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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 Hero World Challenge odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Hero World Challenge, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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Many of the world’s best golfers will be in the Bahamas this week for the 2024 Hero World Challenge, a tournament hosted by Tiger Woods. Albany Golf Course will once again host this star-studded event, which is headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. The first round begins on Thursday morning from Nassau.

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

Scheffler, who’s making his first start since the Presidents Cup, is the defending champion here. He won the Hero World Challenge last year at 20-under-par. He’s joined by Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay and Ludvig Aberg in this loaded field. Woods is hosting the event again, but he won’t be playing as he continues to recover from back surgery.

Albany Golf Course is a par 72 and plays at 7,449 yards. It was designed by Ernie Els and features plenty of water hazards throughout, which will challenge players. It’s not an overly difficult course, with 17 of the 20 players finishing under par last year and 9 in double-figures, but wind and weather factors could have an impact on scoring, too.

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Hero World Challenge – Expert picks

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Justin Thomas (+900)

Thomas is a frequent participant in this event and he’s had success here with a third-place finish and 3 fifth-place finishes in the last 4 years alone. It’s a strong field, but also one with very little experience at this course outside of Thomas, Scheffler, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay and four others who have played it more than once. That could give Thomas an advantage. It’ll just come down to whether he can edge out the seemingly unbeatable Scheffler.

Sungjae Im (+1400)

Im tends to excel at events where birdies come in bunches, which was evidenced by his T-8 finish in 2023. His short game is excellent and when his irons are on, he can be one of the best ball-strikers on the planet, too. At +1400, he’s worth a shot this week.

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Hero World Challenge picks – Contenders

Akshay Bhatia (+2500)

Why not play the young and exciting Bhatia in a small field at a course where his length off the tee could be an advantage. Bhatia had a terrific 2024 season and now heads to the Bahamas where he’ll try to take on a stacked field and steak a victory to close out the year.

Hero World Challenge picks – Long shots

Sepp Straka (+4000)

Straka finished second last year after coming in 10th the year prior, so he’s found success in his only 2 trips to Albany Golf Course. He had 4 top-10s in 24 starts this season and cracked the top 25 in nearly half of those tournaments (11), so he had a decent season despite being without a top-5 finish.

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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 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 odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

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

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The PGA Tour heads to Japan this week for the 2024 ZOZO Championship, which is being held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club once again. Collin Morikawa, last year’s champion, is back to defend his title against stars such as Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama.

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

Morikawa won the ZOZO Championship at this very course last year, pacing the field by 6 shots over Eric Cole and Beau Hossler, who tied for 2nd. He’s not the favorite to win this week, however, as Schauffele (+450) comes in with slightly shorter odds than Morikawa (+700). Matsuyama (+850) is the only other player with odds shorter than +1000.

Accordia Golf Narashino CC is only 7,079 yards in length and plays as a par 70. It’s a traditional course with tree-lined fairways and water hazards scattered throughout, though there are only 3 par-5s and 5 par-3s, so scoring opportunities are somewhat limited.

ZOZO Championship – Expert picks

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Sahith Theegala (+1800)

Theegala finished 5th here in 2022 and 19th last year, his only 2 starts in this event. He played in 1 event so far this fall, the Procore Championship, where he finished T-7 so he could be in better form than some of the top players who have taken time off since the end of the FedExCup Playoffs.

Beau Hossler (+3300)

It’s not a bad idea to keep riding the red-hot Hossler this fall after finishes of 2nd, 11th and 23rd in his last 3 starts. He now comes to Accordia where he was the runner-up last year and finished 16th in 2022. We’re getting a little bit of a discount, too with the field so top-heavy.

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ZOZO Championship picks – Contenders

Tom Hoge (+5000)

Hoge missed the cut last week in Vegas, but that was after he tied for 7th at the Procore Championship. He’s a terrific iron player, which travels everywhere no matter the course, and he already has 2 top-20 finishes in 3 career starts in the ZOZO.

J.J. Spaun (+4500)

Spaun has made the cut in the 3 fall events he’s started and finished, withdrawing from the Sanderson Farms Championship earlier this month. In his last 2 starts this fall, he’s come in 25th and 34th. He finished 6th here last year and 25th in 2022.

ZOZO Championship picks – Long shots

Ryo Hisatsune (+8000)

Hisatsune is a long shot despite finishing 6th in this event last year and 12th the year prior. He’s coming off a T-25 at the Black Desert Championship a couple of weeks ago.

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2024 Shriners Children’s Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The PGA Tour will be in Las Vegas this week for the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open, a tournament Tom Kim has won the last 2 years. TPC Summerlin is once again playing host to this event, as it has since 1983 – though the tournament sponsor has changed throughout the years.

The 1st round begins on Thursday morning from Vegas. Below, we look at Shriners Children’s Open odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Kim is the headliner in the field this week and the betting favorite (+1400)  as he goes for his 3rd straight win at TPC Summerlin. He’s followed by Taylor Pendrith (+2200) and Davis Thompson (+2500). Beau Hossler (+2800) and Seamus Power (+2800) will both try to continue their strong play in the fall schedule this week, too.

TPC Summerlin is a par 71 and 7,255 yards in length so it’s not a terribly long course. There isn’t much of a penalty for missing the fairway so longer hitters could find a little bit of an advantage, even at the cost of accuracy. Kim tied the 72-hole scoring record in 2022 at 260, matching 3 others who have also shot 260 across 4 rounds at this event.

Shriners Children’s Open – Expert picks

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Adam Hadwin (+3300)

Hadwin has played this event in each of the last 5 years and he has 4 top-10 finishes, including a runner-up last year. This will be his 1st start of the fall, with his last event coming at the BMW Championship in August, but he’s one of the most consistent players at TPC Summerlin.

Tom Hoge (+3300)

With length being less of an advantage this week and iron play taking priority, Hoge is a good bet. Before missing the cut here last year, he finished 4th, 14th and 24th in his previous 3 starts at the Shriners Children’s Open. He tied for 7th at the Procore Championship last month, his 1st start of the fall, so he seems to be in good form.

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Shriners Children’s Open picks – Contenders

J.T. Poston (+4000)

Poston is a terrific putter and a quality ball striker, often excelling at courses like this one where driving distance isn’t as beneficial. He finished 3rd here last year and 20th in 2022, while also finishing 4th in 2017.

Henrik Norlander (+6600)

Norlander is heating up, finishing 28th at the Sanderson Farms Championship and 8th last week in Utah. He struck the ball well (26th in SG: tee-to-green) and had success on the greens (16th in SG: putting) in last week’s event, making him a guy worth betting this week.

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Shriners Children’s Open picks – Long shots

Matt NeSmith (+10000)

NeSmith snapped a streak of 4 straight top-20 finishes at the Shriners Children’s Open last year when he came in 42nd, a year after being the runner-up to Kim in 2022. His recent form is not very good, missing cuts in 3 of his last 4 starts, but TPC Summerlin seems to be among his favorite courses so this is a good buy-low spot.

Chesson Hadley (+10000)

Hadley has teed it up here in each of the last 7 years, cracking the top 10 three times and only missing the cut once. He’s made the cut in all 3 of his FedExCup Fall starts this season and he now comes to a venue he often plays well at.

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2024 Black Desert Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

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

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The PGA Tour is back in Utah for the 1st time since 1963. The inaugural 2024 Black Desert Championship will be played this week as part of the FedExCup Fall schedule, a tournament held at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah.

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

Players participating in the FedExCup Fall will by jockeying for positioning in the standings as they attempt to secure spots in the signature events next season, hoping to finish ranked inside the top 60 before the end of the fall slate. Among those teeing it up this week are Keith Mitchell (+1600), Seamus Power (+2200), Beau Hossler (+2800), Chris Kirk (+2800)and Kurt Kitayama (+2800).

Black Desert Resort is a par 71 and plays at 7,371 yards. It’s a new venue that just opened in 2023, so the majority of players will be seeing the course for the 1st time. It was designed by Tom Weiskopf and Phil Smith, featuring wide fairways and magnificent views of the mountains. There are only 2 water hazards on the course, but because it’s carved through lava rock, it’s penalizing when missing the fairways.

Black Desert Championship – Expert picks

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Beau Hossler (+2800)

Hossler lost in a playoff on Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship,  but he played well throughout the week. He ranked 7th in strokes gained: tee-to-green, an indication of how impressive his ball striking was last week. He hasn’t been great off the tee in 2024, but with wide fairways that may not be as big a problem this week.

Seamus Power (+2200)

Power capped off the Sanderson Farms Championship with a 4-under final round to finish T-11. He ranked 10th in SG: tee-to-green but only 35th in putting, so it was his play on the greens that cost him a potential win. If his putter heats up in Utah, he should be in contention.

Michael Thorbjornsen (+3300)

The fall is the perfect time to springboard a young player like Thorbjornsen, who just finished 8th last week despite ranking 33rd in SG: tee-to-green. He was 2nd among all players at the Sanderson Farms Championship in SG: off-the-tee and 7th in putting, so if he can get his irons dialed in, watch out.

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Black Desert Championship picks – Contenders

Patton Kizzire (+4500)

Kizzire won the Procore Championship last month by a whopping 5 shots and he followed that up by coming in 11th last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He was 15th from tee to green and continues to strike the ball well off the tee and from the fairway.

Doug Ghim (+5500)

Ghim very quietly ranks 12th on tour this season in SG: tee-to-green, putting him among the best ball strikers around. It’s around the greens (109th) and putting (135th) where he struggles, but his accuracy off the tee (12th on tour) will keep him in fairways and give him clean looks into the greens this week.

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Black Desert Championship picks – Long shots

Austin Smotherman (+10000)

Smotherman was ice cold on the greens last week, ranking 67th in the field in SG: putting. He was 3rd from tee-to-green, so he just didn’t make any putts en route to a 42nd-place finish.

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2024 Sanderson Farms Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

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

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The PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall schedule continues this week with the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson. The 1st round from Mississippi begins on Thursday morning. Below, we look at Sanderson Farms Championship odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Keith Mitchell, Mackenzie Hughes and Maverick McNealy are the headliners this week as the pre-tournament favorites, all coming in with odds of +2200. Seamus Power is also in the field as the 4th favorite (+2500), with Ben Griffin and rookie Nick Dunlap (+2800) also vying for a win.

The Country Club of Jackson has yielded some very low scores in recent years, with the winner finishing 16-under or better in each of the last 10 years. Last year’s champion, Luke List ( +6600), won at 18-under par, while Sam Burns won it at 22-under in 2021. It’s a traditional par-72 course and plays at 7,461 yards.

Sanderson Farms Championship – Expert picks

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Ben Griffin (+2800)

Griffin is one of the favorites this week, but even at his current price, he’s worth playing. In 2 starts at this event, he’s finished 24th and 2nd in the last 2 years. He also had 8 top-25s and 4 top-10 finishes this season.

Seamus Power (+2500)

Power has really heated up late in the year, finishing 37th, 28th and 10th in his last 3 PGA Tour starts, also posting a T-26 in his most recent start in the Irish Open. The last time he played this event, he came in 30th, though he also had 18th and 19th-place finishes in 2017 and 2018.

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Sanderson Farms Championship picks – Contenders

Henrik Norlander (+6600)

Norlander has one of the best records at this event in the last 4 years, finishing runner-up in 2023 and 4th in 2020 and 2022. Sandwiched in-between was a 24th-place finish in 2022.

C.T. Pan (+5500)

Pan has made the cut in each of the last 4 years here, highlighted by a 9th in 2023, 11th in 2021 and 12th in 2020. He’s withdrawn after the 1st round of his last 2 starts this season, so that’s a bit worrisome, but if he’s healthy, he’s a good mid-tier player to target.

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Sanderson Farms Championship picks – Long shots

Garrick Higgo (+8000)

Higgo has only teed it up in this event twice, each in the last 2 years. He finished 3rd in 2022 and 16th last year, so he’s learned the Country Club of Jackson quickly and had success here lately. In the 1st event of the fall schedule, he finished 26th at the Fortinet Championship.

Joel Dahmen (+12500)

Dahmen has not had the year he was hoping for, finishing in the top 25 just 3 times. But he now comes to an event he’s had success at recently, finishing 13th in each of the last 2 years.

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2024 Presidents Cup odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

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

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A year after losing to Team Europe in the 2023 Ryder Cup, the Americans will try to take down the International squad in the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada. The 1st matches begin on Thursday morning, with the event wrapping up on Sunday.

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

Team USA has won 9 straight Presidents Cups and has only lost once in the tournament’s history, which came in 1998 in Australia. The closest winning margin by the Americans was in 2015 when they barely edged the International team, 15.5-14.5.

Each team has 12 players on it, with Jim Furyk as the captain of the American team and Canada’s own Mike Weir leading the International squad. Team USA features World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, as well as two-time major champions Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa. Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley and Brian Harman are the other major champions for Team USA.

On the International side, Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im and Adam Scott are at the top of the list, as are Tom Kim and Jason Day. Canadians Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith will also try to lead their team to a win on home soil.

Royal Montreal is a relatively flat course and water doesn’t come into play until the back 9 where there are hazards on 6 holes. It’s not an overly long track at 7,279 yards and plays as a par 70, with tree-lined fairways putting an emphasis on accuracy off the tee over distance.

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Presidents Cup – Expert pick

Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of PGA Tour odds. Lines last updated Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. ET.

Team USA: -3.5 (-125)

The Americans are heavy favorites at -250, but that line is almost too juiced to be worth a bet. USA has won 9 straight Presidents Cups and has only lost once in the event’s history, so Furyk’s squad is probably going to win again.

One way to get some better value is by taking the Americans to win by at least 3.5 points. With 30 total points available, we need at least a 17-13 win by Team USA, which is well within the realm of possibilities. A sprinkle on USA to win by 4-6 points at +375 could be worth it, too.

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Presidents Cup – Top USA points scorer

Xander Schuaffele (+500)

Scheffler reminded everyone at East Lake that he’s the best player in the world, but Schauffele is more than capable of finishing as the top points scorer for Team USA. He’s 6-3 in his Presidents Cup career, better than Scheffler’s mark of 0-3-2. Since 2022, Scheffler is just 0-5-3 in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, so he hasn’t exactly shined.

Sam Burns (+900)

If Scheffler does play the way everyone expects him to and dominates in Montreal, Burns could be a beneficiary for Team USA. His friendship with Scheffler is well-documented and it’s expected the 2 of them will be paired together during doubles matches at least a few times. Burns won the 2023 WGC-Dell Match Play, beating Scheffler en route to that victory, so he knows how to grind out these matches.

Presidents Cup – Top International points scorer

Tom Kim (+750)

At a course that doesn’t necessarily favor length, Kim could take advantage with his accuracy off the tee and overall ball-striking. His putting is always a concern, especially in matches that are often decided on the greens, but Kim went toe-to-toe with Scheffler at the Travelers Championship and nearly beat him.

Corey Conners (+750)

Conners is another pure ball-striker who could lead the International team in points at the end of the week. Weir will want to get the Canadian on the course often in front of the home crowd, which should give him ample opportunities to win some points for the International group.

Presidents Cup – Top USA rookie

Russell Henley (+450)

Henley is a wild card for the American team because he could be sneaky valuable with his iron play and putting, ranking in the top 40 on tour in both approach and putting this season. There are only 3 other rookies on Team USA (Clark +175, Sahith Theegala +240 and Harman +275), and it’s Henley with the longest odds of the bunch. As long as Furyk gives him some opportunities, he could snag a few points.

Presidents Cup – Top International rookie

Mackenzie Hughes (+100)

It’s either Min Woo Lee (-125) or Hughes in this market so the options are limited. Hughes is simply not playing very good golf right now, notching only 1 top 20 in his last 15 starts on the PGA Tour. He’s had a bunch of finishes between 21st and 30th, but he hasn’t been able to close the door on Sundays. Hughes is on home turf and could ride the momentum of the crowd to a couple of wins.

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