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Charles Schwab Challenge: Odds, Picks and Predictions

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The PGA tour will resume on June 11th when the world’s top golfers compete in the Charles Schwab Challenge.

After a three-month hiatus the PGA is set to resume this year’s tour. The Charles Schwab Challenge tees off on Thursday June 11th, from Colonial Golf Course in Fort Worth Texas. While no fans can attend the event, the world’s top golfers will absolutely be present. Rory Mcllroy is the event’s favorite with odds of 8-to-1, followed by Jon Rahm at 12-to-1, and Justin Thomas as 16-to-1. Meanwhile the last two event winners, Kevin Na and Juston Rose, off significant payouts with odds of 40-to-1 and 60-to-1.Sports Illustrated’s gambling analyst Frank Taddeo runs through the list of the top players and will reveal where the sharp action is heading later in the week.

Read the full transcript from Taddeo’s initial analysis:

Bill Enright: The PGA Tour is back with the Charles Schwab Challenge. Let's get the latest odds on who's gonna win the event by bringing on Frank Taddeo SI's Gambling analyst Frank. Let's go over some of the odds for the top golfers heading into this weekend's event. 

Frank Taddeo: Yeah. Bill, right now the UFC, they're going to have some competition. We've got some more live sports coming back. As we know, the PGA is coming back and it's coming back this Thursday and it's going to be going all the way until Sunday. As we know, the PGA Tour has been off for almost a three month break, but we finally get this live action that sports bettors really need. And the field, Bill - it's absolutely stacked. We will have all five of the top players currently listed in the worldwide rankings: which is Rory McIlroy at odds of 8-to-1, Jon Rahm at 12-to-1, Brooks Koepka at 30-to-1, Justin Thomas at 16-to-1, and Dustin Johnson at 30-to-1. 

But Bill it's no shock to see all five of them currently listed among the top eight betting choices, according to the oddsmakers over at the Westgate Super Book. In addition, Bill, Justin Rose, who won the event back in 2018, he offers significant value at odds of 40-to-1 if he's able to get his game on track after missing the cut in several previous events this year. Kevin Na who's the reigning champion of the event. He currently comes in Bill at healthy odds of 60-to-1. 

As we know, all these golfers being offered at the Westgate are coming in at triple digit odds. So there's sure to be attention at the betting counters this week. And it's great to get these boys back on the links. But if we're looking for some significant value, the two guys that have won the event, being offered at 40-to-1 and 60-to-1 Bill? I think we've got to look to make some significant wages here this week, what do you think?

Bill Enright: I think I will wait for you to tell me what the sharp action is a little bit later, that video will be coming in the coming days. Frank, great analysis with these golfers already. But looking forward to your sharp action analysis. That'll be coming later on in the week. Find it by going to SI.com/Gambling

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