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Who is predicted to win the 2024 Masters Tournament? Experts share their top picks and odds
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Live from Augusta National Golf Club, the 2024 Masters is on with a stacked leaderboard that includes 2023 Masters winner Jon Rahm, 2022 victor Scottie Scheffler and five-time Masters winner Tiger Woods. For betting enthusiasts, predicting a Masters winner can be, well…unpredictable. We took some of the guesswork (but not the fun) out of the 2024 Masters by asking the PGA Tour experts at Sportsline to sound off on their picks to win this year’s tournament.
Keep reading for our trusted expert picks, the full Masters schedule plus how and when to watch even if you don’t have cable.
Note: CBS Essentials, CBS, Paramount+ and Sportsline are all subsidiaries of Paramount. CBS is one of the broadcast homes of the 2024 Masters Tournament.
Who will win the 2024 Masters? Experts chime in on the odds
We asked the PGA Tour experts at Sportsline to share their top picks to win the 2024 Masters.
Mike McClure‘s pick to win: Scottie Scheffler
“Scottie Scheffler is the overwhelming favorite and clearly the best player in the world right now, but he may not be bettable at the current market price despite winning the most simulations. The market odds of +450 imply an 18.2% win probability, while the model has him at ‘only’ 10.7%, making him an easy fade at a massive -EV number. The major question mark for Scottie is going to be the lightning-fast putting greens at Augusta. He still wins in most of my simulations.”
Patrick McDonald‘s pick to win: Sam Burns
“Burns isn’t a player who has contended in a major championship in his career, but this season looks to be the time for him to do so. He enjoyed a really nice California swing with a near victory at The American Express in addition to top 10s at Riviera and Pebble Beach as well as a podium result at TPC Scottsdale. Burns has made significant strides off the tee, blending his distance with newfound accuracy. Also reliable on the greens, his chances to win the Masters will stem from whether his iron play is good enough across 72 holes. He hasn’t proven it yet on this stage, but he is a player who is in top form, historically thrives during the Florida swing and could be closer to +4000 come the first round at Augusta National.”
Sia Nejad‘s pick to win: Brooks Koepka
“Koepka’s form has been decent over the last couple of months, but we know this big game hunter is fine-tuning his game for the majors. Over his last five years at Augusta, he’s had two second-place finishes along with a seventh-place finish (also two missed cuts, which can probably be attributed more to injury than anything else). I’ve noticed Koepka’s number drop slightly in the market and I’m happy to take advantage of it.”
Who is the best choice to win the 2024 Masters?
So if three Sportsline PGA Tour experts have three different picks to win, how can you choose your favorite? And which longshot will shock the tournament this year and become the darling of the 2024 Masters? Visit Sportsline for all Masters 2024 picks and expert picks for who could be one and done at this year’s tournament.
How do experts predict who will win the Masters?
The experts at SportsLine have years of experience evaluating lines, players, courses and each player’s experience on this course. They assess how each player has fared before this tournament and the current leaderboard. Sportsline’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has had a hot hand since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020, nailing one tournament after the next.
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When is the 2024 Masters?
The 2024 Masters will take place over four days from Thursday, April 11, 2024, through Sunday, April 14, 2024.
What networks will air the 2024 Masters
TV coverage of the 2024 Masters will be split between ESPN and CBS.
- Round 1 and Round 2 coverage, April 11- 12: ESPN
- Round 2 and Round 3 coverage, April 13- 14: CBS
How to watch the 2024 Masters without cable
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If your cable subscription doesn’t include ESPN and CBS, or you don’t have a cable subscription at all, you can live stream Round 1 and Round 2 on the ESPN+ service and Round 3 and Round 4 on Paramount + with Showtime — or one of the live TV streaming platforms featured below.
*Note, you won’t be able to stream CBS’ 2024 Masters coverage on Paramount + with a Paramount + Essential tier. You’ll need to subscribe to the Paramount + with Showtime tier to watch the 2024 Masters live. Both tiers are available for free with a seven-day free trial.
Watch the 2024 Masters free with Fubo
If you’re new to streaming sports, you should know about Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to every Masters 2024 round airing on network and cable TV, plus your local TV affiliates, hundreds of cable TV channels and 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. Another great reason to love Fubo is its lookback feature, which lets you watch sporting events up to 72 hours after they air live.
Start watching PGA golf on Fubo and also get access to network-aired NFL, NBA and MLB games by starting a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. After your free trial, Fubo starts at $80 per month for the Pro tier, which includes over 190 channels.
What you’ll get with Fubo Pro Tier:
- There are no contracts with Fubo — you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes 198 channels, so there’s something for everyone to watch.
- Fubo includes most of the channels you’ll need to watch college and pro sports, including CBS.
- In addition to PGA golf, Fubo offers NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games.
- All Fubo tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream on your TV, phone and mobile devices.
Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: Watch the 2024 Masters
You can watch all rounds of the 2024 Masters with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including CBS and ESPN, and local network affiliates, including NBC and ABC. It also includes the ESPN+ streaming service, which will also stream coverage of Round 1 and Round 2 of this tournament. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch the 2024 Masters, the 2024 NBA playoffs, MLB this season and network-aired NFL games next season with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77.
Save $40 on Sling TV: Stream Masters 2024 Round 1 and Round 2
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If you don’t have cable TV that includes ESPN, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream Round 1 and Round 2 of the 2024 Masters is through a subscription to Sling TV. To watch ESPN-aired Masters rounds, you’ll need a subscription to the Orange tier. The streamer also offers access to your local network affiliate’s live feed (excluding CBS) and also includes the NFL Network and ESPN with its Orange + Blue tier plan. Also worth noting: Sling TV comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording today’s championship game.
The Orange tier is normally $40 per month, but right now Sling TV has an offer for new subscribers. You can save $40 when you prepay $120 for four months of the Sling TV Orange tier. The Sling’s Orange + Blue tier costs $60 per month. Sling TV is also offering 50% off the first month of any subscription tier. Offers may vary.
Note: Because Sling TV doesn’t carry CBS, you won’t be able to watch CBS-aired programming like Round 3 and Round 4 of this year’s Masters Tournament and next year’s NFL games on CBS. If you’re looking for one live TV streaming platform to watch all your favorite sports, we suggest a subscription to Hulu + Live TV.
Top features of Sling TV Orange tier:
- There are 32 channels to watch in total, including ESPN, TNT and TBS.
- You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games next season at the lowest price.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
Masters 2024 Round 1 and Round 2: ESPN+
ESPN+ is ESPN’s subscription streaming platform, which offers exclusive live events, original studio shows and top-tier series that aren’t accessible on the ESPN networks. ESPN+ subscribers may purchase UFC PPV events and access the platform’s vast archive of on-demand content, including the entire 30 For 30 catalog, game replays and select ESPN films.
ESPN+ offers exclusive live sports, original shows, and a vast library of on-demand content, including the entire 30 For 30 series and more. An ESPN+ subscription costs $10.99 per month, or save 15% when you pay annually ($110).
It is important to note that ESPN+ does not include access to the ESPN network. It is a separate sports-centric service, with separate sports programming.
Here’s a sampling of what’s available on ESPN+:
- Exclusive fantasy sports tools and content from some of the sports world’s most respected voices in sports.
- Every Fight Night UFC event UFC PPV event (PPV events are subject to an additional charge).
- Soccer including EFL Championship, US Open Cup and Bundesliga.
- College sports including the Ivy League, Big Sky Conference and Atlantic A10 Conference.
- MLB and the World Series.
- Top-tier tennis including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
- The PGA Tour and the Masters.
How to watch the 2024 Masters Tournament Round 3 and Round 4: Paramount + with Showtime
Paramount + is the streaming platform of CBS/Paramount, which airs CBS-aired TV shows and sporting events (on the Paramount + with Showtime tier). Watch Round 3 and Round 4 of the 2024 Masters for free with the Paramount + with Showtime seven-day free trial. After your free trial expires, you’ll pay $11.99 per month.
In addition to PGA golf, you can watch CBS-aired NFL games live, hit TV shows like “Survivor” and “Blue Bloods” and college football next season.
What you need to know about a Paramount+ with Showtime subscription:
- Paramount+ with Showtime includes everything in the Paramount+ Essential tier, plus added benefits.
- You’ll see no ads, except those that appear in live CBS-aired programming.
- You get access to Showtime original content and movies, plus a live feed of your local CBS affiliate.
- You’ll be able to download shows to your mobile device so you can watch offline.
Stream 2024 Masters Round 3 and Round 4: Paramount+ with Showtime free on Amazon Prime Video
Paramount+ content, including the 2024 Masters Round 3 and Round 4, is available to stream on Amazon Prime via a Paramount+ on Prime Video add-on subscription. Prime Video also carries some of the best sports documentaries, including “Kelce,” which chronicles former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce’s last season in the league.
Amazon is offering a seven-day free trial of Paramount+ with Showtime. Tap the button below to start your trial and start streaming now for free. After the free trial period ends, a subscription to the Paramount+ with Showtime tier is $11.99 per month.
Watch Masters 2024 Round 3 and Round 4 with a digital HDTV antenna
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You can also watch network-aired Masters rounds on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.
For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch PGA golf without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.
This amplified digital antenna with a 50-mile range can receive hundreds of HDTV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox and Univision and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-tier sound.
Full 2024 Masters Tournament schedule
Below is the full TV schedule for the 2024 Masters Tournament.
2024 Masters Round 1: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Below is the schedule for the 2024 Masters Round 1 on Thursday, April 11. All times Eastern.
Round 1 start time: 8:30 a.m.
- Honorary Starters — 8:15-8:30 a.m. (Masters.com)
- Masters on the Range: 8:30-10:30 a.m. (CBS Sports Network, Paramount+)
- Featured Groups — 9:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Amen Corner — 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Holes 15 & 16 — 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Holes 4, 5 & 6 — 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Masters.com)
TV coverage: 3-7:30 p.m. on ESPN
TV simulcast live stream: 3-7:30 p.m. on Masters.com
Post-round highlights: 11:35-11:50 p.m. on CBS, Paramount+
2024 Masters Round 2: Friday, April 12, 2024
Below is the schedule for the 2024 Masters Round 2 on Friday, April 12. All times Eastern.
Round 2 start time: 8:30 a.m.
- Masters on the Range: 8:30-10:30 a.m. (CBS Sports Network, Paramount+
- Featured Groups — 9:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Amen Corner — 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Holes 15 & 16 — 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Holes 4, 5 & 6 — 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Masters.com)
TV coverage: 3-7:30 p.m. on ESPN
TV simulcast live stream: 3-7:30 p.m. on Masters.com
Post-round highlights: 11:35-11:50 p.m. on CBS, Paramount+
2024 Masters Round 3: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Below is the schedule for the 2024 Masters Round 3 on Saturday, April 13. All times Eastern.
Round 3 start time: 10 a.m.
- Masters on the Range: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CBS Sports Network, Paramount+)
- Featured Groups — 10:15 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Amen Corner — 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Holes 15 & 16 — 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Holes 4, 5 & 6 — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Masters.com)
TV coverage: 3-7 p.m. on CBS
TV simulcast live stream: 3-7 p.m. on CBSSports.com~, Paramount+, CBS Sports app~
~TV provider or Paramount+ with Showtime login required
Round 3 encore: 8 p.m. to Midnight on CBS Sports Network
2024 Masters Round 4: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Below is the schedule for the 2024 Masters Round 4 on Sunday, April 14. All times Eastern.
Round 4 start time: 10 a.m.
- Masters on the Range: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
- Featured Groups — 10:15 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Amen Corner — 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Holes 15 & 16 — 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Holes 4, 5 & 6 — 10:55 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Masters.com)
TV coverage: 2-7 p.m. on CBS
TV simulcast live stream: 2-7 p.m. on CBSSports.com*, Paramount+, CBS Sports app*
(*TV provider or Paramount+ with Showtime login required)
Round 4 encore: 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on CBS Sports Network
Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Belize on Sunday as forecasters expect heavy rain to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides.
The storm made landfall near Dangriga, about 55 miles southeast of the capital Belmopan, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
This comes after Sara drenched the northern coast of Honduras, where it stalled since Friday, swelling rivers and trapping people at home.
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One death was reported Saturday morning by Honduras Emergency Management, who also said that there have been at least 90 rescues and over 47,000 people affected by the storm.
The Hurricane Center’s tropical storm warning as of Sunday included Honduras’ Bay Islands as well as the country’s northern coast from Punta Castilla to its border with Guatemala; the Caribbean coast of Guatemala; Belize’s coast and northward into the coast of Mexico’s state of Quintana Roo, from Chetumal to Puerto Costa Maya.
The storm, which is moving at 6 mph, will continue to move inland over the Yucatan Peninsula and could drop up to 10 inches of rain across the area, with localized totals reaching 15 inches, through early next week. The conditions “will result in areas of flash flooding, perhaps significant, along with the potential of mudslides,” according to the Hurricane Center.
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“A storm surge could raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above ground level near and to the north of where the center of Sara crosses the coast of Belize,” the center said Sunday. “Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.”
Sara is the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which officially runs from June 1 until Nov. 30, with activity typically peaking between mid-August and mid-October. An average season brings 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which did predict the 2024 season would produce “above average” numbers.
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, to save them and others after the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic on its maiden voyage in 1912.
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Auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son, who sold the watch to a private collector in the United States on Saturday for 1.56 million British pounds, said it’s the most paid-for piece of Titanic memorabilia. The price includes taxes and fees paid by the buyer.
The watch was given to Rostron by the widow of John Jacob Astor, the richest man to die in the disaster and the widows of two other wealthy businessmen who went down with the ship.
Astor’s pocket watch, which was on his body when it was recovered seven days after the ship sank, had previously set the record for the highest price paid for a Titanic keepsake, fetching nearly $1.5 million (1.17 million pounds) from the same auction house in April.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the fact that Titanic memorabilia has set two records this year demonstrates the enduring fascination with the story and the value of the dwindling supply and high demand for ship artifacts.
“Every man, woman and child had a story to tell, and those stories are told over a century later through the memorabilia,” he said.
Rostron was hailed a hero for his actions the night the Titanic sank and his crew was recognized for their bravery.
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The Carpathia was sailing from New York to the Mediterranean Sea when a radio operator heard a distress call from the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912 and woke Rostron in his cabin. He turned his boat around and headed at full steam toward the doomed vessel, navigating through icebergs to get there.
By the time the Carpathia arrived, the Titanic had sunk and 1,500 people perished. But the crew located 20 lifeboats and rescued more than 700 passengers and took them back to New York.
Rostron was awarded the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal by President William Howard Taft and was later knighted by King George V.
Madeleine Astor, who had been helped into a lifeboat by her husband, presented the watch to Rostron at a luncheon at her mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York.
The inscription says it was given “with the heartfelt gratitude and appreciation of three survivors.” It lists Mrs. John B. Thayer and Mrs. George D. Widener alongside Astor’s married name.
“It was presented principally in gratitude for Rostron’s bravery in saving those lives,” Aldridge said. “Without Mr. Rostron, those 700 people wouldn’t have made it.”
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