Fortinet Championship Picks

The PGA Tour has gone back to a calendar-year schedule, but there will still be events in the fall, as the PGA Tour is calling it FedExCup Fall where the final top 125 for next season is set. Winners get the same two-year PGA Tour exemption and FedExCup points. That means we will probably see a few top players on occasion who play in these fall events. World No. 7 Max Homa leads the field this week for the Fortinet Championship and he is the betting favorite at BetRivers. Homa is listed with odds of +650 and he is well clear of the second choice in the betting, Justin Thomas, who is listed at +1400. Max Homa will be trying to become the first player to win the same event in three straight years since Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic from 2009 through 2011. Let’s look at Fortinet Championship picks.

Venue: The North course at Silverado Resort and Spa is a par 72 that measures 7,166 yards.

Last Year: Max Homa benefited greatly from the collapse of Danny Willett to win. It was a win that Homa had no business getting, but Homa gave himself a chance when he chipped in for birdie on the 18^th hole. Homa and Willett started the final round a shot behind Justin Lower but it quickly became a two-man contest, as Lower couldn’t stay with Homa and Willett. It was Willett leading by one shot with four holes to go. Homa and Willett both parred the next three holes so Willett had a one-shot leading heading to 18. Willett hit his third shot to just under four feet for birdie. Homa didn’t reach the green with his third shot out of the sand so it looked like a sure win for Willett. Homa holed his 32-foot chip shot for birdie, but Willett just needed to make his four-foot putt for birdie to win. Willett missed the putt and hit it five feet past and Willett missed the par putt, giving the win to Homa. Taylor Montgomery finished in third, while Ben An and Justin Lower finished in a tie for fourth.

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Fortinet Championship Odds

Homa, Max +650

Thomas, Justin +1400

Theegala, Sahith +1800

Jaeger, Stephan +2000

Davis, Cameron +2200

Putnam, Andrew +2500

Todd, Brendon +2800

Spaun, J.J. +3300

Noren, Alexander +3300

Hossler, Beau +3300

Cole, Eric +3300

Streelman, Kevin +4000

Suh, Justin +4000

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan +4000

Herbert, Lucas +4500

Simpson, Webb +4500

Thompson, Davis +4500

Montgomery, Taylor +5000

Hardy, Nick +5000

Reavie, Chez +5000

Ryder, Sam +5000

Ghim, Doug +5000

Bhatia, Akshay +5000

Kuchar, Matt +5000

Hubbard, Mark +5500

Wu, Dylan +5500

Eckroat, Austin +6000

Higgo, Garrick +6600

Champ, Cameron +6600

Kuest, Peter +6600

Hoffman, Charley +6600

Pendrith, Taylor +7000

Hadley, Chesson +7000

List, Luke +7000

Stevens, Sam +7000

Sigg, Greyson +8000

Lashley, Nate +8000

Daffue, MJ +8000

Laird, Martin +8000

Lee, K.H. +8000

Hughes, Mackenzie +8000

NeSmith, Matthew +8000

Tarren, Callum +9000

Cink, Stewart +9000

Yu, Kevin +9000

Duncan, Tyler +9000

Pan, C.T. +9000

Novak, Andrew +9000

Johnson, Zach +9000

Ramey, Chad +9000

Palmer, Ryan +9000

Lipsky, David +9000

Van Rooyen, Erik +9000

Kim, S.H. +9000

All other players are listed with odds of +10000 or more

Favorite

Homa, Max +650

You should know by now that golf betting favorites simply don’t win enough to be profitable on any golf tour. I like Homa and his game and he is the two-time defending champion of the Fortinet Championship, but I don’t bet favorites except on extremely rare occasions. Maybe Homa wins this, but I am not taking him at odds this low.

Value Picks

Theegala, Sahith +1800

Is this where Theegala finally gets his first PGA Tour win? It sure could be, as Theegala is ranked in the Top 40 in the latest world golf rankings. The field is not that strong this week and Theegala should have a good chance to contend for the win.

Davis, Cameron +2200

Davis could be a player to watch this season. He is coming off his best year on the PGA Tour and he is not that far away from a Top 50 ranking. He had a number of Top 10 finishes last season and he has played well at Silverado in the past. I give him a chance to be in the mix this week.

Putnam, Andrew +2500

There is no question that Putnam kind of gets ignored in PGA Tour odds. He has played well this year with a couple of top five finishes and he is one of the better putters on the PGA Tour.

Hossler, Beau +3300

Hossler played well last season and his strength is driving, and hitting the ball long and straight will definitely be important this week. Hossler has put himself in position to win in the past and this week he gets the benefit of playing against a weak field.

Thompson, Davis +4500

It was just a year ago that Thompson was 5^th in this tournament heading into Sunday. He had some nice finishes a year ago and he should do even better this season with a year under his belt on the PGA Tour.

Check out the latest Fortinet Championship odds at BetRivers.