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Golfbet Roundtable: Picks and predictions for the BMW Championship
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      Golfbet Roundtable: Picks and predictions for the BMW Championship

      Written by Ryan Hannable

      The FedExCup Playoffs continue with the BMW Championship from Castle Pines Golf Club just outside of Denver, Colorado.

      Only the top 50 players in the standings are in the field, led by the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the standings, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

      These two are dominating the golf betting at the BetMGM online sportsbook. As of Wednesday, they’re combining for 44.3% of the money in the outright winner market.

      Scheffler, who has the best odds to win at +333, is taking in the most tickets (23.8%) and the most money (28.8%).

      The 28-year-old is coming off a solo fourth finish at last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship. The TOUR hasn’t been to Castle Pines since 2006, so there really is no course history to launch from.

      Schauffele, who has the second-best odds to win at +600, is drawing the second-most tickets (10.9%) on the second-most money (15.5%).

      He finished T2 at last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship.

      Viktor Hovland (+1800) is another popular pick, pulling in the third-most money (5.9%) on the third-most tickets (8%).

      The trio are BetMGM’s biggest liabilities for the week.

      Current handle and tickets

      Handle

      1. Scottie Scheffler– 28.8%
      2. Xander Schauffele – 15.5%
      3. Viktor Hovland – 5.9%
      4. Patrick Cantlay – 5.6%
      5. Wyndham Clark – 5.5%

      Tickets

      1. Scottie Scheffler – 23.8%
      2. Xander Schauffele – 10.9%
      3. Viktor Hovland – 8%
      4. Wyndham Clark – 5.6%
      5. Rory McIlroy – 4.7%

      Clark, who grew up in Colorado, has +2500 odds to win. It has been an up-and-down year for the 2023 U.S. Open champion but he did finish T7 last week.

      McIlroy had a disappointing T68 finish last week and is +1400 to win this week after opening +1000.

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