 2021 - Odds to Win (All Bets Action) April 11, 2021 EST. Louis Oosthuizen +6000. 2021 Masters odds. Dustin Johnson 6-1 Jon Rahm 10-1 Rory McIlroy 10-1 Brooks Koepka 11-1. Louis Oosthuizen 60-1 Cameron Champ 66-1 Rickie Fowler 66-1 Matthew Fitzpatrick 66-1.
That’s right, the 2020 Masters is here in the middle of fall, but the only thing that’s changed is the date. We’re still making some staff picks on who’s going to win at Augusta National on this coming Sunday.
As a reminder: We pick one player with short odds (up to 20/1), medium odds (21/1 to 99/1) and we dive deep to take one longshot (100/1 and above) who could come out of relative obscurity (remember Danny Willett in 2016?) and get a green jacket.
Here’s who we came up with and good luck!
(All odds courtesy of BetMGM)
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It’s never fun taking the overall tournament favorite, and I know DeChambeau has had struggles at Augusta National in the past. I don’t care. DeChambeau hits the ball so far now that his margin of error is just greater than a lot of his competitors. If his putter gets going and he can keep his drives somewhere in the realm of the fairway, he can run away with this, just like he did the U.S. Open. — Nate Scott
The best time to bet on DJ would have been before he returned from his coronavirus quarantine and posted a solid T2 in Houston, but thanks to the DeChambeau hype you’re still getting solid value here at +900. Excluding the 2017 Masters, which DJ missed with a freak injury, Johnson is on a run of four consecutive top-10 finishes at Augusta, and he finished just a shot behind Tiger Woods last year. — Nick Schwartz
He checks all the boxes: he’s been in the hunt at Augusta (two top-20 finishes in his past two starts) recently, has won a major (the PGA in 2017) and has been on fire as of late with a finish no lower than 12th in the last couple of months. His ball-striking game is made for Augusta, so I’ll back him as a favorite — Charles Curtis
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Simpson is a major winner (the 2012 U.S. Open) who finished in the top 20 in his last two appearances at the Masters. He’s quietly coming off probably his best season as a pro — he won twice last year, finished third in the FedExCup standings, and had the lowest scoring average of anyone on tour. He’s followed that up with a strong start this year: In his three tournaments this season, he’s finished top 20 in all of them, included T-8 at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. A major winner playing some of the best golf of his life? That’s worth a look. — NaS
The 2010 Open Champion lost to Bubba Watson in a playoff at Augusta in 2012, and has been a consistent finisher at the Masters over the last six years. Oosthuizen is not a bomber, but he’s an above-average and, at times, elite putter in good form, with a third-place finish at the US Open in September. He’s also one of the few people in this odds range that I feel 100 percent comfortable about making the cut. — NiS
I seriously can’t quit betting on him winning a major. And there’s good reason! He’s finished in the top 10 all but three of the majors he’s started since 2018. At Augusta, he’s finished T10 and T5, and one of those years he did it on an injured ankle. At some point, he’ll pay off, and it might be this week. — CC
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A 9-time Tour winner who’s had success at Augusta Nation (finished T-4 in 2017), Kuchar is also one of the most accurate drivers on tour. At these odds, I like an experienced golfer who keeps the ball in play and sets himself up to score well. Kuchar does that. As a flyer, I like him a lot. — NaS
The 2018 Open Champion famously bungled the par-3 12th on Sunday last year to allow Tiger Woods to charge into the lead, and hasn’t played all that much during the pandemic. He finished T15 in Houston last weekend, which gives me hope that his game is mildly sharp. In a normal year where Molinari was playing a full schedule, he wouldn’t be anywhere close to 100/1, so he’s easily worth a few bucks as a flier. — NiS
The young phenom’s performances in majors isn’t great, but he did finish fourth at the Shriners, proving when he’s on a hot streak, he’s a good pick as any. And maybe this is the year to pick a dark horse like him, when the pressure of playing at Augusta will be different than it is in other years for a first-time starter. — CC
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