Bettors could have had 20-1 on him long ago, 10-1 on Wednesday — and many did, because he was the most bet golfer — and 9-4 after the first round, but if you believe the Spieth magic will continue, you now will have to lay $9 to win $5, which shows up as -180 on the board. It’s an almost unheard-of price halfway through the Masters and is equivalent to odds on multiple Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw at Arizona on Saturday against a rookie starter.
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Only three players have had a five-stroke lead at the Masters through 36 holes, and in each case they won the tournament – Raymond Floyd was the last to do it in 1976. In 1997, when Tiger Woods dominated the field to win his first Masters, he only had a three-stroke lead through 36 holes and was nine strokes ahead after 54 holes before winning by 12 strokes.
Woods finished Friday 3 under and is now 2 under for the tournament. He also is above the cut line. The Westgate price on him making the cut was -120. Woods, down 12 strokes, is listed at 80-1 to win in the updated odds.
According to the Westgate odds, Dustin Johnson, who is seven strokes behind, has the best shot of winning other than Spieth at 8-1. Johnson is also listed as a -130 favorite to have a better third-round score than Spieth (+110). Both Johnson and Spieth have a third-round total set at 70.5.
Former UNLV golfer Charley Hoffman remains second on the board at 9 under, but is listed at 15-1 to win along with Justin Rose (-7), Paul Casey (-7) and Phil Mickelson (-6).
The updated Westgate odds, matchups and props heading into the third round:
Odds to win the Masters
JORDAN SPIETH 5/9 DUSTIN JOHNSON 8/1 JUSTIN ROSE 15/1 CHARLEY HOFFMAN 15/1 PHIL MICKELSON 15/1 PAUL CASEY 15/1 RORY McILROY 30/1 JASON DAY 50/1 ADAM SCOTT 60/1 BUBBA WATSON 60/1 ERNIE ELS 80/1 TIGER WOODS 80/1 FIELD (all others) 15/1
Odds to win
JORDAN SPIETH -180 FIELD (all others) +160 JORDAN SPIETH MUST TEE OFF IN THIRD ROUND
Third-round matchups
DUSTIN JOHNSON -130 JORDAN SPIETH +110 PAUL CASEY -125 CHARLEY HOFFMAN +105 PHIL MICKELSON -125 JUSTIN ROSE +105 KEVIN NA -120 KEVIN STREELMAN EVEN BILL HAAS -120 RYAN MOORE EVEN LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN -110 CHARL SCHWARTZEL -110 JASON DAY -110 ADAM SCOTT -110 RORY McILROY -140 BUBBA WATSON +120 SERGIO GARCIA -120 TIGER WOODS EVEN RICKIE FOWLER -110 MATT KUCHAR -110
Third-round props
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: JORDAN SPIETH (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 70.5 -120 UNDER 70.5 EVEN
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: CHARLEY HOFFMAN (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 72 -120 UNDER 72 EVEN
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: JUSTIN ROSE (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 71.5 EVEN UNDER 71.5 -120
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: DUSTIN JOHNSON (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 70.5 +110 UNDER 70.5 -130
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: PAUL CASEY (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 72 -110 UNDER 72 -110
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: PHIL MICKELSON (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 70.5 -120 UNDER 70.5 EVEN
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: JASON DAY (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 70.5 -120 UNDER 70.5 EVEN THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: ADAM SCOTT (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 70.5 -120 UNDER 70.5 EVEN
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: RORY McILROY (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 70 -110 UNDER 70 -110
THIRD-ROUND SCORE BY: TIGER WOODS (*Must tee off for action - full round of 18 holes must be completed - whenever played) OVER 72 EVEN UNDER 72 -120
