Dell Match Play Betting Preview
Sportsmemo golf handicapper Nick Borrman offers his thoughts on the Dell Match Play teeing off from Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. Nick discusses the guys at the top of the odds board, golfers to fade and other expert picks surrounding Dell Match Play this week!
| Dell Match Play | PGA Tour Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| When: | March 22-26, 2023 |
| Where: | Austin Country Club in Austin, TX |
| Defending Champ: | Scottie Scheffler |
| Current Favorite: | Scottie Scheffler (+800 at DraftKings) |
| TV: | Golf Channel, Peacock & NBC |
Dell Match Play Odds Board
Top-10 Total Strokes Gained over the last six months (betting odds via FanDuel or DraftKings)
Jon Rahm +3.28 (+1100)
Scottie Scheffler +2.89 (+800)
Rory McIlroy +2.49 (+1200)
Patrick Cantlay +2.32 (+2000)
Tony Finau +2.26 (+5000)
Jason Day +2.23 (+3300)
Max Homa +2.11 (+2200)
Xander Schauffele +2.07 (+2500)
Tyrrell Hatton +2.01 (+2500)
Viktor Hovland +1.95 (+2500)
From Nick Borrman:
Golf's edition of March Madness is here as the TOUR's only match play event comes to a bittersweet end this week as the Dell Match Play is not on the calendar for 2024.
Perhaps it will return in future years, but as it stands now, this could be the last edition of the unique tournament.
Let's talk format first. Players are grouped in 16 pods of four and play three round-robin matches against one another to decide the best of the group.
If two or more are tied, a sudden-death playoff will take place to decide who will advance to the knockout rounds. The 16 group winners will then play a true knockout style, single-elimination tournament.
The eventual winner will play seven rounds this week, so the tournament begins on Wednesday with round-robin play scheduled each of the first three days.
From there, it's all systems go as both the round of 16 and quarterfinals will be played on Saturday followed by the semifinals and finals on Sunday. That's a lot of golf to stay fresh for, but hey, somebody has to win.
The top 64 qualified players in the world make up this week's field with defending champion Scottie Scheffler as the overall #1 seed.
He came just short in 2021 finishing runner-up before finishing the job in 2022. That will give him plenty of confidence heading into this event in his home state of Texas.
Other match play stalwarts include Kevin Kisner, who won in 2019 and was the runner-up twice more in 2018 and last year to Scheffler. Other past champions include Jason Day (two-time winner), Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel.