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23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
2025 Indy 500 odds: Rookie Robert Shwartzman looks to complete 'miracle' run
A previously unknown rookie driver, and an unexpectedly fantastic qualifying run. Put those two together, and you've got quite a shakeup in Indianapolis 500 odds. That'll be the case on Sunday, with Robert Shwartzman making the leap from massive long shot to No. 4 in odds to win the Indianapolis 500. "We do have a few interesting drivers, starting with the rookie Robert Shwartzman," Caesars Sports motorsports trader Ryan Yando said. Also interesting: For the first time ever, the Indy 500 airs on FOX, with the green flag set to drop at 12:45 p.m. ET Sunday. Yando and DraftKings Sportsbook's Johnny Avello help drive us through a few interesting aspects of Indianapolis 500 odds. Quantum Leap Back in December, when Indy 500 odds first hit the board at Caesars Sports, Shwartzman was a complete afterthought. He opened at +75000, or in more digestible terms, 750/1. What that meant: If you'd put a $100 bet on Shwartzman, and he went on to win Sunday's race, then you'd collect a whopping $75,000. Suffice it to say, that's no longer the case. "He pulled off the miracle in qualifying. He is now down to +750," Yando said. Now, your $100 bet on Shwartzman would profit just $750 (total payout $850). That's a nice little return, but a drop in the milk bucket compared to what could've been had a few months ago or even before qualifying on May 17 and May 18. "The big question now is if he can he hold off the veterans Àlex Palou, Pato O'Ward and Scott Dixon," Yando said. O'Ward and Palou are +500 co-favorites in Caesars' Indy 500 odds. O'Ward qualified third and will start on the outside of Row 1 in the 33-car field. Palou qualified sixth and is on the outside of Row 2. Dixon, the +650 third choice, qualified between those two in fourth, so he'll start from the inside of Row 2. Triple Your Pleasure DraftKings Sportsbook is teaming up with FOX Sports on another interesting way to bet on Indianapolis 500 odds. Borrowing from horse racing, DraftKings is offering a first-of-its-kind trifecta box. A trifecta box is a wager on the top three finishers, regardless of order. In this instance, DK has 20 trifecta combinations to choose from. And the payouts are intriguing, if you're fortunate enough to hit. For example, a trifecta box of the top three drivers on the oddsboard — O'Ward/Palou/Dixon — is +4000. So a $100 bet would profit $4,000 (total payout $4,100) if those three drivers, in any order, finish 1-2-3 in the race. "We're constantly exploring innovative ways to elevate the fan experience around major sporting events," said Johnny Avello, director of sportsbook operations for DraftKings. "Working alongside Fox Sports for a marquee event like the Indy 500 allows us to deliver a dynamic new betting offering that will drive excitement for both longtime and [new] motorsports fans." Penalty on the Play Josef Newgarden is the master of the Brickyard of late, winning the last two Indy 500s and looking for a three-peat this year. However, that task was made more difficult Monday, when INDYCAR penalized Newgarden — along with teammate and 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power — for an illegal part modification. Newgarden had qualified 11th and Power 12th. But the penalties sent both drivers to the back of the field, which obviously impacted Indianapolis 500 odds, as well. "Newgarden was one of the favorites last week before his penalty from INDYCAR. We pushed him out to +1200, with him starting in the back," Yando said. "People are still interested, but it will be tough for him, as it's never been [won] starting in the back. "If anyone can do it, however, it would be Josef." In fact, Newgarden's odds have slightly improved over the course of the past four days, as he's now the +1000 sixth choice. Double Play Once again, a driver will attempt to complete the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. Kyle Larson is giving it a go for the second straight year. Larson finished 18th in the 2024 Indianapolis 500, then hopped on a jet to get to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. Justin Allgaier started in Larson's No. 5 car, with a plan to have Larson jump in the driver's seat once he arrived. But foul weather shortened the race, and Larson never got behind the wheel. As for Sunday's first race, Yando said Larson opened among the favorites in Indy 500 odds, but interest has been light. "I thought we would see more action on him in the 500. He opened around +800 and is now +1800," Yando said. However, Larson is the +550 favorite to win the Coca-Cola 600, which starts at 6 p.m. ET. Larson already has three Cup Series wins this season and is atop the points standings. DraftKings Sportsbook is offering what it terms the Kyle Larson Special: +13000 odds (130/1) that Larson wins both races. If you feel like taking a flier on Sunday, a $100 bet on that prop would return $13,000 in profit if Larson pulls off the highly improbable feat of two wins. There have been 22 attempts at the double, among 14 drivers. Only Tony Stewart, in 2001, completed all 1,100 miles, taking sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte. Worth noting: No driver attempting the double has ever won either race. Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. He's based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on X: @PatrickE_Vegas. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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Fox Sports
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 Kentucky Derby odds: Sovereignty's win was 'positive decision' for house
Kentucky Derby odds are a bit different than typical sports betting. Most horse racing action comes in the form of parimutuel betting, in which all wagers are pooled and the house — the sportsbook or racebook — gets a set percentage of the amount bet. So in the wake of the 2025 Derby, you won't see too many pieces about the public betting masses cleaning up or the bookmakers taking a bath. However, some sportsbooks also offered the more standard fixed-odds betting, taking wagers on which horse would win. Ostensibly, it's like a futures bet on a golf tournament or a NASCAR race. And there were decisions, though, generally speaking, the books still came out well. Caesars Sports horse racing trader Jason Jingeleski helps recap wagering on 2025 Kentucky Derby odds. Exit Sandman Sandman was a trendy play throughout the week leading up to Saturday's Triple Crown opener at Churchill Downs. Caesars opened Sandman as the 6/1 third choice, and he got as long as 9/1, but ultimately closed as the 5/1 second choice at post time. However, Sandman — whose name is a hat tip to Metallica's megahit "Enter Sandman" — didn't particularly like the wet, muddy conditions. He finished 12.5 lengths behind winner Sovereignty. "With 11% of tickets written on Sandman, he was our most popular bet," Jingeleski said, while noting that even if Sandman won, Caesars would've still scored a modest win on the Derby odds market. Sovereignty in the Slop On the flip side, Sovereignty found the track conditions to his liking. Under jockey Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty overtook favored Journalism in the front stretch to win in 2 minutes, 2.31 seconds. Sovereignty opened as the 5/1 second choice, but slid out as far as 11/1 and closed 10/1 at post time. If you'd gotten down on the 3-year-old at 11/1 (+1100), a $100 bet would've netted a tidy profit of $1,100 (total payout $1,200). Sovereignty drew a fair amount of action to win, though not enough to put Caesars in the red. "It wasn't the most favorable decision, but Sovereignty's first-place finish was a positive decision for Caesars," Jingeleski said. Favorite Falls Just short Journalism was the favorite all week long at Caesars, opening at 5/2, stretching out to 4/1, then closing at 7/2. He finished second, 1.5 lengths behind Sovereignty. "Journalism accounted for the second-highest ticket count on the Kentucky Derby," Jingeleski said, adding that a Journalism victory — much like Sovereignty and Sandman — still would've been a winner for the book. "We had two horses that would have been favorable decisions for the public: Flying Mohawk, who closed at 25/1, and Render Judgment, who closed at 16/1," Jingeleski said. However, neither finished anywhere near the lead. In a 19-horse field, Render Judgment was 17th and Flying Mohawk 18th. Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. He's based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on X: @PatrickE_Vegas. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! in this topic
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15-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
2025 The Masters odds: 'We were just doing backflips constantly'
Sunday afternoon proved to be a wild ride for bettors who got involved with The Masters odds. Rest assured, it was equally wild for the sportsbooks. In-play odds saw crazy fluctuations, as the Rory rollercoaster ride made its way to the green jacket. "It was basically like gymnastics with numbers — we were just doing backflips constantly," Caesars Sports golf trader Anthony Salleroli said. "Every stroke is weighted so much more in the fourth round, especially late in the round." Salleroli helped document a nerve-wracking Sunday in the 2025 Masters odds market. Early Flip-Flop Rory McIlroy entered Sunday with a two-shot lead and was the -200 favorite to win the Masters. Bryson DeChambeau was the +250 second choice. But McIlroy's jaunt to the green jacket got off to an extremely inauspicious start. He double-bogeyed No. 1, dropping into a tie with DeChambeau at 10 under. Then McIlroy parred No. 2, while DeChambeau got a birdie to take the lead at 11 under. All of a sudden, DeChambeau was the short favorite. "Within two holes, we had a new leader," Salleroli said, noting an immediate rush on in-play odds. "The run on DeChambeau bets was incredible, thinking a Rory collapse was coming, as it has in the past." Instead, McIlroy quickly steadied the ship with birdies on Nos. 3 and 4, while DeChambeau bogeyed both holes. So Rory returned to the favorite at 12 under. Build Up, Then Blow Up Birdies on 9 and 10 put McIlroy at 14 under and seemingly in full control. With eight holes left, he had a five-shot lead. His odds stretched to -1000 or beyond. Even at only -1000, it would take a $1,000 bet just to win $100 on Rory ($1,100 total payout). McIlroy bogeyed No. 11, which didn't really harm his odds much. But then things got really interesting, with Justin Rose — playing a couple holes ahead of McIlroy — making a strong finishing kick as Rory reached No. 13. "You could've had Rose at +4000 before Rory dunked it in the water on 13. Then Rose immediately went to +400," Salleroli said. McIlroy ultimately took a double-bogey 7 on 13, and he followed with a bogey on 14, dropping to 10 under again. "Everybody started to get back in the chase. Ludvig Aberg was right there, even in the lead briefly. Patrick Reed was making a slow creeper charge," Salleroli said. Aberg, also playing a couple holes ahead of McIlroy, was briefly a short favorite. But he bogeyed No. 17, then took triple bogey on 18 to ruin his chances. Rose Blooms As noted above, Rose was making a big run while McIlroy was falling down. Rose birdied eight of the final 12 holes, including a huge 20-foot putt on 18 to finish at 11-under 277. All Rose could do from there was wait. McIlroy birdied 15 — though he blew a great eagle chance there — to draw even with Rose at 11 under. When McIlroy birdied 17 to take a one-shot lead, it seemed like he might finally seal the deal. Even after finding a greenside bunker on 18, McIlroy got out to about four feet for a par putt to win it. As fate would have it, though, he missed, and it was on to a playoff against Rose. "Now you know you're just heads-up, McIlroy vs. Rose, sudden death. A lot of suspense," Salleroli said. In the playoff, Caesars made McIlroy a -140 favorite and Rose a +110 underdog as the two made their way back to the 18th tee. "You knew Rory was gonna outdrive Rose," Salleroli said, noting that after the tee shots, Rory became a bigger favorite at -220. "Then Rose sticks his approach to 12-15 feet. But then comes McIlroy, and he butters it up and lands it right next to the hole. "When Rory hit his to within three feet, we went to McIlroy -650. And once Rose missed his putt — just barely — we took the odds off the board." Finishing Touch McIlroy then made his putt and made history, as the sixth player to complete a career Grand Slam. Bettors were generally satisfied, as McIlroy was No. 1 in ticket count at several sportsbooks, including Caesars, BetMGM, DraftKings and The SuperBook. "Customers were very happy with the Rory outcome," Salleroli said, while noting that in-play action was strong on both McIlroy and Rose for the one playoff hole. "That was lots of fun. It's great to see two-sided action. A lot of the public bettors were rooting for Rory or rooting for Rose. "It was great action all day, and it was a great day for the sport of golf." Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. He's based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
Fox Sports
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 The Masters odds: 'We were just doing backflips constantly'
Sunday afternoon proved to be a wild ride for bettors who got involved with The Masters odds. Rest assured, it was equally wild for the sportsbooks. In-play odds saw crazy fluctuations, as the Rory rollercoaster ride made its way to the green jacket. "It was basically like gymnastics with numbers — we were just doing backflips constantly," Caesars Sports golf trader Anthony Salleroli said. "Every stroke is weighted so much more in the fourth round, especially late in the round." Salleroli helped document a nerve-wracking Sunday in the 2025 Masters odds market. Early Flip-Flop Rory McIlroy entered Sunday with a two-shot lead and was the -200 favorite to win the Masters. Bryson DeChambeau was the +250 second choice. But McIlroy's jaunt to the green jacket got off to an extremely inauspicious start. He double-bogeyed No. 1, dropping into a tie with DeChambeau at 10 under. Then McIlroy parred No. 2, while DeChambeau got a birdie to take the lead at 11 under. All of a sudden, DeChambeau was the short favorite. "Within two holes, we had a new leader," Salleroli said, noting an immediate rush on in-play odds. "The run on DeChambeau bets was incredible, thinking a Rory collapse was coming, as it has in the past." Instead, McIlroy quickly steadied the ship with birdies on Nos. 3 and 4, while DeChambeau bogeyed both holes. So Rory returned to the favorite at 12 under. Build Up, Then Blow Up Birdies on 9 and 10 put McIlroy at 14 under and seemingly in full control. With eight holes left, he had a five-shot lead. His odds stretched to -1000 or beyond. Even at only -1000, it would take a $1,000 bet just to win $100 on Rory ($1,100 total payout). McIlroy bogeyed No. 11, which didn't really harm his odds much. But then things got really interesting, with Justin Rose — playing a couple holes ahead of McIlroy — making a strong finishing kick as Rory reached No. 13. "You could've had Rose at +4000 before Rory dunked it in the water on 13. Then Rose immediately went to +400," Salleroli said. McIlroy ultimately took a double-bogey 7 on 13, and he followed with a bogey on 14, dropping to 10 under again. "Everybody started to get back in the chase. Ludvig Aberg was right there, even in the lead briefly. Patrick Reed was making a slow creeper charge," Salleroli said. Aberg, also playing a couple holes ahead of McIlroy, was briefly a short favorite. But he bogeyed No. 17, then took triple bogey on 18 to ruin his chances. Rose Blooms As noted above, Rose was making a big run while McIlroy was falling down. Rose birdied eight of the final 12 holes, including a huge 20-foot putt on 18 to finish at 11-under 277. All Rose could do from there was wait. McIlroy birdied 15 — though he blew a great eagle chance there — to draw even with Rose at 11 under. When McIlroy birdied 17 to take a one-shot lead, it seemed like he might finally seal the deal. Even after finding a greenside bunker on 18, McIlroy got out to about four feet for a par putt to win it. As fate would have it, though, he missed, and it was on to a playoff against Rose. "Now you know you're just heads-up, McIlroy vs. Rose, sudden death. A lot of suspense," Salleroli said. In the playoff, Caesars made McIlroy a -140 favorite and Rose a +110 underdog as the two made their way back to the 18th tee. "You knew Rory was gonna outdrive Rose," Salleroli said, noting that after the tee shots, Rory became a bigger favorite at -220. "Then Rose sticks his approach to 12-15 feet. But then comes McIlroy, and he butters it up and lands it right next to the hole. "When Rory hit his to within three feet, we went to McIlroy -650. And once Rose missed his putt — just barely — we took the odds off the board." Finishing Touch McIlroy then made his putt and made history, as the sixth player to complete a career Grand Slam. Bettors were generally satisfied, as McIlroy was No. 1 in ticket count at several sportsbooks, including Caesars, BetMGM, DraftKings and The SuperBook. "Customers were very happy with the Rory outcome," Salleroli said, while noting that in-play action was strong on both McIlroy and Rose for the one playoff hole. "That was lots of fun. It's great to see two-sided action. A lot of the public bettors were rooting for Rory or rooting for Rose. "It was great action all day, and it was a great day for the sport of golf." Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. He's based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from PGA Tour Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
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10-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 The Masters odds: 'Bettors have started to file in on Bryson'
No question, Scottie Scheffler is a solid choice in The Masters odds this week. He's the defending champion, going for his third green jacket in four years, and he's the unquestioned favorite as the No. 1 player on the planet. But interestingly, at least at Caesars Sports, one of the more popular players isn't even on the PGA Tour. "There's been a huge tidal wave of bets on Bryson DeChambeau," Caesars golf trader Anthony Salleroli said. "People are really favoring Bryson. He's No. 2 in ticket count, behind Rory McIlroy." Salleroli and sharp golf bettor Wes Reynolds help set the table for 2025 Masters odds, with the first ball set to fly at Augusta National on Thursday morning. Top of the Oddsboard Thanks to the surge of DeChambeau dollars, the LIV Golf standout is now the +1100 co-third choice in Caesars' odds to win the Masters. Months ago, when Caesars first posted Masters odds, DeChambeau was +2000. At last week's LIV stop in Miami, DeChambeau led after two rounds but shot 3-over in the third and final round while finishing fifth. "Ever since Round 1 in Miami, bettors have started to file in on Bryson," Salleroli said. DeChambeau took sixth last year in The Masters, his best finish at Augusta. Masters favorite Scheffler is rightly getting attention, too, even at +475 odds, which don't offer as attractive a payout. "Scheffler's price is definitely short, and deservedly so. But he's fourth in our ticket count," Salleroli said. "He had a Sunday surge two weeks ago in the Houston Open, taking second. So he's definitely getting his respect." As Salleroli noted above, McIlroy has taken the most Masters bets. He's +600 in Masters odds, behind only Scheffler. McIlroy is in good form, and perhaps bettors think he's overdue — even long overdue — to win another major. He's got four major titles but none since the 2014 Open Championship. McIlroy took second in the 2022 Masters. Collin Morikawa is another popular play, and he's seeing sharp dollars, as well. Morikawa was in contention last year, finishing tied for third, his best effort at Augusta. "There's a lot of love for Collin. He's currently in good form, and the public loves him," Salleroli said. "He's third in our ticket count, and we have some liability to him." At Caesars, Morikawa joins DeChambeau as the +1100 third choice. But if you'd gotten on Morikawa a week or two ago, you could've gotten him in the +1600 to +1800 range. Masters Sharp Side Reynolds, a sharp bettor and golf analyst for VSIN, is having a phenomenal year in golf. He's already picked four tournament winners and nearly three more, with those three finishing in second place. So when Reynolds says he's leaning into Morikawa, it should carry some weight. "Morikawa currently leads the PGA Tour for strokes gained [on] approach, and his irons have returned to the levels of 2020-2021, when he won two majors," Reynolds said. "He's been top 10 at Augusta each of the last three years, even when he wasn't at peak form." Reynolds doesn't yet think McIlroy will break his majors drought. But he bet on McIlroy -130 to have a top-10 finish. "This feels like Rory's year. "But then again, we say that every year at Augusta," Reynolds said. "He has already won two events this year, Pebble Beach and The Players Championship, and he's in as good of form as he could possibly be." And if McIlroy has a reasonably good Round 1 on Thursday, then Reynolds might jump in with a wager on Rory to don the green jacket on Sunday. "I'm waiting to bet the outright, because his start is the key," Reynolds said. "For the last 10 Masters winners, the average number of shots off the lead after Round 1 has been a little less than four strokes. Rory has averaged a little less than eight off the pace after Round 1, over the last six years. "The pressure of completing the career Grand Slam is massive. But if he starts solidly, then look out." Top of the Props As always, Caesars has the prop of whether there will be a hole-in-one, on any hole, over the four-day tournament. Yes is a -170 favorite and No a +130 underdog, meaning the expectation is that there will be at least one hole-in-one. But Caesars then went a step further with an intriguing Masters prop bet. "The public really seems to like it when we separate the par-3s and make individual hole-in-one props on each hole. They gobble that up," Salleroli said. One reason why: The odds are longer, so the payouts are better. The 16th hole is seen as the most likely to give up a hole-in-one, with odds of -150. That means it would take a $150 bet to profit $100 (total payout $250). But holes 6, 12 and 4 have much more attractive odds: +850 on No. 6, +1200 on No. 12 and +1400 on No. 4. So, in the unlikely event that someone holes out their tee shot on No. 4, a $100 bet would profit a healthy $1,400 (total payout $1,500). Masters Bingo Another interesting market in 2025 Masters odds: A golf version of bingo, based on scores recorded in a round. Caesars is offering this option in a few states, with the scores ranging from 64 to 83. "Think of it as a bingo card, where you cross out each of the scores as they happen. If you get a cover-all, then you win," Salleroli said. "This tournament is good for that market. You've got older players in the field who might not score as well and amateurs, too." For example, 1985 and 1993 Masters champ Bernhard Langer is 67 and will make his final Masters appearance. Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters winner, is 65. There are five amateurs in the field, who could also find trouble on the difficult Augusta track. "It's just kind of a fun, quirky market." Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. He's based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. 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