The PGA Tour’s Texas Swing ends this week with the 2024 Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, and we’re picking a player who lives in Texas and has yet to win a Tour event as our long shot. Here’s our pick, the Valero Texas Open odds, betting favorites and everything else you need to know.
Valero Texas Open odds: Long-shot bet
For this week’s Texas Open, we’re picking a University of Texas grad who calls Austin home as our long-shot to win. That player is 29-year-old Beau Hossler, who comes into the week with +6600 odds to win.
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Hossler has three runner-up finishes in his PGA Tour career, but he has never entered the winner’s circle. He’s had a solid start to the season so far, collecting one top 10 with a T6 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open, in addition to two other top 25s. In seven starts, he’s only missed two cuts.
While Hossler finished a disappointing 46th at last year’s Texas Open, he did earn a T4 two years ago at the 2022 tournament.
If you bet $10 on Hossler to capture his first victory and he does it, you’ll earn $660. For insurance, consider placing additional small bets on Hossler to finish top 10 and top 20.
Looking for more long-shot bets for the Valero Texas Open? Our honorable mentions this week are Eric Cole (+5500) and Denny McCarthy (+6600).
Valero Texas Open odds: The favorites
The betting favorites are led by the top-ranked player in the field, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, whose pre-tournament odds to win sit at +1000.
Ludvig Aberg (+1400) trails closely behind McIlroy, followed by Hideki Matsuyama (+1800) and Collin Morikawa (+2000). Defending champion Corey Conners and Jordan Spieth (+2200) round out the top six.
You can see the top 15 in Valero Texas Open betting odds as of Monday afternoon below or head over to BetMGM to see the full list of odds and bets for this week.
2024 Valero Texas Open betting odds (Top 15 and ties)
Rory McIlroy (+1000)
Ludvig Aberg (+1400)
Hideki Matsuyama (+1800)
Collin Morikawa (+2000)
Corey Conners (+2200)
Jordan Spieth (+2200)
Max Homa (+2500)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+2800)
Alex Noren (+3300)
Billy Horschel (+3300)
Brian Harman (+3300)
Byeong Hun An (+3300)
Tommy Fleetwood (+3300)
Russell Henley (+3500)
Aaron Rai (+4000)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+4000)
Harris English (+4000)
