The Match Betting Odds: Curry and Thompson favoured to beat Mahomes and Kelce – originally posted on Sportslens.com
This Thursday sees the latest edition of ‘The Match’ at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, between two of American sports’ most iconic duos.
Fresh off the back of a second Super Bowl triumph earlier this year, Kansas City Chiefs pair Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce take on four-time NBA champions Steph Curry and Klay Thompson from the Golden State Warriors in a best ball match play encounter.
The 12-hole match will be available to watch live on TNT at the par-70, 6,722 yard-long Wynn Golf Club in Sin City from 6:30pm EST.
The Match Betting Odds
- Steph Curry and Klay Thompson @ -265
- Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce @ +225
It’s no surprise that the ‘splash brothers’ Curry and Thompson are heavy favourites to make easy work of Mahomes and Kelce this week according to offshore betting sites.
Curry is known as a seriously skilled golfer, recently named the 2023 Ambassador of Golf, playing off a +1.3 handicap and even has his own golf clothing line with Under Armour.
The 35-year-old sharpshooter played in the third edition of ‘The Match’ alongside Peyton Manning over two years ago against Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley – narrowly falling short to a 4&3 defeat in Arizona.
Curry – who is even eligible to play in a US Open qualifier – has played alongside three-time major winner Jordan Spieth in the past and will be aiming to guide Klay Thompson to victory, who plays off a respectable handicap of 15.
Patrick Mahomes played off 7.7 heading into his showdown against fellow quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers last year – losing on the 12th and final hole – whilst Travis Kelce sits at 11.
Steph Curry really spinning them in from long range pic.twitter.com/MRm1DvzdyJ
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) June 25, 2023
Curry, Mahomes and Kelce have all played in the American Century Championship in the last three years. The point god posted an impressive T-16 finish last year, ninth in 2021 and fourth in 2020 – significantly better results than Mahomes (T51-T50-T38) and Kelce (64-66-T58).
The Match Format
The Match will be played in a best ball match play format, meaning each player tees off before choosing their respective team’s best shot to play for the remainder of the hole.
The lowest score between the two teams earns a point and no points are awarded in the event of a tie on any hole. There are also closest to the hole and hole-in-one challenges mixed in throughout, offering the stars the opportunity to donate cash to a charity of their choice.
The Match History
Here is a list of the previous seven ‘The Match’ results and the odds heading in (winner highlighted in bold).
- December 10, 2022
Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth (-125) vs Rory McIlroy/Tiger Woods (+105)
- June 1, 2022
Tom Brady/Aaron Rodgers (-175) vs Patrick Mahomes/Josh Allen (+155)
- November 26, 2021
Bryson DeChambeau (-125) vs Brooks Koepka (+100)
- July 6, 2021
Aaron Rodgers/Bryson DeChambeau (-185) vs Phil Mickelson/Tom Brady (+165)
- November 27, 2020
Peyton Manning/Steph Curry (-175) vs Phil Mickelson/Charles Barkley (+138)
- May 24, 2020
Tiger Woods/Peyton Manning (-190) vs Phil Mickelson/Tom Brady (+145)
- November 23, 2018
Tiger Woods (-200) vs Phil Mickelson (+175)
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