2025 PGA Picks: The Masters Golf Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
The PGA Tour touches down at the world-famous Augusta National Golf Club this weekend for the biggest tournament and major of the year, the granddaddy of them all, The Masters. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy has closed the gap significantly in 2025, at least in the betting odds, between him and world #1, Scottie Scheffler.
With Scheffler at the top of the betting board at a bit more than 5-1, Rory isn’t far behind at all at 6.5-1. It drops off a table from there as Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa are next down the list at 14 and 16-1, respectively.
Last year's runner-up, Ludvig Aberg, arguably has some betting value at 22-1. Xander Schauffele, somehow, is also sitting pretty at 22-1.
With such a talented field of golfers, many of whom have had success at Augusta National in the past, we need to identify what statistics previous winners have had in common.
It's pretty straightforward in that regard. The last five Masters champions have ranked in the top ten in the tournament in greens in regulation and scrambling. Iron play will be paramount. That's a big reason someone like Japan's Hideki Matsuyama has a green jacket of his own.
Let’s get to the betting odds for some of the big names competing at the Masters this weekend, touch on the course characteristics of Augusta National, and finally pick a few winners to hoist the most prestigious trophy in golf on Sunday.
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The Masters Winner Betting Odds
Scottie Scheffler: +525
Rory McIlroy: +650
Jon Rahm: +1400
Collin Morikawa: +1600
Bryson DeChambeau: +1800
Ludvig Aberg: +2200
Xander Schauffele: +2200
Justin Thomas: +2500
Hideki Matsuyama: +3300
Brooks Koepka: +3500
Patrick Cantlay: +3500
Cameron Smith: +6500
Augusta National Golf Club - Course Characteristics
The crown jewel of Augusta National is undoubtedly its greens. The pure Bentgrass hole locations are massive, and with minimal rain heading up to and through the weekend, organizers will get their wish as these greens are projected to be the fastest of any other this season.
Course familiarity will be key as there will be some holes, likely half of them, where par is virtually your best possible outcome. Overaggressive players won’t last. The only time aggression will likely be rewarded at The Masters will be on the very playable par 5s.
The Masters Betting Picks
Rory McIlroy: +650
The Masters is the only PGA Tour major event that has eluded McIlroy. We mentioned in the opener that he’s closed the gap this year with Scheffler. The world #2 is red hot in 2025. I love how relaxed he is out there, playing with so much more creativity.
Winners of The Masters over the past several years have shown up in Augusta in prime form. McIlroy has been the best golfer on Tour this year, winning Pebble Beach and the Players. This is his year to don his first green jacket.
Collin Morikawa: +1600
Can Morikawa close the show? That’s the question. The 22-year-old from SoCal hasn’t played competitively in a month, but that was a ten finish at The Players. Prior to that, his results in 2025 have been two second-place finishes and twice he finished 17th.
Fans are starting to wonder if maybe he doesn’t have the intestinal fortitude it takes to gut out a gruesome Sunday in order to secure the win.
At this price, I’ll take a shot on Morikawa, who has finishes of 5th, 10th, and 3rd in his previous three Masters starts.
Xander Schauffele: +2200
San Diego's Schauffele enters the 2025 Masters under the betting radar at (+2200). His current form is the question here, as he started the season 30th, 40th, and 72nd. That's not a great look, but he did clean it up a few weeks ago at the Valspar with a nice 12th-place finish.
This guy is top 3 in the world, and we're getting a gift here at 22-1.
He has an excellent course history here, finishing 10th, 8th, 3rd, and 2nd in his previous five starts. Maybe Schauffele gets that second major under his belt sooner than later.
The Masters Prop Bet
Cameron Smith Top 20 Finish: +185
We have a bonus bet for you today, and I couldn't resist taking a shot here at pleasing (+185) betting odds for the mulleted Aussie, Brisbane's Cameron Smith, to secure yet another top 29 finish at The Masters.
In his previous seven Masters entries, Smith has recorded 5 top-ten finishes, four of which were in the top 5.
At just 31 years of age, you have to imagine the LIV golfer has what it takes to snag another top ten. However, I’ll be happy with a top 20.
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