Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win the PGA Championships at sportsbooks, while Rory McIlroy is right behind -- the fifth time in the past six events that they've been 1-2.
'He wasn't scared': How Chet Holmgren became a perfect fit for SGA and an OKC team built for a dynastyfind themselves in familiar territory atop the betting odds list heading into the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club: first and second, respectively.As of Wednesday afternoon on ESPN BET, Scheffler shows +425 odds to win his third career major championship, up from the +350 he showed in the week prior.
At their lowest point at +300, Scheffler's odds to win at Valhalla are the shortest for any major since 2010, and the shortest at the PGA Championship since favoritewon in 2007. Scheffler consistently draws comparisons to the all-time great, but what makes his short odds all the more impressive in the eyes of oddsmakers is the strength of the other players currently in professional golf.
The betting public recognizes Scheffler's greatness, as he is the most-bet golfer in this week's field by tickets at every major sportsbook and also leads in handle at most. That said, sportsbooks are largely not worried, as his short odds dictate that they will be OK from a profit perspective even if he wins.
Salleroli notes that the book wrote"a ton of tickets" on McIlroy after his win at Wells Fargo on Sunday. McIlroy slightly trails Scheffler in ticket count at ESPN BET, showing 12.9% of tickets to the latter's 13.5%.
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