Scheffler's Masters odds dip; Rahm, Bryson, Rory among favorites - ESPN

Scottie Scheffler will head into the Masters as the favorite once again, but it's without the usual domination over the betting markets many have grown accustomed to.

Scheffler has +510 odds to win his third green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club this weekend, according to DraftKings odds as of Wednesday morning. While he is still the clear favorite, it's a significant lengthening from his shortest point at +380 and even from the +440 he showed coming into Masters week.

Other sportsbooks have the 29-year-old with even longer odds, with BetMGM at +600 as of Wednesday morning. Scheffler's pretournament odds stand to be his longest since 2023, when he was +700 coming off his first Masters victory the year prior.

Next on DraftKings' odds board are Jon Rahm (+900) and Bryson DeChambeau (+1050), who have both played well with LIV Golf this season. Reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy is at +1175, a significant lengthening from the odds he had in the 500-range when the markets opened a year ago.

While Scheffler is still the leading ticket and handle attractor at all books reporting, his relatively short odds aren't going to cause the sportsbooks much panic. Instead, DeChambeau has been the overwhelming public pick, making him the largest liability at BetMGM and giving him market-low odds of +800 at Caesars Sportsbook.

«DeChambeau, with all the social media and whatnot, really reins in the public, and he won the last two LIV tournaments,» Caesars lead golf trader Anthony Salleroli told ESPN. «I was surprised to see that Scheffler was still ahead of DeChambeau [by ticket count], albeit not by much, but just the public fascination with DeChambeau is great.»

McIlroy and Rahm, by contrast, have not been played in nearly as