2024 Genesis Scottish Open: Odds and best bets explored

The 2024 Genesis Scottish Open is next up on the PGA Tour schedule. Following last weekend's John Deere Classic, many of the world's top-ranked golfers will be back in the field. However, Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1, will not be among them. As such, a few golfers have really strong odds to win this tournament. Here are the full odds, best bets, and more.

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Odds for Genesis Scottish Open

The Genesis Scottish Open begins on Thursday, July 11. Early that morning, the tournament will officially tee off and all golfers will eventually begin to see their odds move. Before they do, here are the odds (via CBS Sports):

• Rory McIlroy +700
• Xander Schauffele +800
• Collin Morikawa +1200
• Ludvig Åberg +1400
• Viktor Hovland +2000
• Tommy Fleetwood +2200
• Min Woo Lee +2500
• Tom Kim +2500
• Hideki Matsuyama +3000
• Justin Thomas +3500
• Robert MacIntyre +4000
• Matt Fitzpatrick +4000
• Corey Conners +4500
• Sungjae Im +4500
• Wyndham Clark +5000
• Sahith Theegala +5000
• Byeong Hun An +5500
• Brian Harman +5500
• Max Homa +5500
• Aaron Rai +5500
• Jordan Spieth +6000
• Sepp Straka +6000
• Davis Thompson +6500
• Si Woo Kim +7000
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout +7500
• Adam Scott +8000
• Thomas Detry +8000
• Tom Hoge +8000
• Erik Van Rooyen +9000
• Keith Mitchell +9000
• Will Zalatoris +9000
• Ryan Fox +9000
• Billy Horschel +9000
• Nicolai Højgaard +9000
• Tom Mckibbin +9000
• Denny McCarthy +10000
• Alex Noren +10000
• Rasmus Højgaard +11000
• Harris English +11000
• Jordan Smith +11000
• Ewen Ferguson +11000
• Victor Perez +12000
• Rickie Fowler +12000
• Matthieu Pavon +12000
• Matt Wallace +12000
• Adam Hadwin +12000
• Keita Nakajima +12000
• Kurt Kitayama +12000
• Bernd Wiesberger +15000
• Kevin Yu +15000
• Mackenzie Hughes +15000
• Justin Rose +15000
• Ben Griffin +15000
• Taylor Moore +15000

Interestingly, Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite despite coming off a multi-week hiatus where it is assumed he had practically nothing to do with golf. Following a shocking collapse at the US Open, he took some time off.

To expect him to come right back and win against a quality field is perhaps asking too much. That's why Xander Schauffele, who did win a Major this year, might be a better bet than McIlroy, though the odds are close anyway.

Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite at the Genesis Scottish Open

Those with good odds, such as Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, and Collin Morikawa, are good bets as well. They're very likely to do well this weekend. The same can be said of some with longer odds, like Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Sahith Theegala, Brian Harman, Tom Hoge, Aaron Rai, or Will Zalatoris.

Justin Thomas may also surprise at the Genesis Scottish Open. He's 35-1 to win the tournament, but CBS Sports predicts that he will make a run at the title and possibly outperform his odds this weekend.