Scottie Scheffler was BetMGM Sportsbook's most popular golfer going into the Masters, winning the tournament by four strokes.
Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer, won his second title in three years at Augusta National on Sunday, winning his fourth straight opening round. He entered the week as the pre-tournament favorite at +500 and played consistently throughout the week until pulling away with a 4-under 68 in the final round. He entered the day with a one-shot lead.
Ludwig Aberg finished runner-up in his Masters debut.
This week's trends
Before the first round, Scheffler had raised the most money (19.6%) and won the most tickets (14.2%) to win outright. That continued until the final round, where he again led in prize money (25.5%) and tickets (15.2%).
Tiger Woods was a longshot with +12500 odds, but still drew 5.4% of his tickets and 4.4% of his winnings. Woods made his 24th consecutive appearance at the Masters, setting a record, but finished 60th after hitting 16 over.
On Sunday, the final day of the NBA regular season, there were nine double-digit championship favorites, the most in a single day in the past 30 seasons. Five of the nine favorites covered the spread. Meanwhile, Cleveland (-14.5) lost to Charlotte 120-110.
This week's upset
Last Friday, the Spurs defeated the Nuggets 121-120. Denver was his 10.5-point favorite and San Antonio was +400 points.
Of the moneyline bets on this game, the Spurs won 57% of the tickets but only 27% of the total prize money.
Denver lost a 23-point lead, and the loss ultimately cost the Nuggets the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Devonte Graham hit the winning jumper with 0.9 seconds left in regulation.
Victor Wembaneyama scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who finished last in the West Division.
very soon
The NBA Playoffs begin this Tuesday with a play-in tournament.
When it comes to NBA Championship odds, the Celtics are the favorites to win at +180. They are -175 to win the Eastern Conference and advance to the NBA Finals.
The Nuggets are in second place on the +300 odds table to win the NBA Finals. +140 to win the Western Conference.
Moving into the playoffs, Boston and Denver will account for a combined 33.6% of tickets and 53.4% of all wagers.
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM Sportsbook.
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