Golf expert Sia Nejad has revealed his Masters 2026 picks and PGA best bets for Augusta National, beginning Thursday, April 9
By Ross Kelly Apr 4, 2026 at 1:07 pm ET • 4 min read 
Imagn Images The first dozen events of the 2026 PGA Tour have seen 11 different winners. That includes Scottie Scheffler, who won the American Express in January and is the favorite to win the 2026 Masters. The year's first major begins on Thursday, April 9, from Augusta National, with Scheffler aiming to become the ninth golfer with three green jackets. He is at +380 in the 2026 Masters odds, making him the only golfer in single-digits to utilize in PGA bets.
Rory McIlroy has yet to triumph this year but is at +1000, followed by Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, both of whom are at +1200. As for that one player who does have multiple victories this year, Chris Gotterup is a +5000 golf longshot as he makes his Masters debut. Before making any 2026 Masters picks, you need to see the 2026 Masters predictions and best bets from golf insider Sia Nejad.
Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He's had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets and in betting head-to-head matchups. He has been solid with his head-to-head matchups since the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, going 52-37-5 and returning 11.67 units over that span. That's a $1,167 profit for $100 bettors since May 2023.
Nejad also nailed Wyndham Clark, a +7500 longshot, as the outright winner at the Wells Fargo Championship 2023. That year, SportsLine debuted "The Early Wedge," and in the first three months of the show, he hit two first-round leaders and three outright winners. Then, in February 2026, his betting advice for the Genesis Invitational enabled a Discord user to cash in on a $100,000 DFS contest. Anyone who followed his betting picks could have been way up on betting apps and sportsbooks.
Now, Nejad has turned his attention to the 2026 Masters field and locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. See who they are at SportsLine.
Top 2026 Masters expert picks
One surprise: Nejad is fading Bryson DeChambeau, even though the two-time major winner is one of the Masters favorites. While Nejad likes the form DeChambeau has displayed on LIV Golf, he thinks the golfer is priced too shortly, especially considering he's yet to put together a solid four rounds at Augusta. DeChambeau led after the first round at the 2024 Masters at 7 under before then shooting 5 over across the rest of the tournament. Last year, he was at -10 through three rounds before firing a 75 and going 3 over in the final round. Across seven starts at Augusta, DeChambeau has as many missed cuts (two) as top 10s.
Instead, Nejad is high on Xander Schauffele, despite a rough stretch since winning two majors in 2024. "Xander is clearly starting to recapture some of the brilliant form we witnessed in 2024," Nejad told SportsLine. "The rise in recent form has culminated in finishing T7 or better in three of his last four tournaments, where he has specifically showcased his ball striking acumen." Schauffele has also become a fixture near the top of the Masters leaderboard. He has three straight top 10s at the major, in addition to a runner-up (2019) and a third-place finish (2021). His recent form on tour has seen him rise up to 11th in strokes gained: total, with top-15 marks in SG: tee-to-green and SG: approach the green. See who else to back here.
How to make 2026 Masters picks, bets
Nejad has locked in his 2026 Masters best bets, including a longshot who's priced at nearly 1000-1. Nejad says this player has the "short game magic and long iron game" for success at Augusta, so anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see the picks at SportsLine.
So, which players should you target for the 2026 Masters, and which golfer could bring a huge payday of nearly 1000-1? Check out the 2026 Masters odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Sia Nejad's top picks for the 2026 Masters, all from the expert who has returned $1,167 for $100 bettors since May 2023.
2026 Masters odds, favorites
Get full 2026 Masters picks, best bets and predictions here.
Odds via FanDuel (subject to change)
Scottie Scheffler +380 Rory McIlroy +1000 Bryson Dechambeau +1200 Jon Rahm +1200 Ludvig Aberg +1600 Xander Schauffele +1600 Matt Fitzpatrick +2200 Tommy Fleetwood +2200 Cameron Young +2500 Patrick Reed +2700 Justin Rose +2700 Collin Morikawa +2700 Brooks Koepka +3000 Hideki Matsuyama +3300 Jordan Spieth +3300 Robert MacIntyre +3500 Viktor Hovland +4000 Min Woo Lee +4000 Shane Lowry +4500 Justin Thomas +5000 Chris Gotterup +5000 Tyrrell Hatton +5500 Russell Henley +5500 Patrick Cantlay +5500 Akshay Bhatia +5500 Si Woo Kim +5500 Sepp Straka +6000 Joaquin Niemann +6000 Sam Burns +6500 Corey Conners +6500 Jason Day +6500 Adam Scott +6500 Sungjae Im +7000 Marco Penge +7000 Jacob Bridgeman +7500 Gary Woodland +7500 Nicolai Hojgaard +8000 Cameron Smith +8000 Sahith Theegala +8000 J.J. Spaun +8000 Harris English +8000 Daniel Berger +8000 Maverick McNealy +10000 Thomas Detry +10000 Brian Harman +10000 Tony Finau +10000 Max Homa +10000 Will Zalatoris +10000 Ben Griffin +10000 Casey Jarvis +10000 Aaron Rai +12500 Tom Kim +12500 Dustin Johnson +12500 Ryan Gerard +12500 Ryan Fox +12500 Alex Noren +12500 Anthony Kim +12500 Keegan Bradley +15000 Rasmus Hojgaard +15000 Billy Horschel +15000 Max Greyserman +15000 Wyndham Clark +17500 Taylor Pendrith +17500 Byeong Hun An +17500 Davis Thompson +17500 Sergio Garcia +17500 Kurt Kitayama +17500 Aldrich Potgieter +17500 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +17500 Nick Taylor +17500 Matt McCarty +17500 Jayden Schaper +20000 Tom McKibbin +20000 Haotong Li +20000 Phil Mickelson +25000 Davis Riley +25000 Andrew Novak +25000 Pierceson Coody +25000 Carlos Ortiz +25000 Harry Hall +25000 Michael Kim +25000 Sam Stevens +25000 Johnny Keefer +25000 Denny McCarthy +30000 Danny Willett +30000 Bubba Watson +30000 Charl Schwartzel +30000 Michael Brennan +30000 Sami Valimaki +30000 Kristoffer Reitan +30000 Naoyuki Kataoka +30000 Zach Johnson +40000 Brian Campbell +40000 Angel Cabrera +50000 Fred Couples +100000 Vijay Singh +100000 Mason Howell +100000 Fifa Laopakdee +100000 Ethan Fang +100000
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