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2020 Masters: Early odds, predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets

Analyzing the golf betting odds to win the 2020 Masters, with PGA Tour betting odds, picks, predictions and best bets.

The 2020 Masters Tournament will take place Nov. 12-15 under the PGA Tour’s revised 2020 schedule. Below, we break down the 2020 Masters betting odds, with PGA Tour predictions, picks and best bets.

Augusta National Golf Club measures 7,475 yards and plays to a par of 72. The 2020 field has been set at 96 golfers. Anyone who wins an event between mid-June and the 2020 tournament will then qualify for the 2021 Masters to be played next April.

2020 Masters Betting Picks – Tier 1

Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; Justin Thomas tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. (Photo Credit: Adam Hagy – USA TODAY Sports)

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m. ET.

Justin Thomas (+1400)

Thomas, the 2017 PGA Championship winner, tied for 12th at last year’s Masters for his best result in four appearances. He made the cut in all four career tries at Augusta. Of his 12 career PGA Tour wins, eight have come between August and December. He won twice in 2019, at the BMW Championship and CJ Cup, and he won the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Thomas is one of the best-rounded golfers on Tour, and he ranked fifth with 1.958 total strokes gained per round on the 2019-20 season before the season was put on hold.

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Tommy Fleetwood (+2800)

Fleetwood has runner-up results at both the US Open (2018) and Open Championship (2019), but a top showing of just T-17 at the 2018 Masters. A five-time winner on the European Tour, he ranks sixth in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. His putter has often kept him out of the winner’s circle, but he has one of the best approach games in the world.

2020 Masters Betting Picks – Tier 2

Feb 29, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Lee Westwood walks off of the eighth green during the third round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)

Lee Westwood (+8000)

The soon-to-be 47-year-old Westwood was becoming a popular pick for an April Masters before play was put on pause. The midseason stoppage has allowed for his odds to become more profitable again and will return $800 on a $10 bet.

He earned his 41st career victory at the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January, and he tied for fourth at The Honda Classic in early March.

Sergio Garcia (+8000)

The 2017 Masters champ has missed the cut each of the last two years at Augusta and in seven of his last nine majors. He was returning to better form early in 2020, however, as he had two top 10s on the European Tour before a T-37 showing at The Genesis Invitational.

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2020 Masters Betting Picks – Long shots

Feb 22, 2020; Mexico City, MEX; Danny Willett plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. (Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez – USA TODAY Sports)

Danny Willett (+12500)

It was Willett who dressed Garcia in his green jacket as the 2016 Masters champion. Willett has missed the cut each of the past three years, but he tied for sixth at last year’s Open Championship. He won on the European Tour each of the last two years, most recently winning the BMW PGA Championship in September, besting a field including Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Corey Conners (+17500)

Conners is my favorite long-shot bet due to his incredibly strong tee-to-green and approach games. Like Fleetwood, he struggles with the putter, but he’s able to give himself good looks and needs to get hot for only four days. He tied for 46th in his debut last year after gaining a late entry with his win at the Valero Texas Open.

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2020 US Open: Early odds, predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets

Analyzing the golf betting odds to win the 2020 US Open, with PGA Tour betting odds, picks, predictions and best bets.

The 2020 US Open is set to take place at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Sept. 17-20 under the PGA Tour’s revised 2020 schedule. Below, we look at the US Open betting odds, with PGA Tour predictions, picks and best bets.

Winged Foot has previously hosted the US Open on five occasions, most recently in 2006 when Geoff Ogilvy outlasted Jim Furyk, Colin Montgomerie and Phil Mickelson. The par-70 West Course measures 7,264 yards in length under major conditions.

2020 US Open Betting Picks – Tier 1

Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; Bryson DeChambeau hits a shot on the 2nd hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. (Photo Credit: Adam Hagy – USA TODAY Sports)

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday, April 20 at 3 p.m. ET.

Bryson DeChambeau (+2800)

DeChambeau was in top form before the PGA Tour season came to a halt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. He tied for fifth at The Genesis Invitational, was the runner-up at the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship and finished fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

If he can return to form when the golf season resumes in mid-June, these odds will quickly start to drop.

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Webb Simpson (+3300)

Simpson currently holds top spot in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. The 2012 US Open champ won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February to cap a stretch of five straight top-10 results. He tied for 16th at the 2019 US Open, 10th at the 2018 US Open and fifth at last year’s Masters Tournament. Fifteen golfers currently have lower odds.

2020 US Open Betting Picks – Tier 2

Feb 29, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Gary Woodland lines up his putt on the 8th hole during the third round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)

Gary Woodland (+5000)

The defending US Open champ has racked up five other top-10 results in 16 worldwide events since his breakout major victory. He tied for eighth at The Honda Classic in his last event before the season was put on pause.

He’s one of the longest hitters on Tour and he proved last year he can putt on the lightning-quick US Open greens.

Viktor Hovland (+8000)

Hovland was the low amateur at last year’s US Open with a T-12 finish in just his second career major appearance. He earned his first PGA Tour victory earlier this year at the Puerto Rico Open and sits 38th in the Golfweek rankings. He’s exceptionally strong off the tee and few match his success when going for the green.

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2020 US Open Betting Picks – Long shots

Jan 30, 2020; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; Cameron Smith tees off on the tenth during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo Credit: Joe Camporeale – USA TODAY Sports)

Cameron Smith (+10000)

Smith earned his first solo PGA Tour win at the Sony Open in Hawaii early in 2020. He tied for fourth in his US Open debut in 2015, but he has a missed cut and a top finish of just T-59 in three appearances since. He’s one of the Tour’s best putters and was gaining .775 strokes per round with the flat stick early in the 2019-20 season.

Kevin Na (+15000)

Na is a four-time PGA Tour winner, including two victories in 2019 and one in 2018. He finished seventh at the 2016 US Open but followed it up with a T-32 in 2017 and a missed cut last year (he didn’t play in 2018). Only six listed golfers have longer odds.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl odds sky-rocket after Rob Gronkowski trade

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are cruising up the oddsmakers board with the addition of Rob Gronkowski.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers — or is it now the Tompa Bay Patriots South? — did it again, significantly changing their odds of being in Super Bowl LV Tuesday with the trade for TE Rob Gronkowski.

Gronk, who was out of the NFL last season after retiring from the New England Patriots, said he wanted back and he wanted a trade to the Buccaneers to join his good friend Tom Brady. Fitting for the current Twilight Zone-like state of the world, New England head coach Bill Belichick actually allowed it to happen. Then again, only Belichick could land a fourth-round NFL Draft pick for a retired player.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl LV odds

And just like that, Brady + Gronk = Tampa Bay becomes a top-four team in the eyes of the BetMGM oddsmakers of winning the 2021 Super Bowl LV next January.

BetMGM has shortened the Bucs odds to +900, down from +1600. They were +5500 before the Brady acquisition! That’s some big offseason movement from a team rarely associated with being Super Bowl contenders.

New to sports betting? +900 represents 9/1 fractional odds, implying the Buccaneers have a 10.0% chance of winning Super Bowl LV. A $100 wager at +900 returns a profit of $900 — at the original +5500 odds, a $100 wager would return a profit of $5,500 should the Bucs go on to win this season’s championship.

You just know there are some of those +5500 tickets floating out there with the owners of them doing a little happy dance today.

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Brady’s Buccaneers only trail the Kansas City Chiefs (+650) and Baltimore Ravens (+700) in the favorites to win Super Bowl LV department; the Bucs are tied with the San Francisco 49ers.

Gronk has one year remaining on his $10 million contract. In nine seasons with the Pats, he had 521 receptions for 7,861 yards and 79 receiving touchdowns. He now joins WRs Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to form a very nice trio of weapons for Brady to play catch with on Sundays… but will they be doing it on Super Bowl Sunday?

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Over/Under: Projecting Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s stats

Projecting Lamar Jackson’s 2020 passing statistics and how they match up with the over/under betting odds.

Looking forward to the 2020 NFL season, it’s time to start breaking down how individual players will do statistically. Today we focus on Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson‘s projected passing numbers and how they match up against future odds at BetMGM sportsbook.

Lamar Jackson’s stats history

Jackson was the league’s unanimous MVP in 2019, his second season in the pros. He went 13-2 as a starter, passing for 3,127 yards with a league-high 36 touchdowns with only six interceptions. He also rushed for 1,206 yards with seven TDs.

The Ravens offense is built around the rushing attack, but as Jackson enters his third season, he should see an increase in passing yards.

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Lamar Jackson’s projected stats and odds

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Tuesday, April 21 at 3:30 a.m. ET.

Passing Yards: 3,249.5 / OVER: -110 / UNDER: -110

Passing Touchdowns: 26.5 / OVER: -110 / UNDER: -110

Jackson was only 22nd in the league in passing yards. If we are to assume he will continue to develop as a quarterback, he’ll be expected to pass for more yards than last season. Twenty quarterbacks had at least 3,250 passing yards in 2019. Can we expect the league MVP to be in the top 20 in passing? Certainly. Take OVER 3,249.5 (-110) on Jackson’s passing yards as he takes another step forward as a passing QB. As for touchdown passes, seven quarterbacks had at least 27 last season. Jackson might not match the 36 he had in 2019, but he should toss more than 26. Take OVER 26.5 (-110) on TD passes as well.

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2020 PGA Championship: Early odds, predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets

Analyzing the golf betting odds to win the 2020 PGA Championship, with PGA Tour betting odds, picks, predictions and best bets.

The PGA Tour will attempt to resume play in mid-June under a revised schedule for the 2020 season. The 2020 PGA Championship is set to take place from Aug. 6-9 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Below, we break down the PGA Championship betting odds, with predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets.

TPC Harding Park will host a major tournament for the first time. The last PGA Tour event played there was the 2015 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play, won by Rory McIlroy, who currently ranks No. 2 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. The course measures 7,169 yards and plays to a par of 72.

2020 PGA Championship Betting Picks – Tier 1

Aug 25, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Brooks Koepka lines up his putt on the fifth green during the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. (Photo Credit: Butch Dill – USA TODAY Sports)

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday, April 20 at 3:45 p.m. ET.

Brooks Koepka (+1400)

Koepka has slipped to No. 9 in Golfweek’s world rankings. He was off to a poor start to 2020 with a missed cut at The Honda Classic, a T-43 at The Genesis Invitational and T-47 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before play was put on pause.

The four-time major winner, and back-to-back winner of the PGA Championship, finished inside the top five in all four majors in 2019. He’s only the No. 4 betting favorite.

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Sungjae Im (+4000)

Contrary to Koepka, Im was playing the best golf of his career prior to the break. He earned his first PGA Tour victory at The Honda Classic and finished third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He has missed the cut in three of four career major appearances, including the PGA Championship and Open Championship last year, but he’s just 22 years old. These odds are much higher than what he was getting early this season.

2020 PGA Championship Betting Picks – Tier 2

Jan 26, 2020; San Diego, California, USA; Marc Leishman kisses the winner’s trophy following the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Co. (Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez – USA TODAY Sports)

Marc Leishman (+5000)

Leishman earned a win at the Farmers Insurance Open early this year and finished as the runner-up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He has never won a major, but he has five top-10 finishes in 33 events. He also made it to the Round of 16 at the 2015 match play at TPC Harding Park.

Francesco Molinari (+8000)

Few in golf needed a break as badly as Molinari. The former Open champion missed the cut in three straight events to begin his 2020 campaign, and he finished just T-53 at the WGC-Mexico Championship. Majors are a different story, and recent champs should always be backed at these odds.

He tied for second at the 2017 PGA Championship and tied for sixth in 2018 before finishing T-48 in 2019.

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2020 PGA Championship Betting Picks – Long shots

Feb 21, 2020; Mexico City, MEX; Bernd Wiesberger plays his shot from the eighth tee during the second round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. (Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez – USA TODAY Sports)

Bernd Wiesberger (+10000)

The little-known Austrian won three times on the European Tour last year. He didn’t participate in either of the last two PGA Championships, but he is a bargain at these odds based on his success in Europe as he seeks his first PGA Tour win.

Joaquin Niemann (+15000)

Niemann claimed his first professional victory at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier to open the 2019-20 PGA Tour season before missing the cut in five of his next 11 events before the break. The 21-year-old has made the cut in just one of three majors in his career, but he’s a value as a winner with only 10 golfers holding longer odds.

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