Spieth, who won the season’s first two majors (Masters, U.S. Open), then finished fourth at the British Open and second in the PGA Championship, is in first place in the FedEx Cup standings by a mile, 1,500 points clear of second-place Jason Day.  The top five players heading into the Tour Championship in Atlanta have a chance to win the Cup, and with the lead he’s amassed, Spieth should be among that group.

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Bettors may be hesitant to back the young Texan in futures wagering, however, since the overall leader heading into the first round has won the championship only twice in its short nine-year history—Tiger Woods in 2007 and 2009.

Day is the second favorite to hoist the Cup, at 6-to-1 odds, followed by Rory McIlroy (8-to-1), Dustin Johnson (10-to-1) and Justin Rose (12-to-1).

For the Barclays this week, bettors will like the 12-to-1 odds on Dustin Johnson, who won the tournament last time it was played at Enfield in 2011. Matt Kuchar, who finished second to Johnson that year, is priced at 25-to-1. PGA Championship winner Jason Day will also see action at odds of 8-to-1, as the in-form Aussie finished tied for 13th in the 2011 rain-shortened event.

McIlroy will bypass this week’s stop to rest his ankle. Also skipping the event are Retief Goosen and Francesco Molinari.

Noticeably absent in wagering choices is Tiger Woods, who failed to make the FedEx Cup after finishing 178th in the standings.  

Below you will find the SuperBook’s opening prices for the FedEx Cup Championship and The Barclays, as well as the matchup props available for wagering this weekend:

ODDS TO WIN 2015 FEDEX CUP

JORDAN SPIETH 7/4 JASON DAY 6/1 RORY McILROY 8/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON 10/1 JUSTIN ROSE 12/1 BUBBA WATSON 15/1 RICKIE FOWLER 25/1 JIMMY WALKER 30/1 ZACH JOHNSON 40/1 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 40/1 PATRICK REED 40/1 MATT KUCHAR 40/1 HENRIK STENSON 40/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER 50/1 JIM FURYK 50/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 50/1 ADAM SCOTT 60/1 PHIL MICKELSON 60/1 PAUL CASEY 60/1 BILL HAAS 80/1 BILLY HORSCHEL 100/1 RYAN MOORE 100/1 WEBB SIMPSON 100/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL 100/1 SERGIO GARCIA 100/1 RUSSELL HENLEY 125/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY 150/1 MARC LEISHMAN 150/1 HUNTER MAHAN 200/1 LUKE DONALD 200/1 NICK WATNEY 200/1 RYAN PALMER 200/1 GARY WOODLAND 200/1 IAN POULTER 200/1 HARRIS ENGLISH 200/1 KEVIN NA 200/1 GRAHAM DeLAET 250/1 CHRIS KIRK 250/1 JASON DUFNER 250/1 LEE WESTWOOD 250/1 BRENDON TODD 250/1 CHARLES HOWELL III 300/1 JONAS BLIXT 300/1 CAMILO VILLEGAS 500/1 FIELD (all others) 7/1

ODDS TO WIN THE BARCLAYS

JORDAN SPIETH 11/2 JASON DAY 8/1 JUSTIN ROSE 10/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON 12/1 BUBBA WATSON 20/1 BROOKS KOEPKA 20/1 RICKIE FOWLER 25/1 HENRIK STENSON 25/1 MATT KUCHAR 25/1 JIM FURYK 30/1 PAUL CASEY 40/1 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 40/1 ADAM SCOTT 40/1 ZACH JOHNSON 40/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER 40/1 PHIL MICKELSON 50/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL 50/1 ROBERT STREB 50/1 PATRICK REED 50/1 BILL HAAS 50/1 WEBB SIMPSON 50/1 JIMMY WALKER 60/1 DAVID LINGMERTH 60/1 RYAN MOORE 60/1 RUSSELL HENLEY 60/1 JUSTIN THOMAS 60/1 DANNY LEE 60/1 BILLY HORSCHEL 60/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY 80/1 TONY FINAU 80/1 J.B. HOLMES 80/1 BRENDAN STEELE 80/1 WILL WILCOX 80/1 LUKE DONALD 80/1 LEE WESTWOOD 100/1 IAN POULTER 100/1 NICK WATNEY 100/1 KEVIN KISNER 100/1 MARC LEISHMAN 100/1 CARL PETTERSSON 100/1 CHARLEY HOFFMAN 100/1 KEVIN NA 100/1 JONAS BLIXT 100/1 GRAHAM DeLAET 125/1 RYAN PALMER 125/1 HARRIS ENGLISH 125/1 HUNTER MAHAN 125/1 JASON DUFNER 125/1 GARY WOODLAND 150/1 FIELD (all others) 5/1  

TOURNAMENT MATCHUP PROPS

JASON DAY +105 JORDAN SPIETH -125 DUSTIN JOHNSON -105 JUSTIN ROSE -115 RICKIE FOWLER +110 BROOKS KOEPKA -130 JIM FURYK -110 HENRIK STENSON -110 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA -110 ADAM SCOTT -110 DAVID LINGMERTH +105 ROBERT STREB -125 DANNY LEE +105 JUSTIN THOMAS -125 BRENDAN STEELE -115 WILL WILCOX -105 IAN POULTER +105 LEE WESTWOOD -125 HARRIS ENGLISH -125 HUNTER MAHAN +105

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