Last week, the 2025 FedEx Cup playoffs opened in Memphis with the St. Jude Championship. Justin Rose was the winner. Scottie Scheffler remains in the lead in the standings with Rory McIlroy, Spaun, and Justin Rose right behind. Now, gamblers and the PGA turn their attention to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD. At the beginning of the week. Scheffler was the Golf Betting Lines favorite. Most important of all the BMW Championship is the final event for next week’s Tour Championship.
2025 BMW Championship Betting Information
| When: | August 14-17, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Where: | Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, MD |
| Purse: | $20 million |
| Defending Champion: | Keegan Bradley |
| TV Coverage: | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+, PEACOCK |
2025 BMW Championship Betting Odds:
| Golfer | Odds |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | +230 |
| Rory McIlroy | +700 |
| Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +2000 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +2200 |
| Justin Thomas | +2200 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +2500 |
| All Other Players | +3000 or higher |
2025 BMW Championship Top Contenders
Gamblers See a Thorny Rose
Despite his win at the St. Jude Championship, gamblers are not sold on Justin Rose. To show, Rose opened as a +3500 sportsbook choice. Concurrently, Rose is 4th in the FedEx Cup standings and 20th on the Official World Golf Ranking. So far in 2025, Rose has one win, one runner-up, five Top-10s, and six missed cuts. Previously, Rose was 16th at the British Open and 6th at the Genesis Scottish Open. Before that, he missed three cuts and had two other finishes of 44th and 42nd.
Scottie Scheffler
Last week, Scottie Scheffler finished 3rd at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Scheffler is 1st in the FedEx Cup standings and 1st on the Official World Golf Ranking. In 17 events played he has four wins, one runner-up, 14 Top 10s and 17 cuts made. Previously, Scheffler was the winner of the British Open. Scheffler has 12 consecutive Top-8 or better finishes.
Xander Schauffele
At the onset of the week, Xander Schauffele was 43rd in the FedEx Cup standings but 3rd on the Official World Golf Ranking. Scheffler has 14 events played with no wins, three Top-10s, and 14 cuts made. Last week, Scheffler finished 22nd at the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship. Previously, he finished 8th at the Scottish Open and 7th at the British Open.
Tommy Fleetwood
In sum, Tommy Fleetwood is 8th in the FedEx Cup standings and 15th on the Official World Ranking. Fleetwood has played in 17 events with no wins, one runner-up, six Top-10s, and 165 cuts made. Fleetwood finished 3rd at the St. Jude Championship. Previously, he was 16th at the British Open, 34th at the Scottish Open, and 2nd at the Travelers Championship.
Patrick Cantlay
At the onset of the week, Patrick Cantlay was 19th in the FedEx Cup standings and 24th on the Official World Golf Ranking. Cantlay has 17 events played with no wins, four Top-10s, and 14 cuts made. Last week, Cantlay finished 9th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. It was his first Top-10 finish in nine events. His last win was at the 2022 BMW Championship.
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas is 9th in the FedEx Cup standings and 4th on the Official World Golf Ranking. So far in 2025, Thomas has 18 events with one win, three runners-up, seven Top 10s, and 16 cuts made. Thomas finished 28th at the St. Jude Championship. He has only one Top-9 finish in his most recent seven events.
2025 BMW Championship Free Pick
Scottie Scheffler is the most consistent player with the Golf Betting Lines. Thus, gamblers have a serious shot to win any time they play. Certainly, that is the case at top events like the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
2025 BMW Championship SBG Best Bets: Scottie Scheffler.