No player on the PGA Tour has won three straight events since 2017, but that could change this week at the Texas Children’s Houston Open if Scottie Scheffler wins.
Scheffler is a massive favorite (+375), but it appears bettors at the BetMGM online sportsbook don’t love the short number. He is not drawing the most action; instead, it’s Sahith Theegala.
Theegala is pulling in the highest handle (19.5%) on the most tickets (9.7%). Wyndham Clark, who finished runner-up to Scheffler at his last two wins – Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship – is drawing the second-highest handle (18%) on the second-most tickets (9.5%).
Theegala (+1600, after opening at +2200) is coming off top-10s at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship. He also finished T-22 in the last edition of this event but has made the Houston area his home since then.
Clark (+1200, after opening at +1400) finished T-16 at this event last year and is the hottest player in the field besides Scheffler.
Meanwhile, Scheffler is the third-most popular player. He’s pulling in 15.1% of the handle on 7% of the tickets.
In two previous appearances at this event he’s finished T-9 and T-2. On the way to his T-2 in 2021, he set the course record (62) in the second round.
Theegala, Clark and Will Zalatoris (+1800) are BetMGM’s biggest liabilities when it comes to golf betting this week.
Current Handle & Tickets
Handle
- Sahith Theegala – 19.5%
- Wyndham Clark – 18%
- Scottie Scheffler – 15.1%
- Will Zalatoris – 6.1%
- Jason Day – 3.7%
Tickets
- Sahith Theegala – 9.7%
- Wyndham Clark – 9.5%
- Scottie Scheffler – 7%
- Will Zalatoris – 6.8%
- Jason Day – 4.5%
Zalatoris has not played in this event before and is coming off a missed cut at the Players Championship. But he finished T-4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational the week before and also finished T-2 at the Genesis Invitational earlier in the year.
Tony Finau (+2500), who won the last edition of the event, is pulling in 4.4% of the tickets and 2.8% of the handle.
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