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2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play odds: 5 props for Austin Country Club including Rory McIlroy to win his group

Rory McIlroy over Keegan Bradley, Denny McCarthy and Scott Stallings? Yup.

For the final time, the PGA Tour is in Austin, Texas, for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, fresh off a win at the Players Championship, returns to the Lone Star State as the defending champion. So far this season, Scheffler is 1-for-2 in defending titles.

Overall, eight of the top nine players in the Official World Golf Ranking are teeing it up Wednesday. Justin Thomas, who’s struggled at ACC throughout his career, is the only eligible member of the top 10 absent from the field.

Here are five prop bets for the WGC-Dell Match Play, starting with the world No. 3.

More Match Play betting content: Expert picks, including Spieth

2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play odds, course history and picks to win

Who’s your pick for the PGA Tour’s final trip to Austin Country Club?

Golf’s edition of March Madness is here as the PGA Tour is in Austin, Texas, for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club for the final time.

Eight of the top nine players in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the field — No. 5 Cam Smith is ineligible while No. 10 Justin Thomas chose to take the week off due to an unsuccessful resume at ACC.

World No. 1 and Players champion Scottie Scheffler is looking to defend a title successfully for the second time this season (WM Phoenix Open). The Texan is the betting favorite at +800 followed by Jon Rahm at +1100.

Golf course

Austin Country Club | Par 71 | 7,108 yards | Pete Dye design

Course comparisons (according to Data Golf): 1. Harbour Town Golf Links (home of the RBC Heritage), 2. Colonial Country Club (home of the Charles Schwab Challenge), 3. TPC Sugarloaf

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Kevin Na plays against Matthew Fitzpatrick during the first round of the 2022 WGC- Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club. (Photo: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports)

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Following Aaron Rodgers announcement, Packers now have worst odds to win NFC North in 2023

Without Aaron Rodgers in 2023, the Packers are currently positioned with the worst odds to win the NFC North next season. Confident in Jordan Love? Now is the time to bet.

The impending departure of Aaron Rodgers has the Green Bay Packers situated as the new biggest longshot to win the division title in 2023.

According to new odds released by Tipico Sportsbook, the Packers are +400 to win the NFC North next season. The Detroit Lions are the favorites at +140, followed by the Minnesota Vikings at +300 and the Chicago Bears at +350.

Odds are similar at Bovada, where the Packers sit at +350 to win the NFC North, behind the Lions (+150), Vikings (+275) and Bears (+300).

Feeling confident in Jordan Love as a first-year starter leading the Packers to a NFC North title? Now is the time to get your bets in.

The Packers also dropped to +2000 to win the NFC in 2023 at Tipico. Green Bay is tied with the Bears and Carolina Panthers at +2000, and eight teams have better odds.

To win the Super Bowl? The Packers are +4000, tied with the Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns.

The Packers finished 8-9 and five games behind the Vikings in the NFC North with Rodgers under center last season.

In 2008, when Rodgers took over for Brett Favre as the new starter, the Packers finished 6-10 and missed the playoffs.

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2023 Valspar Championship odds, course history and picks to win

Fleetwood flashed some form at TPC Sawgrass last week and grabbed a top 20 at the Valspar in ’22.

The last stop of the Florida Swing is here, as the PGA Tour is in Palm Harbor, just outside Tampa, for this week’s Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course.

Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas headline the field while Sam Burns is looking to win his third straight Valspar title.

Spieth, a past champion of this event (2015), is coming off back-to-back solid outings after missing the weekend in LA — T-4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and T-19 at the Players.

With many of the world’s best on the sidelines this week thanks to the Valspar’s location on the schedule, Sunday may be a life-changing moment for someone in the field.

Golf course

Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) | Par 71 | 7,340 yards

Course comparisons (according to Data Golf): 1. The Concession Golf Club, 2. Sea Island GC, 3. TPC Twin Cities

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“The Snake Pit” statue at the 16th tee box warns golfers of the notorious final three holes at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla. Photo by Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports

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2023 Men’s March Madness: Final Four and National Championship odds for all 68 teams

Updating the live Final Four and championship odds all month long

March Madness is in full swing and Selection Sunday is upon us.

As the 68 teams get set for their matchups in the big dance, the usual questions remain. Who is this year’s Cinderella? Which players will etch their names in tournament history? And, of course, which teams will meet in the Final Four before cutting down the nets.

Ahead of the bracket reveal the favorites to win the title contained some familiar names.

Houston (+550) held the best odds, followed by Alabama (+800), Kansas (+800) and Purdue (+1100). Oddly enough, UCLA (+225) held better odds to reach the Final Four than Purdue (+240) despite the Boilermakers considered more likely to win the tournament.

Here’s a look at the full list of 68 teams and their odds via DraftKings Sportsbook. Check back here for live, updated odds throughout the tournament. Odds for the women’s bracket are available here.

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2023 Players Championship odds: 5 prop bets for TPC Sawgrass including Rory McIlroy or Max Homa to win (+550)

McIlroy is a past champion and Homa finished 13th at Sawgrass last season.

One of the biggest PGA Tour events of the year is here, as a loaded field is at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the Players Championship, the fourth designated event in five weeks.

Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the top three players in the Official World Golf Ranking, are paired together for the first two rounds and will tee off at 7:56 a.m. ET Thursday.

TPC Sawgrass is a par-72 track measuring 7,256 yards and was designed by Pete Dye.

We’ve covered picks to win the event and sleepers (find the links below), so now it’s time to go over five props for the week.

More Players betting content: Odds, expert picks | Sleepers

2023 Players Championship odds: Sleeper picks for TPC Sawgrass including Keegan Bradley at 50/1

Bradley has finished inside the top 10 in two of his last four Players starts.

The 2023 Players Championship is the fourth designated event on the PGA Tour in five weeks. Another loaded field is set to take on TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, beginning Thursday.

Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the top three players in the Official World Golf Ranking, are playing together for the first two rounds. The star-studded group will tee off at 7:56 a.m. ET Thursday.

Despite all the star power, there are several names further down the odds list that deserve some consideration.

And if you don’t believe a sleeper could contend come Sunday, here are a few names that finished inside the top five over the last two years: Lee Westwood, Brian Harman, Anirban Lahiri, Kevin Kisner and Keegan Bradley.

In fact, let’s start with Bradley on this list of sleeper picks for the 2023 Players Championship.

More Players betting content: Expert picks to win

2023 Players Championship: Odds, course history and picks to win at TPC Sawgrass

This could be a big week for Max Homa.

For the fourth designated event in five weeks, the PGA Tour is in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Often dubbed “the fifth major,” the Players boasts one of the best fields of the year. Tiger Woods, who made his first start of the season at the Genesis Invitational, decided to sit this one out as he continues to recover. His next event will more than likely be the Masters in April.

A mega-group of Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the top three players in the Official World Golf Ranking, will tee off at 7:56 a.m. ET Thursday.

Golf course

TPC Sawgrass | Par 72 | 7,256 yards | Pete Dye design

Course comparisons (from Data Golf): 1. Sedgefield Country Club, 2. TPC Twin Cities, 3. Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead)

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The 17th green at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo: by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

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Five prop bets for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, including a Rory McIlroy vs. Jon Rahm matchup

Rahm or Rory at Bay Hill. Who are you taking?

It’s almost time for the third designated event on the PGA Tour in four weeks.

The best players in the world are in Orlando for the second stop of the Florida swing at Bay Hill Club and Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Overall, 23 of the world’s top 25 players will tee it up Thursday, including defending champion Scottie Scheffler looking to defend a title for the second time this season (WM Phoenix Open). Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy — the 2018 champ —are looking to spoil Scheffler’s plans.

The latter two are matched up this week on many sportsbooks and are included in this list of five prop bets for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

More API betting content: Expert picks | Sleeper picks

Three sleeper picks to win the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational, including Tommy Fleetwood at 80/1

Tommy Fleetwood is coming off a top 20 at the Genesis and has grabbed three top-10 finishes at Bay Hill.

As the Florida swing continues, the PGA Tour heads to Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the third designated event in four weeks.

World No. 1 Jon Rahm leads a stacked field that includes 23 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. Scottie Scheffler looks to defend his title at Bay Hill and is searching for his second win of 2023.

Rory McIlroy has become a horse at The King’s place, finishing 13th or better in seven of eight appearances.

Recent history says a star will win this weekend, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a look at three sleepers with a chance to pull an upset.

Arnold Palmer Invitational: Odds, expert picks to win