Masters Betting Picks 2026: Best Value Bets Beyond Scottie Scheffler

Prior to some chalky finishes the last two years at the Master’s, it wasn’t too shocking to see some heavy underdogs walk away with a green jacket. In 2021, Hideki Mastuyama was +5000 to win the tournament, good for 24th best at the start of the week.

Unlike recent years, I don’t love how the golfers at the top of the odds list have been playing. Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1, is +500 to win, but hasn’t been as dominant in recent tournaments, so I think that opens the board up to some shakeups at the top of the leaderboards. Of course, betting against Scottie the last few years hasn’t been the wisest strategy, but there are some guys with juiced odds to win.

Since leaving for and returning from LIV, Brooks Koepka has not been playing at an elite level; however, he has shown some signs of life over the last month. He’s had three top-20 finishes since the start of March, and will be looking to get one step closer to the career Grand Slam. Anytime you can get a five-time major winner who’s still only 35-years-old at +4000 to win, it’s very solid value.

It’s always great to bet on proven commodities, but another important factor to winning in Augusta is playing well going into the event. 

Over the last decade, the Masters has been won seven times by a golfer who has won at least once that season leading up to the event. 

Here are the eleven players who have won and will be attending the Masters this week.

Chris Gotterup (x2): +6000
Scottie Scheffler: +500
Justin Rose: +2700
Colin Morikawa: +3500
Jacob Bridgeman: +8000
Nico Echavarría: +25000
Akshay Bhatia: +6500
Cameron Young: +2200
Matt Fitzpatrick: +1800
Gary Woodland: +10000
J.J. Spaun: +7000

Cam Young and Matt Fitzpatrick are the trendy picks to win this week, and I don’t mind betting on Fitzpatrick, but two other guys on this list really stand out to me.

Chris Gotterup and J.J. Spaun have been playing some great golf recently and are the 11th and 5th-highest-ranked golfers, respectively, in the World Golf Rankings. Spaun has had an up-and-down 2026, but will be entering this weekend coming off his first win of the season. He won the US Open last season, proving he can win under tough conditions, yet he only has the 29th-best odds to win this year? That feels like a solid value play.

Then with Gotterup, he’s been one of the best players in the world in 2026. 

He has two wins on tour this year, and another top-10 finish to go along with those wins. He’s 5th in the FedEx point standings, and is probably my favorite bet to win this week at +6000. My only concern with Gotterup is that this is his first Master's appearance, and no player has won their first appearance since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.