The 2022 Masters begins on Thursday and it is not yet known if Tiger Woods will be among those fighting for a green jacket. The five-time champion has aggressively attempted to get back into action aggressively after an in-car injury that left him with significant injuries in February 2021. Woods is 50-1 in the latest 2022 Masters odds for Caesars Sportsbook, but if he decides should you put him in your 2022 Masters bets?
In Wood’s last appearance at Augusta National Golf Club, he finished 38th in the rescheduled 2020 Masters tournament. Should he play, Woods will line up in the 2022 Masters field alongside Jose Maria Olazabal (2000-1), Bernhard Langer (1000-1 ) and Bubba Watson (65-1) as winners of multiple Green Jackets. Before making your own 2022 Masters picks or entering PGA DFS tournaments on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings, be sure to check out the golf predictions and predicted rankings from SportsLine’s trusted computer model.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, it’s upped its best bets by over $8,000 since that point, nailing tournament after tournament.
Among McClure’s best bets at the 2021 Open Championship was Collin Morikawa’s overall win, despite being listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. Additionally, McClure’s model was featured all over Jon Rahm’s (10-1) career-first major championship win at the 2021 US Open. Rahm was two strokes away from the lead going into the weekend, but the model still predicted him as the winner.
The same model also nailed a whopping seven majors over the weekend. Everyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the Masters 2022 field is taking shape, SportsLine has simulated the event 10,000 times and the results have been surprising. Head over to SportsLine now for the prospective 2022 Masters standings.
The model’s top predictions for the 2022 Masters
A big surprise awaiting the model at the 2022 Masters: Rory McIlroy, a 20-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top favorites, trips Augusta and lands outside the top 10. The 32-year-old lands at the top of the Ranking at the CJ Cup earlier this season, his 20th PGA Tour win.
McIlroy is a four-time major champion and can close out the career grand slam with a win at Augusta National. However, he failed to snag the coveted green jacket, despite being in the mix on numerous occasions. McIlroy has finished in the top 10 in six of his last eight starts at Augusta, but the pressure to win the green jacket seems to be on him. He’s finished 21st or worse in two of his last three starts at Augusta, which includes a missed cut in 2021. He’s not a strong pick to win everything and there are far better stats in the 2022 Masters Tournament field.
Another surprise: Patrick Cantlay, a 20-1 long-range shot, makes a strong run to the title. It is a destination for anyone looking for a big payday. Cantlay started 2022 hot but will be looking for a comeback after a string of underperforming games at the Masters. Cantlay finished February with a 33rd place finish at the Genesis Invitational before missing the cut at the Players Championship.
Cantlay placed 26th in last month’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event. However, he was at his best at the Worlds Phoenix Open in mid-February, averaging over 3.5 shots per round and finishing second. Cantlay is first in one putt percentage (46.97 percent) and third in overall putt average (1.668). See who else to visit here.
How to make 2022 Masters picks
The model also targets four other golfers at odds of 20-1 or more who will make surprise runs. Anyone who bets on those long shots could make it big. You can only see them here.
So who will win the 2022 Masters and which long shots will stun the golfing world? Check out the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see the 2022 Masters predicted standings, all from the model that has nailed seven golf majors and is over $8,000 since the restart.
2022 Masters Odds
Jon Rahm +1000
JustinThomas +1400
Dustin Johnson +1600
Cameron Smith +1600
Scottie Scheffler +1600
Rory McIlroy +1800
Brooks Koepka +2000
Patrick Cantlay +2000
Jordan Spieth +2000
Viktor Hovland +2000
Collin Morikawa +2000
Xander Shovel +2200
Becomes Zalatoris +2800
Bryson DeChambeau +3500
Sam Burns +3500
Shane Lowry +3500
Matthew Fitzpatrick +4000
Hideki Matsuyama +4000
Corey Conner’s +4000
Tyrell Hatton +4000
Daniel Berger +4000
Louis Oosthuizen +4000
Joaquin Nieman +4500
Paul Casey +5000
Tiger Forest +5000
Adam Scott +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Sungjae Im +5000
Marc Leishman +5000
Tony Finau +5000
Tommy Fleetwood +5500
Billy Horschel +5500
Si Woo Kim +6500
JustinRose +6500
Bubba Watson +6500
Patrick Reed+6500
Abraham Ancer +6500
Sergio Garcia +6500
Gary Woodland +7000
Seamus Power +8000
Max Homa +8000
Jason Kokrak +10000
Webb Simpson +10000
Talor Gooch +10000
Brian Harman +10000
Robert Macintyre +10000
Kevin Kisner +10000
Thomas Pieters+10000
Cameron Young +12500
Matthew Wolff +12500
Tom Hoge +12500
Cameron Champ +12500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +12500
Kevin Na +12500
Francesco Molinari +12500
Luke list +12500
Lee Westwood +12500
Eric van Rooyen +15000
Harald Varner+15000
Sepp Straka +15000
Luke Herbert +20000
Camera Davis +20000
Mackenzie Hughes +20000
Ryan Palmer +20000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +20000
Danny Willett +20000
Stewart Cink +20000
JJ Spaun +20000
Padraig Harrington +25000
Takumi Kanaya +25000
Garrick Higgo +25000
Min Woo Lee +25000
Zach Johnson +25000
Keita Nakajima +30000
Charl Schwarztzel +30000
Harry Higgs+30000
Lucas Glover +30000
Guido Migliozzi +40000
Hudson Swafford +40000
Bernhard Langer +75000
Aaron Jarvis +100000
James Piot +100000
Stewart Hagestad +100000
Fred Pairs +100000
Vijay Singh +100000
Austin Greaser +100000
Mike Weir +100000
Jose Maria Olazabal +200000
Laird Shepherd +200000
Larry Mize +250000
Sandy Lyle +250000