Three rounds are in the book at the 2025 The American Express and 5 golfers are within 5 strokes of the lead. Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s odds for The American Express entering Sunday’s final round being played in La Quinta, California. Check back throughout the season for our PGA Tour picks, predictions and bets.
Sepp Straka, who opened at +5500 to win, is at 23-under-par 193 and will take a 4-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round at the Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta (7,210 yards, par 72).
Pre-tournament co-favorite Justin Thomas (+1200 before the opening round) is in seventh place at 17-under after rounds of 67-64-68. The other co-favorite Sungjae Im didn’t make the cut after rounds of 77-65-68 (6-under).
Defending champion Nick Dunlap, who won at 29-under 259, barely made the cut and is tied for 59th place at 9-under after shooting 67-69-71. He opened at +4500 to win.
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The American Express – Final pairing
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:34 p.m. ET.
Sepp Straka (-175)
The 31-year-old pro from Vienna, Austria, shot his second straight 8-under 64 after an opening 65 and is in position to win his third career title in his 168th Tour start.
Jason Day (+900)
The 37-year-old pro from Australia, who opened at +6000 to win, shot a 5-under 67 Saturday to go with a 64-66 and starts 4 shots back as he seeks his 14th career title and first since the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson.
Charley Hoffman (+1200)
The 48-year-old pro from San Diego, who opened at +15000 to win, is tied for second place 4 shots back. He shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to go with a 65-63 and will try for his 5th career title in 516 Tour starts.
The American Express – In the hunt
Before the final group tees off at 1:50 p.m. ET (4-7 p.m. on Golf Channel), here are 3 other players to watch as they try to chase down the leader.
Justin Lower (+1200): Starts tied for second place 4 shots back at 19-under after rounds of 63-66-68. He opened at +12500.
Patrick Cantlay (+1000): He starts tied for fifth place 5 shots back at 18-under after rounds of 68-64-66. He opened at +1600.
Mark Hubbard (+2200): Starts tied for fifth place 5 shots back at 18-under after rounds of 65-64-69. He opened at +9000.
The American Express – Props update
Before the tournament started, we mentioned a few prop bets worth considering a play on. Let’s take a look at 3 of them.
Sam Burns (+300 to make top 5): Starts final round tied for 58th place at 9-under with rounds of 68-66-73.
Davis Thompson (+350 to make top 10): Starts final round tied for 44th place at 10-under with rounds of 69-69-68.
Mackenzie Hughes (+350 to make top 20): Starts final round tied for 29th place at 12-under with rounds of 70-68-66.
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