This week the PGA Tour travels across the Pacific to Japan for the 2023 Zozo Championship, and we’re picking the same long shot as last week to pull off an unlikely win. Here’s our pick, the Zozo Championship odds, betting favorites and everything else you need to know for the week.
Zozo Championship odds: Long-shot bet
For this week’s long-shot pick, we’re running it back and picking the same player we tapped last week, Cameron Champ. However, Champ’s odds-to-win have improved from last week to +5000, and for good reason.
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Beginning last week at +6600, Champ contended the first two days at the Shriners Children’s Open and eventually finished T18. It was his second-straight solid start after finishing T9 at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
While Champ’s game is clearly coming around after a rough reason, he also has some quality experience at the Zozo Championship. Last year, Champ finished 8th in Japan, four shots behind winner Keegan Bradley.
If you bet $10 on Champ to win and he comes through, you’ll take home $500. For additional bets, consider putting small wagers on Champ to finish top 10 and top 20.
Looking for more long-shot picks for the Zozo Championship? Our honorable-mention long shots for the week are Nick Taylor (+5000) and Keith Mitchell (+6600).
Zozo Championship odds: The favorites
The of the odds-to-win list for the Zozo Championship features a few players from the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Xander Schauffele leads the way with +750 odds-to-win, followed by teammate Collin Morikawa at +1000.
Fellow Ryder Cupper Rickie Fowler is among those tied at +1600, including former Zozo champion Hideki Matsuyama. Defending champion Keegan Bradley comes in at +2000.
You can see the top 15 in Zozo 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 Zozo Championship betting odds (Top 15 and ties)
Xander Schauffele (+750)
Collin Morikawa (+1000)
Hideki Matsuyama (+1600)
Rickie Fowler (+1600)
Sungjae Im (+1600)
Sahith Theegala (+1800)
Cam Davis (+2000)
Keegan Bradley (+2000)
Min Woo Lee (+2000)
Eric Cole (+2500)
Adam Scott (+2800)
Adam Schenk (+3300)
Beau Hossler (+3500)
Adam Svensson (+4000)
Alex Noren (+4000)
J.J. Spaun (+4000)
K.H. Lee (+4000)
How last week’s long shot fared
As previously mentioned, Champ was our long-shot last week as well, with odds-to-win of +6600. And the pick paid off.
Champ was right in the mix at the top of the leaderboard following the first two rounds, only to fall out of contention with a disappointing 74 in Saturday’s third round. Still, he rallied on Sunday with a 65 to finish T18, which registers as our 12th top-20 hit of the season.
PAST RESULTS
Check out how our long-shot picks have fared all season long below.
2023 Shriners Children’s Open: Cameron Champ (Odds: +6600; Finish: T18)
2023 Sanderson Farms Championship: Akshay Bhatia (Odds: +5000; Finish: T43)
2023 Fortinet Championship: Mark Hubbard (Odds: +5000; Finish: T17)
2023 BMW Championship: J.T. Poston (Odds: +5500; Finish: T22)
2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship: Cam Davis (Odds: +6600; Finish: T6)
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 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)
