2013 Shell Houston Open Betting Odds + Event Info, Times, Coverage

After playing the last few weeks in the state of Florida, the PGA Tour goes back west (to Texas) for the 2013 Shell Houston Open. The tournament is played at Redstone Golf Club's Tournament Course, and is located in Humble, TX.

The 2013 Shell Houston Open will be played starting on Thursday, March 28th and going through Sunday, March 31st. The Golf Channel will pick up coverage of the tournament for Thursday and Friday rounds beginning at 3pm ET, and will also pick up a portion of the weekend rounds (12pm-2pm ET). NBC will show the conclusion of play on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 2pm ET.

The 2013 Shell Houston Open

Rory McIlroy leads the way into the 2013 Shell Houston Open this week, but not as the No.1 ranked player in the world. At least not for now. McIlroy fell to No.2 in the world this past week after Tiger Woods reclaimed it with a victory at the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational. The win puts Woods just in front of McIlroy, though with a win this week the No.2 ranked player in the world can jump back to No.1.

McIlroy is the favorite to do just that, leading the odds to win the Shell Houston Open from Red Stone Golf Club. McIlroy will have a tough field to compete against though, with a host of big names following behind.

Some of the notable players in the field this week include Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Steve Stricker, Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson, Hunter Mahan, Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen, and more.

Shell Houston Open Vegas Odds

But as we said, it's McIlroy who lead leas the way on the betting odds. He is set at 9 to 1 to win for the first time in 2013. He appeared to make strides at turning around his struggles in the final round at the WGC Cadillac Championship. That included a final round 65 to procure a top-10 finish. He has not played a competitive round since, and was not in the field at Bay Hill this past week.

Behind McIlroy is Bradley. At 12 to 1, oddsmakers certainly believe that Bradley is a big threat to win at Red Stone Golf Club. He only has one prior appearance here, which came last season. Bradley did finish in a tie for fourth, so had has had some success. He comes off of a top-five finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as well.

You knew we wouldn't get far down the list of favorites without mentioning Mickleson. The 2011 winner at this event is set at 16 to 1 on the payout. He will certainly be looking to play well and build some momentum heading into the Masters in a couple of weeks.

Mahan is the defending champion, and will try to repeat that title. He is expected to compete well here, set at 16 to 1 in a tie with Mickelson on the betting line.

Keeping with the theme of the 16 to 1 payouts is Stricker. He does not play a full schedule, but in the events he has played, he has been a factor. He hasn't won in 2013, but does has two second place finishes.

2013 Shell Houston Open Betting Odds - updated 3/26/2013
Rory McIlroy 9/1 Keegan Bradley 12/1 Hunter Mahan 16/1 Phil Mickelson 16/1 Steve Stricker 16/1 Brandt Snedeker 22/1 Dustin Johnson 25/1 Louis Oosthuizen 28/1 Lee Westwood 33/1 Bill Haas 40/1 Jimmy Walker 40/1 Bo Van Pelt 50/1 Charles Howell III 50/1 Chris Kirk 50/1 Fredrik Jacobson 50/1 Henrik Stenson 50/1 Jordan Speith 50/1 Nick Watney 50/1 Thorbjorn Olesen 50/1 Carl Pettersson 66/1 Geoff Ogilvy 66/1 George Coetzee 66/1 John Senden 66/1 Boo Weekley 80/1 Cameron Tringale 80/1 Graham Delaet 80/1 Greg Chalmers 80/1 John Huh 80/1 Luke Guthrie 80/1 Pat Perez 80/1 Retief Goosen 80/1 Ryan Palmer 80/1 Vijay Singh 80/1 Aaron Baddeley 100/1 Bob Estes 100/1 Brendon De Jonge 100/1 Brian Stuard 100/1 Bryce Molder 100/1 Chad Campbell 100/1 Harris English 100/1 Jeff Overton 100/1 John Rollins 100/1 Josh Teater 100/1 Kevin Stadler 100/1 Michael Thompson 100/1 Scott Brown 100/1 Sean O'Hair 100/1 Ben Kohles 125/1 Erik Compton 125/1 Gary Woodland 125/1	Justin Leonard 125/1 Lucas Glover 125/1 Marc Leishman 125/1 Martin Laird 125/1 Russell Henley 125/1 Seung-yul Noh 125/1 Stewart Cink 125/1 Ben Crane 150/1 Billy Horschel 150/1 Branden Grace 150/1 Brendan Steele 150/1 Brian Harman 150/1 Bud Cauley 150/1 Charley Hoffman 150/1 David Hearn 150/1 David Lynn 150/1 George Mcneill 150/1 Greg Owen 150/1 J.J. Henry 150/1 James Driscoll 150/1 Jerry Kelly 150/1 John Merrick 150/1 Johnson Wagner 150/1 Jonas Blixt 150/1 Jonathan Byrd 150/1 Ken Duke 150/1 Kyle Stanley 150/1 Matt Every 150/1 Matt Jones 150/1 Paul Casey 150/1 Roberto Castro 150/1 Ross Fisher 150/1 Sang Moon Bae 150/1 Scott Stallings 150/1 Shane Lowry 150/1 Shawn Stefani 150/1 William Mcgirt 150/1 Andres Romero 200/1 Angel Cabrera 200/1 Brad Fritsch 200/1 Brandt Jobe 200/1 Brian Davis 200/1 Casey Wittenberg 200/1 Charlie Beljan 200/1 Chris Stroud 200/1 James Hahn 200/1 John Mallinger 200/1 Justin Hicks 200/1 Kevin Chappell 200/1	Robert Streb 200/1 Scott Langley 200/1 Tom Gillis 200/1 Trevor Immelman 200/1 Bobby Gates 250/1 Cameron Percy 250/1 Chez Reavie 250/1 D-A Points 250/1 Daniel Summerhays 250/1 David Lingmerth 250/1 Fabian Gomez 250/1 Hunter Haas 250/1 Jason Bohn 250/1 Jeff Maggert 250/1 Martin Flores 250/1 Nicholas Thompson 250/1 Patrick Reed 250/1 Ricky Barnes 250/1 Ryo Ishikawa 250/1 Steve Marino 250/1 Stuart Appleby 250/1 Tag Ridings 250/1 Tommy Gainey 250/1 Troy Matteson 250/1 Colt Knost 300/1 Doug Labelle 300/1 Peter Tomasulo 300/1 Richard Lee 300/1 Robert Allenby 300/1 Tim Herron 300/1 Will Claxton 300/1 D.H. Lee 400/1 David Mathis 400/1 Jason Kokrak 400/1 Steven Bowditch 400/1 Alistair Presnell 500/1 Arron Oberholser 500/1 Clayton Wonnell 500/1 Hank Kuehne 500/1 Joe Ogilvie 500/1 Lee Williams 500/1 Mark O'Meara 500/1 Matt Dobyns 500/1 Michael Bradley 500/1 Mike Weir 500/1 Scott Gardiner 500/1 Scott Verplank 500/1 Troy Kelly 500/1 Joey Snyder III 1000/1 Wes Short Jr 1000/1

Free Picks For 2013 Shell Houston Open

The Winner - PGABettingOdds.com likes the way that Steve Stricker plays when he tees it up. A model for consistency, we want to go with someone who will give themselves a chance. If you keep giving yourself a chance to break through, odds are that one time you will. And with a 16 to 1 payout, we think that Stricker is worth that risk on the profit margin to wager on to capture the Shell Houston Open in 2013.

Dark Horse Value Bet - Boo Weekley nearly won the Tampa Bay Championship after a 64 on the final Sunday. When it comes to a dark horse, we like to look at players off the radar who have been playing well of late. Weekley is getting 80 to 1 odds this week at the Shell Houston Open. Red Stone golf Club is certainly a different venue than Copperhead, but Weekley has to be feeling good about the way he is playing. With the huge potential for a big profit, Weekley is a good wager on the dark horse this week.

Notable Pairings

There are some great groupings over the course of the first two days at the 2013 Shell Houston Open. In addition to these pairings and tee times, oddsmakers have also formed first round 3-ball betting odds for the Thursday round.

Rory McIlroy will be paird with Dustin Johnson and Keegan Bradley for the first two rounds, going off at 12:50pm local time for Round One, and then on Friday at 7:50am local time for Round Two. McIlroy is set as a +135 favorite to shoot the low number for Thursday. That is a $1.35 profit for every $1 wagered should he be the low man in the group. Bradley is next at +175, while Johnson comes in behind these two at +225.

Other groups to watch include Phil Mickelson (+150), Hunter Mahan (+135), and Geoff Ogilvy (+275). They will tee off at 7:50am CST on Thursday, and then will be in the afternoon wave at 12:50pm CST on Friday.

Steve Stricker (+130), will be paired with Brandt Snedeker (+170), and Bill Haas (+250) for Thursday and Friday. This threesome will tee off at 1pm CST on Thursday, and then at 8am CST on Friday.

For complete tee times and 3-ball betting odds, check out the odds below as seen on Bovada