{"id":45525,"date":"2026-04-07T05:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/2026-masters-odds-predictions-fades-and-longshots-pga-opinion-from-elite-golf-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:49:19","slug":"2026-masters-odds-predictions-fades-and-longshots-pga-opinion-from-elite-golf-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/2026-masters-odds-predictions-fades-and-longshots-pga-opinion-from-elite-golf-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Masters odds, predictions, fades and longshots: PGA opinion from elite golf experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/2026-masters-odds-predictions-fades-and-longshots-pga-opinion-from-elite-golf-experts\/#2026_Masters_Experts_Top_Picks\" >2026 Masters Experts&#8217; Top Picks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/2026-masters-odds-predictions-fades-and-longshots-pga-opinion-from-elite-golf-experts\/#2026_Masters_Nominations_How_to_Bet\" >2026 Masters Nominations, How to Bet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/2026-masters-odds-predictions-fades-and-longshots-pga-opinion-from-elite-golf-experts\/#2026_Masters_odds_field_and_favorites\" >2026 Masters odds, field and favorites<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 2026 Masters opens Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club, and the first major championship of the year is often the most coveted. This will be the 90th Masters, and there are currently 91 players competing, including defending champion Rory McIlroy. The 36-year-old made a spectacular bogey on the 72nd hole last season, but beat Justin Rose on the first hole of the playoff to complete his career Grand Slam in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>The latest 2026 Masters odds have McIlroy as the green jacket winner again at +1200, while two-time champion Scottie Scheffler is the +500 favorite. Other top prospects for the 2026 Masters include Jon Rahm (+950), Bryson DeChambeau (+1000), and Ludwig Aberg (+1500). Before you pick your 2026 Masters players, you should check out golf insider Shea Nejad&#8217;s 2026 Masters predictions.<\/p>\n<p>Nejad specializes in sports betting and DFS, including golf. He has had incredible success in outright and first round leader markets, as well as head-to-head selections. He has been consistent in head-to-head play since the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, posting a 52-37-5 record and returning 11.67 units in that span. This is a return of over 12 units over that span.<\/p>\n<p>Nejad also pegged +7500 longshot Windham Clark as the outright winner at the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship. That year, Sportsline debuted &#8220;Early Wedge,&#8221; and in the first three months of the show, he hammered out two first-round leaders and three outright winners. And in February 2026, his betting advice at the Genesis Invitational helped a Discord user win a $100,000 DFS contest. <\/p>\n<p>Now, Nejad has turned his attention to the 2026 Masters field, pinning down the top sleepers and favorites to avoid. Meet the guys at SportsLine.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_Masters_Experts_Top_Picks\"><\/span>2026 Masters Experts&#8217; Top Picks <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One surprise is that Nejad lost to DeChambeau, even though the two-time major champion is one of the favorites to win the Masters. The 32-year-old has racked up 16 wins around the world in his professional career, including wins at the 2020 and 2024 US Opens. But after making his final pairing last season and finishing T-5 with a final-round 75, he must face the Devils at Augusta National this week.<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau has finished in the top six in each of the past two seasons, and was a low amateur at Augusta in 2016, but he hasn&#8217;t finished better than T-29 in his other six starts there. He also famously missed out on qualification in 2022 and 2023 after claiming that his length off the tee made the course play more like a &#8220;par 67.&#8221; He has missed as many cuts as he has finished in the top 20 in nine career starts at the Masters. See who else will be fading out here.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Nejad has high praise for Xander Schauffele, despite the difficult circumstances since he won two majors in 2024. &#8220;Xander is obviously starting to regain some of the great form that we witnessed in 2024,&#8221; Nejad told SportsLine. \u201cHis recent improvement in form has shown him to be T7 or better in three of the last four tournaments, especially showing his ball-striking acumen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Schauffele has become a regular near the top of the Masters leaderboard. In addition to second place (2019) and third place (2021), he has finished in the top 10 in majors for three consecutive years. His recent form on tour has seen him rise to 11th in total strokes gained and top-15 finishes in SG: tee-to-green and SG: approach-the-green. Find out who else you should support here. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_Masters_Nominations_How_to_Bet\"><\/span>2026 Masters Nominations, How to Bet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nejad is guaranteed a 2026 Masters pick, including a big-name player worth nearly 1,000-1. Nejad said this player has the &#8220;short game magic and long iron game&#8221; to be successful at Augusta, so anyone who supports him could be very successful. You can see the picks only on SportsLine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So which players should you target for the 2026 Masters? And which golfer could bring in a hefty paycheck of nearly 1,000 to 1? Check out the 2026 Masters odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Sia Nejad&#8217;s top picks for the 2026 Masters from experts who have returned over 11 units since May 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2026_Masters_odds_field_and_favorites\"><\/span>2026 Masters odds, field and favorites <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Get the complete 2026 Masters nominations and predictions here. <\/p>\n<p><em>Odds from FanDuel (subject to change)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Scotty Scheffler +500<br \/>Jon Rahm +950<br \/>Bryson DeChambeau +1000<br \/>Rory McIlroy +1200<br \/>Ludwig Oberg +1500<br \/>Xander Schauffele +1600<br \/>Matt Fitzpatrick +2000<br \/>Cameron Young +2000<br \/>Tommy Fleetwood +2200<br \/>Collin Morikawa +3000<br \/>Justin Rose +3000<br \/>Robert McIntyre +3300<br \/>Patrick Reed +3500<br \/>Hideki Matsuyama +4000<br \/>Lee Min Woo +4000<br \/>Chris Gottterp +4500<br \/>Jordan Spieth +4500<br \/>Brooks Koepka +4500<br \/>Kim Si Woo 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