FedEx Cup Playoffs Odds to win the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship

Written by Scott Burgess

Tuesday, 26 August 2008

The second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs gets underway, Friday August 29, with the Deutsche Bank Championship, at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. Current FedEx Cup points leader Vijay Singh looks to build on his 109,500 points after winning The Barclays last weekend. Oddsmakers at BodogLife.com has Phil Mickelson as 9/1 odds favorite to win the Deutsche Bank Championship. Get your Odds to win the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship in now at BodogLife.com

Last weekend at The Barclays Mickelson was +700 moneyline favorite to win and he ended finishing tied for 19th for 2,606 points giving him a total 101,856 FedEx Cup points. Phil has two wins this year and five Top 10 finishes, but his play has been rather sporadic at times. You just never know which Phil Mickelson will show up. But Phil did win the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship by two strokes over Tiger Woods. Phil Mickelson is listed at 9/1 odds to win the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship.

Sergio Garcia finished runner-up to Vijay Singh last weekend after a two hole playoff. Garcia got 6,400 points for runner-up for a total 104,375 FedEx Cup points. Sergio Garcia is listed at 10/1 odds to win and is listed ahead of Vijay Singh, last week’s winner, go figure? Sergio has one win and two second place finishes this year. At last year’s Deutsche Bank Championship Sergio finished tied for 17th.

Vijay Singh won The Barclays last week and he’s the current FedEx Cup points leader with 109, 500 points. He enters the Deutsche Bank Championship at 14/1 odds to win his second tournament in a row. Vijay has two wins on tour and two second place finishes. At last year’s Deutsche Bank Championship Singh finished tied for 60th.

Other Notables:

Padraig Harrington 18/1
Jim Furyk 25/1
Robert Allenby 28/1
Paul Casey 33/1
Anthony Kim 28/1
Adam Scott 33/1
Steve Stricker 33/1
Camilo Villegas 40/1
Mike Weir 33/1
Stuart Appleby 40/1
K.J. Choi 40/1
Stewart Cink 40/1
Ernie Els 40/1
Retief Goosen 40/1

Top 20 FedEx Cup Playoff Points Leaderboard:

Vijay Singh 109,500
Sergio Garcia 104,375
Kevin Sutherland 101,950
Phil Mickelson 101,856
Justin Leonard 101,830
Anthony Kim 101,671
Kenny Perry 101,624
Ben Curtis 100,917
Stewart Cink 100,815
Jim Furyk 100,671
K.J. Choi 100,521
Robert Allenby 100,240
Stuart Appleby 100,056
Carl Pettersson 100,024
Tiger Woods 100,000
Steve Stricker 99,906
J.B. Holmes 99,621
Mike Weir 99,565
Trevor Immelman 99,475
Nicholas Thompson 99,405

2008 Deutsche Bank Championship
When: Thurs, August 29, 2008 7:30 AM ET
Line: BodogLife.com
Pick: Padraig Harrington 18/1

Point-Spreads.com Odds to win the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship – Padraig Harrington 18/1

The Bottom Line: Harrington has two Major wins in a row and after an off week last week expect him to bounce back and contend at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Get your Odds to win the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship in now at BodogLife.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!