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Hideki Matsuyama v Jordan SpiethBaycurrent Classic · 8–15 Oct
Beats fair · value
Our chance58%Hideki Matsuyama
Sky Bet asks1.87implies 53.5%
Edge+4.5 pointsabove the price
58%Hideki Matsuyama
42%Jordan Spieth
fair 1.72fair 2.38

We make Hideki Matsuyama 58%, and the 1.87 on offer implies 53.5%. The 4.5‑point gap is the edge.

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Open de EspañaDP World Tour · Make the cut
Our chance78%Marco Penge
Fair odds1.28what our chance is worth

We make Marco Penge 78%, so fair odds are 1.28. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Hideki Matsuyama v Jordan SpiethPGA Tour · Tournament matchup
Our chance58%Hideki Matsuyama
Fair odds1.72what our chance is worth
58%Hideki Matsuyama
42%Jordan Spieth
fair 1.72fair 2.38

We make Hideki Matsuyama 58%, so fair odds are 1.72. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Baycurrent ClassicPGA Tour · Top 20 finish
Our chance51%Adam Scott
Fair odds1.96what our chance is worth

We make Adam Scott 51%, so fair odds are 1.96. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Open de EspañaDP World Tour · Top 5 finish
Our chance43%Jon Rahm
Fair odds2.33what our chance is worth

We make Jon Rahm 43%, so fair odds are 2.33. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Open de EspañaDP World Tour · Top 10 finish
Our chance41%Shane Lowry
Fair odds2.44what our chance is worth

We make Shane Lowry 41%, so fair odds are 2.44. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Open de EspañaDP World Tour · Tournament winner
Our chance11%Tyrrell Hatton
Fair odds9.26what our chance is worth

We make Tyrrell Hatton 11%, so fair odds are 9.26. The app sets that against the prices at your own bookmakers and shows the edge.

Hideki Matsuyama v Jordan SpiethBaycurrent Classic · 8–15 Oct · Assessed from 13 research passes
The chance of each result
58%Hideki Matsuyama
42%Jordan Spieth
fair 1.72fair 2.38
4 priced outcomes · 4 assessed · 0 with the book’s price only
SelectionMarketPriceBookAssessed vs bookEdge
Hideki MatsuyamaTournament matchupfair 1.72 · implies 53.5% · edge +4.5 pointsTournament matchup1.87Sky Bet58.0%53.5%+4.5 pts
Hideki MatsuyamaTop 20 finishfair 1.52 · implies 61.7% · edge +4.3 pointsTop 20 finish1.62William Hill66.0%61.7%+4.3 pts
Hideki MatsuyamaTop 10 finishfair 2.70 · implies 34.5% · edge +2.5 pointsTop 10 finish2.90Paddy Power37.0%34.5%+2.5 pts
Hideki MatsuyamaTournament winnerfair 9.52 · implies 8.3% · edge +2.2 pointsTournament winner12.00Pinnacle10.5%8.3%+2.2 pts

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BetWhat we saidStakeResult
Jon Rahm · Tournament matchupOn paper · Jon Rahm v Tyrrell Hatton · Sky Bet 1.80assessed 59.0% · fair 1.69 · implies 55.6% · +3.4 points against the book
assessed 59.0% · fair 1.69starts in 5d 23h · edge +3.4 points
US$10.00US$18.00open
Matt Fitzpatrick · Tournament matchupWatching · Matt Fitzpatrick v Matthieu Pavon · Unibet 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64won · 27 Sept
no stakenot stakedcalled it
Robert MacIntyre · Tournament matchupOn paper · Robert MacIntyre v Adam Scott · Paddy Power 1.90assessed 56.0% · fair 1.79 · implies 52.6% · +3.4 points against the book
assessed 56.0% · fair 1.79lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Matt Fitzpatrick · Tournament matchupOn paper · Matt Fitzpatrick v Rory McIlroy · Sky Bet 2.20assessed 50.0% · fair 2.00 · implies 45.5% · +4.5 points against the book
assessed 50.0% · fair 2.00lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Shane Lowry · Tournament matchupOn paper · Shane Lowry v Patrick Reed · Pinnacle 2.00assessed 54.0% · fair 1.85 · implies 50.0% · +4.0 points against the book
assessed 54.0% · fair 1.85won · 13 Sept
US$10.00+US$10.00called it
Shane Lowry · Tournament matchupOn paper · Shane Lowry v Joaquin Niemann · William Hill 1.95assessed 55.0% · fair 1.82 · implies 51.3% · +3.7 points against the book
assessed 55.0% · fair 1.82won · 13 Sept
US$10.00+US$9.50called it
Scottie Scheffler · Tournament matchupReal · Scottie Scheffler v Viktor Hovland · Sky Bet 1.60assessed 66.0% · fair 1.52 · implies 62.5% · +3.5 points against the book
assessed 66.0% · fair 1.52won · 30 Aug
US$10.00+US$6.00won
Golf

Golf is decided by the course, the weather and a very large field.

In a field of around 150, even the best usually lose, so course, wave and finish chances matter.

  1. Course fit and strokes gained

    Strokes gained by part of the game, against what this course asks for.

  2. Weather and the wave draw

    Wind and rain by wave, so the soft draw and the gale are priced apart.

  3. Form and putting

    Putting is the noisiest part of a round, so a hot week counts for less.

  4. How the field spreads the chance

    Top 5, top 10, top 20 and the cut, to check a long price against a shorter one.

  5. Fatigue and the schedule

    Weeks played and flights taken, across the autumn swing from Japan to Europe.

  6. What a long price really implies

    A big field’s margin makes long prices look kinder than they are. Our chance comes first.

Golf1 instrument

Course fit, strokes gained and which half of the draw gets the wind.

Course fit and weather wave

Where do course demands and weather-wave timing change expected strokes?

Scottie SchefflerEarly/late draw
TPC Craig RanchTournament course

The CJ Cup Byron NelsonRound 1Thu, 21 May 2026TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney

Scottie Scheffler: strokes gained per round against the field+2.60+0.41 from +2.19
Scottie Scheffler to win
Chance
24.2%
Fair price
4.13
Market price
—
  1. Baseline+2.19
  2. Final+2.60
  • Raises it
  • Lowers it

Finish chances

Assessed before round one
Top 5
54.2%
Top 10
67.2%
Top 20
80.5%
Make the cut
95.9%
SourcesAssessed finish chancesfrom the assessment run on this fixture

First-round forecast by wave

Forecast at validation
Wind
Morning wave, his round 111 km/h
Afternoon wave24 km/h
Gusts
Morning wave, his round 119 km/h
Afternoon wave41 km/h
Rain chance
Morning wave, his round 110%
Afternoon wave35%
Validated 20 May 2026, 17:06

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Hideki Matsuyama v Jordan SpiethBaycurrent Classic · 8–15 Oct · Hideki Matsuyama to finish ahead
market-derivedbacked out of a book's price, not our number
Assessed—not researched yet
Price1.87Sky Bet
Edge—nothing to compare yet

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Sky BetBet builder3 selections
Baycurrent ClassicPGA Tour · Yokohama · 8–11 Oct
  1. Matsuyama to beat Spieth72-hole matchup1.87
  2. Matsuyama top 10 finishTop 10 finish2.90
  3. Spieth top 20 finishTop 20 finish2.20
Combined odds11.93
StakeUS$10.00Potential returnUS$119.30

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Staked bets won3 of 5
Calls that landed, watched included4 of 6
BetWhat we saidStakeResult
Jon Rahm · Tournament matchupOn paper · Jon Rahm v Tyrrell Hatton · Sky Bet 1.80assessed 59.0% · fair 1.69 · implies 55.6% · +3.4 points against the book
assessed 59.0% · fair 1.69starts in 5d 23h · edge +3.4 points
US$10.00US$18.00open
Matt Fitzpatrick · Tournament matchupWatching · Matt Fitzpatrick v Matthieu Pavon · Unibet 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64won · 27 Sept
no stakenot stakedcalled it
Robert MacIntyre · Tournament matchupOn paper · Robert MacIntyre v Adam Scott · Paddy Power 1.90assessed 56.0% · fair 1.79 · implies 52.6% · +3.4 points against the book
assessed 56.0% · fair 1.79lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Matt Fitzpatrick · Tournament matchupOn paper · Matt Fitzpatrick v Rory McIlroy · Sky Bet 2.20assessed 50.0% · fair 2.00 · implies 45.5% · +4.5 points against the book
assessed 50.0% · fair 2.00lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Shane Lowry · Tournament matchupOn paper · Shane Lowry v Patrick Reed · Pinnacle 2.00assessed 54.0% · fair 1.85 · implies 50.0% · +4.0 points against the book
assessed 54.0% · fair 1.85won · 13 Sept
US$10.00+US$10.00called it
Shane Lowry · Tournament matchupOn paper · Shane Lowry v Joaquin Niemann · William Hill 1.95assessed 55.0% · fair 1.82 · implies 51.3% · +3.7 points against the book
assessed 55.0% · fair 1.82won · 13 Sept
US$10.00+US$9.50called it
Scottie Scheffler · Tournament matchupReal · Scottie Scheffler v Viktor Hovland · Sky Bet 1.60assessed 66.0% · fair 1.52 · implies 62.5% · +3.5 points against the book
assessed 66.0% · fair 1.52won · 30 Aug
US$10.00+US$6.00won

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  4. Price every outcome

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54 instruments draw each sport the way its fans read it. Prices are checked against 72 bookmakers. More than 7,000 automated tests run before every release.

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One question, put to each: Hideki Matsuyama v Jordan Spieth. Example data.

How much work goes into the answer?

13 research agents read the match, often for over an hour.

10 findings from 538 pages read, 27 cited
  • Agent 1 Availabilityno change
    Both are in the field and in their tee times

    The field list and the first-round tee times include both players, and the tour has published nothing about either. The pass looked and found nothing, which is a result rather than an absence of one.

    82% confidence
  • Agent 2 Form & underlying play+1.3%from 3 findings
    Matsuyama’s approach play leads this matchup

    Over recent months his strokes gained on approach has run well ahead of Spieth’s. Approach is the most stable part of the game from week to week, so it carries the most weight.

    80% confidence
  • Agent 3 Tactics & style+0.8%from 1 finding
    The course asks more of the irons than of the putter

    Read hole by hole from the tour’s course guide, most of the scoring comes from approach shots into guarded greens. That suits Matsuyama’s game more than Spieth’s.

    70% confidence
  • Agent 4 Matchup history+0.4%from 1 finding
    Matsuyama has finished ahead in most of their recent shared events

    Over the last two seasons, when both played the same tournament, Matsuyama more often finished ahead. Missed cuts and withdrawals are counted with care, and older seasons are discounted heavily.

    66% confidence
  • Agent 5 Historical comparables+0.6%from 1 finding
    The better iron player wins slightly more than the start says

    In a ten-season sample of PGA Tour 72-hole matchups, the player with the clear approach edge finished ahead a little more often than the starting figure implied. The pattern held in both halves of the sample.

    70% confidence
  • Agent 6 Rest, load & travelno change
    No difference in rest the pass can measure

    Both had at least a week off before the event and arrived early enough to adjust to the time zone. Travel distance alone is not fatigue.

    68% confidence
  • Agent 7 Weather & venue+0.3%from 2 findings
    Japanese zoysia fairways are home turf for Matsuyama

    Japanese courses commonly use zoysia fairways, which sit the ball differently from the grasses most of the tour plays. Matsuyama grew up playing them; the effect is small and is applied as one.

    60% confidence
  • Agent 8 Stakes & incentives+0.1%from 1 finding
    A home event in front of a home crowd

    Matsuyama plays the tour’s only event in Japan as its best-known player. Home pressure can cut both ways, so it is weighted lightly.

    58% confidence
  • Agent 9 Officiating & disciplineno change
    Nothing in the rules or the pace policy moves this

    The tour’s pace-of-play policy applies evenly to every group, and no local rule on record favours one game over another. There is no mechanism here worth applying.

    66% confidence
  • Agent 10 Public information environmentno change
    Nothing new came out of either interview

    Both players spoke to the media on the eve of the event. No change of equipment, schedule or plan was mentioned, so there is no information event to apply.

    74% confidence
  • Agent 11 Reporting consensusno change
    Reached separately by two independent analyses

    A national outlet and a betting preview reached the same conclusion from their own data. Independent confirmation raises how far the claim is trusted.

    80% confidence
  • Agent 12 Universal-pattern hypothesesno change
    A home-hero claim, written up and given no weight

    A widely shared claim that home players finish strongly on the final day in Japan was written as a precise rule for the registry to test. Until it survives a holdout, it moves nothing.

    50% confidence
  • Agent 13 Adversarial review−0.5%from 2 findings
    Seventy-two holes leave room for one bad round

    A single round over par can settle a matchup, and putting decides more of one week than of a season. Part of the form claim is taken back.

    72% confidence
Matsuyama’s approach play leads this matchup+1.3%The course asks more of the irons than of the putter+0.8%The better iron player wins slightly more than the start says+0.6%
A tipster

A pick and a price. No working shown.

@tipster_proHideki Matsuyama to win at 1.87. Trust me.
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A fast answer from one prompt, in about 2 minutes.

I’d lean Hideki Matsuyama, but anything can happen in one match.
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Matsuyama’s approach play leads this matchup+1.3%The course asks more of the irons than of the putter+0.8%The better iron player wins slightly more than the start says+0.6%Seventy-two holes leave room for one bad round−0.5%pgatour.comPrimary0.92datagolf.comEstablished0.78Report after the startRejected0.00Capped at ×0.75 to ×1.25No single finding can move what it touches further.
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A chance for every outcome, adding to 100%

Top 20 finish: Hideki Matsuyama66%fair 1.52Top 10 finish: Hideki Matsuyama37%fair 2.70A fair price is 1 divided by the chance. Every market comes from the same picture of the match.
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Hideki Matsuyama
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Your price checked against 72 bookmakers

4 priced outcomes · 4 assessed · 0 with the book’s price only
SelectionMarketPriceBookAssessed vs bookEdge
Hideki MatsuyamaTournament matchupfair 1.72 · implies 53.5% · edge +4.5 pointsTournament matchup1.87Sky Bet58.0%53.5%+4.5 pts
Hideki MatsuyamaTop 20 finishfair 1.52 · implies 61.7% · edge +4.3 pointsTop 20 finish1.62William Hill66.0%61.7%+4.3 pts
Hideki MatsuyamaTop 10 finishfair 2.70 · implies 34.5% · edge +2.5 pointsTop 10 finish2.90Paddy Power37.0%34.5%+2.5 pts
Hideki MatsuyamaTournament winnerfair 9.52 · implies 8.3% · edge +2.2 pointsTournament winner12.00Pinnacle10.5%8.3%+2.2 pts
+4.5 ptsBest price of 72 bookmakers
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Sky Bet1.87
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Hideki Matsuyama · Tournament matchupHideki Matsuyama v Jordan Spieth · PGA Tour · in 5d 16h · Sky Bet
Beats fair
Assessed58.0%
Price1.87
Edge+4.5 pts
The assessment puts this above the price. Implies 53.5% · fair 1.72 · US$10.00 returns US$18.70 Our researchthe assessment's own estimate, from its research passes
Hideki Matsuyama · Tournament matchup1.87+4.5 ptsShane Lowry · Top 10 finish2.70+4.0 ptsJon Rahm · Top 5 finish2.55+3.8 pts
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Matt Fitzpatrick · Tournament matchupWatching · Matt Fitzpatrick v Matthieu Pavon · Unibet 1.75assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64 · implies 57.1% · +3.9 points against the book
assessed 61.0% · fair 1.64won · 27 Sept
no stakenot stakedcalled it
Robert MacIntyre · Tournament matchupOn paper · Robert MacIntyre v Adam Scott · Paddy Power 1.90assessed 56.0% · fair 1.79 · implies 52.6% · +3.4 points against the book
assessed 56.0% · fair 1.79lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
Matt Fitzpatrick · Tournament matchupOn paper · Matt Fitzpatrick v Rory McIlroy · Sky Bet 2.20assessed 50.0% · fair 2.00 · implies 45.5% · +4.5 points against the book
assessed 50.0% · fair 2.00lost · 20 Sept
US$10.00−US$10.00missed
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