Action Report: Scottie Scheffler massive favorite to win gold at men's Olympic golf competition

Starting Thursday morning, 60 players representing 32 countries will play four rounds at Le Golf National in France seeking a golf medal as part of the men’s Olympic golf competition.

Since it’s four days of stroke play, it is very similar to a PGA TOUR event and therefore will have plenty of golf betting opportunities.

As of Wednesday at the BetMGM online sportsbook, Scottie Scheffler is a massive favorite. Scheffler has the best odds to win at +400 and is drawing the most money (30.3%) on the most tickets (20.9%).

This isn’t surprising, as the world's No. 1 player is having a tremendous season. Scheffler has six wins this season to go along with 14 top-10 finishes in 16 events.

Xander Schauffele won the gold medal in the last Olympics and has the second-best odds to win at +550.

Schauffele, who has won two majors this season, is pulling in the second-most tickets (11.8%) and the third-most money (11.3%).

Scheffler, Jon Rahm (+900) and Schauffele are BetMGM’s biggest liabilities.

Current handle and tickets

Handle

1. Scottie Scheffler – 30.3%
2. Jon Rahm – 13.7%
3. Xander Schauffele – 11.3%
4. Collin Morikawa – 7%
5. Rory McIlroy – 4.1%

Tickets

1. Scottie Scheffler – 20.9%
2. Xander Schauffele – 11.8%
3. Jon Rahm – 9.6%
4. Collin Morikawa – 8.4%
5. Ludvig Åberg – 4.8%

Morikawa (+1000), who is another popular pick, enters with eight straight top-16 finishes on the PGA TOUR.

While Schauffele won the gold at the 2020 Olympics, Rory Sabbatini took home silver and C.T. Pan bronze.

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