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Tony Romo favored the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament

Twice reigning champion Tony Romo is the betting favorite during this week’s American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament, but a Baseball Hall of Famer is attracting more money to some bookmakers, including some of his bets .

Romo, at -130, is the favorite for predictions on Caesars Sportsbook, followed by former MLB pitchers Mark Mulder at 13-10 and John Smoltz, who has seen his odds improve from 30-1 to 7-1 after a race at bets.

“They made a big mistake on my odds,” Smoltz said in SiriusXM’s “Out of Bounds” on Tuesday with Michael Collins and Pat Perez. “I don’t know who fixed the odds, but I opened at 30-1. And I couldn’t get to the place fast enough to make some money.”

Smoltz is an experienced amateur golfer who previously qualified for the US Senior Open. As of Thursday morning, 77% of the tournament winner bets were on Smoltz on Caesars Sportsbook. Jeff Davis, director of trading at Caesars, acknowledged that a larger bet on Smoltz was responsible for the lopsided action but did not reveal the identity of the bettor or the amount of the bet.

“We are inundated [Smoltz]”Davis told ESPN in an email.

The tournament, which uses a modified Stableford format, begins Friday at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada. It will be an event made for TV without viewers in the coronavirus pandemic.

Other notables in the field include Kansas City chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is 500-1; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at 150-1; and Larry Fitzgerald, broad receiver of the Arizona cardinals at 300-1.

Golden State Warriors guardian Stephen Curry, at 16-1, has the best odds of any NBA player on the pitch. Basketball Hall of Famer and well-known bad golfer Charles Barkley is listed between 7,500-1.

“I’ll tell you,” said Barkley at a press conference before the tournament. “If the players are really smart, they would all bet some money on me and let me win this thing, and we would destroy all the casinos in the world. This would be my suggestion for all players: put in a couple of hundred dollars. on and find a way to win this thing. “

As of Thursday morning, Cesare has not yet bet on Barkley.

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