The 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play begins Wednesday and ends Sunday, hosted by Austin Country Club in the Texas capital. As always, we look for the best value prop bets among the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play odds, and pinpoint our expert picks; check out all SportsbookWire’s PGA Tour picks and predictions.
The event features 64 players divided into 16 groups competing in a round-robin format Wednesday through Friday, with each player playing three 18-hole matches.
They’ll earn 1 point for a win and ½ point for a halved match. The winner from each group will advance to the weekend for single-elimination match play with sudden death playoffs breaking any ties.
Sixteen golfers will play quarterfinal matches Saturday, with semifinals, championship, and consolation matches played Sunday.
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2022 WGC Match Play – Expert pick
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Scottie Scheffler is one of the hottest players and looking for a very big week. In 11 starts this year, he’s won twice, finished T25 seven times, T10 five times, and has one runner-up finish. He’s failed to make the cut this season just once.
He won’t have the easiest group to deal with, though, starting against one of the greatest match play competitors in Ian Poulter, then takes on Tommy Fleetwood Thursday before wrapping up the first round with Matt Fitzpatrick on Friday.
A University of Texas graduate, Scheffler finished as runner-up at last year’s WGC, so I expect another strong finish this week. He’s a feasible choice to WIN AT +1500 and worth a look at TOP 4 (+450).
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2022 WGC Match Play – Best prop bets
Will there be a hole in one? No (-300)
I normally like the chance for an ace, but as players get knocked out moving into the weekend, that means there will be less opportunities at a hole in one.
Top American: Justin Thomas (+750)
It’s hard to not like Thomas (ranked No. 2 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings), but I also like the odds of Texans Jordan Spieth (+2000) and Scheffler (+900).
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Top Asian: Sungjae Im (-145)
With only three Asians in the field – Im, Si Woo Kim (+155) and Takumi Kanaya +750), Im seems a frugal choice.
Top Australian: Adam Scott (+110) or Marc Leishman (+190)
Adam Scott and Marc Leishman both provide a nice return on your investment out of the four Aussie’s who will tee it up.
Group 1 winner: Jon Rahm (+125)
Rahm should come out of a group consisting of Patrick Reed (+280), Cameron Young (+330) and Sebastian Munoz (+350).
Group 8 winner: Max Homa (+230)
Max Homa is the hottest player in this group and will square off against Dustin Johnson (+180), Mackenzie Hughes (+300) and Matthew Wolff (+350).
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