The last stop on the West Coast Swing gets underway this week at the infamous Riviera Country Club and they may have saved the best for last as we are headed for a showdown between the two top players in the world.
Both Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are ready to compete in a field that boasts five of the top 10 and 15 of the top 30 in the current world golf rankings. Spieth finished a stroke out of the playoff last year and Mcilroy is making his first visit to Riviera.
All eyes will be on the top two players but the betting field is loaded! Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama are all scheduled to tee it up this week.
Riviera Country Club is a gem and the players love playing the old school type layout that has withstood the test of time. The Los Angeles Open first arrived in 1929, and Ben Hogan’s three wins in an 18-month span – two L.A. Opens and the 1948 U.S. Open – earned Riviera the nickname “Hogan’s Alley.” The venue is unique - he par-3 sixth is famed for its bunker in the middle of the green, and No. 10, according to Jack Nicklaus, is the best drivable par-4 in golf.
The Northern Trust Open Golf Odds courtesy of BookMaker Sportsbook:
Rory McIlroy +700
Jordan Spieth +700
Hideki Matsuyama +1850
Justin Rose +1815
Dustin Johnson +1715
Bubba Watson +2650
Jimmy Walker +2615
J.B. Holmes +2925
Sergio Garcia +2750
Charl Schwartzel +2850
Adam Scott +4050
Bill Haas +3200
Paul Casey +4150
Matt Kuchar +6050
Andy Sullivan +6500
Freddie Jacobson +7050
Keegan Bradley +6050
Harris English +6050
Justin Thomas +7500
Kevin Na +7500
Charles Howell III +8500 VALUE
Billy Horschel +12250
William McGirt +10050
Brendan Steele +7500
Danny Lee +9250
Bernd Wiesberger +12250
Gary Woodland +10500
Jason Dufner +11050
Marc Leishman +13050
Graham DeLaet +12250
Ryan Moore +12250
Luke Donald +11250
Robert Streb +12000
Tony Finau +13050
Jamie Donaldson +21050
Brian Harman +20050
Patrick Rodgers +13050
Will Wilcox +21050
Jamie Lovemark +15050
Patton Kizzire +15050
James Hahn +14050
Hunter Mahan +18050
Francesco Molinari +20050
Daniel Berger +15050
Chris Kirk +20050
Ernie Els +20050
John Huh +13050
Charley Hoffman +21050
FIELD - Any other player +300
TV Coverage: Thursday-Friday, 5-8 p.m. ET - Golf Channel. Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m. - GC, 3-6 p.m. - CBS. Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. - GC, 3-6:30 p.m. - CBS.
ODDS ANALYSIS
Jordan Spieth +575 will be tough to beat this week! He closed last week with a final round 66 to finish T21 after a sluggish go of it over the first three days. He will ride the momentum of his last round, fine tune his short game and come on top for his second win of the year. Spieth will likely be paired up against Rory McIlroy in the golf matchups, it’s Rodney Dangerfield-like, Easy Money to take Spieth in this power, marquee matchup.
Keegan Bradley +4500 has fallen off the planet as of late and needs a strong finish to regain some of his lost confidence. Bradley is due to play well at some point and there is no better place for him to come out of his recent funk, then Riviera, where he always seems to be in the mix on Sunday afternoon.
Hideki Matsuyama +1050 is a flat out stud! The 23 year-old is already one of the best players in the world and the scary thing is, he’s only going to get better. The product of Japan came close last year by missing the playoff by a single stroke. He won in his last start at the Waste Management so you know his confidence level is riding high. Top five for sure and possibly a win this week for Matsuyama.
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Mobile betting lines are updated by the minute so click here to start gambling on thrilling live action at BookMaker sportsbook.The Northern Trust Open is scheduled for February 18-21, 2016. Riviera Country Club will host the tournament. Golf Channel and CBS will televise the event live.
