Betting on The Masters

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The Masters is one of the largest sport spectacles in the entire world, and every April, the small town of Augusta, Georgia hosts the world's best golfers in the seasons first major. Sportsbooks host a variety of Masters Betting options that cater to the different events that take place throughout the tournament week at the Masters. From the unique par 3 tournament that is played the Wednesday during tournament week, to the odds of individual players to win the Championship, many options for Betting on the Masters will be available for the 2010 Masters Tournament. 2009 Masters winner Angel Cabrera was a 75/1 long-shot to claim the green jacket last season, as he defeated Kenny Perry in a sudden-death play off.

The Masters Futures Betting The Future Odds to win the 2010 Masters are out. When betting on Masters future odds, you're going out on a limb long before the tournament starts, and picking your winner. In 2010, online sportsbooks had assumed that Tiger Woods would not be playing (though that has since proven not to be true). Therefore, they've placed the World's second-ranked player, Phil Mickelson, as the leading favorite to claim his third Masters championship. Mickelson currently sports 11/2 odds to win the Masters. This means that for every $2 bet, the bettor would win $11 if Mickelson was to in fact win the event. The Masters however, is not played until the second week in April, and there are many tournaments in between as the 2010 PGA Tour season comes full-circle. The individual odds for players to win will continually change depending on the results of previous tournaments.

Odds to Win The Masters Initial Odds To Win the Masters will be available prior the first round of competition. This is the last chance to pick the winner of the Masters before the tournament starts. If you missed the Masters Future Betting lines, this will be your opportunity for the best odds. The results of the 2010 PGA Tour Season, will dictate the favorites, the remaining remaining odds of players. As each round progresses during the Masters, the player's odds to win the Masters will be adjusted. Players who may not have been on the radar, but now are on the first page of the leader-board will receive new odds each day throughout the tournament. Odds to win are available after every completed round during the event. The initial odds to win the Masters bet is placed prior to the opening shot in the tournament.

Round by Round Betting on The Masters

Betting by Round in the Masters is another way to keep abreast of the championship. As the event progresses each day, Sportsbooks will adjust the odds for the player to win. For example, if Mickelson, the current favorite to win, plays poorly and falls back in the tournament, his odds would be greater. It is important to check back after each round of play is completed, to review the adjusted Masters Betting Lines. Betting By Round is a way to take advantage of how a particular player is performing.

Head to Head Betting on The Masters Oddsmakers construct match ups between different players, and place odds to see who will perform better in an event, in this case, the 2010 Masters. SportsBook will set similarly matched players, either in rankings or how they have fared at the Masters historically, and place odds on who will finish higher. These odds are installed prior to the first day of tournament competition. The bet is won by picking the correct player who finishes in better position than his opposition.

The Masters Prop Betting Prop Bets for the Masters, are bets that allow bettors to predict outcomes for the tournament and players. These bets are often, unusual or one-of-a-kind, and does necessarily predict a winner. For example, prop bets for the Masters can include bets such as, will the tournament be decided in a playoff, what the margin of victory will be, or will there be a hole-in-one throughout the tournament. The bets are more related to happenstance, and many are available throughout the duration four days of competition at the Masters. Prop bets are won by picking the correct outcome of the proposition.

Masters Three Ball Betting Lines

The three-ball betting lines consist of the first round pairings, in which three players are in one group. This bet consists of picking the lowest score in the group for the day. Oddsmakers will post each group, and then list the odds for each player to post the low-round in the group for the first and second rounds. The first two days of the tournament consists of three players in each group. Once the weekend hits, groups consist of just two players at which point Two ball betting lines become available for the Masters. Keep checking for updated odds for Betting on The Masters.

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