Tiger Woods struggled with a back injury to a second-place finish at The Barclays last weekend, one shot behind the eventual winner, Adam Scott. Woods will try to play through the injury this week at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second tournament of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, and has again been installed as the favorite, opening at odds of 7-to-1 at the LVH SuperBook.
The back issue was enough for Jeff Sherman, assistant manager at the SuperBook, to make a slight adjustment on Tiger but not enough to strip him of favorite status
“The 7-to-1 (price) is an upward adjustment from the 5-to-1 that was offered last week, when he still finished second,” Sherman told The Linemakers on Sporting News.
Bettors won’t have the opportunity to take a shot against Woods in a matchup prop, however, as the world’s No. 1 player is not offered among those wagers.
“The chance of (Woods’ back) acting up during the tournament is why there is no option to bet against him,” Sherman added. “When someone has a semblance of an injury, we stay away from offering a matchup if we can.”
Scott, meanwhile, is second on the LVH board at 10-to-1, as he looks unseat Woods at the top of the FedExCup leader board. The Masters winner is in second, 162 points behind Tiger.
Our picks
The Linemakers’ Brian Blessing, who offered Jason Dufner at 40-to-1 to take home the PGA Championship earlier this month, shares his selections.
Top pick – Keegan Bradley. “He’s had a disappointing season, but over the last month his form is improving with three straight tournaments under par, including a second-place finish at the WGC Bridgestone,” Blessing said. “The New Englander will be playing in his own backyard and in front of plenty of family and friends, and presents nice value at 30-1.”
Longshot – Jonas Blixt. “As long as he wears Swedish colors and not Ricky Fowler’s orange, he’s worth a few bucks at the juicy price of 80-1,” quipped Blessing.
Below is the full list of LVH’s odds to win this weekend’s Deutsche Bank Championship.
TIGER WOODS 7-1
ADAM SCOTT 10-1
PHIL MICKELSON 12-1
RORY McILROY 15-1
JUSTIN ROSE 15-1
HENRIK STENSON 25-1
JASON DAY 25-1
DUSTIN JOHNSON 25-1
WEBB SIMPSON 25-1
MATT KUCHAR 25-1
JIM FURYK 25-1
BRANDT SNEDEKER 30-1
KEEGAN BRADLEY 30-1
JASON DUFNER 30-1
STEVE STRICKER 30-1
ZACH JOHNSON 30-1
HUNTER MAHAN 40-1
LEE WESTWOOD 40-1
CHARL SCHWARTZEL 40-1
LUKE DONALD 40-1
BILL HAAS 40-1
JORDAN SPIETH 40-1
RICKIE FOWLER 40-1
BUBBA WATSON 40-1
SERGIO GARCIA 50-1
GARY WOODLAND 50-1
GRAEME McDOWELL 60-1
MARTIN KAYMER 60-1
IAN POULTER 60-1
GRAHAM DeLAET 60-1
NICK WATNEY 60-1
RYAN MOORE 60-1
RORY SABBATINI 60-1
ERNIE ELS 80-1
CHARLEY HOFFMAN 80-1
MATT EVERY 80-1
JONAS BLIXT 80-1
BRENDON DE JONGE 80-1
HARRIS ENGLISH 100-1
BILLY HORSCHEL 100-1
KEVIN STREELMAN 100-1
JOHN HUH 100-1
PATRICK REED 100-1
MATT JONES 100-1
CHARLES HOWELL III 100-1
ANGEL CABRERA 100-1
BO VAN PELT 125-1
K.J. CHOI 125-1
TIM CLARK 125-1
FIELD (all others) 7-1
TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS:
JUSTIN ROSE +120 vs. ADAM SCOTT -140
RORY McILROY -110 vs. PHIL MICKELSON -110
JASON DAY -110 vs. DUSTIN JOHNSON -110
MATT KUCHAR -120 vs. WEBB SIMPSON EVEN
KEEGAN BRADLEY +105 vs. JASON DUFNER -125
JIM FURYK -135 vs. ZACH JOHNSON +115
CHARL SCHWARTZEL EVEN vs. LEE WESTWOOD -120
HUNTER MAHAN -125 vs. BRANDT SNEDEKER +105
LUKE DONALD -110 vs. SERGIO GARCIA -110
RICKIE FOWLER -110 vs. JORDAN SPIETH -110
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