{"id":27117,"date":"2024-04-10T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=27117"},"modified":"2024-04-10T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:59:03","slug":"2024-the-masters-free-picks-predictions-and-dfs-lineup-april-11-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/golf\/2024-the-masters-free-picks-predictions-and-dfs-lineup-april-11-14\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 The Masters Free Picks, Predictions and DFS Lineup April 11-14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 The Masters Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/nick-borrman\">WagerTalk golf handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> offers his thoughts on The 2024 Masters teeing off from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA. Andy discusses his DraftKings Darlings, golfers to who can trip you up and the course and more surrounding The Masters starting April 11th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">$15 FREE for PREMIUM GOLF PICKS &#8211; CLAIM BELOW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"hottest_play_area\">\n<div id=\"newsletter_widget\" class=\"hottest_play_third_area newsletter_widget\">\n<div class=\"hottest_play_third_area_content\">\n<div class=\"sign-up-offer-text\">\nSPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME SUBSCRIBERS\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-thank new\" style=\"display: none;\">Thanks for signing up! 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The greens are very fast with massive breaks and undulations so knowing the speed and nuances of the greens are important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The greens have well-mowed run-offs so every player will have to scramble multiple times, and getting up and downs are essential and difficult here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approaches need to confidently hit the green, but they also need to hit the correct part of the green as pin placements completely change the holes. Approach shots that hit the green, but land on the wrong tier can easily bring 3 or 4 putts into play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving the ball differs from hole to hole as accuracy is needed, but not driving it long on some holes will create a long and difficult approach. The grain is against the players on drives and irons so don\u2019t expect much roll from the ball on drives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting birdies on the Par 5s is essential. Players cannot win this tournament without success on these birdie holes as the Par 3s and Par 4s are difficult. The weather is going to be a problem at the start of this tournament though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday looks to have thunderstorms and wind in the forecast as of now, especially in the morning. The rain will go away, but the wind will remain for Thursday afternoon and Friday. Monitor the weather close, and check on tee times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Favorite Holes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11-White Dogwood Par 4 520 yards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second hardest hole where par is a solid score, the tee shot is left to right, and it goes downhill if players hit their drive properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approach is treacherous as water hugs the green on the left side, and a bunker is far and right. Wayward tee shots and approaches spell disaster on this hole so players will look to get a par and move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15-Firethorn Par 5 550 yards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2nd easiest hole provides plenty of birdie opportunities as it\u2019s reachable in two, but the approach must clear the water in front, and a tough bunker is on the right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as players hit the fairway on their tee shot, a birdie is a likely outcome, and the winner of the tournament will probably need to play this hole -3 or even better this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18-Holly Par 4 465 yards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love this final hole. It\u2019s such a narrow window on the tee shot that anything besides perfectly straight will spell trouble. It\u2019s uphill, and with winds expected on Thursday and Friday, this hole is going to be a sweat for players on the cut line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bunkers are tough to get up and down from depending on the pin location, and it\u2019s the best final hole in golf in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Masters Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the best of the best for this week as the LIV guys will join the PGA guys. Scheffler is the favorite with McIlroy, Rahm, Schauffele and Koepka behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After two rounds, the top 65 and ties advance to the weekend. There used to be a caveat where anyone within 10 shots of the lead made the cut, but that rule is not in effect anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top 10 Total Strokes Gained Last 3 Months (PGA, LIV, DP World Tour)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scottie Scheffler 3.16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xander Schauffele 2.48<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jaquin Niemann 2.31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jon Rahm 2.25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wyndham Clark 1.98<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rory McIlroy 1.96<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sahith Theegala 1.78<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sam Burns 1.76<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ludvig Aberg 1.71<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bryson Dechambeau 1.65<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top 10 Total Strokes Gained 2019-Present Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Will Zalatoris 3.50 (8 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jon Rahm 2.92 (20 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sahith Theegala 2.81 (4 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottie Scheffler 2.79 (16 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xander Schauffele 2.37 (18 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hideki Matsuyama 2.27 (20 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brooks Koepka 2.24 (16 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russell Henley 2.23 (8 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dustin Johnson 2.20 (18 rounds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cameron Smith 2.07 (20 rounds)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Masters: Players That Can Trip You Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brooks Koepka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know he finished 2nd last year, but even he admitted he had the best tee time with the weather and he still couldn\u2019t hold off Jon Rahm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He missed the cut the two previous years, and he hasn\u2019t finished top 10 on the LIV Tour in the last four events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe he just flip the switch and be great at Augusta, but he\u2019s priced as a top five player this week and I just don\u2019t see how I can bet on that. For the last three months, he\u2019s outside the top 50 in total strokes gained in this field, and that\u2019s been on the easy LIV courses. No way I bet on Koepka this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jon Rahm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to win two times in a row at The Masters is almost impossible, but just having a good finish the year after winning is difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pressure of repeating, the media, the Champions Dinner\u2026it\u2019s a lot for the Champion. Rahm is priced as the second favorite so he\u2019ll need to finish Top 3 to return value, and here are the finishes of the defending Champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheffler 2022 Champ\u20262023 10th<br>Maatsuyama 2021 Champ\u20262022 14th<br>Dustin Johnson 2020 Champ\u20262021 MC<br>Tiger Woods 2019 Champ\u20262020 38th<br>Patrick Reed 2018 Champ\u20262019 36th<br>Sergio Garcia 2017 Champ\u20262018 MC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been impossible to ask defending Champs to have a repeat performance so I\u2019ll stay away from Rahm this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wyndham Clark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s tough to make your debut at Augusta, and Clark has all the upside in the world, but I\u2019m not willing to invest in him just because it\u2019s his first Masters. Spieth and Zalatoris had solid finishes at their debuts at Augusta, but other guys have struggled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheffler 19th, Rahm 27th, Koepka 33rd, Schauffele 50th, Niemann MC, Hovland 32nd, Cantlay MC, Matsuyama MC, Cam Smith 55th, Justin Thomas 39th are some of the recent big names who have struggled in their first Masters so it\u2019s a trend I think that\u2019s worth paying attention to. 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Get ready for a tradition like no other! \u231a\ufe0f Start Time: Thursday, April 11th, 2024 (Check local listings for exact coverage times) \ud83d\udccd Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia \ud83d\udcfa How to Watch the Masters TV Broadcast: ESPN, CBS Streaming: Masters.com, ESPN+, CBS Sports App (may require subscription) \ud83d\udcca Odds (courtesy of DraftKings): Scottie Scheffler +450 Rory McIlroy +1100 Jon Rahm +1100 Xander Schauffele +1400 Brooks Koepka +1800 Hideki Matsuyama +2000 Jordan Spieth +2500 Tiger Woods +14000 \ud83d\udcf1 Join the Masters Buzz on Twitter Official Twitter: &#064;TheMasters Official Hashtags: #themasters #Masters2024 #PGATour | #Golf | #themasters Introduction 00:00 Historical Trends 01:25 Augusta National Course Preview 05:00 Total Strokes Gained Chart 12:48 Players That Can Trip You Up 16:48 Masters Outright Winner 20:34 DraftKings Darling 23:30 Top 20 Leaderboard Play 25:50 Producer Robert&#039;s Outright Winner 28:28 Ridiculous Jon Rahm Comments? 30:47 Tiger vs Phil 33:21 Homa vs Harmon 34:53 \ud83d\udc4d You can get free golf picks and betting tips direct from Vegas by following the WagerTalk handicappers on Twitter: \u25ba WagerTalk: https:\/\/twitter.com\/WagerTalk \u25ba Sportsmemo: https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsmemo \u25ba GoldSheet: https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegoldsheet \u25ba Nick Borrman: https:\/\/twitter.com\/borrman00 \u25ba Andy Lang: https:\/\/twitter.com\/bumpsports \ud83d\udc4d Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to WagerTalk TV; \ud83d\udd14 CLICK the Bell and never miss an episode! \u26be\ufe0f More Free MLB Picks: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports... \ud83e\udd11 Free Sports Picks: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports... \ud83d\udcca Live Odds: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f News: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news \ud83d\udc4d Stay connected with WagerTalk \ud83d\udcfa YouTube: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv \ud83d\udc4d Facebook: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/fb \ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tw \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ig \ud83d\udcf0 Reddit: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rd \u2764\ufe0f iHeart Radio: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/iheart \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ap \ud83d\udccc Pinterest: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/pin\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/X_CifcClBAs\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT39M56S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-04-09T19:00:14Z\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Masters: DraftKings Darlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lineup #1 (Between $7400 and $9900)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patrick Reed $7400<\/strong><br>Finished 9th and 4th at his last two LIV events, and he just plays solid here with four top 10s in his last six Masters including a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sahith Theegala $7700<\/strong><br>He made his debut last year and finished 9th, which is tough to do, and he\u2019s plsying really good golf this year with no missed cuts and two top 10s in his last three tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Fitzpatrick $7900<\/strong><br>He fixed his driver, and has finished 5th and 10th in his last two tourneys. He always makes the cut here, and finished 10th last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shane Lowry $800<\/strong><br>After a rough start to the year, he\u2019s finished 29th, 19th, 3rd and 4th the last four tournaments and he\u2019s finished top 25 four straight years here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hideki Matsuyana $9000<\/strong><br>A win and eight top 20s in his last nine appearances at The Masters makes him an attractive pick,<br>and on top of that he has four straight top 12 finishes this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Xander Shauffele $9900<\/strong><br>Three Top five finishes in his last four tournaments and three top 10 Masters finishes in the last five years feels like a bargain at $9900.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lineup #2 (Stars and Scrubs)<\/strong><br>Taylor Moore $6400<br>Sepp Straka $6700<br>Russell Henley $7200<br>Cameron Young $8500<br>Tony Finau $8600<br>Scottie Scheffler $12,100<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions for Nick on the show\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More ridiculous Jon Rahm statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Rahm ripped LIV for the 54 hole format, left the PGA Tour for LIV, and now wants LIV to move away from 54 hole format<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Rahm saying there\u2019s enough room for two golf leagues when there wasn\u2019t enough room or money for one golf league<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notah Begay says Tiger has no mobility with his ankle, you can bet Phil Mickelson against Tiger this week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 The Masters Betting Preview WagerTalk golf handicapper Andy Lang offers his thoughts on The 2024 Masters teeing off from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA. 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The greens are very fast with massive breaks and undulations so knowing the speed and nuances of the greens are important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The greens have well-mowed run-offs so every player will have to scramble multiple times, and getting up and downs are essential and difficult here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Approaches need to confidently hit the green, but they also need to hit the correct part of the green as pin placements completely change the holes. Approach shots that hit the green, but land on the wrong tier can easily bring 3 or 4 putts into play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Driving the ball differs from hole to hole as accuracy is needed, but not driving it long on some holes will create a long and difficult approach. The grain is against the players on drives and irons so don\u2019t expect much roll from the ball on drives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Getting birdies on the Par 5s is essential. Players cannot win this tournament without success on these birdie holes as the Par 3s and Par 4s are difficult. The weather is going to be a problem at the start of this tournament though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday looks to have thunderstorms and wind in the forecast as of now, especially in the morning. The rain will go away, but the wind will remain for Thursday afternoon and Friday. Monitor the weather close, and check on tee times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Favorite Holes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11-White Dogwood Par 4 520 yards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The second hardest hole where par is a solid score, the tee shot is left to right, and it goes downhill if players hit their drive properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The approach is treacherous as water hugs the green on the left side, and a bunker is far and right. Wayward tee shots and approaches spell disaster on this hole so players will look to get a par and move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15-Firethorn Par 5 550 yards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The 2nd easiest hole provides plenty of birdie opportunities as it\u2019s reachable in two, but the approach must clear the water in front, and a tough bunker is on the right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>As long as players hit the fairway on their tee shot, a birdie is a likely outcome, and the winner of the tournament will probably need to play this hole -3 or even better this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18-Holly Par 4 465 yards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I love this final hole. It\u2019s such a narrow window on the tee shot that anything besides perfectly straight will spell trouble. It\u2019s uphill, and with winds expected on Thursday and Friday, this hole is going to be a sweat for players on the cut line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Bunkers are tough to get up and down from depending on the pin location, and it\u2019s the best final hole in golf in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Masters Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the best of the best for this week as the LIV guys will join the PGA guys. Scheffler is the favorite with McIlroy, Rahm, Schauffele and Koepka behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>After two rounds, the top 65 and ties advance to the weekend. There used to be a caveat where anyone within 10 shots of the lead made the cut, but that rule is not in effect anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top 10 Total Strokes Gained Last 3 Months (PGA, LIV, DP World Tour)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top 10 Total Strokes Gained 2019-Present Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Masters: Players That Can Trip You Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brooks Koepka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I know he finished 2nd last year, but even he admitted he had the best tee time with the weather and he still couldn\u2019t hold off Jon Rahm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He missed the cut the two previous years, and he hasn\u2019t finished top 10 on the LIV Tour in the last four events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe he just flip the switch and be great at Augusta, but he\u2019s priced as a top five player this week and I just don\u2019t see how I can bet on that. For the last three months, he\u2019s outside the top 50 in total strokes gained in this field, and that\u2019s been on the easy LIV courses. No way I bet on Koepka this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jon Rahm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to win two times in a row at The Masters is almost impossible, but just having a good finish the year after winning is difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The pressure of repeating, the media, the Champions Dinner\u2026it\u2019s a lot for the Champion. Rahm is priced as the second favorite so he\u2019ll need to finish Top 3 to return value, and here are the finishes of the defending Champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Scheffler 2022 Champ\u20262023 10th<br>Maatsuyama 2021 Champ\u20262022 14th<br>Dustin Johnson 2020 Champ\u20262021 MC<br>Tiger Woods 2019 Champ\u20262020 38th<br>Patrick Reed 2018 Champ\u20262019 36th<br>Sergio Garcia 2017 Champ\u20262018 MC<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been impossible to ask defending Champs to have a repeat performance so I\u2019ll stay away from Rahm this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wyndham Clark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s tough to make your debut at Augusta, and Clark has all the upside in the world, but I\u2019m not willing to invest in him just because it\u2019s his first Masters. Spieth and Zalatoris had solid finishes at their debuts at Augusta, but other guys have struggled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Scheffler 19th, Rahm 27th, Koepka 33rd, Schauffele 50th, Niemann MC, Hovland 32nd, Cantlay MC, Matsuyama MC, Cam Smith 55th, Justin Thomas 39th are some of the recent big names who have struggled in their first Masters so it\u2019s a trend I think that\u2019s worth paying attention to. I\u2019ll be avoiding Clark this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X_CifcClBAs?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Masters: DraftKings Darlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lineup #1 (Between $7400 and $9900)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patrick Reed $7400<\/strong><br>Finished 9th and 4th at his last two LIV events, and he just plays solid here with four top 10s in his last six Masters including a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sahith Theegala $7700<\/strong><br>He made his debut last year and finished 9th, which is tough to do, and he\u2019s plsying really good golf this year with no missed cuts and two top 10s in his last three tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Fitzpatrick $7900<\/strong><br>He fixed his driver, and has finished 5th and 10th in his last two tourneys. He always makes the cut here, and finished 10th last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shane Lowry $800<\/strong><br>After a rough start to the year, he\u2019s finished 29th, 19th, 3rd and 4th the last four tournaments and he\u2019s finished top 25 four straight years here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hideki Matsuyana $9000<\/strong><br>A win and eight top 20s in his last nine appearances at The Masters makes him an attractive pick,<br>and on top of that he has four straight top 12 finishes this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Xander Shauffele $9900<\/strong><br>Three Top five finishes in his last four tournaments and three top 10 Masters finishes in the last five years feels like a bargain at $9900.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lineup #2 (Stars and Scrubs)<\/strong><br>Taylor Moore $6400<br>Sepp Straka $6700<br>Russell Henley $7200<br>Cameron Young $8500<br>Tony Finau $8600<br>Scottie Scheffler $12,100<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions for Nick on the show\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>More ridiculous Jon Rahm statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Rahm ripped LIV for the 54 hole format, left the PGA Tour for LIV, and now wants LIV to move away from 54 hole format<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Rahm saying there\u2019s enough room for two golf leagues when there wasn\u2019t enough room or money for one golf league<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Notah Begay says Tiger has no mobility with his ankle, you can bet Phil Mickelson against Tiger this week<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27120,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27117\/revisions\/27120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}