Rather than smashing breathtakingly long drives, precision around the green has been a top priority among recent Masters champions. Scottie Scheffler won last year’s tournament with the fifth-best strokes gained average around the green (1.44) and is 10-1 to repeat as champion in the 2023 Masters odds at Caesars Sportsbook. Cameron Smith was in contention to win on the final day last year after posting the second-best strokes gained average on approach shots (2.31), but ultimately took third.
The Masters 2023 begins on Thursday, April 6. Smith (12-1) is among the top four 2023 Masters contenders along with Scheffler, Rory McIlroy (8-1) and Jon Rahm (7-1). Before locking in your 2023 Masters picks, be sure to see the 2023 Masters predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $8,600 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model predicted Rahm to finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. The model also included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned almost $1,100. At last year’s Masters, McClure’s model was all over Scheffler’s first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Rahm’s (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.
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