James Mazzola

Professional Golf Bettor · 6-15 on settled picks

Record
6-15
Cash %
28.6%
Net units
+9.68u
ROI
+46.1%

Bankroll

Last 10: 3-7 Net units over time, 1 unit staked per pick · 3 settled days
0+10Oct '232024Apr '24Jul '24Oct '242025Apr '25+9.68u
0+10Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25+10u

Where the picks cash

record by league and market · ROI + color appear at ≥5 decided picks (smaller samples are noise)
LeaguefuturesotherpropAll
Other1-10+91%4-3+11%0-25-15+44%

Picks

21 total
Status
Sport
Market
Other futures
lost
Bryson DeChambeau to win PGA Championship (+1000)
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:02:30] I absolutely love Rory. [2:02:31] I'm not going to bet him at that price. [2:02:33] I bet Bryson at 10 to 1.”

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship at 11-under; Bryson DeChambeau finished T2 at 6-under, not the winner (ESPN leaderboard). (Scheffler won at -11 (273); DeChambeau T2 (-6, 278))

Other other
lost
Rory McIlroy over Scottie Scheffler full-tournament matchup (+105)
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:03:29] And I'm actually going to be fading Sheffler because if you look at full-term head-to-head [2:03:33] matchups, Rory's a dog to him. [2:03:35] So I took a little plus 105 in that full-term head-to-head matchup there”

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship outright at 11-under (273); Rory McIlroy finished T47 at 3-over (287), 14 shots behind, so Rory did not finish ahead in this head-to-head matchup; the +105 bet loses (ESPN leaderboard). (Scheffler -11 (273); McIlroy T47 (+3, 287))

Other futures
lost
Xander Schauffele to win PGA Championship (+2000)
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:05:16] So I'll touch on Xander. [2:05:17] That's my other bet at 20-1.”

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship; Xander Schauffele finished T28 at 1-under (283), not the winner (ESPN leaderboard). (Schauffele T28 (-1, 283))

Other futures
lost
Patrick Reed to win PGA Championship (+7000)
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:07:05] he has extremely good course history here he's that he has had really good major history uh despite [2:07:10] being on the lift so i have patrick reed i bet him obviously outright at uh let's see 70 to one”

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship; Patrick Reed missed the cut at 4-over (146), not the winner (ESPN leaderboard). (Reed missed cut, 146 (+4))

Other prop
lost
Patrick Reed top 20 (+250)
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:07:10] being on the lift so i have patrick reed i bet him obviously outright at uh let's see 70 to one [2:07:15] and i have him in the top uh top 20 at uh two and a half to one”

Patrick Reed missed the cut at 4-over (146) at the 2025 PGA Championship, well outside the top 20 (ESPN leaderboard). (Missed cut, 146 (+4))

Other prop
lost
Viktor Hovland top 20
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:07:34] So you're looking at Hovland. I have [2:07:35] a top 20 bet on Hovland at 2.5 [2:07:38] to 1.”

Viktor Hovland finished T28 at 1-under (283) at the 2025 PGA Championship, missing the top-20 line (Wikipedia 2025 PGA Championship results). (T28 (-1, 283))

Other futures
lost
Jordan Spieth to win PGA Championship (+8000)
2025 PGA Championship · You Better You Bet, 2025-05-14 · ·

“[2:09:47] and you can find an 80-to-1. [2:09:49] Spieth is another guy that I bet on the outright card that I have not seen anyone tell this week.”

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship; Jordan Spieth missed the cut at 2-over (144), not the winner (ESPN leaderboard). (Spieth missed cut, 144 (+2))

Other futures
won
Viktor Hovland to win (+2000)
2023 BMW Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“I'm seeing a 19 and 20 to one in the market. So top of the board, Viktor Hovland is going to be my guy.”

Viktor Hovland won the 2023 BMW Championship at 17-under (ESPN leaderboard). (Viktor Hovland: 1st (-17))

Other futures
lost
Max Homa to win
2023 BMW Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“So in that 35 range, Homo was literally my first click.”

Max Homa did not win the 2023 BMW Championship, finishing T5 at 11-under while Viktor Hovland won at 17-under (ESPN leaderboard). (Max Homa T5 (-11))

Other futures
lost
Hideki Matsuyama to win
2023 BMW Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“So, Jackie's the guy who has had success here, has had success recently, a guy that I like, especially with his striking game as of late.”

Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the 2023 BMW Championship with a back injury after round one, so his outright-win pick lost (ESPN). (Hideki Matsuyama: WD)

Other other
won
Max Homa over Jordan Spieth
2023 BMW Championship — tournament matchup · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“I mentioned I love Max over Spieth. That's one of my favorite ones. That would be a two-unit bet for me.”

Max Homa finished T5 at 11-under, beating Jordan Spieth's T34 finish at 1-over in their 2023 BMW Championship head-to-head (ESPN leaderboard). (Max Homa T5 (-11); Jordan Spieth T34 (+1))

Other other
won
Rickie Fowler over Tony Finau (-115)
2023 BMW Championship — tournament matchup · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“So I like Ricky minus 115 over Tony.”

Rickie Fowler finished T25 at 3-under, beating Tony Finau's T37 finish at 2-over in their 2023 BMW Championship head-to-head (ESPN leaderboard). (Rickie Fowler T25 (-3); Tony Finau T37 (+2))

Other other
won
Russell Henley over Tony Finau
2023 BMW Championship — tournament matchup · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“you can also get Russell Henley, who is striking the ball. Excellent. Perfect course hit for him. If we're talking about a golf course where you're going to need a chip, basically chip and strike the heck out of it, you're looking at a dog price for Russell Henley as well.”

Russell Henley finished T8 at 9-under, beating Tony Finau's T37 finish at 2-over in their 2023 BMW Championship head-to-head (ESPN leaderboard). (Russell Henley T8 (-9); Tony Finau T37 (+2))

CFB futures
won
Washington Huskies over 9 wins
Washington Huskies 2023 regular-season wins · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-15 · ·

“Nine wins this year happens probably 80% of the time. I think they win 10 a lot more than they win eight. So if you can get any kind of a minus 115, minus 120 on nine, I know a lot of those numbers might be gone. That's a bet that I made on my school, University of Washington.”

Washington went 12-0 in the 2023 regular season, clearing the nine-win total before winning the Pac-12 title game and CFP semifinal (ESPN schedule). (Washington 2023 regular season: 12-0)

Other other
lost
Scottie Scheffler to finish top 10 (-140)
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“If I'm going to get exposure to Scottie, I'm just going to bet him top ten. I found a minus 140, so that is a bet for me.”

Scottie Scheffler finished T31 at -6 at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, outside the top 10 (ESPN leaderboard). (Scottie Scheffler T31 (-6))

Other futures
lost
Corey Conners to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship (+7000)
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“Yeah, my guy this week in the long run, I bet Corey Conner is at 70-1 this week already.”

Lucas Glover won the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship in a playoff at -15; Corey Conners finished T6 at -11 (ESPN leaderboard). (Lucas Glover 1st (-15); Corey Conners T6 (-11))

Other futures
lost
Viktor Hovland to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“So Colin Murakawa, a guy that you bet on all the time, Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood, like these are like kind of your best of the best iron players historically.”

Lucas Glover won the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship in a playoff at -15; Viktor Hovland finished T13 at -10 (ESPN leaderboard). (Lucas Glover 1st (-15); Viktor Hovland T13 (-10))

Other futures
lost
Collin Morikawa to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“Yeah, I bet Hovun and Morikawa.”

Lucas Glover won the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship in a playoff at -15; Collin Morikawa finished T13 at -10 (ESPN leaderboard). (Lucas Glover 1st (-15); Collin Morikawa T13 (-10))

Other futures
lost
Rickie Fowler to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship (+3500)
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“And for him, we're looking at 35-1. So those are the three guys and I think it just more of a price play rather than it is a skills play.”

Lucas Glover won the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship in a playoff at -15; Rickie Fowler finished T58 at -1 (ESPN leaderboard). (Lucas Glover 1st (-15); Rickie Fowler T58 (-1))

Other other
won
Lucas Glover over Emiliano Grillo (+108)
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship head-to-head matchup · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“I'm looking at a matchup where you can get him at plus 108 over Griot and don't get me wrong the course that's the grill rather well as well.”

Lucas Glover finished 1st (-15) at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, ahead of Emiliano Grillo who finished T20 at -8 (ESPN leaderboard). (Lucas Glover 1st (-15); Emiliano Grillo T20 (-8))

Other other
lost
Wyndham Clark over Brian Harman (-125)
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship head-to-head matchup · You Better You Bet, 2023-08-08 · ·

“Minus 125, again, I don't like Clark to necessarily win his golf tournament, but, you know, what has Harmon been doing for the last two weeks after winning a major?”

Brian Harman finished T31 at -6 at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, ahead of Wyndham Clark who finished T66 at +4 (ESPN leaderboard). (Brian Harman T31 (-6); Wyndham Clark T66 (+4))

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