2023 Masters: Some Bettors Believe Jordan Spieth Destined to Win on Easter Sunday
Gamblers are a superstitious bunch by nature and sports bettors are no different.
They’re looking at trends and stats and data and streaks and the like, but they often go with their gut, hunches.
Sometimes, they’ll look to the gambling gods or even the Big Guy in the Sky for a sign of who to wager on.
Such is the case this year for the 87th Masters (April 6-9 ), which is now less than a week away from teeing off at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.
The 29-year-old Texan, who won the Masters back in 2015, is a Christian and reportedly occasionally attends PGA Tour Bible study meetings.
Spieth has been quoted as saying his priorities are, in order, “My faith and then my family, and then after that, you know, this is what I love to do.”
The former No. 1 in the world currently is ranked No. 16 and has enjoyed a solid 2023 thus far with five top-25 finishes in 10 starts including a T-4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and a T-3 at the Valspar Championship.
He also has four other top-3 finishes at The Masters.
But what really has put faith in some for Spieth to win his fourth major and second green jacket, is this:
Easter Sunday 2021: Jordan Spieth wins Texas Open
Easter Sunday 2022: Jordan Spieth wins RBC Heritage
Easter Sunday 2023: Final round of The Masters
As you can imagine, some wonder whether this is Spieth’s fate or merely a coincidence and a good time to fire off a quick quip.
Examples:
Can Jesus help him make a 3-foot putt?
The Spiethster Bunny is coming!
He’ll finish resurrecting his career on Sunday.
Those are the mild ones. You can imagine how many more will be written before Easter evening.
Others rightfully point out that the world’s No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, last year’s Masters champion, is an even more devout Christian than Spieth. After winning last year at Augusta, Scheffler said: “The reason why I play golf is I’m trying to glorify God and all that He’s done in my life.”
He could become the first man to wear consecutive green jackets since sinner Tiger Woods, ahem, did the deed in 2001-02.
For many churchgoers, Scheffler winning would be pure joy.
For others, my goodness, wouldn’t it be something if Woods was somehow in contention down the stretch with Spieth and/or Sheffler on Sunday?
That would be a devilishly good time while shattering TV ratings (and beliefs) while becoming the most-watched final 30 minutes in sports broadcasting history.
Don’t bet on it – the Tiger part, I mean (He’s 55-to-1; don’t even think about throwing any at that).
Anyhow, with all of these scenarios whirling around in our heads, let’s take a look at the current odds. Note: I have two dark horses in bold, followed by my predicted winner at the end, but please do sprinkle a little on Cam Smith (top-10 finishes in four of the past five Masters, including runner-up in 2021) and Max Homa (No. 6 in the world who has the perfect game for Augusta).
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The Masters 2023 Winner
Rory McIlroy +700
Scottie Scheffler +750
Jon Rahm +850
Jordan Spieth +1700
Cameron Smith +2100
Justin Thomas +2100
Patrick Cantlay +2100
Collin Morikawa +2400
Xander Schauffele +2400
Jason Day +2400
Cameron Young +2900
Tony Finau +3000
Max Homa +3000
Sam Burns +3200
Dustin Johnson +3200
Will Zalatoris +3400
Sung-Jae Im +3600
Viktor Hovland +3900
Shane Lowry +4600
Matthew Fitzpatrick +4600
Hideki Matsuyama +4600
Tyrrell Hatton +4600
Tiger Woods +5500
Justin Rose +5500
Corey Conners +7500
Tommy Fleetwood +7500
Brooks Koepka +7500
Joaquin Niemann +7500
Joohyung Kim +7500
Min Woo Lee +7500
Patrick Reed +9000
Adam Scott +9000
Si Woo Kim +12000
Bryson DeChambeau +12000
Thomas Pieters +12000
Louis Oosthuizen +12000
Sahith Theegala +12000
Mito Pereira +12000
Kurt Kitayama +12000
Tom Hoge +12000
Aaron Wise +12000
Keith Mitchell +12000
Bubba Watson +16000
Russell Henley +16000
Danny Willett +16000
Abraham Ancer +16000
Keegan Bradley +16000
Gary Woodland +19000
Sergio Garcia +19000
Billy Horschel +19000
Brian Harman +19000
Seamus Power +19000
Chris Kirk +19000
Harris English +19000
Talor Gooch +26000
Cameron Champ +28000
Phil Mickelson +28000
Ryan Fox +28000
J.T. Poston +28000
K.H. Lee +28000
Adrian Meronk +28000
Taylor Moore +28000
Kevin Kisner +35000
Charl Schwartzel +35000
Kevin Na +35000
Francesco Molinari +35000
Jason Kokrak +35000
Sepp Straka +35000
Adam Svensson +35000
Mackenzie Hughes +35000
Alex Noren +35000
Harold Varner +43000
Scott Stallings +43000
Kazuki Higa +43000
Zach Johnson +55000
Harrison Crowe +65000
Sam Bennett +65000
Bernhard Langer +100000
Fred Couples +100000
Ben Carr +100000
My Best Bet to WIN the 2023 Masters:
Jon Rahm (+850)
The 28-year-old Spainard is primed to win his second major following his U.S. Open triumph in 2021.
He’s ranked No. 3 in the world, has won three tournaments already this year – along with six top-10 finishes – and his 2023 stats look like this.
Tour rankings in parentheses:
Scoring Average: 68.903 (1)
Birdies Per Round: 5.21 (1)
Eagles Per Hole: 47.5 (1)
Driving Distance: 314.1 (5)
Putts Per Hole: 1.674 (2)
Rahm is second on the money list so far this season ($10,048,540) and I truly believe he’ll take home the staggering $2.7 million first-prize money after winning his first green jacket and second major. Have faith, folks.
