WGC FedEx St. Jude Classic | Fantasy Picks, Betting Odds, Bets I Love This Week

After a week that featured one of the weakest fields of the year, the Tour heads to Memphis for the WGC FedEx St. Jude Classic where the lineup is stacked. Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, and new World No. 1 Jon Rahm will all tee it up Thursday.

Due to all the schedule changes forced by COVID-19, this WGC will play as a warm-up for the year’s first major, as the PGA Championship at Harding Park is next week. Aside from the loaded field, one obvious name is missing. Tiger Woods will not play, in hopes of resting his body to be ready for the PGA. TPC Southwind will play as a 7,200 yard, Par 70 for the boy this week. Let’s take a look at some fantasy picks.

Top Tier 

Rory McIlroy – $11,200

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Rory hasn’t put together 4 rounds of golf yet, and is still finding a way to compete. He had a T11 finish in Connecticut, and a T32 at the Memorial (derailed any chances with a Sunday 78). Rory took a week off from the 3M to try and fine-tune all aspects of his game. With a major just a week away, and how due he is to win one, I feel that Rory is extra motivated to get into form over the next few weeks. Also finished T4 last year, after losing his 54 hole lead. 

Bryson DeChambeau – $11,000

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This pick is purely based on distance. Let’s look at the last few years of this tournament. Last year, the final group was Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka. 2018, Dustin Johnson won. Being able to hit the ball a long way at this course is an advantage, so we will see what Bryson does this week. 

Middle Tier

Daniel Berger – $9,600

Aside from a MC at the Memorial, Daniel has a win and a T3 since the restart. On top of that, he’s won at this golf course twice before. I always talk about form and history, and that’s what Daniel has this week. 

Matthew Fitzpatrick – $9,000

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Another guy with form and history. At Muirfield, Fitz has a T27 finish at the Workday, and grinded for a solo 3rd at the Memorial. Last year, he finished in a tie for 4th with Rory McIlroy and others. Not sure if having Bones on the bag had anything to do with his last few starts, but I like Matty this week. 

Other Plays 

Max Homa – $7,200

Was my reach pick last week, and he almost got the win. He put Twitter away for a few weeks, and now is back to competing on Tour. Max is one of those guys that’s so easy to root for, so I’m going to until he gives me a reason not to. Let’s go Max!

Betting Odds

Jon Rahm 11-1

Rory McIlroy 11-1

Bryson DeChambeau 12-1

Justin Thomas 12-1

Patrick Cantlay 20-1

Webb Simpson 22-1

Xander Schauffele 22-1

Collin Morikawa 25-1

Viktor Hovland 25-1

Tyrell Hatton 28-1

Daniel Berger 28-1

Dustin Johnson 28-1

Tommy Fleetwood 30-1

Hideki Matsuyama 30-1

Brooks Koepka 33-1

Matthew Fitzpatrick 35-1

Tony Finau 35-1

Patrick Reed 35-1

Jason Day 40-1

Jordan Spieth 45-1

Billy Horschel 45-1

Rickie Fowler 45-1

Gary Woodland 45-1

Bets I Love This Week

Daniel Berger – Top 20 (+120)

Matthew Fitzpatrick over Tyrrell Hatton (-106)

Viktor Hovland – Top 20 (+120)

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