By Eric Cohen
It’s the best week of the golf year for many fans…except for the
fact that it’s not the middle of April and the NCAA Tournament
didn’t just end. For all of our lives, The Masters has been played
in mid-April, most often the weekend after March Madness
reached its conclusion.
The fact that I’ll be watching the final round at the same time as
my 6-2 Green Bay Packers play host to Jacksonville…it’s just
plain old weird. But that’s 2020 and sports life in the times of
COVID.
I’m going to make a few bold predictions about what we’ll see this
weekend:
1. The winning score will be in the single digits. If I were to pick
a number now, -8 sounds about right.
2. A player in the “elite” category will win.
3. Tiger Woods will miss the cut…his game just isn’t sharp.
4. Speaking of players who haven’t been sharp, Jordan Spieth
will be in the top-10 going into Sunday. His course history is
just too good to ignore. But can he stay there for my bet
below?
Hopefully this is the last time in our lives The Masters isn’t played
at its usual time. But hey, it’s better than no Masters at all!
Enjoy the weekend and here’s to a profitable one for all!
Once again the rules for our challenge:
Each week, Harry, Parlay Kid, Producer Michael and I will get a
simulated $200 to bet…$100 on golfers to win that week’s
tournament and another $100 to be spread amongst top-5, top-
10, top-20, and other prop bets. We’ll track the progress to see
who does the best and whether we can produce positive ROIs.
Here are this week’s plays for The Masters:
(Odds courtesy of Draft Kings Sportsbook)
Eric:
Last Week’s Results: -$200
Total ROI: +$1482.50 (through 18 weeks)
$45 to WIN: Bryson DeChambeau (+900)
$40 to WIN: Jon Rahm (+1050)
$15 to WIN: Webb Simpson (+4000)
$60 on Top-10: Webb Simpson (+300)
$40 on Top-10: Jordan Spieth (+500)
Parlay Kid
Last Week’s Results: +$137.50
Total ROI: -$133.75 (through 17 weeks)
$20 to WIN: Xander Schauffele (+1600)
$20 to WIN: Patrick Cantlay (+2800)
$20 to WIN: Patrick Reed (+3000)
$20 to WIN: Collin Morikawa (+3500)
$20 to WIN: Matthew Wolff (+4500)
$40 on Top-10: Brendon Todd (+1400)
$20 on Top-10: Patrick Cantlay (+250)
$20 on Top-10: Webb Simpson (+300)
$20 on Top-10: Scottie Scheffler (+400)
Michael (Best Bet Corner Producer)
Last Week’s Results: +$79
Total ROI: -$180.25 (through 13 weeks)
$25 to WIN: Justin Thomas (+1250)
$25 to WIN: Jason Day (+3000)
$25 to WIN: Patrick Reed (+3000)
$25 to WIN: Webb Simpson (+4000)
$50 on Top-10 After Round 1: Justin Thomas (+300)
$30 on Top-10: Patrick Reed (+300)
$20 on Top-10: Webb Simpson (+300)
Harry
Last Week’s Results: +$175
Total ROI: -$1519 (through 18 weeks)
$50 to WIN: Jon Rahm (+1050)
$50 to WIN: Brooks Koepka (+1700)
$30 on Top-5: Dustin Johnson (+200)
$30 on Top-5: Jon Rahm (+250)
$30 on Top-5: Brooks Koepka (+400)
$10 on Top-10: Jason Kokrak (+550)
Find more of Eric’s sports opinions and predictions on Twitter at
@CohensCornerAZ.