{"id":102720,"date":"2019-04-12T17:22:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T00:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=102720"},"modified":"2019-04-12T17:23:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T00:23:01","slug":"masters-weekend-bunched-leaderboard-presents-betting-storylines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/masters-weekend-bunched-leaderboard-presents-betting-storylines\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Odds: Tiger Woods Favorite in Bunched Leaderboard Heading Into Weekend Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Masters heads into the weekend with a jam-packed leaderboard, as five players are tied for the lead at -7 par.<\/p>\n

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Tiger Woods is back in form heading into the weekend at the Masters. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Francesco Molinari, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka, 2013 Masters champ Adam Scott, and Louis Oosthuizen sit atop the leaderboard.<\/p>\n

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But there are two familiar names one shot back: Dustin Johnson, and 14-time major winner Tiger Woods. The four-time green jacket winner is the favorite heading into Saturday at 6\/1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Joining DJ and Woods at -6 are Justin Harding and Xander Schauffele. Rory McIlroy \u2013 who entered as the Las Vegas favorite for golf’s first major of the year at 9\/1 \u2013 struggled through the first two rounds to finish seven shots back at even par. He’s now at 40\/1 to win his first green jacket and complete the career grand slam.<\/p>\n

Odds Storylines<\/b><\/h2>\n

Rickie Fowler, who is at -3 and T16, was responsible for the majority of ticket slips printed at the Westgate SuperBook prior to the first round, and second most money wagered. Entering the Masters at 14\/1, the 30-year-old who remains winless in the majors is a big liability for several sportsbooks.<\/p>\n

SuperBook oddsmaker Jeff Sherman says Woods garnered the most money<\/a>. It printed a $10,000 wager on Tiger in February at 12\/1 odds that would net $120,000. That wager is looking mighty attractive now.<\/p>\n

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William Hill said it took an $85,000 bet on Woods that would net $1.19 million, the bookmaker’s largest single liability on one golfer in company history. After rounds of 70-68, oddsmakers and fans alike will be fixated on the game’s all-time great heading into the weekend rounds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2015 Masters winner Jordan Spieth took in the third most money at the SuperBook. He soared 34 places Friday by recovering from a +3 round of 75 by shooting -4 in the second. Justin Rose, the game’s No. 1 player in the world and an odds-on favorite, missed the cut at +4.<\/p>\n

One of the more surprising storylines through the first 36 holes is the play of Harding. He entered the week at 400\/1 to win, meaning bettors who put just $10 on the South African would win $4,000 should he find a way to outscore golf’s best players.<\/p>\n

Fan-favorite Phil Mickelson, who has three green jackets in his closet, stumbled Friday after a first-round 67. He’s at -4.<\/p>\n

Weekend Lineup<\/b><\/h2>\n

Thirty-six holes stand between a player and Butler Cabin. And the Las Vegas odds have been adjusted following the first two rounds of play.<\/p>\n

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Despite being a shot back, bettors are flocking to Woods, and who can really blame them? Sportsbooks have Tiger at 6\/1, or implied odds of 14.29 percent. Koepka, the winner of two of the last three majors, is next at 7\/1. DJ and Molinari share that line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Day is at 10\/1, as he remains fighting an ongoing back injury sustained earlier in the week. Scott is at 10\/1, too. Oosthuizen is a tad longer at 12\/1.<\/p>\n

Schauffele stands at 14\/1, while Jon Rahm (-5) is at 16\/1. Ian Poulter (-5), Justin Thomas (-3), and Fowler are at 33\/1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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