Charles Barkley is coming off his finest superstar golf efficiency ever however stays the most important lengthy shot within the discipline to win this week’s American Century Championship at South Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Barkley’s odds? 7,500-1 at Caesars Sportsbook. These odds have enticed a choose few bettors to spend money on the Basketball Corridor of Famer with the bizarre swing. He completed in a career-best 58th place finally yr’s match.
The sportsbook set the over/below on Barkley’s ending place at 65.5 this week.
“Now we have seen a handful of tickets on Barkley to win all of it, however we may even see these tickets on eBay quickly,” Anthony Salleroli, lead golf oddsmaker for Caesars Sportsbook, joked in an e-mail to ESPN.
Former tennis professional Mardy Fish received the match final yr, however retired hockey participant Joe Pavelski is the betting favourite at this week’s match, simply forward of the previous three champions on the annual occasion. Pavelski is +220 to win the match at Caesars Sportsbook, adopted by Fish (+240), CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (+350) and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry (+425).
Salleroli stated the betting motion on the occasion’s winner was comparatively evenly divided between Pavelski, Fish, Curry and Romo. Curry received the match in 2023, and Romo received in 2022.
Different notable gamers in 90-golfer discipline embrace Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (45-1), actor Alfonso Ribeiro (175-1), Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce (275-1), ESPN analyst Jason Kelce (350-1) and comic Larry the Cable Man (2,000-1).