Dubai Championship betting tips: Wallace aims to go one better

Bernd Wiesberger is next in the betting at 16/1 after finishing tied for eighth here last year while Matt Wallace should have plenty of support at 20/1.

Wallace has been runner-up three times in Dubai, including in this tournament last year when he shot 23 under par to end two shots behind champion Antoine Rozner.

He missed the cut at the Portugal Masters last week but prior to that was tied for fourth at the Zozo Championship and tied for 14th at the Shriners so some punters may be happy to overlook last week’s dip.

Champion thrives in the desert

Rozner is back to defend his title and available in AVIV Dubai Championship betting tips at 40/1.

It looks a stronger field this year but it is hard to discount anyone who has shot 25 under par over four days at this venue, where he led the field in strokes-gained ball-striking.

The Frenchman has enjoyed another win on the European Tour since then and his victory at the Qatar Masters in March suggests this is a part of the world which brings the best out of the 28-year-old.

He has failed to finish in the top 10 since then, dropping out of the world’s top 100 recently, but this week has the potential to be his chance to stop the rot.

At even bigger odds, Francesco Laporta looks worthy of inclusion in our AVIV Dubai Championship betting tips at 60/1.

The Italian tied for second here last year and is in much better form than Rozner, having finished seventh in Portugal last week.

He also came joint-sixth in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in September which followed on from his fourth place at the Italian Open the previous week.

Such consistency means he has already secured his place here next week and he looks a good each-way option as he seeks his first European Tour title.

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