Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and it's not exactly a close race.
The world No. 1 headlines the field at Bay Hill, where he won in dramatic fashion a year ago. McIlroy has finished worse than 11th just once in five trips to Orlando, and coming off fifth-place finishes in each of his last two starts, he is listed as a 5/1 favorite this week according to oddsmakers at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.
McIlroy's spot at the top isn't exactly surprising, but the distance between him and the competition might be: Tommy Fleetwood (14/1) is the only other player listed at lower than 20/1, with Bryson DeChambeau and Hideki Matsuyama next on the odds sheet.