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Who is favored to win this week’s Travelers Championship?CT Lottery provides update on who is favored to win and exciting new betting options in CT
   
Rocky Hill, CT / June 21, 2023 – On the eve of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in Connecticut, the CT Lottery has updated their sportsbook’s betting statistics to provide the latest information on who Connecticut bettors favor to win the tournament.

As of Wednesday morning, June 21, CT Lottery reports that Sahith Theegala is favored by PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook users to win according to the total percentage of money wagered through its PlaySugarHouse sportsbook app. Oddsmakers, however, favor Scottie Scheffler to win this week’s tournament at +600 odds:

Top 5 Travelers Championship bets to win by % of total money wagered in CT:
1. Sahith Theegala (+5000) -- 25.7%
2. J.T. Poston (+15000) -- 10.0%
3. Scottie Scheffler (+600) -- 4.8%
4. Russell Henley (+4000) -- 4.7%
5. Tommy Fleetwood (+3300) -- 4.6%

Top 10 odds to win the Travelers Championship:
1. Scottie Scheffler +600
2. Rory McIlroy +1100
2. Jon Rahm +1100
2. Patrick Cantlay +1100
5. Xander Schauffele +1400
6. Viktor Hovland +1600
7. Collin Morikawa +2200
8. Tony Finau +3000
9. Tom Kim +3300
9. Matthew Fitzpatrick +3300
9. Tommy Fleetwood +3300

Unlike any other betting experience in Connecticut, the CT Lottery’s PlaySugarHouse sportsbook app offers fast, comprehensive, shot by shot data and betting markets, purpose-built for in-play betting with interactive 2D and 3D visualizations of each shot throughout the tournament on the TPC Rivers Highlands course in Cromwell. PlaySugarHouse app users also have access to a player leaderboard, updating in real time, with the ability to track their favorite players to easily monitor hole performance. Weekly specials, unique player and tournament prop bets, and more are available to Connecticut bettors though the PlaySugarHouse app for this week’s tournament. 

“Whether you are at the course in Cromwell or following along on your phone or computer anywhere in the state, the CT Lottery’s PlaySugarHouse app offers Connecticut’s golf fans a premier betting experience for this week’s tournament,“ said Andrew Walter, Director of Legal and Business Affairs for CT Lottery’s Sports Betting Division. “From our unique promotions and betting markets to the ability to bet online or in-person at retail sportsbooks across the state, the CT Lottery’s PlaySugarHouse sportsbook is Connecticut fans’ best bet for the Travelers Championship.”

Fans 21 years of age or older are reminded that they can also place bets on the tournament at any of CT Lottery’s nine retail sportsbook locations across the state, including the following locations near the TPC River Highlands course:

Winners Hartford
121 Brainard Rd
Hartford, CT 06114
Wednesday: 11:30am – 8:00pm
Thursday: 11:30am – 9:00pm
Friday: 11:30am – 10:00pm
Saturday: 11:30am – 10:00pm
Sunday: 11:30am – 8:00pm

Winners New Britain
160 E Main St
New Britain, CT 06051
Wednesday: 11:30am – 6:00pm
Thursday: 11:30am – 8:00pm
Friday: 11:30am – 9:00pm
Saturday: 11:30am – 9:00pm
Sunday: 11:30am – 8:00pm

For more information, please visit ctlottery.org/sportsbooklocations or PlaySugarHouse.com.

Players must be at least 21 to place sports wagers. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org.

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About the Connecticut Lottery Corporation

The Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) is a quasi-public state agency with the mission to generate revenue for Connecticut consistent with the highest standards of good public policy and social responsibility. In fiscal year 2022, players won more than $1 billion in prize money and retailers earned more than $84 million in commissions. At the same time, the CLC provided $402 million to support the valuable services and programs funded by the state’s General Fund including public health, libraries, public safety, education and more.  Since the Lottery began in 1972, its contributions to the General Fund have exceeded $11 billion.

The CLC reminds the public that Lottery purchasers must be 18 or older, and players must be at least 21 to place sports wagers. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. For information about the CT Lottery, stop by any CT Lottery retailer, visit CTLOTTERY.ORG, join us on Facebook (facebook.com/ctlottery), Instagram (Instagram.com/ctlottery), Twitter (twitter.com/ctlottery), or call (860) 713-2700.

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