Even as a heavy favorite, Scottie Scheffler is a popular bet at the US Open

With 5 wins in his final eight begins, together with the Masters and three , is an enormous favourite (+300) coming into this week’s U.S. Open. Even with exceptionally quick odds, it isn’t stopping bettors at

As of Wednesday, Scheffler was drawing an enormous 44.7% of the cash and 24.2% of the tickets for outright winner bets.

Pinehurst No. 2 is internet hosting the occasion for the fourth time and first since 2014, when Martin Kaymer was the winner at 9-under, eight pictures higher than Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton.

Scheffler has three straight prime 10 finishes on the U.S. Open, together with a third-place end a 12 months in the past at Los Angeles Nation Membership.

Different Prime Golfers

Bryson DeChambeau (+2000) is the following most-bet participant, drawing the second-most tickets (8.5%) and cash (8.2%).

DeChambeau completed runner-up to Xander Schauffele on the PGA Championship and completed T-6 on the Masters after having the 36-hole lead. He received the 2020 U.S. Open.

One other widespread participant is Collin Morikawa (+1400), as he’s pulling within the third-most tickets (7.7%) and third-most cash (6.3%). Like DeChambeau, he’s additionally had success within the two majors this 12 months, ending T-3 on the Masters and T-4 on the PGA Championship.

Morikawa is coming off a runner-up end to Scheffler per week in the past on the Memorial. It’s price noting received the PGA Championship after ending runner-up the week earlier than on the Wells Fargo Championship.

Schauffele has the second-shortest odds to win at +1100 and is pulling in 5.3% of the tickets and 4.1% of the cash.

Tiger Woods

Every time tees it up in an occasion, he attracts the eye of bettors. This week is not any totally different.

Even at +25000 to win, he’s taking within the ninth-most tickets (2.5%). He’s additionally very fashionable within the Make the Minimize market, as he’s taking in essentially the most tickets to make the minimize at +220.

Woods missed the minimize on the PGA Championship, however did make the minimize on the Masters in April. That is the primary time he’s performed within the U.S. Open since 2020 when he missed the minimize.

U.S. Open Betting Notes

Morikawa is drawing essentially the most motion within the Winner With out Scheffler market, taking in 15.2% of the tickets and 21% of the cash. … Scheffler can also be the most well-liked participant to be the chief after the primary spherical (+1000), drawing 17.5% of the tickets and 20.6% of the cash. … When it comes to tickets, Scheffler is the most-bet participant to complete within the prime 5 (-150), Morikawa is the most-bet participant to complete within the prime 10 (+150) and Tommy Fleetwood is the most-bet participant to complete within the prime 20 (+138).

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