2022 BMW Championship: PGA Tour playoff picks and odds as field dwindles to 70

The 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs proceed this week with the BMW Championship at Wilmington Nation Membership in Delaware. It's the first time that this course has ever hosted a PGA Tour occasion.

Rory McIlroy is the betting favourite at +1000, however there’s loads of star energy on the prime of the board with Patrick Cantlay (+1400), Will Zalatoris (+1400), Jon Rahm (+1400), Matthew Fitzpatrick (+1600), Justin Thomas (+1600), Tony Finau (+1600), Scottie Scheffler (+1600), Collin Morikawa (+1800), Sam Burns (+1800) and Xander Schauffele (+1900) all at present priced shorter than 20/1.

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Whereas there are some tempting costs on the prime of the board, Morikawa and Rahm seem to be they are going to be significantly fashionable after robust finishes final week, bettors can discover some worth within the subsequent vary with three gamers:

2022 BMW Championship predictions and golf picks to win outright

Viktor Hovland (+2800, Caesars)

Bettors are flying a bit blind this week since we’ve by no means seen this monitor earlier than, however it's a lengthy course and does appear like it would favor gamers who can do some injury off the tee. Hovland ticks that field, as he ranks 18th on TOUR in Strokes Gained: Off the tee and is contained in the top-40 in driving distance. Along with his capability with the driving force, Hovland additionally ranks tenth in SG: Strategy and is coming off a T4 at The Open Championship and a T20 ultimately week’s St. Jude Championship. 

Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland
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Joaquin Niemann (+4500, FanDuel)

Like Hovland, Niemann ranks contained in the top-20 in SG: Off the tee and contained in the top-40 in driving distance. And whereas his strategy recreation hasn’t been on the identical degree as Hovland’s this season, he nonetheless ranks twenty third in SG: Strategy and is understood for his prowess with the irons. Niemann’s general recreation ought to translate effectively to only about any course, so there’s no purpose to fret about him at a brand new course. After taking pictures a 71 in Spherical 1 on the St. Jude Championship, Niemann responded with rounds of 66, 65 and 69 to vault himself to a T13 and his second top-20 end in his final three begins.

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Davis Riley
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Davis Riley (+7000, Caesars)

For those who’re in search of some worth within the mid-tier, this quantity on Davis Riley is value a glance. The PGA TOUR rookie grew to become fashionable amongst bettors through the spring thanks to 5 consecutive top-20 finishes. Riley’s kind started to dip in the summertime with back-to-back missed cuts on the Vacationers and Rocket Mortgage, however he’s responded effectively with a T13 on the Wyndham and a T31 on the St. Jude Championship. Riley has 5 top-10 finishes on the yr and has posted some robust leads to deep fields like The Memorial and the PGA Championship. 

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