The Memorial picks, odds: Three best bets at Muirfield Village

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28-05-2025

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The PGA Tour makes its annual stop to Muirfield Village, aka 'Jack's Place,' this week for the Memorial.
Along with The Players and the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the Memorial has the feel of a tournament one tier below a major championship.
That means you can expect a tough course, an elite field and a lot of good prices on the betting board.
Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, is the clear favorite to win the 2025 Memorial Tournament.
He's +280 this week and in a league of his own on the oddsboard.
With no Rory McIlroy in the field, there is a wide gap between Scheffler and the chasing pack.
Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the Memorial and the winner of the 2020 Workday (which was held here to replace a Covid-canceled event in July of that year), and Xander Schauffele are next up at 16/1 odds, just ahead of Justin Thomas at 18/1.
As with any tournament with this kind of setup, there are some tempting prices out there on some big names, but it must be said that this event has been dominated by the superstars in recent years.
Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay (twice), Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Scheffler all have wins here since 2018, while the only real surprise in that span was Billy Horschel in 2023.
However, that run of chalk ended a ridiculous three-year stretch of long-shot winners.
First was Willie McGirt in 2015, then came David Lingmerth in 2016 and Jason Dufner shocked everyone in 2017.
Tony Finau has endured an up-and-down 2025 season so far.
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Best bets for the Memorial
Shane Lowry (40/1, DraftKings)
He doesn't have any hardware to show for it, but 2025 has been a terrific year for Shane Lowry. The Irishman has two runner-ups and four top-10 finishes in 11 outings (not including team events) this season, and he's just a couple of weeks removed from a T2 at the Truist Championship.
So, why is Lowry sitting at 40/1?
Recency bias.
Lowry missed the cut as a trendy sleeper pick at the PGA Championship, causing plenty of punters to abandon ship and his price to drift.
We'll buy the dip and hope that the former Open Champion can make some noise in Ohio this week.
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Tony Finau (50/1, FanDuel)
It looks like Tony Finau is starting to turn things around.
After a Jekyll-and-Hyde start to 2025, Finau has posted back-to-back top-20 finishes at the Truist and PGA Championship, putting him back on the radar for this week's event.
Finau has five top-15 finishes at the Memorial, including two top-10s in his last three trips to Jack's Place.
It's the right time and place to get back in on Finau.
Nick Taylor is a five-time winner on the PGA Tour.
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Nick Taylor (170/1, FanDuel)
We'll channel Dufner, Lingmerth and McGirt with one dart for this week's trip to Muirfield Village.
Nick Taylor is the type of golfer you always want to consider backing when his price drifts this far out.
The Canadian is a five-time winner on the PGA Tour and already has taken a trip to the winner's circle in 2025 (Sony Open).
What's more is that Taylor has proven he loves the big moment.
Not only does the Winnipeg native have three wins via playoff, but he's won some big titles including the 2023 Canadian Open and 2024 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Taylor missed the cut at the PGA Championship, but he posted a T17 at the Truist a few weeks back.
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Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.