2014 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship - Odds, Picks + More

The 2014 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship presents arguably the most exciting event on the Tour. First and foremost it is a World Golf Championships event, which means an exclusive field and big implications. But moreover, the match play format steers away from the week-in and week-out stroke play events that take place through the course of the 2014 PGA Tour Season.

The Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona is the perfect spot to host this event. This is the second event held in Arizona on the PGA Tour in four weeks, moving from TPC Scottsdale to Dove Mountain. Players will have an unusual week of preparation.

The 2014 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship starts with the first round matches on Wednesday, February 17th, 2014. From there, players could be playing only one day, or they could make it all the way to the final rounds on Sunday. With half the field eliminated each day, things can get pretty interesting and they often do with top seeds tumbling early.

Golf Channel will be there on the coverage throughout the first three days of matches with CBS coming in and taking the final matches over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Check your local listings for broadcast times and additional coverage outlets.

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Vegas Odds For 2014 WGC Match Play Champ.

Betting on the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship is a lot of fun because it stems away from a traditional week on the PGA Tour. Odds are out for Wednesday's opening round already, as are the odds to win each bracket + overall payouts.

This World Golf Championships event will be without three of the top-four players in the world. Tiger Woods (1), Adam Scott (2), and Phil Mickelson (4) will not be at Dove Mountain to compete. But the majority of the top-64 players in the world will be, as will the replacements.

It's a good bet that Woods would have been the favorite, with Scott and Mickelson right around the lead. As it stands, betting lines have been formed without them. Let's take a look at the top-five favorites this week. From there, we will breakdown the favorite to win each of the four brackets to reach the final four.

Guide: Jones Bracket | Snead | Player | Hogan | In-Play | Match Lines

WGC Accenture Match Play Championship Pre-Tournament Lines - found at Bovada on 2/17/14
Rory McIlroy 12/1 Dustin Johnson 18/1 Jason Day 18/1 Henrik Stenson 20/1 Jordan Spieth 20/1 Bubba Watson 22/1 Hunter Mahan 22/1 Sergio Garcia 22/1 Webb Simpson 25/1 Charl Schwartzel 28/1 Ian Poulter 28/1 Matt Kuchar 28/1 Justin Rose 30/1 Graeme McDowell 33/1 Zach Johnson 33/1 Brandt Snedeker 40/1 Graham De Laet 40/1 Jimmy Walker 40/1 Keegan Bradley 40/1 Luke Donald 40/1 Harris English 50/1	Hideki Matsuyama 50/1 Ryan Moore 50/1 Steve Stricker 50/1 Jason Dufner 60/1 Jim Furyk 60/1 Lee Westwood 60/1 Martin Kaymer 60/1 Patrick Reed 60/1 Bill Haas 66/1 Nick Watney 66/1 Billy Horschel 80/1 Chris Kirk 80/1 George Coetzee 80/1 Louis Oosthuizen 80/1 Rickie Fowler 80/1 Thomas Bjørn 80/1 Victor Dubuisson 80/1 Bernd Wiesberger 100/1 Branden Grace 100/1 Ernie Els 100/1 Francesco Molinari 100/1 Gary Woodland 100/1	Jamie Donaldson 100/1 Joost Luiten 100/1 Kevin Stadler 100/1 Marc Leishman 100/1 Peter Hanson 100/1 Scott Piercy 100/1 Stephen Gallacher 100/1 Thorbjorn Olesen 100/1 David Lynn 125/1 Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño 125/1 Kevin Streelman 125/1 Matteo Manassero 125/1 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 125/1 Scott Stallings 125/1 Thongchai Jaidee 125/1 Jonas Blixt 150/1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 150/1 Mikko Ilonen 150/1 Pablo Larrazabal 150/1 Richard Sterne 150/1 Boo Weekley 200/1
Pre-Tournament Odds To Win Bobby Jones Bracket - found at Bovada on 2/17/14
Jason Day 4/1 Henrik Stenson 5/1 Webb Simpson 13/2 Brandt Snedeker 10/1 Graham De Laet 10/1	Steve Stricker 10/1 Louis Oosthuizen 14/1 Patrick Reed 14/1 Nick Watney 16/1 Billy Horschel 18/1 George Coetzee 18/1	Jamie Donaldson 18/1 Thorbjorn Olesen 25/1 David Lynn 28/1 Thongchai Jaidee 28/1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 33/1
Pre-Tournament Odds To Win Ben Hogan Bracket - found at Bovada on 2/17/14
Rory McIlroy 7/2 Sergio Garcia 11/2 Charl Schwartzel 8/1 Ian Poulter 8/1 Harris English 12/1	Jimmy Walker 12/1 Bill Haas 14/1 Jim Furyk 14/1 Lee Westwood 14/1 Chris Kirk 18/1 Rickie Fowler 18/1	Branden Grace 22/1 Kevin Stadler 22/1 Marc Leishman 22/1 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 25/1 Boo Weekley 40/1
Pre-Tournament Odds To Win Gary Player Bracket - found at Bovada on 2/17/14
Jordan Spieth 9/2 Justin Rose 5/1 Matt Kuchar 5/1 Luke Donald 6/1 Ryan Moore 9/1	Jason Dufner 12/1 Ernie Els 18/1 Francesco Molinari 18/1 Thomas Bjørn 18/1 Bernd Wiesberger 20/1 Joost Luiten 20/1	Scott Piercy 20/1 Scott Stallings 20/1 Stephen Gallacher 20/1 Matteo Manassero 22/1 Pablo Larrazabal 28/1
Pre-Tournament Odds To Win Sam Snead Bracket - found at Bovada on 2/17/14
Dustin Johnson 4/1 Hunter Mahan 6/1 Bubba Watson 7/1 Zach Johnson 8/1 Keegan Bradley 10/1	Graeme McDowell 10/1 Hideki Matsuyama 12/1 Martin Kaymer 14/1 Victor Dubuisson 16/1 Kevin Streelman 20/1 Gary Woodland 16/1	Peter Hanson 20/1 Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño 28/1 Jonas Blixt 33/1 Mikko Ilonen 33/1 Richard Sterne 33/1
In-Progress Odds To Win WGC Accenture Match Play Championship - display between rounds

Top-5 Favorites To Win This Week's Tourney

Rory McIlroy 12/1 (+1200) - McIlroy is a No.1 seed and looks to have turned a corner of late. He struggled for most of 2013, but since the New Year he has been in better form. He was leading through 54 holes at a European Tour event but failed to close that out in January. This will be McIlroy's 2014 PGA Tour debut. He has played once this season, back on October 31st for the HSBC Championship. McIlroy does have success at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, reaching the final back in 2012 in a loss to Hunter Mahan.

Dustin Johnson 18/1 (+1800) - Johnson is a No.2 seed this week, and oddsmakers like the way he's playing. Johnson already has a win this season, capturing the first World Golf Championship event in October. Since then, he has two runner-up finishes and a T6 in his three tournaments he's played. That shows remarkable consistency. There is no reason why Johnson can play his way deep into the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship

Jason Day 18/1 (+1800) - Day last competed at Pebble Beach where he was a non-factor but the sportsbooks with PGA odds this week have set him at 18/1 at Dove Mountain and a top-three favorite. Day is a No.2 seed. He finished third last year, winning the consolation match after a loss in the semifinal.

Henrik Stenson 20/1 (+2000) - Stenson is a past winner of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship back in 2007. At the time it was the biggest win of his career. Stenson won the FedEx Cup last season, but has exited early in the Accenture Match play each of the last four years. Stenson is a different player since this time last year, and as a No.1 seed is a big threat to win. Most importantly, he knows how to get it done in this format.

Jordan Spieth 20/1 (+2000) - Spieth is the surprise of the top-five favorites this week. He's got the tools to put together some wins and can beat any player in the Gary Player bracket he drew. Spieth will need to get off to a good start with it being his first appearance in the event.

Picks For 2014 WGC Accenture Match Play

Pick To Win This Week - Due to the fact he won his bracket in 2013 and sits in a favorable position this year within the Hogan Bracket, we like Ian Poulter (+2800) to win this week. His play over the last few weeks hasn't been stellar, but we know he possesses the tools needed to get it done plus he has played well in recent tournaments that featured a nationally diverse field. Poulter is due to win and receiving $28 for every $1 wagered is a pretty decent return on a player his caliber; 15th in the world.

PGABettingOdds.com Darkhorse Value Pick - With players like Dustin Johnson finishing at or near the top of the leaderboard the last few weeks, it would be easy to pick one of those guys but as always with our darkhorse pick, we're going to go a different direction. Instead, we like Jason Dufner this week with his 60/1 odds. He hasn't made much noise yet this season, but he is solid in all facets of the game and has the ability to easily handle his potential opponents. With a $1 wager paying $60 for a win

Individual Match Odds + Tee Times

The brackets are set and so are the first round matches for the 2014 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. There are literally millions of potential outcomes just like when trying to predict the Men's Division I NCAA Basketball Tournament which makes it nearly impossible. But if you look just below, PGABettingOdds.com is setup to show all the matches for each day of this event. Not only that, the tee times will also be displayed which will be the cutoff time for the individual match odds to come off the board. As you know, these come off the board when players are on the tee.