2026 Masters Tournament odds, predictions: Picks, best bets, longshots to back at this week’s PGA Tour tournament
The first major of the season has arrived as The 2026 Masters Tournament gets underway this week at Augusta National Golf Club. The event, with a $21 million 2026 Masters purse, will be played on a par-72 course measuring 7,565 yards. Scottie Scheffler enters as the +500 favorite. He is out to win his third Masters in a five-year span. He placed fourth last year when Rory McIlroy finally broke through to win in a playoff with Justin Rose to complete his career grand slam.
Other tournament favorites include Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm (+1000), McIlroy (+1300), Xander Schauffele (+1500), and Matt Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Åberg (+1800). Play begins Thursday at 7:40 a.m. ET.
Outrights are one way to bet on this tournament, but there are also plenty of PGA props on the board such as make/miss the cut, top-10, top-5, first-round leader and many more.
Before locking in any 2026 Masters Tournament picks, you NEED to see the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf insider Eric Cohen.
Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner in eight tournaments over the last three seasons. He correctly identified Justin Thomas to win the 2025 RBC Heritage (+1800) and Ben Griffin (+4500 w/o Scheffler) to win the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge. He gave out Gary Woodland at 90-1 to win the Houston Open on SportsLine’s Early Wedge two weeks ago. He’s also up 5.8 units on Matchup plays from the show, 8.05 units on Finishing Positions, and 13.5 units on outrights (thanks to the Woodland win)!
Cohen has also called Aaron Rai (2024 Wyndham Championship, +3300), Davis Thompson (2024 John Deere Classic, +2200), Bryson DeChambeau (2024 U.S. Open, +2000), Scottie Scheffler (2024 Players Championship, +550), Rickie Fowler (2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, +1400), Brooks Koepka (2023 PGA Championship, +2000) and Chris Kirk (2023 Honda Classic, +3500) over the last few seasons. Anyone who followed his lead could have been WAY UP!
Now, Cohen has been digging into the 2026 Masters Tournament field to find the best betting value and just locked in his best bets and longshots to back.
This week, Cohen loves Jacob Bridgeman as a top-20 finisher, noting that he’s 8-for-8 on this prop this season and that he’ll keep playing this prop until it doesn’t hit.
Cohen has locked in several more best bets, including a longshot parlay that brings a MASSIVE return of almost +1200! He’s also revealed his full-tournament notes, which can you give a huge edge on your picks. You need to see who it is before locking in any picks of your own.
