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2025 Sony Open prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2025 Sony Open with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

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The new PGA Tour season continues this week with the 2025 Sony Open, the second event on the calendar. It will once again be held at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, with the first round beginning on Thursday morning.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets for the Sony Open from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Hideki Matsuyama will try to make it 2 wins in a row after taking the title at The Sentry last week, and he’s the betting favorite at +900 in Honolulu. Corey Conners, Tom Kim and Russell Henley are among the other top contenders, as is Sahith Theegala.

Waialae Country Club is a par 70 course that plays at only 7,044 yards, featuring narrow, tree-lined fairways and 85 bunkers around the property. It requires accuracy off the tee, unlike the Plantation Course at Kapalua last week, so it’s a very different course than the one from last week’s event on Maui. Still, it typically yields low scores, with the winner being between 11-under and 27-under each year since 2010. Last year’s winning score was 17-under 263 by the late Grayson Murray.

Sony Open – Top-5 picks

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Byeong Hun An (+400)

An finished second in this event last year and also came in 12th in 2023, so he’s had back-to-back strong showing at Waialae in the last 2 years. He’s one of the best ball-strikers in the field, which this course emphasizes more than Kapalua did last week.

Keegan Bradley (+450)

Like An, Bradley also lost to Murray in a playoff last year, his second top-12 finish in the last 3 years at this event. He started this season well with a T-15 at The Sentry last week and will try to carry that momentum into Honolulu.

Sony Open – Top-10 picks

Chris Kirk (+400)

Kirk has finished second and third at the Sony Open in the last 4 years, never finishing worse than 27th in that span. He won The Sentry in 2024 and though he didn’t play well in his title defense last week, he’s had success in Hawaii over the years.

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Tom Kim (+188)

This course rewards accuracy off the tee and good ball-striking, so Kim should be a factor come Sunday. His putting still needs to improve but with how small the greens are this week, he should have more birdie looks than most players with how solid he is from tee to green.

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Sony Open – Top-20 picks

Nick Taylor (+300)

In his last 3 starts at the Sony Open, Taylor has finished 11th once and seventh twice. He’s learned how to plot his way around Waialae Country Club and could find himself near the top of the leaderboard again come Sunday.

Tom Hoge (+220)

Hoge is a terrific iron player who should have success at a course like Waialae where distance isn’t rewarded. His best finishes in this event since 2018 are third and 12th and he got off to a good start at The Sentry last week with an opening-round 64 before drifting in the next 3 rounds.

Sony Open – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Chris Kirk (-110) vs. Harry Hall (-110)

Hall has only played this tournament twice, finishing 28th in 2023 and 42nd last year. It’s not as if he’s had a lot of success, whereas Kirk has come in second, 27th, third and 18th in the last 4 years. There’s no way this matchup should be -110 on each side.

Sony Open – Top Canadian

Nick Taylor (+850)

Taylor’s history here is laid out above and in this betting market, there are 4 players with the same or shorter odds than Taylor to be the top Canadian: Conners (+175), Taylor Pendrith (+333), Mackenzie Hughes (+500) and Adam Svensson (+850). He has 3 top-11 finishes in the last 3 years here and should not be this far down the board.

Sony Open – First-round leader

Tom Hoge (+6000)

Hoge was the first-round leader last week at The Sentry with a 64 on Thursday, so he’ll try to make it back-to-back hot starts. He’s had varying levels of success at Waialae but at +6000, he’s worth a sprinkle.

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2025 Sony Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2025 Sony Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The PGA Tour will remain in Hawaii for another week for the 2025 Sony Open, which is played at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The first round of this full-field event begins on Thursday morning from the island of Oahu and continues through Sunday.

Below, we look at Sony Open odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

After winning The Sentry on Sunday with a PGA Tour scoring record of 35-under par, Hideki Matsuyama will tee it up again this week in Oahu. He’s the favorite with pre-tournament odds of +900, ahead of Corey Conners (1600), Tom Kim (+1800) and Russell Henley (2000). Matsuyama is a former champion here, winning in 2022.

Waialae Country Club differs greatly from the Plantation Course at Kapalua where The Sentry was played. This is a tree-lined course with narrow fairways and doglegs, requiring players to be accurate off the tee. It’s only 7,044 yards and plays as a par 70, featuring 83 bunkers spread throughout the property.

Sony Open – Expert picks

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Byeong Hun An (+2200)

An was the runner-up here last year after also finishing T-12 in 2023, so he’s had success in this event despite only playing it twice in his career. He didn’t have the best showing at Kapalua last week where he finished T-32 out of 58 players, but simply playing the first Hawaii event of the year will help him this week.

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Russell Henley (+2000)

At a course that emphasizes accuracy off the tee. Henley is a perfect fit. It’s why he’s finished in the top 32 in each of the last 4 years, including a fourth-place last year and runner-up in 2022. He also played The Sentry, which typically benefits players in the Sony Open.

Keegan Bradley (+2500)

Bradley and his new mustache finished T-15 at The Sentry last week and he’ll try to have another strong showing at Waialae where he’s had success in the past. He lost in a playoff last year and tied for 12th in 2022 and 2020, missing the cut in 2023 and 2021.

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Sony Open picks – Contenders

Chris Kirk (+5000)

Kirk has quietly played some good golf in Hawaii, winning The Sentry last year and finishing 27th or better in each of the last 4 editions of the Sony Open. He’s had second- and third-place finishes in the last 4 years. He’ll try to get on track after a disappointing T-44 last week.

Tom Hoge (+5500)

Hoge fired an opening-round 64 at The Sentry last week before shooting 68-68-69 in the final 3 rounds to fade down the leaderboard, but he still came in eighth. Though he’s missed the cut in 3 of the last 4 years here, he does have finishes of third and 12th since 2018.

Sony Open picks – Long shots

Patton Kizzire (+15000)

Kizzire has played this tournament every year since 2018, which was the year he won it. He’s only missed the cut once in that span, notching 3 other top-13 finishes in addition to that win.

Nick Taylor (+10000)

Taylor is a regular at this event and he’s really figured out how to navigate Waialae over the years. In his last 3 starts here, he’s recorded 3 straight top-11 performances (11th and seventh twice).

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2025 The Sentry odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2025 The Sentry, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The 2025 PGA Tour season kicks off this week with The Sentry, the first event of the new calendar. It’s once again being held at the Plantation Course at Kapalua on Maui, opening the season in beautiful Hawaii. The first round begins on Thursday.

Below, we look at The Sentry odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

It’s an exclusive field at The Sentry, with only 60 players making up the list of competitors in Hawaii. It’s comprised of winners from last season, as well as the top 50 in the 2024 FedExCup standings. Scottie Scheffler is notably absent due to a recent hand injury suffered on Christmas, which required surgery and will sideline him 4-5 weeks. Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Ludvig Aberg are among the other stars teeing it up.

The Plantation Course is a par 73, the only such course on the PGA Tour schedule, and plays at 7,596 yards long. There are huge elevation changes throughout this venue, with steep drop-offs from tee to green on several holes. It’s why some of the longest drives of the year are often hit here. The event has been played at the Plantation Course since 1999, with the winning score being 20-under or better in 12 of the last 15 years. Chris Kirk won last year at 29-under 263.

The Sentry – Expert picks

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Collin Morikawa (+1100)

With it being the first event of the year, we don’t have much recent form to go off of. That’s the case for Morikawa, who hasn’t played since the ZOZO in late October. Instead, we’ll look at his course history, which is unbelievably good at Kapalua. He’s finished T-7 or better in each of his 5 career starts at The Sentry, including a second-place finish in 2023 when he blew a 7-shot final-round lead to Jon Rahm. He’s bound to win this event at some point in his career.

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Sungjae Im (+1800)

Im should always be a popular pick at courses where birdies come in bunches, as they do at Kapalua. He’s finished fifth, eighth, 13th and fifh in 4 career starts here. He could be in better form than other players, too, considering he played in the Hero World Challenge earlier this month and finished T-9.

Justin Thomas (+1000)

Thomas loves the Plantation Course. Or at least, his scores suggest he does. Since 2016, he’s only finished outside the top 5 three times, which was in 2023 (25th), 2018 (22nd) and 2016 (21st). He excels at this venue, using his shot-shaping ability to hit the necessary approaches into Kapalua’s big greens.

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The Sentry picks – Contenders

Matt Fitzpatrick (+5000)

Fitzpatrick’s odds are simply too long for a player of his caliber. He’s plenty long off the tee and his approach play is among the best in the world when he’s on. In 2 appearances at The Sentry in the last 2 years he’s finished T-7 and T-14.

J.T. Poston (+4000)

Poston has played this event 3 times in his career, finishing 11th in his debut in 2020, 21st in 2023 and fifth last year. With how good he is as a putter, he can contend anywhere, and his shorter length off the tee won’t be as much of a disadvantage this week with how far the ball is going to roll out on some of the downhill holes.

The Sentry picks – Long shots

Cam Davis (+10000)

This just feels like an event Davis can win with his sporadic tee shots on a course where inaccuracy with the driver isn’t as penalizing. If he can dial in his wedges and putt better than he has in the past, he’ll have a real shot this week. He finished T-10 in 2022 before coming in T-52 last year, his only 2 appearances at The Sentry.

Nico Echavarria (+10000)

Echavarria just won the ZOZO Championship in October against a strong field and he’ll try to stun the world’s best again this week at Kapalua. In his tournament debut last year, he finished T-25, so he should be more comfortable than he was in his first start a year ago.

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2024 Grant Thornton Invitational odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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It’ll be another limited field in this week’s featured event, the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational, which is a special mixed-team event at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. The first of 3 rounds begins on Friday, with the tournament concluding on Sunday.

Below, we look at Grant Thornton Invitational odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

There are only 16 teams competing in this week’s event, each of which has a PGA Tour and LPGA Tour player on it. The first round is a scramble and the second round is alternate shot, with the tournament concluding on Sunday with a round of modified fourball. Among the notable teams competing are Tony Finau and Nelly Korda, Jason Day and Lydia Ko, and Rickie Fowler and Lexi Thompson.

Day and Ko won the event last year, the inaugural playing of this tournament, with a 54-hole score of 190. The course will play as a par 72 for both the men and women, but it’ll be 7,382 yards for the men and 6,788 yards for the women.

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Grant Thornton Invitational – Expert pick

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Tom Kim/Jeeno Thitikul (+550)

Kim lit it up on the weekend at the Hero World Challenge, finishing second behind Scottie Scheffler thanks to rounds of 62 and 68. Thitikul just won at Tiburon last month when she took home the CME Group Tour Championship, so she should be familiar with this layout. And with Kim’s accuracy off the tee, they shouldn’t be in trouble much.

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Grant Thornton Invitational picks – Contender

Akshay Bhatia/Jennifer Kupcho (+1200)

Bhatia looked great at the Hero World Challenge, finishing fourth with a score of 15-under par. He’s a long hitter who should set their team up with good looks into the greens, especially in alternate shot formats. Kupcho didn’t win this season, but she had 6 top-10s in 26 starts.

J.T. Poston/Maja Stark (+1600)

Oftentimes, team events come down to who makes the most putts and Poston is one of the best putters on tour. Stark has finished top-3 in 3 events this season.

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2024 RSM Classic prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2024 RSM Classic with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

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The last official event of the season takes place this week in St. Simons Island, Ga., at the 2024 RSM Classic. It’s once again being hosted by Sea Island Golf Club, with the first round beginning on Thursday morning.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets for the 2024 RSM Classic from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

The No. 5 player in the world, Ludvig Aberg, is back to defend his title this week after winning the RSM Classic by 4 shots last year. He’s predictably the favorite to win again, coming in with pre-tournament odds of +1000. Davis Thompson (+2000), Seamus Power (+2800) and Si Woo Kim (+2800) are also among the favorites, as is former Open champion Brian Harman (+3000).

Sea Island Golf Club features 2 courses, both of which will be played this week. The Seaside Course is 7,005 yards and plays as a par 70, while the Plantation Course is 7,060 yards and is a par 72. Players will tee it up on each course in Rounds 1 and 2 before playing the Seaside Course on the weekend.

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RSM Classic – Top-5 picks

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Ben Griffin (+550)

Griffin enters the week in good form, finishing 22nd or better in each of his last 3 starts. Though he doesn’t have a top-5 in 2 starts in this event, he has played well here with finishes of eighth and 29th in his last 2 appearances.

Davis Thompson (+450)

Thompson’s ball-striking abilities were on display in his win at the John Deere Classic in July when he ran away from the field with a 4-shot victory. He could have a similarly impressive driving week at the RSM Classic, and his odds would be much shorter if not for Aberg being in the field.

RSM Classic – Top-10 picks

Harris English (+300)

English’s best finish in this event was a sixth-place showing in 2020, one of 4 top-30s in his last 9 starts at the RSM Classic. He already has 3 top-20 finishes in his last 3 starts this fall, including 2 top 10s.

Lucas Glover (+350)

Glover has come in the top 10 once here since 2015, a ninth-place finish that year to go along with another T-11 in 2018. He had been playing well in Bermuda last week before a final-round 6-over sunk his tournament chances, but that round was an outlier.

Justin Lower (+375)

Lower was also in the mix in Bermuda, finishing tied for fifth despite shooting 1-over on Sunday to slide down the leaderboard. He now has back-to-back top-5 finishes in his last 2 tournaments so it’s worth riding the hot hand.

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RSM Classic – Top-20 picks

Patrick Rodgers (+175)

Rodgers has 3 top-25 finishes in his last 4 starts this season, including a ninth-place in Bermuda last week. He has a good track record at Sea Island Golf Club with finishes of 10th and second since 2018.

Henrik Norlander (+350)

Norlander was the runner-up here in 2016 and also came in 5th in 2019, so his track record here has been good. He also has 2 top-30 finishes this fall, including an eighth-place finish.

RSM Classic – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Davis Thompson (+125) vs. Ludvig Aberg (-155)

Aberg wouldn’t be playing in this event if he hadn’t won it last year. It’s his first PGA Tour start since the Tour Championship so some rust is to be expected, whereas a player like Thompson just finished fifth a month ago at the Shriners Children’s Open.

RSM Classic – Top Canadian

Mackenzie Hughes (+138)

Hughes has a slight edge in this market, coming in as the favorite over Adam Svensson (+188). Hughes has played 3 events this fall and made the cut in all of them, finishing fourth and eighth in 2 of those starts.

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2024 RSM Classic odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 RSM Classic, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The PGA Tour will wrap up the FedExCup Fall portion of the schedule this week with the 2024 RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia. The first round will begin on Thursday morning where Ludvig Aberg will try to defend his title.

Below, we look at RSM Classic odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Aberg is the headliner in the field, coming into the week with pre-tournament odds of +1000. Davis Thompson has the second-best odds (+2200), with 5 others tied at +2800 – including J.T. Poston and Seamus Power. Former Open champion Brian Harman (+3000) is also teeing it up in his home state this week.

This event will be played at 2 courses: the Seaside Course and Plantation Course. Neither is terribly long, with the Plantation Course playing at 7,060 yards and the Seaside at 7,005 yards. The Seaside Course is a links layout, while the Plantation Course is a more traditional layout with tree-lined fairways, waste areas and water hazards

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RSM Classic – Expert picks

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Harris English (+3000)

English has played this tournament in each of the last 9 years, making the cut 5 times with 4 top-30 finishes. His best finish was sixth in 2020 and he comes into the week having played well this fall with finishes of T-6, T-9 and T-14 in his last 3 starts.

Ben Griffin (+2800)

Griffin hasn’t finished worse than 22nd in his last 3 starts so he enters the week in good form. He’s fresh off a solo eighth at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, too, finishing only 6 shots off the champion at 19-under par. In his last 2 starts in this event, he’s come in 29th and 8th.

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RSM Classic picks – Contenders

Lucas Glover (+4500)

Glover feels like a good value at +4500. Since 2015, he has 3 top-25 finishes, including a ninth place in 2015 and 11th in 2018. Plus, he has 3 top-15 finishes in his last 6 starts this season. We might be getting a little bit of a discount, too, after he shot 6-over on Sunday in Bermuda to drop from 12-under, which would’ve been ninth, to 42nd.

Patrick Rodgers (+4000)

Rodgers shot 1-under in Sunday’s round in Bermuda to finish ninth, his second straight top-25 and third in his last 4 starts. In his last start at the RSM Classic, he finished 10th in 2022 and was the runner-up in 2018.

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RSM Classic picks – Long shots

Henrik Norlander (+10000)

Norlander has started in this event 8 times in the last 9 years with his best finish being a runner-up in 2016. He also came in fifth in 2019, so he has some experience at Sea Island Golf Club. His play has tapered off a little bit as the fall has progressed, but he did come in 8th in the Black Desert Championship and 30th in the World Wide Technology Championship.

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2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

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There are only 2 tournaments left in the FedExCup Fall, with this week’s 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship being the penultimate event. The field may not be full of stars, but there’s a lot on the line for those trying to rise up the FedExCup Fall rankings before the 2025 season. The first round from Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda begins on Thursday.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

The tournament favorite this week is Seamus Power at +1400. Mackenzie Hughes (+1600), Ben Griffin (+1800) and Maverick McNealy (+1800) are among the other players at the top of the board, while defending champion Camilo Villegas is a long shot at +30000.

Port Royal Golf Course is a seaside track that plays at only 6,828 yards, making it one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour schedule. However, winds can (and probably will) play a big role in making several holes longer and more difficult. It will once again play as a par 71 this week.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Top-5 picks

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Matti Schmid (+500)

Schmid finished third in this event last year, just his second start in the Butterfield. As for his recent form, he has finishes of 16th, fifth and third in 3 of his last 4 starts this season, so he’s playing well coming into the week.

Justin Lower (+450)

In 3 career starts in this event, Lower has come in 17th, eighth and 20th. He doesn’t have a top-5 finish, but he could be poised to make a run at the title in Bermuda this week.

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Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Top-10 picks

Nico Echavarria (+250)

Echavarria is coming off a T-6 finish in Mexico last week after he won the Zozo Championship the tournament before. He’s in as good a form as anyone in the field and the wind in Bermuda may not bother him much, as he’s shown in the past.

Daniel Berger (+300)

Berger tied for 20th last week in Mexico, another strong showing from the 31-year-old American. Even though this will be his first start in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, he’s playing well enough to warrant a bet this week.

Brendon Todd (+375)

Todd is a shorter hitter but that isn’t as much of a detriment this week at Port Royal, which doesn’t necessarily favor longer drivers. He won this tournament in 2021 and came in 20th last year.

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Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Top-20 picks

Vince Whaley (+200)

Whaley is 2-for-3 in top-20 finishes in this event, coming in seventh and eighth in his last 2 starts here. All we need in this bet is a top 20, which he’s had in 2 of his last 4 starts this season.

Greyson Sigg (+160)

In his last 4 starts, Sigg has gone fourth, MC, 11th and 23rd, so he’s playing well at the moment. Add in the fact he’s finished 11th and 22nd in 2 career starts at this course and he’s someone to back in Bermuda.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Justin Lower (-105) vs. Sam Stevens (-120)

We’ve already gone over the reasons to like Lower this week, and though Stevens hasn’t finished worse than 23rd in his last 3 starts this fall, he also missed the cut in his only appearance in this event.

Patrick Rodgers (+115) vs. Doug Ghim (-145)

The gap between Ghim and Rodgers should not be this big, especially considering Ghim has missed the cut in the last 2 years here. Rodgers, meanwhile, has come in third and fourth in his last 2 starts in this event.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Top South American

Nico Echavarria (+125)

Only Jhonatton Vegas (+160) is close to Echavarria in this market, with the other 2 South American players being +500 (Alejandro Tosti) and Camilo Villegas (+800). Echavarria played well at another seaside course last week in Mexico, finishing T-6, and he could pull it off again this week.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Top European

Matti Schmid (+350)

Schmid has the second-best odds to be the top European player at the end of the week, with only Power having shorter odds at +200. Schmid finished third here last year and has showings of third and fifth in 2 of his last 3 starts this season, so he’s in good form.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship – First-round leader

Matti Schmid (+4000)

Schmid shot 64 in the opening round last year to grab a tie for sixth, getting off to a great start in Bermuda. He could do the same again this week, especially with the way he’s been playing lately.

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2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The penultimate event of the FedExCup Fall will take place this week at the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, will once again play host to this event, which joined the PGA Tour schedule in 2019.

Below, we look at Butterfield Bermuda Championship odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Seamus Power enters the week as the betting favorite with pre-tournament odds of +1400, followed closely by Mackenzie Hughes (+1600), Ben Griffin (+1800) and Maverick McNealy (+1800). Defending champion Camilo Villegas is a long shot to repeat as the winner in Bermuda at +30000. Power won this event in 2022, but didn’t tee it up last year.

Port Royal is a shorter course, playing at just 6,828 yards as a par 71. It’s a seaside course and the longest on the island of Bermuda, bringing into play some challenging weather conditions if the wind picks up during the tournament. The winning score last year was 24-under par after Power won at 19-under in 2022.

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Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Expert picks

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Justin Lower (+2500)

Lower has 3 straight top-20 finishes in this event, coming in 20th last year, 8th in 2022 and 17th in 2021. He’s also coming off a terrific showing in the World Wide Technology Championship last week, finishing tied for second thanks to rounds of 63 and 65 on the weekend.

Daniel Berger (+3300)

We’re backing Berger again this week after he tied for 20th last week, continuing to regain his form this fall. He’s never played this event, but he’s playing well at the moment and has reasonable odds at +3300.

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Butterfield Bermuda Championship picks – Contenders

Brendon Todd (+5000)

If it’s a short course, it’s worth backing Todd. He’s deadly accurate with his driver and is a good ball-striker from the fairway, which is what helped him win here in 2019 and come in 20th last year.

Vince Whaley (+5500)

Whaley finished T-55 last week in Mexico but he came in 16th in his previous start at the Shriners Children’s Open. After missing the cut in this event in 2020, he’s come in seventh (2021) and eighth (2023) in his last 2 starts here.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship picks – Long shots

Ryan Moore (+10000)

Moore will always be a long shot at this point in his career, but he’s worth betting in select events – like this one, where he finished fifth a year ago.

Brandon Wu (+10000)

Wu shot 3-under on Sunday to finish T-30 at the World Wide Technology Championship, his second-best finish of the fall (T-13 at the Procore Championship). In 3 career starts here in the last 3 years, he’s finished 30th, 35th and 34th.

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2024 World Wide Technology Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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After a week off, the PGA Tour returns for the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship, which begins on Thursday. El Cardonal at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, will host this event for the second straight year.

Below, we look at World Wide Technology Championship odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

El Cardonal at Diamante is a Tiger Woods-designed course, which opened in 2014 and challenges players with steep elevation changes. It’s situated along the Pacific Ocean, giving spectacular views throughout the course. Erik van Rooyen won this event last year with a score of 27-under par, 2 shots clear of Matt Kuchar and Camilo Villegas.

This year, Max Greyserman is the tournament favorite with odds of +1400, followed by Cameron Young (+2000) and Doug Ghim (+2200). van Rooyen is +3300 to defend his title and win the event for a second straight year.

World Wide Technology Championship – Expert picks

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Beau Hossler (+2500)

Hossler has played well this fall, finishing in the top 11 twice and also coming in 23rd at the Shriners Children’s Open. In this event last year, he finished tied for 15th and had 3 rounds under 70 – including a final-round 65.

Cameron Young (+2000)

Young has yet to win on the PGA Tour, but this is the type of event that could lead to a breakthrough. It’s a weaker field and is played at a course with wide fairways, so he can play it aggressively without much penalty for errant tee shots. He finished 54th here last year.

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World Wide Technology Championship picks – Contenders

Daniel Berger (+5000)

Berger appears to be rounding into better form after his absence due to injury, finishing 39th or better in each of his last 3 starts, including a 7th-place finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Nate Lashley (+5000)

Lashley tied for 10th here last year and has gotten progressively better this fall, coming in 55th, 61st, 29th and 16th in his last 4 starts. Combining his recent form and a top-10 finish in this event last year makes him a good pick.

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World Wide Technology Championship picks – Long shots

Chesson Hadley (+10000)

Hadley notched a top-10 here last year with a T-7 at Tiger’s course. He’s struggled all year, but he has made 3 of his last 4 cuts.

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2024 ZOZO Championship prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2024 ZOZO Championship with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

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The PGA Tour is in Japan this week for the 2024 ZOZO Championship. Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club is hosting this event once again, the 5th time since 2019 (it wasn’t played in 2020). The 1st round begins on Thursday morning in Japan.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets for the ZOZO Championship from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Xander Schauffele is the headliner in the field this week, coming in with pre-tournament odds of +450 to win. Collin Morikawa, who won this event last year, has the 2nd-best odds at +700. Hideki Matsuyama is +800 to win in his home country this week, just as he did in 2021.

Accordia Golf Narashino CC will play as a par 70 and is only 7,079 yards long, so distance off the tee won’t be a major advantage this week. It’s also a traditional parkland course with trees lining fairways, forcing players to position themselves properly in the fairway.

ZOZO Championship – Top-5 picks

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Kurt Kitayama (+400)

Kitayama has been excellent when it comes to ball-striking this season, ranking 11th on tour in SG: tee-to-green. At a course that emphasizes ball-striking and accuracy over distance, he should be a good fit; he’s finished 16th and 29th in 2 appearances here.

Sahith Theegala (+333)

Theegala already has 1 top-5 finish in this event, coming in 5th in 2022 before finishing 19th last year. In his lone start this fall, he came in 7th at the Procore Championship.

ZOZO Championship – Top-10 picks

Beau Hossler (+275)

Hossler was the runner-up last year and came in 16th the year prior, so he’s familiar with the layout of Accordia Golf Narashino CC. He’s also come in 2nd, 11th and 23rd in his last 3 starts this season.

Tom Hoge (+350)

Hoge is a terrific iron player, which has led to 2 top-20 finishes in this event before, including a 9th-place finish in 2022.

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ZOZO Championship – Top-20 picks

Gary Woodland (+130)

Woodland hasn’t played this event since 2019 but that year, he came in 5th. He’s worked his way back into form following a medical absence, coming in 16th and 9th in his last 2 starts this season.

J.J. Spaun (+125)

Spaun has come in the top 25 in each of his 2 career starts in this event, headlined by a T-6 last year. He’s been busy this fall, playing 4 events (with 1 WD), finishing in the top 35 in each of his last 2.

Ryo Hisatsune (+230)

Hisatsune has improved in each of his last 2 starts in this event, going from 52nd in 2021 to 12th in 2022 and 6th last year. In his most recent start this fall, he tied for 25th at the Black Desert Championship.

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ZOZO Championship – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Gary Woodland (-110) vs. Patrick Rodgers (-110)

Back to the well with Woodland here against Rodgers given his recent form and course history. Rodgers has played this event once and finished 16th, which was in 2022.

ZOZO Championship – Top Brit and Irish

Seamus Power (+120)

Power has to beat out Harry Hall and David Skinns in this market. He missed the cut at the Shriners Children’s Open, but he tied for 11th in the Black Desert Championship 2 weeks ago.

ZOZO Championship – First-round leader

Xander Schauffele (+1200)

Schauffele is tied for 2nd in Round 1 scoring average in 2024 and having played this course in each of the last 4 years, he should be familiar with the layout.

Beau Hossler (+3300)

Hossler shot 68 here last year and was just 4 shots off the pace after the 1st round and he now ranks 6th in Round 1 scoring average this season.

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