2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Vegas Odds, Free Picks, + Tee Times

When players tee it up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this year, they will be doing so in the company of royalty. After all, there is a reason that he is known as 'The King'... As one of the must-stops for many of the top players in the world, the 2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational should be another great one with first round action set to get underway on Thursday, March 20th + conclude on Sunday, March 23rd barring any unforseen delays.

Featuring one of the toughest sets of Par-3s of any golf course these players regularly tee it up on Bay Hill is going to provide a challenge as players tune up for the 2014 Masters in a few weeks. In fact, it will start right out of the gate with the difficult No.2 that stretches more than 230 yards and it will likely command precision with a long-iron to get close during the latter rounds. This and the 17th will surely be holes to keep an eye on this week. Learn more about the course below....

Speaking of keeping an eye on things, those interested in watching the 2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational on television will have several chances to get live coverage. Golf Channel will be your home for the first two days of the event with live coverage coming at 3pm ET on both Thursday + Friday. And like the previous weeks, Golf Channel will provide supplemental coverage on Saturday and Sunday starting at 12:30pm ET both days. NBC's coverage of the 2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational will begin at 2pm and end at 6pm on Saturday. NBC's Sunday coverage is set for the same times however they will stay with live coverage until play has concluded and a champion is crowned.

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Odds For 2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational

With this being one of the bigger non-Major events of the year, the betting lines for the 2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational are sure to be plentiful this week as odds for several pre-tournament wagers are already available. Most notably the odds to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational are available at several online betting sites and those shown at Bovada can be seen just down the page. Also available are the odds to be the first round leader and the payouts for top-5 + top-10 finishes should be available within the next few hours.

Note: These odds can change prior to the start of the tournament and will be taken 'off the board' as the first players hit the tee on Thursday. PGA betting lines to win the Arnold Palmer Invitatonal will be reformulated between rounds and don't forget about the 2 + 3-ball lines which will be released following the announcement of this week's tee times.

UPDATE: Bubba Watson and Justin Rose now share the honor of being favored to win this week now that Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the tournament due to back issues. Both Watson and Rose are now listed with an 11 to 1 payout (updated odds shown below) instead of at 16 to 1 as they were when Tiger was expected to defend his championship.

Arnold Palmer Invitational Pre-Tournament Lines - odds found at Bovada Sportsbook on 3/18/2014
Bubba Watson 11/1 Justin Rose 11/1 Adam Scott 12/1 Graeme McDowell 16/1 Zach Johnson 16/1 Henrik Stenson 20/1 Hunter Mahan 22/1 Keegan Bradley 22/1 Patrick Reed 25/1 Harris English 28/1 Kevin Na 33/1 Rickie Fowler 33/1 Ryan Moore 33/1 Gary Woodland 40/1 Will Mackenzie 40/1 Chris Kirk 45/1 Brandt Snedeker 50/1 Chris Stroud 50/1 Ian Poulter 50/1 Jamie Donaldson 50/1 Charles Howell III 66/1 David Hearn 66/1 Jason Kokrak 66/1 John Senden 66/1 Lee Westwood 66/1 Matt Jones 66/1 Brian Harman 80/1 Chesson Hadley 80/1 Francesco Molinari 80/1 Fredrik Jacobson 80/1 George Mcneill 80/1 K.J. Choi 80/1 Martin Laird 80/1 Matt Every 80/1 Pat Perez 80/1 Paul Casey 80/1 Robert Garrigus 80/1 Russell Henley 80/1	Russell Knox 80/1 Aaron Baddeley 100/1 Billy Horschel 100/1 Brendan Steele 100/1 Cameron Tringale 100/1 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 100/1 Greg Chalmers 100/1 Marc Leishman 100/1 Peter Hanson 100/1 Sang-Moon Bae 100/1 Brian Stuard 125/1 Brooks Koepka 125/1 Bryce Molder 125/1 Nicolas Colsaerts 125/1 Ryo Ishikawa 125/1 Seung-yul Noh 125/1 William Mcgirt 125/1 Boo Weekley 150/1 Brendon Todd 150/1 Camilo Villegas 150/1 Daniel Summerhays 150/1 David Lynn 150/1 Jeff Overton 150/1 John Huh 150/1 Kevin Chappell 150/1 Padraig Harrington 150/1 Retief Goosen 150/1 Rory Sabbatini 150/1 Scott Stallings 150/1 Stuart Appleby 150/1 Trevor Immelman 150/1 Angel Cabrera 200/1 Ben Martin 200/1 Brian Davis 200/1 Brian Gay 200/1 D.A. Points 200/1 Danny Lee 200/1 Greg Owen 200/1	Jason Bohn 200/1 John Merrick 200/1 Ken Duke 200/1 Scott Brown 200/1 Sean O'Hair 200/1 Spencer Levin 200/1 Stewart Cink 200/1 Vijay Singh 200/1 Billy Hurley III 250/1 Chad Campbell 250/1 Chad Collins 250/1 Darren Clarke 250/1 Davis Love III 250/1 Erik Compton 250/1 J.J. Henry 250/1 Justin Hicks 250/1 Lucas Glover 250/1 Matthew Fitzpatrick 250/1 Michael Putnam 250/1 Nicholas Thompson 250/1 Rod Pampling 250/1 Tyrone Van-Aswegen 250/1 Daniel Chopra 300/1 David Duval 300/1 Dicky Pride 300/1 Jim Renner 300/1 Sam Saunders 300/1 Tim Herron 300/1 Tim Wilkinson 300/1 Woody Austin 300/1 Briny Baird 400/1 Derek Ernst 500/1 Lee Janzen 500/1 Nathan Smith 500/1 Paul Goydos 500/1 Robert Gamez 500/1 Rod Perry 500/1 Zachary Olsen 500/1
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Free Picks For Arnold Palmer Invitational

Now that we've taken the time to break things down this week, we've decided to do things a little bit differently. Even before the news that Tiger Woods would not be in the field we had planned on taking a few shots on some of the golfers which really pay out for a win. Here's who we like + why we like them:

Will MacKenzie (40/1) - Though this may not be a familiar name yet, it will be before the end of this year is over and now may be the best time to cash in on him with 40 to 1 odds. MacKenzie has taken several top-10 finishes over the last few weeks and he's been pretty hot with the putter. Currently in the top-20 of the FedEx Cup standings, don't be surprised if you see Will MacKenzie's name on the first page of the leaderboard.

Ian Poulter (50/1) - Known for taking advantage when the course allows it, Ian Poulter is definitely someone we could see winning this tournament or at least finishing in the top-10. Paying out at 50 to 1 doesn't hurt either although there are other names on this list that pay almost twice as much. Worth noting, Ian Poulter finished in 3rd place (-6 overall) in 2012.

Frederik Jacobson (80/1) - While it may seem like this pick is a reach, consider these facts and then take another look at that 80 to 1 payout. We like Jacobson because the man simply doesn't 3-putt much and he is a top-10 golfer in terms of strokes gained on the green. If you still need more, Jacobson finished tied for 9th place (-3) at this event in 2011.

Brian Harman (80/1) - Like our pick above, Brian Harman avoids making big mistakes with the flat stick in his hands. In fact, Harman can even do some serious damage within feasible scoring range which is quite often the case as he has consistently been one of the closest to the hole in events this year. His best finish at Bay Hill (T-15) came two years ago in 2012.

Notable Pairings + Tee Times

Pairings will be found here once the tee times are released for Bay Hill. One of the betting odds that relate directly to tee times and pairings are the 3-ball odds and weekend 2-ball betting odds. These will be updated through each round as they are formed by oddsmakers.