Charles Barkley is longest shot to win movie star golf match

Charles Barkey is coming off his greatest movie star golf efficiency ever however stays the largest 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 speculate on the NBA Corridor of Famer with the weird swing. He completed in a career-best 58th place finally yr’s match.

The sportsbook set the over/underneath on Barkley’s ending place at 65.5 this week.

“We have now seen a handful of tickets on Barkley to win all of it, however we might even see these tickets on eBay quickly,” Anthony Salleroli, lead golf oddsmaker for Caesars Sportsbook, joked in an e-mail to ESPN.

Tennis’ Mardy Fish gained the match final yr, however retired hockey participant Joe Pavelski is the betting favourite this week’s match, simply forward of the final 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 mentioned the betting motion on the occasion’s winner was comparatively evenly divided between Pavelski, Fish, Curry and Romo. Curry gained the match in 2023, and Romo gained in 2022.

Different notable gamers in 90-golfer discipline embody Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (45-1), actor Alfonso Ribeiro (175-1), Kansas City Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce (275-1), ESPN analyst Jason Kelce (350-1) and comic Larry the Cable Man (2,000-1).