The Crypto.com Showdown features four of the best in the game of golf with a PGA Tour team led by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy going against LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka and broadcasted primarily on TNT on Tuesday, December 17.
Here are our top golf picks and Crypto.com Showdown predictions for the 18-hole match at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.
Best Crypto.com Showdown picks
- Koepka/DeChambeau to win outright (+137 at bet365)
- Holes 1-6 Fourballs Winner: Tie (+290 at DraftKings)
Crypto.com Showdown odds
Crypto.com Showdown winner prediction
Brooks Koepka/Bryson DeChambeau to win outright
+137 at bet365
In an inaugural event with more unknowns than knowns, I’m happy to price shop and land the best available golf odds on the underdog LIV Golf duo.
Strictly from a numbers perspective, this +137 bet365 price presents a positive expected value of 7% compared to the +122 FanDuel odds that Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau will win. Additionally, I think this is much closer to a coin-flip match, and the +137 odds have an implied probability of just 42.2%.
It’s difficult to quantify, if not impossible, but I think DeChambeau and Koepka are better suited for this type of event.
Bryson is one of the most dynamic personalities in professional golf, and he’s committed to bringing more entertainment value to the sport. While Koepka’s ability to show up on the big stage is almost unparalleled.
I don’t see the same shine under the bright lights of an exhibition showdown like this beaming on the shoulders of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.
Crypto.com Showdown prop prediction
Holes 1-6 Fourballs Winner: Tie
+290 at DraftKings
The range of outcomes is much tighter in the fourball format, and this is another example of where shopping for the best odds presents an edge.
FanDuel has a tie in the first leg of the event priced at just +250 for an implied probability of 28.6%. The difference in the odds also attaches a positive expected value of 12% to the +290 DraftKings price.
These are four of the best players in the world, and it’s a quick six-hole portion of the event with just a single Par 5, so I’m not anticipating either duo pulling away from the other. Expect to see a lot of conceded putts and a lot of pars to start.
