Equipped with a two-stroke lead heading into the third round, Patrick Reed is officially the new betting favorite to win the 2018 Masters.
Reed started the week as a 40/1 mid-range option, and after an opening-round 69 his odds fell to 20/1. But after surging out in front with a second-round 66, Reed is now a 5/2 favorite to slip into a green jacket according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.
Marc Leishman is Reed’s closest pursuer, but it’s actually Rory McIlroy who is closest on the odds board. McIlroy is tied for fourth and five shots behind Reed, but he’s listed at 11/2 while Leishman is at 13/2. Jordan Spieth, who opened the week at 10/1 and fell to 2/1 after taking the opening-round lead, is back out to 7/1.
Here’s a look at the full odds for the contenders heading into the third round at Augusta National:
5/1: Patrick Reed
11/2: Rory McIlroy
13/2: Marc Leishman
7/1: Jordan Spieth
9/1: Henrik Stenson
10/1: Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas
20/1: Justin Rose, Bubba Watson
25/1: Rickie Fowler
50/1: Louis Oosthuizen, Jon Rahm
80/1: Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman, Hideki Matsuyama
100/1: Tony Finau
125/1: Tommy Fleetwood
150/1: Cameron Smith, Jason Day
250/1: Tiger Woods, Bernd Wiesberger
500/1: Phil Mickelson
1000/1: Paul Casey
40/1: Field (all others)
Source: Internet
