The Skins Game Odds, Format, Who's Playing? Betting Preview & Prediction for Black Friday Golf

The Skins Game returns for the first time in 17 years, and will air as a four-man golf special on Black Friday at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., with coverage exclusively on Prime Video beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Xander Schauffele - a two-time major winner - is the betting favorite by The Skins Game odds, as he faces reigning FedEx Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, and Shane Lowry (replacing Justin Thomas).

All four PGA Tour stars rank inside the top 26 of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) entering 2026.

Who'll win The Skins Game? - Odds

Here are the odds from DraftKings to win The Skins Game, along with the profit on a winning $10 bet for all four golfers, and their Official World Golf Ranking:

Schauffele - the highest-ranked of the four golfers in the OWGR - is the betting favorite, with his +260 odds to win The Skins Game representing an implied win probability of 27.78%. A two-time major winner last year, he followed with a win in the Baycurrent Classic this fall after battling injuries for much of the PGA Tour season.

Most skins and money won odds

Here are the odds for each player's total skins and money won, with each hole won being worth one point (and skin), and all players starting with a purse of $1 million. Totals will rise and fall throughout the match as skins are won.

There's a potential here, with Schauffele (-125) the favorite to go Over 3.5 skins won, while Fleetwood (-120) has the shortest odds to win Over $850,000. Each hole is worth one skin and point, so there would need to be ties and carry-overs for multiple skins to be won on a single hole.

Best bets for The Skins Game

Here are my best picks for The Skins Game on Black Friday:

• Tommy Fleetwood first to win a skin: +260
• Shane Lowry Under 3.5 skins won: -135
• Tommy Fleetwood Over $850,000 won: -120
• To be decided by a playoff: Yes (+2200)

Fleetwood - my 2026 Masters prediction - enters The Skins Game in excellent form, having won the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup for his first PGA Tour win, and following it with a win in the India Championship, a runner-up in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and a T-3 in the DP World Tour Championship. All along with being a key piece of Europe's Ryder Cup victory.

I see him carrying that form into Black Friday. He'll have an advantage over Schauffele and Bradley while not being as concerned with his plans for the holiday weekend.

I'm also sprinkling some holiday cash on a playoff being necessary at +2200, with this being a made-for-TV exhibition event. A winning $10 bet would return a profit of $220.

The Skins Game format

Four golfers: Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Keegan Bradley, and Shane Lowry will compete in a skins game on Black Friday, played under the following rules:

• Each hole is worth one skin (point)
• Players win the skin by winning a hole outright (shooting the single lowest score on that hole)
• A tie occurs when two or more players shoot the same score on a hole, and the skin carries over to the next hole, adding to how many skins that hole is worth
• Skins will carry over until someone wins a hole outright, and they will win all skins that have built up since the last was won

Money: The Skins Game will be played with a reverse purse. Each golfer will start with $1 million (instead of $0). Player totals will rise and fall based on skins won.

How to watch The Skins Game

Tune into The Skins Game at 9 a.m. ET on Black Friday, with full coverage on Prime Video.