The FedEx Cup Playoffs kick off this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and we’re picking an Australian veteran as our long shot. Here’s our pick, the FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, betting favorites and everything else you need to know for the week.
FedEx St. Jude Championship odds: Long-shot bet
The regular season is complete, and now we head into the FedEx Cup Playoffs opener at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Our first playoffs long-shot pick is Cam Davis, who comes into the week with +6600 odds-to-win.
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The Australian veteran hasn’t won yet this year, but he’s having a solid season. He’s earned five top-10 finishes and eight total top-20 finishes out of 24 events.
Davis has missed 11 cuts which is a bit alarming, but five of those came in consecutive starts at the beginning of the year. He’s been great of late, finishing T7 at the Wyndham Championship, T10 at the 3M Open and T17 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Better yet, at last year’s FedEx St. Jude Davis had a solid 13th-place finish.
Should you entrust $10 on Davis to win and he pulls it off, you’ll earn $660. For insurance, consider additional bets on Davis to finish top 10 and top 20.
Looking for more long-shot picks for the FedEx St. Jude Championship? Our honorable-mention long shots for the week are Keegan Bradley (+6600) and Stephan Jaeger (+8000).
FedEx St. Jude Championship odds: The favorites
All the stars of the PGA Tour are back in action this week for the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the top three betting favorites are surprises to exactly no one.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads the way with +700 odds-to-win, followed by Rory McIlroy at +800 and Jon Rahm at +850 to start the week.
There’s a steep drop-off after that, with Patrick Cantlay coming in fourth with +1600 odds-to-win and Xander Schauffele following him at +1800.
You can see the top 15 and ties in FedEx St. Jude Championship betting odds as of Monday afternoon below, or head over to BetMGM to see the full list of odds and bets for this week.
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship betting odds (Top 12 and ties)
Scottie Scheffler (+700)
Riory McIlroy (+800)
Jon Rahm (+850)
Patrick Cantlay (+1600)
Xander Schauffele (+1800)
Viktor Hovland (+2000)
Collin Morikawa (+2500)
Tyrrell Hatton (+2500)
Jordan Spieth (+2800)
Rickie Fowler (+2800)
Tommy Fleetwood (+2800)
Tony Finau (+3000)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+3300)
Max Homa (+3300)
Tom Kim (+3300)
Wyndham Clark (+3300)
How last week’s long-shot fared
At last week’s Wyndham Championship, we selected Harris English (+6000 odds-to-win) as our long-shot pick. English had a difficult opening-round in which a series of bogeys left him with a 73. But he rallied valiantly on Friday with a 65 to make the cut.
His momentum stalled in Round 3 with a 70, but English clawed back once again with a 66 on Sunday, finishing T33 and just a few shots outside the top 20.
Check out how our long-shot picks have fared all season long below.
PAST RESULTS
2023 Wyndham Championship: Harris English (Odds: +6000; Finish: T33)
2023 3M Open: Tom Hoge (Odds: +6600; Finish: T20)
2023 Open Championship: Hideki Matsuyama (Odds: +8000; Finish: T13)
2023 Genesis Scottish Open: Kurt Kitayama (Odds: +8000; Finish: T54)
2023 John Deere Classic: Dylan Wu (Odds: +6600; Finish: MC)
2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic: Austin Eckroat (Odds: +6600; Finish: MC)
2023 Travelers Championship: Adam Scott (+6600; T19)
2023 U.S. Open: Keegan Bradley (Odds:+8000; Finish: MC)
2023 RBC Canadian Open: Nick Taylor (Odds: +6600; Finish: 1)
2023 Memorial Tournament: Keegan Bradley (Odds: +6600; Finish: T30)
2023 Charles Schwab Challenge: Kurt Kitayama (Odds: +6600; Finish: T29)
2023 PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton (Odds: +4000; Finish: T15)
2023 AT&T Byron Nelson: J.J. Spaun (Odds: +6600; Finish: WD)
2023 Wells Fargo Championship: Sahith Theegala (Odds: +4000; Finish: T56)
2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta: Gary Woodland (Odds: +3300; Finish: T39)
2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Dahmen/McCarthy (Odds: +4000; Finish: T11)
2023 RBC Heritage: Tom Kim (Odds: +3500; Finish: MC)
2023 Masters: Tommy Fleetwood (Odds: +6600; Finish: 33)
2023 Valspar Championship: David Lingmerth (Odds: +12500; Finish: T27)
2023 Players Championship: Corey Conners (Odds: +6600; Finish: MC)
2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Billy Horschel (Odds: +10000; Finish: MC)
2023 Honda Classic: Sepp Straka (Odds: +5000; Finish: T5)
2023 Genesis Invitational: Adam Scott (Odds: +5500; Finish: 65)
2023 WM Phoenix Open: Rickie Fowler (Odds: +8000; Finish: T10)
2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Beau Hossler (Odds +8000; Finish: T11)
2023 Farmers Insurance Open: Rickie Fowler (Odds: +10000; Finish: T11)
2023 Sony Open in Hawaii: Kurt Kitayama (Odds: +5000; Finish: T73)
2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions: Ryan Brehm (Odds: +75000; Finish: T35)
