Despite historically short odds to win the U.S. Open, Scottie Scheffler is attracting a considerable number of betting tickets to claim golf's third major of the season.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler says he is unconcerned that there is a"target" on his back as he prepares for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
"That's kind of astonishing to me because it's such a short price. In golf, you try to look for somebody who has got a decent price, but the bettors just feel like he's unstoppable," DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations Johnny Avello told ESPN. He adds that the"true odds" for Scheffler are closer to +500, but even with the juice built in to get the price below +300, bettors continue to wager on him.
From a betting perspective, the only possible comparison for Scheffler's incredible form is Woods. From 2000 to 2009, Woods was priced +300 or shorter seven times at the U.S. Open, peaking at a mind-blowing +120 in 2001 -- a tournament where he finished T-12, although he did end up winning the major three times during that decade.
"I just never thought we'd ever get to this point again where there's one guy who's got short odds with this type of a field of golfers, but Scottie is the guy right now," Avello says.
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