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The Match 6 odds, prediction and golf pick for Brady-Rodgers vs. Mahomes-Allen

Analyzing the golf odds Wednesday’s Match 6, with the pick and prediction for Tom Brady-Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen.

On Wednesday night at Wynn Golf Club, just off the Las Vegas Strip, Tom Brady teams up with fellow legendary QB Aaron Rodgers to take on Patrick Mahomes and Jake Allen in the Match 6. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Match 6 odds and lines and make our golf picks and predictions to win.

Brady will be making his third appearance in “The Match.” He previously paired with Phil Mickelson in both the Match II in Hobe Sound, Fla., and the Match IV in Big Sky, Mont. They lost both times, falling to Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods in Florida and to Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau in Montana.

Over the years, Brady has struggled, especially in the early going during these events, and he has had self-deprecating humor on the course, which has been a hit with some.

This is the second appearance for the Green Bay Packers’ Rodgers, while it will be the first each for the Kansas City Chiefs’ Mahomes and the Buffalo Bills’ Allen.

The Match 6 odds and lines

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  • Brady-Rodgers to win: -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
  • Mahomes-Allen to win: +130 (bet $100 to win $130)

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The Match 6 format and how to watch

Format: Modified alternate shot match play (12 holes)

Teams: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers vs. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes

Where: Wynn Golf Club in Paradise, Nev.

When: Wednesday, June 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET

How to watch: TNT, truTV and HLN

How to stream: TNTDrama.com and TNT app

The Match 6 prediction

Money line

ALLEN AND MAHOMES (+130) are far and away the better value here. Brady and Rodgers (-180) are rather heavy favorites, but TB12 has been pretty poor in these events, especially during the early going.

In his previous two appearances, Brady and his partner (Mickelson) have trailed after 6 holes. He just doesn’t start well but gets better over time. The reason the veteran QBs are favored might have something to do with when Rodgers paired with DeChambeau in beating Brady and Mickelson.

But this time Rodgers is with the underachieving Brady, perhaps the only time you can use those words and Brady’s name in the same sentence.

Additionally, you have to feel that the younger quarterbacks will have the length advantage over the older duo. This course can be rather lengthy in spots, especially on the Par 5s according to the course map.

Brady and Rodgers have played on this course before, whereas Allen and Mahomes will be newbies. Still, there are a lot of hazards, and Brady is most likely to find them.

However, Mahomes played a charity event here in April and won with Kansas City teammate TE Travis Kelce.

Brady is 0-2 in this event, while Rodgers won his only previous appearance. The underdog has cashed in 3 of the previous 5 events, and will come through again in this one.

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2022 Memorial Tournament best value prop bets for 3 golfers

Three golfers to profit on at the 2022 Memorial Tournament, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

The 2022 Memorial Tournament tees off from Thursday at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Below, we tab the best value prop bets on a trio of golfers among the 2022 Memorial Tournament odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Many of the world’s best are in this 120-golfer invitation-only field including 2021 Memorial champion Patrick Cantlay and 2020 winner and Golfweek’s No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm.

Cantlay won his second Memorial Tournament last year when Rahm had to withdraw before the final round with a 6-stroke lead after testing positive for COVID-19.

Other Top-10 golfers in this week’s field are Viktor Hovland (4th), Rory McIlroy (5th), Hideki Matsuyama (6th), Cameron Smith (7th) and Shane Lowry (9th).

Muirfield Village Golf Club is a par 72 playing to 7,543 yards. The Memorial has a $12 million prize pool and the winner gets the Jack Nicklaus Memorial Tournament Trophy. The top-65 golfers and ties make the cut after 36 holes.

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2022 Memorial Tournament best bets

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Matthew Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick is one of the best golfers in the world to be winless on the PGA Tour, but has been playing phenomenally entering the Memorial.

He has 6 top-10 finishes in his last 10 tournaments and one of those non-top-10s was a 14th-place finish at the Masters. Not too shabby.

The Memorial Tournament is one of the tougher non-majors on the PGA Tour and has an average cut-line of +2 since 2010.

Fitzpatrick is 5th in this field in Shots Gained (SG) at courses with difficult scoring conditions (per FantasyNational.com). Also, Fitzpatrick is 1st in this field in Shots Gained (SG): Scrambling and Bogey Avoidance over his last 24 rounds.

He is 8th in Par 3 Efficiency: 200-225 and Par 5 Efficiency: 550-600. There are 3 Par 3s and 3 Par 5s that are within those distances at Muirfield.

The bottom line is my mixed model at FantasyNational.com ranked Fitzpatrick as the 6th-strongest golfer in this field and he’s tied for the 10th-best odds with a few other golfers hence the value.

  • $20 for winner (+3000) to earn a $600 profit
  • $30 for top-10 finish (+240) to earn a $72 profit
  • $52.50 for top-20 finish (-105) to earn a $50 profit

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Max Homa

Homa has been red-hot since February, posting 6 top-20s in his last 8 tournaments with a win at the Wells Fargo Championship in early May. His only non-top-20 finishes include a 23rd-place finish at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge and 48th at the Masters.

Over his last 24 rounds, Homa ranks 5th in this field in Proximity: 150-175 and 10th in Proximity: 175-200, 4th in Par 4 Efficiency: 450-500 and 6th in Par 5 Efficiency 550-600 (per FantasyNational.com).

Those proximity stats were included in my model for the Memorial because there are 2.8% more approach shots within 150-175 yards and 4.6% more approach shots from 175-200 at Muirfield compared to average PGA events. Also, seven Par 4 holes at the Memorial are within 450-500 yards.

  • $20 for winner (+4000) to earn an $800 profit
  • $30 for top-10 finish (+350) to earn a $105 profit
  • $50 for top-20 finish (+140) to earn a $70 profit

Matt Kuchar

When shopping lines for the Memorial, I looked for golfers who hit fairways and are good around-the-green (ARG). Muirfield has long rough and is the 5th-toughest course ARG of any PGA venue since 2015 (per Data Golf).

This led me to Kuchar who’s 9th in fairways gained in the field over the last 50 rounds and 4th in the world in SG: ARG, per Data Golf. In fact, Kuchar has picked up an average of 3.3 strokes on the field in his last 6 tourneys.

Kuchar’s ARG prowess is a big reason he’s 1st in Scrambling and 8th in Bogey Avoidance in the last 50 rounds. If things go awry for Kuchar from tee to green, he’ll usually make up for it with an elite chip or bunker shot.

Also, Kuchar has 4 top-20s over his last 6 tourneys: 16th at the Valspar Championship, 2nd at the Valero Open, 3rd at the RBC Heritage and 12th at the AT&T Byron Nelson. He won the 2013 Memorial Tournament, finished in the top-20 twice (2014 and 2018) and 4th twice in 2016-17.

  • $20 for winner (+7000) to earn a $1,400 profit
  • $30 for top-10 finish (+550) to earn a $165 profit
  • $50 for top-20 finish (+220) to earn a $110 profit

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2022 Memorial Tournament prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2022 Memorial Tournament with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

To kick off the month of June, the PGA Tour will be in Ohio for the 2022 Memorial Tournament, which is hosted by Muirfield Village. The course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and always makes for a fun week from a star-studded field.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 Memorial Tournament odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Jon Rahm won the Memorial in 2020 and likely would’ve gone on to defend his title last year if not for a positive COVID-19 test, which forced him to withdraw before the final round with a 6-shot lead. He’s the No. 1 player in this week’s Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.

The next-highest-ranked player in the field is Viktor Hovland, who’s 4th in Golfweek’s rankings. Rory McIlroy (5th), Hideki Matsuyama (6th),  Patrick Cantlay (7th), Cameron Smith (8th) and Shane Lowry (9th) are also in the field. Cantlay is the defending champion, and also claimed the title at Muirfield in 2019.

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2022 Memorial Tournament – Top-5 picks

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Rory McIlroy (+280)

McIlroy hasn’t finished outside the top 8 in any of his last 3 starts, with a pair of top-5s. He’s found a rhythm now and while he still usually has 1 round that sinks his week, he’s a great fit at Muirfield where his driver will be a weapon off the tee that gives him a big advantage.

Patrick Cantlay (+320)

Cantlay has won this event twice in the last 3 years and also came in 4th in 2018. So yes, he loves Jack’s place. He shockingly missed the cut in his last start at the PGA Championship but in his previous 2 events, he came in 1st and 2nd. I love his odds to finish top-5.

Xander Schauffele (+425)

Schauffele has gone T-14, T-13 and T-11 in his last 3 starts at the Memorial Tournament, so he’s been getting progressively better. He also has 2 top-5s in his last 3 starts this season, including a win with Cantlay at the Zurich Classic. He comes into this week in good form.

Other T5 contenders (in order from longest odds to shortest):

  • Cameron Young (+750)
  • Shane Lowry (+500)

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2022 Memorial Tournament – Top-10 picks

Jordan Spieth (+210)

Spieth has 5 top-20 finishes in his last 7 starts at the Memorial Tournament, including 2 top-10s. His putter has betrayed him in recent weeks but his ball-striking is plenty good enough to contend at Muirfield. I like his chances to finish near the top again.

Davis Riley (+450)

Riley is making his first start at this tournament but very few people in the world are playing better than him right now. Here are his last 5 starts: T-4, 5, T-9, T-13, T-4. He doesn’t dominate one single category, but he’s decently accurate off the tee, hits it long enough and putts better than average.

Patrick Reed (+480)

Reed had a tough stretch earlier this year when he missed 3 straight cuts, but he’s righted the ship a little bit, finishing T-7 last week in Texas. He’s never missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament and finished 5th last year, so now is a good time to buy low on Reed as he comes to a course that fits him well.

Other T10 contenders (in order from longest odds to shortest):

  • Max Homa (+350)

2022 Memorial Tournament – Top-20 picks

Rickie Fowler (+300)

It’s good to see Fowler playing at least somewhat well lately, with 2 top-25s in his last 3 starts. Since 2017, he’s come in the top-15 four times at this tournament and missed the cut once, so he clearly likes playing Muirfield, and this could be the week he finally notches his 2nd top-10 of the season.

Chris Kirk (+230)

Kirk already has one top-5 finish here (2014) and tied for 26th last year, so his track record at the Memorial is better than average. His last 2 starts resulted in T-5 and T-15 finishes at the PGA Championship and Charles Schwab Challenge, and he fell way down the leaderboard on Sunday with a final-round 74. He’s playing well right now.

2022 Memorial Tournament – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

  • Patrick Cantlay (-135) vs. Collin Morikawa (+115)
  • Shane Lowry (-110) vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick (-110)
  • Davis Riley (+100) vs. Mito Pereira (-120)

It’s really easy to like Cantlay in any matchup this week, given his history at this event. Morikawa’s putter has failed him lately, too, which doesn’t bode well coming into this week.

Lowry tied for 6th here last year, is playing well and in a coinflip with Fitzpatrick, I like the Irishman’s odds.

Pereira responded nicely after heartbreak at the PGA by tying for 7th last week, but Riley at plus-money is a great value against a player who could be in for a step back this week.

2022 Memorial Tournament – Top American

Xander Schauffele (+1000)

Schauffele has the second-best odds of any American, and you’re essentially getting him to win the tournament without the likes of Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama. It’s a tough group of Americans to beat, but Schauffele is steady as it goes.

2022 Memorial Tournament – Top Australian

Cameron Smith (+200)

Adam Scott, Marc Leishman and Jason Day are Smith’s top competitors among the Australians in the field, but none of them possess the talent and ability to go really low like Smith.

2022 Memorial Tournament – First-round leader

Jordan Spieth (+3000)

Spieth had the second-lowest score of the opening round in 2019 when he fired a 66. He was also near the top with a first-round 70 in 2020. If his putter heats up, he can pour in the birdies on Thursday.

Patrick Cantlay (+3000)

Cantlay opened with a 68 and 69 in his 2 wins at the Memorial, so it’s not as if he began the week with a really low score. But he’s the type of player who can rack up the birdies thanks to his consistent putting. He should be up there after the first round on Thursday.

More expert prop bet predictions

Will there be a playoff? Yes: (+300)

This is a major-like field with a lot of talent, and the final winning margin isn’t usually more than 2 shots. Five of the last 8 Memorial Tournaments have ended in a playoff. It’ll come down to the wire and we’ll get a playoff for the 3rd straight week.

Top English: Matthew Fitzpatrick (-150)

At -150, it’s pretty obvious that there isn’t a lot of strong contenders coming from the field of Englishmen this week. Aaron Rai has the second-best odds at +400, but Fitzpatrick shouldn’t have much trouble finishing as the top player from England this week.

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2022 Memorial Tournament odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2022 Memorial Tournament, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

It’ll be a major-like field teeing it up at Jack Nicklaus’ place, Muirfield Village, this week for the 2022 Memorial Tournament. Many of the top players in the world will be vying to win this coveted event, including Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 Memorial Tournament odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

In addition to McIlroy, Rahm and Spieth, last year’s champion Patrick Cantlay will also be in the field as will Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland. Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns are the only 3 players from the world top-10 not teeing it up at Muirfield.

Muirfield Village, a par 72 that is playing at 7,533 yards this week, underwent some changes in the last couple of years. The rough is always high, so missing fairways is a real penalty this week. The greens are also treacherous, running consistently fast from Thursday to Sunday.

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2022 Memorial Tournament – Expert picks

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Rory McIlroy (+1200)

McIlroy is a great fit for Muirfield Village, which is probably why he’s had so much success here despite never winning the storied event. He’s had 3 top-10 finishes here, and last year tied for 18th on a course that played considerably more difficult than past years. With it being a longer course that requires strong play off the tee, McIlroy should contend if he can get his putter back on track after an ice-cold back-9 at the PGA Championship.

Xander Schauffele (+2000)

Schauffele has floated around the top 15 in many events this season, but his best play has come in the last month or so. He won the Zurich Classic teamed with Cantlay, tied for 5th at the AT&T Byron Nelson and then tied for 13th at the PGA. He’s gotten progressively better in each of his last 3 starts at the Memorial Tournament, going T-14, T-13 and T-11 in consecutive years.

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2022 Memorial Tournament picks – Contenders

Patrick Reed (+5000)

I’ve been down on Reed for much of this season because he simply wasn’t playing very well until recently. But he put together a T-34 at the PGA Championship and then tied for 7th last week at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He’s very comfortable at Muirfield Village, where finesse around the greens is required. Since 2016, he has 3 top-10s here, including a solo 5th-place finish last year and a T-10 in 2020.

Chris Kirk (+6000)

Kirk has had mixed results in this event, coming in the top-26 three times, but also missing the cut 4 times since 2011. But he’s good off the tee (28th in SG: off the tee), went T-15 and T-5 in his last 2 starts at the Charles Schwab Challenge and PGA Championship, and his only weakness is putting. I like his chances this week in Ohio.

2022 Memorial Tournament picks – Long shot

Jhonattan Vegas (+10000)

Vegas didn’t play this event the last 2 years after missing the cut in 2019, and he hasn’t had much success playing Muirfield over the years. But he’s long off the tee, is a good ball striker (41st in SG: approach the green) and had 4 consecutive top-30 finishes from March to early May.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge final-round odds, golfers to watch

Analyzing the golf odds entering the final round to win the 2022 RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Three rounds are in the book at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge and there are 22 golfers within 7 strokes of the lead. Below, we look at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge odds entering Sunday’s final round of the 77th tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Check back throughout the season for our PGA Tour picks, predictions and bets.

Pre-tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler (+1000 to win before the opening round and now at -145) shot a 2-under-par 68 Saturday and has a 2-shot lead  heading into the final round at Colonial Country Club, which plays to 7,209 yards, par 70. Scheffler, the No. 3 player in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, is at 11-under 199.

PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas (+1200 to win before the opening round) missed the cut. Defending champion Jason Kokrak, who won the 2021 event at 14-under par, is in last place 6-over 216 after a third-round 76 following 69-71. He opened at +4000 to win.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – Final pairing

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Scottie Scheffler (-145)

The 25-year-old New Jersey native will try for his 5th career PGA Tour title — all in a span of 10 starts since mid-February. The Masters champ starts Sunday’s final round with a 2-stroke lead after rounds of 66-65-68. The world’s No. 1 player-ranked has made only 1 bogey in the first 54 holes. He can become the first golfer with 5 wins in a season before June since Tom Watson in 1980.

Brendon Todd (+900)

The 36-year-old Pittsburgh native starts 2 strokes back at 9-under 201 in his quest for a 4th career tour title after shooting a bogey-free round of 65 Saturday after opening with 68-68. The 105th-ranked Todd opened at +10000 to win.

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Charles Schwab Challenge – In the hunt

Before the final group tees off at 2:15p.m. ET, here are 3 players to watch as they try to chase down the leader.

Scott Stallings (+900): Starts 2 shots back at 9-under after rounds of 67-64-70. The 156h-ranked player opened at +20000 to win.

Harold Varner III (+900): Starts 3 shots back at 8-under 202 after rounds of 66-68-68. The 33rd-ranked player in the Sagarin ratings opened at +5000.

Patrick Reed (+2000): Starts 4 shots back at 7-under after rounds of 66-66-71. The 78th-ranked player opened at +7000.

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Charles Schwab Challenge – Props update

Before the tournament started, we mentioned a few prop bets worth considering a play on. Let’s take a look at 3 of them.

Jordan Spieth (+350 to make top 5): The 32nd-ranked golfer, a former winner at Colonial, is tied for 12th at 5-under after rounds of 69-65-70.

Talor Gooch (+400 to make top 10): The 21st-ranked golfer is tied for 31st  at 2-under after rounds of 72-69-67.

Davis Riley (+190 to make top 20): The 99th-ranked golfer is tied for 9th place at 6-under after rounds of 67-67-70.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge best value prop bets for 3 golfers

Three golfers to profit on at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

Several of the world’s top golfers head to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge. Competition begins Thursday as Jason Kokrak looks to defend the title he won a year ago. Below, we tab the best value prop bets on a trio of golfers among the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Challengers include 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, reigning British Open champion Collin Morikawa and last week’s 2022 PGA Championship winner, and new No. 1 overall golfer, Justin Thomas.

The field is comprised of 120 golfers and the Colonial Country Club is a Par 70 that plays at 7,209 yards. There’s an $8.4 million prize pool and the top-65 players, and ties, make the cut after 36 holes.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge best bets

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Collin Morikawa

This is one of the five-best golfers in the world and there’s value in Morikawa here because of how poorly he played in last week’s PGA Championship where he finished 55th.

Morikawa knows he needs reps to find the form required to win his third career major.  If there’s anyone that could bounce back quickly from a disappointing performance to win a tournament with a stacked field, it’s Morikawa.

The 5-time PGA event winner ranks 1st on my custom stat model and 2nd in SG for tournaments with moderate to strong wind conditions (according to FantasyNational.com). It gets windy this time of the year in Texas and the weather forecast is predicting wind speeds ranging from 8 to 22 mph for the upcoming Charles Schwab.

Morikawa is 3rd in opportunities gained on difficult to hit fairways (which Colonial has) and 9th SG at the Charles Schwab Challenge in this field (last 24 rounds), according to FantasyNational.com.

  • $20 for winner (+1500) to earn a $300 profit
  • $30 for top-10 finish (+200) to earn a $60 profit
  • $50 for top-20 finish (+100) to earn a $50 profit

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Daniel Berger

This is my favorite play in the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Berger is the best in this field at comp courses (per FantasyNational.com) and performs well after missing the cut in previous tournaments. He missed the cut in last week’s PGA Championship but has placed in the top-20 following his last six missed cuts.

Berger won the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge and back-to-back St. Jude Invitationals in 2016-17. He has two other top 5’s in the St. Jude’s and a 3rd in the 2020 RBC Heritage. All of these tourneys are played on courses similar to the Colonial Country Club.

  • $20 for winner (+4000) to earn an $800 profit
  • $30 for top-10 finish (+380) to earn a $114 profit
  • $50 for top-20 finish (+162) to earn an $81 profit

Tom Hoge

Hoge has performed solidly since winning his 1st-career PGA event at Pebble Beach in February.

He followed up that victory with a 14th-place finish at the 2022 Phoenix Open and has back-to-back top-20 finishes in his last two events, including a T9 in the last week’s PGA Championship.

More importantly, Hoge is one of the best iron players in the world and ranks 3rd in SG: Approach in this field. Hoge ranks 3rd in this field for Par 4 efficiency: 400-450 and 7 holes on this course are within that distance.

Also, Hoge played college golf at Texas Christian University, which is in Fort Worth, so odds are Hoge is very familiar with the course.

  • $20 for winner (+6000) to earn an $1,200 profit
  • $70 for top-20 finish (+240) to earn a $168 profit

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

There’s no post-major rest for many of the game’s top players this week as they compete at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge. Last week’s PGA Champion Justin Thomas will be in the field at Colonial Country Club, seeking to go back-to-back and keep the momentum going after his miraculous comeback on Sunday.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Thomas unsurprisingly ranks No. 1 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, one spot ahead of Jon Rahm and two in front of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is also in the Colonial field. Viktor Hovland is the 5th-ranked player in Golfweek’s rankings, his 2nd appearance at this event.

Colonial Country Club is hosting this tournament for the 77th time and like Southern Hills last week, it’s a par 70 and was designed by Perry Maxwell, so there will be some familiar elements – though the fairways are considerably narrower and the greens are once again on the smaller side.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – Top-5 picks

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Jordan Spieth (+350)

Since 2013, Spieth has 6 top-10 finishes in the event and won it once. Colonial seems to be one of his favorite courses based on the way he’s played there, finishing solo 2nd last year. He has a win and 3 total top-5 finishes this year, and I think he adds another this week.

Collin Morikawa (+380)

With narrow fairways and small greens, Morikawa’s accuracy off the tee and approaching the greens will give him an advantage. The one concern is his chipping around the greens, which ranks among the worst on tour (172nd in strokes gained: around the green). He tied for 14th last year and was runner-up in 2020.

Other T5 contenders (in order from longest odds to shortest):

  • Tony Finau (+750)
  • Abraham Ancer (+750)

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – Top-10 picks

Kevin Na (+480)

Since 2012, Na has won this tournament once (2019) and come in the top 10 twice. He’s very accurate off the tee (66% of fairways hit) and ranks 29th in SG: approach the green, so he has a similar game to Morikawa, albeit at a lower level.

Talor Gooch (+400)

In 19 starts, Gooch has incredibly come in the top 25 a dozen times, including 4 top-10s. When he’s made the cut, he’s played well on the weekend too, finishing outside the top-30 only once this season after making the cut. Gooch tied for 14th last year and has made the cut 3 of his 4 trips here.

Will Zalatoris (+240)

It would be easy to think Zalatoris might be in for a down week after losing the PGA Championship in a playoff, but he’s a resilient young player and will remain focused in Texas this week. He putted better than expected at Southern Hills and obviously hit the ball extremely well, carrying momentum into this week.

2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – Top-20 picks

Doug Ghim (+380)

Ghim finished this event 5-under last year, which was good for a tie for 14th. But what’s most encouraging is that he’s finished in the top 35 in 3 of his last 4 events. His iron play is good enough to contend this week, but his putter has been ice cold. That’ll need to change for him to come in the top 20.

Max Homa (+140)

All Homa does is finish in the top 20. He’s done so 9 times this season, including 2 wins. His record at Colonial isn’t great, missing the cut twice in 3 tries, but the way he played in the PGA Championship was impressive and he rides the momentum of 3 straight top-21s into this week.

Other T20 contenders (in order from longest odds to shortest):

  • Davis Riley (+190)

2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Justin Rose (-110) vs. Tom Hoge (-110)

Rose played well at the PGA Championship and thanks to a final-round 68 finished tied for 13th. Hoge has been playing well as of late too, but Rose’s putting has been excellent this year and he hits a lot of fairways.

Davis Riley (-110) vs. Gary Woodland (-110)

Riley is a great driver of the ball, ranking 46th in distance (306.3) and 54th in accuracy (63.6%) off the tee. He’s never had as strong of a stretch as he’s currently enjoying either, finishing no worse than T-13 in his last 4 starts. Woodland has been too inconsistent for my liking.

2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – Top English

Justin Rose (+260)

There arent many Englishmen in the field this week (6), which has Rose with the 2nd-best odds in this group, lower than only Tommy Fleetwood (+190). Both players finished strong at the PGA Championship so they’ll come into this week with some confidence, but I just like Rose’s odds and value a bit better.

2022 Charles Schwab Challenge – First-round leader

Patton Kizzire (+7000)

Kizzire ranks 6th on tour in first-round scoring average (68.5) this season. That, paired with his 3rd-place finish here last year – helped by a first-round 67 – makes him a nice long-shot pick to lead the field on Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler (+2000)

Scheffler will be motivated to bounce back from a disappointing missed cut at Southern Hills, largely thanks to his double-bogey on the final hole of Friday’s 2nd round. He can get on the birdie train rather quickly and stay aboard for a while. On the season, he has 8 sub-70 first-round scores.

More expert prop bet predictions

Group D winner: Davis Riley (+330)

Gary Woodland (+280), Jason Kokrak (+300), Chris Kirk (+380) and Sebastian Munoz (+380) are the other players in this group, which is a very competitive collection of players – including last year’s champion Kokrak. But Riley is trending better than any of those other 4, which is why I’m taking him to win this group.

Winning margin: 1 shot (+250)

There are too many good players in this field for one guy to pull away with a big win. I’m also tempted to bet that there will be a playoff at +300, which is how things were settled in 2020, but I like a 1-shot victory better.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

Justin Thomas and some of the top players in the world will be right back at it this week following the 104th PGA Championship, teeing it up at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge. The year’s second major champion, Thomas, headlines a strong field that also features Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Collin Morikawa.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Colonial Country Club in Texas will host this week’s tournament for the 77th time. Colonial is a par 70 and plays to 7,209 yards, significantly shorter than last week’s track at Southern Hills, which was around 7,600 yards. The course will undergo a redesign by Gil Hanse after the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge; it was originally scheduled for this year.

Scheffler remains the No. 1 player in the world and he’ll be teeing it up for the third consecutive week. However, it’s Thomas who comes in at No. 1 in this week’s Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Scheffler ranks 3rd on the list, while Viktor Hovland is 5th. No other player in this week’s field ranks inside the top 10.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge picks – Expert picks

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Jordan Spieth (+1300)

I picked Spieth last week and he fell down the leaderboard after a promising start, but I’m sticking with him again in his native Texas. He has a lengthy track record of success at this event, with 8 top-15 finishes in his last 9 trips, including 3 runner-ups and a win. His putter has let him down at times this season, especially last week at Southern Hills, but on a course he’s comfortable at, the flat stick could heat up to match his ball-striking.

Collin Morikawa (+1500)

Iron play is a big emphasis at Colonial, requiring players to hit quality second shots into greens. Morikawa might be the best in the world in that department. He tied for 14th here last year and solo 2nd in 2020, his only 2 appearances at the Charles Schwab Challenge. After a poor showing in the PGA Championship (T-55), I expect Morikawa to bounce back this week.

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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge picks – Contenders

Kevin Na (+6000)

Like Spieth, Na has played well here in the past, winning the event in 2019. He tied for 32nd last year and missed the cut in 2020, but he has 2 other top-10s, including a 4th-place finish in 2018. He’s made the cut in 4 straight starts this season, tying for 23rd at the PGA Championship. He feels like a good value at +6000.

Brian Harman (+5000)

Harman rallied a bit on Sunday with a final-round 69 in difficult conditions at Southern Hills to tie for 34th. That was after tying for 9th at the Wells Fargo Championship 2 weeks prior. Harman plays a lot and has been striking the ball well all year, which could lead to another top-20 this week. He tied for 8th here last year.

Harold Varner III (+5000)

Varner is playing some of his best golf right now. He’s made the cut in 7  straight events, which includes 3 top-6 finishes and a tie for 23rd at the Masters. He was steady at the PGA Championship with a pair of 71s and two 72s, which may not seem like a strong week, but he played relatively well.

2022 Charles Schwab Challenge picks – Long shot

Doug Ghim (+10000)

Ghim missed the cut here in 2019 and 2020, but he finished 5-under last year, which was good enough for a tie for 14th. He’s only been in contention once this season (T-6 at The Players) but in 3 of his last 4 starts, he finished in the top-35. If you don’t take him to win outright, a bet on Ghim to finish top-20 is a good idea.

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Tiger Woods: 2022 PGA Championship prop bet picks and predictions

Analyzing Tiger Woods’ odds and prop bets for the 2022 PGA Championship with PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Tiger Woods will be in the field for his second event — and second major — of the season this week, teeing it up at the 104th PGA Championship in Tulsa. It’s being held at Southern Hills, which is the same course Woods won the Wanamaker Trophy at in 2007.

Below, we break down Tiger Woods’ 2022 PGA Championship odds and prop bets and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Woods finished tied for 47th at the Masters, which was his first tournament in more than a year. He was actually in contention after the first 2 rounds, but he shot 78 on Saturday and on Sunday to fall way down the leaderboard. Still recovering from a severe leg injury suffered in a car crash, Woods has limited his tour schedule to select events.

Despite not being 100% recovered, the 15-time major champion could have a good week on a course he knows relatively well.

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Tiger Woods’ PGA Championship odds and predictions

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To win (+7000)

I’m not ready to bet on Tiger to win a tournament – yet. I think he has a decent chance to make the cut, but beating the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and the other top 100 players in the world probably isn’t going to happen right now.

Top-5 finish (+1500)

For all the same reasons I’m not betting on Woods to win, I’m also not willing to lay down a bet on him to come in the top 5. There are simply too many great players in this field and with only 1 event under his belt in the last 18 months, I’m going to wait until we see more from Tiger before taking him to come in the top 5.

Top-10 finish (+650)

We’re approaching a bettable range with Woods. The top 10 would still be a huge accomplishment for Tiger, and you can get a good return at +650, but it’ll take a near-perfect week for him to make that happen.

Top-20 finish (+300)

Now we’re talking. Woods was only +150 to come in the top 20 at the Masters, and now his odds have more than doubled after we saw him struggle to stay near the top of the leaderboard at Augusta. At +300, I’d be willing to make a small wager on him to finish in the top 20 on a course where he’s won.

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More Tiger Woods’ odds and predictions

Will Tiger Woods make the cut? Yes -150 | No +110

Yes. The top 70 and ties will make the cut after two rounds, so all Woods has to do is finish slightly better than the top half in the first 2 rounds. That’s very doable for him, and his odds imply he will make the cut. Even at -150, which are shorter odds than his Masters line of -110, I’m willing to take Woods to play the weekend.

Top former winner finisher (+1000)

(Others: Justin Thomas +230, Rory McIlroy +280, Collin Morikawa +330, Brooks Koepka +550, Jason Day +1000, Keegan Bradley +1000)

After Bradley, the list drops off to Padraig Harrington at +3000, so there are really only 6 other legitimate threats to beat Woods in this former winner group. I still don’t expect it to happen because Thomas, McIlory, Morikawa and Koepka are all legitimate contenders, but there’s decent value here if those others struggle.

Top American finisher (+4000)

With this group, you don’t have to worry about Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Viktor Hovland or McIlroy. Any of those players could win this week. But with how much talent there is in this American group – Thomas, Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson, etc. … – I don’t see Woods beating them all.

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Tiger Woods’ PGA Championship first-round odds

  • Leader +6000 (bet $100 to win $6,000)
  • Top American +4000 (bet $100 to win $4,000)
  • Top 5 +1500 (bet $100 to win $1,500)
  • Top 10 +750 (bet $100 to win $750)
  • Top 20 +350 (bet $100 to win $350)

At the Masters, we didn’t really know what to expect from Woods on Thursday. Was he going to be rusty? Would his leg hold up for 18 holes at Augusta?

It turns out, the best way to play Woods was to take 1 of his first-round lines because once we got to Saturday and Sunday, fatigue seemed to set in based on his final 2 rounds. There’s good value with his top-20 line at +350, and you could even take him to come in the top 10 after Round 1; he was tied for 10th after the first round at Augusta.

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2022 PGA Championship prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the odds for the 2022 PGA Championship with PGA Tour picks and predictions for the top prop bets.

The second major of the year will be held at Southern Hills in Tulsa this week as the game’s top players compete in the 2022 PGA Championship. Last year’s champion Phil Mickelson is not in the field, so we will have a new winner hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy Sunday.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 PGA Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Scottie Scheffler is seeking his second consecutive major championship after also winning the Masters in April, and he comes in as the betting favorite this week at +1000 . He’s not the No. 1 player in this week’s Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, however. Scheffler is second, behind only Jon Rahm. Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay and Viktor Hovland round out the top 5 in the rankings.

Southern Hills is hosting the PGA Championship for the first time since 2007 when Tiger Woods won. Woods is in the field this week, only his second time teeing it up in 2022 – he finished 47th at the Masters. The course underwent a redesign in 2018 and will play about 300 yards longer than it did in 2007.

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2022 PGA Championship – Top-5 picks

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Jordan Spieth (+380)

I don’t know if Spieth will win, but I’m fairly confident saying he’ll be in contention based on the way he’s played recently. This is a course that fits him well, emphasizing ball-striking and finesse around the greens. Spieth has excelled in both areas this season and throughout his career.

BETTING A TOP-5 FINISH (+380) gives you some insurance if Spieth comes up just short of a win like last week.

Hideki Matsuyama (+500)

Matsuyama seems to be flying a bit under the radar this week. He already has two wins this season and tied for 3rd in his last start at the AT&T Byron Nelson, firing a 62 in the final round. He posted another top 15 at the Masters and is coming into this championship in good form.

Will Zalatoris (+650)

Despite struggling with his putter, Zalatoris finished tied for 6th at the Masters and tied for 4th at the Zurich Classic. He shockingly missed the cut last week in Dallas, but he was playing very well prior to that hiccup. This week won’t be a birdie fest like last week’s was, which favors Zalatoris.

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2022 PGA Championship – Top-10 picks

Cameron Smith (+260)

Smith’s track record at the PGA Championship is admittedly bad. He hasn’t finished better than T-43 since 2017, and his best finish was a T-25 in his first appearance in 2015. But when he’s on, he’s almost impossible to beat – just look at the Players Championship. He’s a deadly combination of ball-striking and putting, ranking top 10 in strokes gained: putting and approach the green.

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Brooks Koepka (+425)

Koepka withdrew from last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson with an injury, but he told reporters the reason was to ensure he was ready for the second major after gutting through an injury at the Masters. His form has been up and down this year, from 2 top-10’s to 6 missed cuts. If you’re going to take him for a top-10 finish, make it a small wager just in case he has to pull out mid-tournament, but I love his chances to notch another top 10 in a major this week.

Tommy Fleetwood (+750)

Fleetwood looked good at the Masters with a T-14. He followed that up with a top 10 at the RBC Heritage. He hasn’t impressed in his 2 events since, but he doesn’t miss cuts and he knows how to navigate windy conditions, which gives him an edge if the wind picks up this weekend.

Other T10 contenders (in order from longest odds to shortest):

  • Shane Lowry (+320)

2022 PGA Championship – Top-20 picks

Max Homa (+250)

Do not look at Homa’s major track record before betting on him this week. In short, he’s never contended. Not even close. That’ll change in Tulsa. He’s playing the best golf of his life and as long as he can chip the ball even decently well around the greens – his biggest weakness – he’ll be in contention. In 14 starts this season, he has 8 top 25’s.

Tony Finau (+230)

Finau played well in the last 2 PGA Championships and has more top 10’s in this tournament (3) than missed cuts (1). I like his chances here if he can find a rhythm on the greens, getting progressively worse as a putter in the last 3 years. His ball-striking hasn’t gone away, though.

Robert MacIntyre (+500)

MacIntyre has played in 8 majors. He’s missed the cut in exactly zero of them. Seriously. That’s a small sample size, and he only has 2 top 10’s (both in the Open), but in his last 5 majors, he went T-12, T-49, T-35, T-8 and T-23. For a long shot, those are the types of performances you want to bet on.

Other T20 contenders (in order from longest odds to shortest):

  • Tiger Woods (+300)
  • Joaquin Niemann (+190)

2022 PGA Championship – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Collin Morikawa (-125) vs. Viktor Hovland (+105)

Ah, a battle between bad chippers. Hovland is noticeably worse in this area than Morikawa, but neither is very good around the greens. They’re both going to hit a ton of greens. It’s just a matter of who will make up-and-down when they miss. I like Morikawa in this matchup, even at -125.

Corey Conners (+100) vs. Tony Finau (-115)

Conners has been surprisingly steady in majors, particularly the Masters. He comes in having finished no worse than T-35 in his last 7 events. I still like Finau, but getting Conners at even money is a nice way to hedge against Finau potentially struggling this week.

2022 PGA Championship – Top American

Jordan Spieth (+1000)

The field of Americans is loaded once again this week, headlined by Scheffler (+650) and Thomas (+900). Spieth has the third-best odds at +1000, and taking him at this spot is a good value because he doesn’t have to contend with the likes of Rahm, Matsuyama, Smith and Rory McIlroy.

2022 PGA Championship – Top Japanese

Hideki Matsuyama (-170)

Matsuyama is by far the best Japanese player in the field, and perhaps his odds should be even shorter in this group. The next-closest player is Rikuya Hoshino at +600. Unless Matsuyama surprisingly misses the cut, which he’s never done at the PGA Championship, he’s going to be the low man from Japan. He’s never finished worse than T-37 in this championship.

2022 PGA Championship – First-round leader

Cameron Young (+6000)

Young goes off at 9:44 a.m. ET Thursday, so he’s in the early wave before temperatures heat up above 90 degrees. He’s a player that can go really low and he comes in having played fantastic in his last 2 tournaments (T-3 and T-2) with an opening-round 63 at the RBC Heritage.

2022 PGA Championship – To make the cut

Suggested play in bold.

  • Tiger Woods: YES (-150) vs. No (+110)

Woods made the cut at Augusta a month ago on a treacherous walking course. Now he’s had even more time to strengthen his leg ahead of the second major on a course he’s won at before. He’s making the cut.

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Group B winner: Cameron Smith (+330)

This is a loaded group that also includes Cantlay (+320), Morikawa (+320), Xander Schauffele (+330) and Dustin Johnson (+400).

Morikawa’s chipping could bite him, Johnson hasn’t been his sharpest this year and Schauffele has missed the cut twice in 5 PGA Championship starts. TAKE A SHOT ON SMITH (+330).

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