Masters 2016 odds: Jordan Spieth the heavy favorite to repeat at Augusta
Does anybody want Rickie Fowler at 400/1?
Defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth did not start the week at Augusta National as the favorite to win his second straight Masters. It only took 18 holes for that to change quickly and in a big way. Spieth’s opening round 6-under 66, which put him right back on the lead for the fifth straight Masters round, makes him the overwhelming favorite with 54 more holes to go. He started the week at 8/1 and is now 9/5 to win a second green jacket.
Spieth’s prospects can obviously change in hurry at Augusta -- that’s the nature of the place, as we saw with Jason Day on Thursday. Day, the No. 1 player in the world, was cruising right along and looked like he’d pass Spieth’s early leading score. After 5-under 31 on the first nine, Day unraveled down the stretch, putting one in the water at the 16th and making a triple bogey. He played Nos. 15-17 in 5-over to erase all the work he did on the first nine and drop back to even-par. Day, who started the week as the slight favorite at 7/1, is now 9/1 which is ... not great value for a guy, however dangerous he may be, six shots back.
Those blow-ups are out there but Spieth seems to have the place figured out in just his third career start at Augusta. Even when he doesn’t have his best stuff, he manages the course, stops the bleeding, and figures out a way to save pars and stay on or near the lead. Friday will be a challenge with more breezy conditions expected to hammer the players in the second round.
While Day’s odds did not jump dramatically, a few other favorites at the start of the week are now long shots thanks to their mess of a first round. Rickie Fowler started the week at 15/1. Now? He’s 400/1 thanks to a disastrous opening round 80 that will make it a challenge just to get to the weekend. Bubba Watson, the two-time champ and lefty who seems perfect for this course, tumbled from 12/1 to 66/1 after a similarly messy back nine like Day’s. Adam Scott was a trendy pick and favorite at the start of the week, but after 18 holes of uninspired play, he’s all the way down from 12/1 to 100/1.
Here are your updated odds after the first 18 holes (via Bovada):
| Player | Odds to win |
| Jordan Spieth | 9/5 |
| Rory McIlroy | 11/2 |
| Jason Day | 9/1 |
| Justin Rose | 9/1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 18/1 |
| Shane Lowry | 20/1 |
| Paul Casey | 22/1 |
| Danny Lee | 28/1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 28/1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 33/1 |
| Danny Willett | 33/1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 35/1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 40/1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 40/1 |
| Ian Poulter | 40/1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 50/1 |
| Billy Horschel | 66/1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 66/1 |
| Bubba Watson | 66/1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 80/1 |
| Zach Johnson | 80/1 |
| Soren Kjeldsen | 100/1 |
| Scott Piercy | 100/1 |
| Adam Scott | 100/1 |
| Lee Westwood | 125/1 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 150/1 |
| J.B. Holmes | 150/1 |
| Brooks Koepka | 150/1 |
| Kevin Na | 150/1 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 200/1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 200/1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 250/1 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 250/1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 250/1 |
| Marc Leishman | 300/1 |
| Patrick Reed | 300/1 |
| Smylie Kaufman | 300/1 |
| Daniel Berger | 300/1 |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 300/1 |
| Branden Grace | 300/1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 300/1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 300/1 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 300/1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 325/1 |
| Chris Wood | 325/1 |
| Victor Dubuisson | 350/1 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 350/1 |
| Bernhard Langer | 375/1 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 400/1 |
| Harris English | 400/1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 400/1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 400/1 |
| Bill Haas | 400/1 |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 400/1 |
| Justin Thomas | 450/1 |
| Troy Merritt | 450/1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 500/1 |
| Chris Kirk | 500/1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 500/1 |
| Byeong-Hun An | 600/1 |
| Kevin Kisner | 600/1 |
| Davis Love III | 600/1 |
| Jason Dufner | 750/1 |
| Anirban Lahiri | 800/1 |
| Jim Herman | 900/1 |
| Webb Simpson | 1000/1 |
| Fabian Gomez | 1500/1 |
| Romain Langasque | 1500/1 |
| Cameron Smith | 1500/1 |
| David Lingmerth | 1750/1 |
| Ryan Moore | 1750/1 |
| Russell Knox | 2000/1 |
| Tom Watson | 2500/1 |
| Derek Bard | 3000/1 |
| Andy Sullivan | 3000/1 |
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