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2025 Masters Odds, Picks & Predictions: Hideki Matsuyama

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It’s Masters week, arguably the best week of the year for fans of professional golf. The Masters is a rite of spring and the unofficial start of golf season in America.

The best players in the game will take on what many regard as the best and most gorgeous golf course in the world, Augusta National. But Augusta is a treacherous beauty that challenges players with lightning-fast greens, severe elevation changes, narrow passages between trees, and scorecard-wrecking water hazards and bunkers.

Can the No. 1 player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, win his third Green Jacket in four years? Is this finally Rory McIlroy's year? Or will a young star such as Ludvig Aberg or Collin Morikawa prevail at Augusta? And let's not forget about the LIV Tour players. Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia are among the LIV players who have won The Masters before. Maybe it's Bryson DeChambeau's turn this year.

Welcome to the fourth annual BettingPros Guide to The Masters. We’re going to examine the many wagering opportunities this tournament presents, taking a closer look at the players contending for the coveted Green Jacket. Which players provide betting value and which are bad bets? Read on for our 2025 Masters predictions for Hideki Matsuyama.

2025 Masters Odds, Picks & Predictions: Hideki Matsuyama

Stats to Know

  • DraftKings Odds to Win: +3000
  • World Ranking: 6
  • Best Masters finish: 1 (2021)
  • Last four Masters finishes: 1, 14, 16, 38
  • Last four tournament finishes: 25, 13, 22, MC

Course History

Hideki Matsuyama became the first native Japanese golfer to win the Masters in 2021. Since that victory, Matsuyama has cooled off at Augusta National, although he's still played well, going T14-T16-T38 in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Recent Form

Matsuyama set a course record at The Sentry during the first PGA Tour event of 2025, finishing 35-under par and pouring in nearly three dozen birdies. Since that dominant outing in early January, Matsuyama has not recorded another top-10 finish. He's missed the cut in each of his last two events played, most recently at the Valero Texas Open.

Betting Outlook: 2025 Masters Predictions

Oddsmakers have set Matsuyama's outright odds at +3000. This is likely due to his win at Augusta National in 2021, along with his decisive win at The Sentry earlier this year. However, I'm bearish on Matsuyama's game right now, so I'd recommend fading him in any outright or finishing position markets this week.

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