Jordan Spieth is favored to win this week’s Valspar Championship in Florida, with Rory McIlory the second choice in the betting odds. Spieth has not played nearly as well this season as he did a year ago and McIlroy hasn’t won in a while, so there could be some value on other golfers this week. It was all or nothing last week with the golf matchups, as we swept our matchups on the European Tour but got swept with the PGA Tour matchups. Let’s look at the odds and picks for this week’s Valspar Championship.
Valspar Championship Matchup Odds
Jordan Spieth -160 vs. Rory McIlroy
Jordan Spieth -150 vs. Sergio Garcia
Justin Rose -140 vs. Henrik Stenson
Sergio Garcia -130 vs. Rory McIlroy
Webb Simpson -135 vs. Cameron Smith
Tony Finau -135 vs. Adam Hadwin
Louis Oosthuizen -115 vs. Luke List
Justin Rose -115 vs. Paul Casey
Tony Finau -150 vs. Tiger Woods
Henrik Stenson -115 vs. Paul Casey
Tiger Woods -115 vs. Adam Hadwin
Branden Grace -115 vs. Matt Kuchar
Gary Woodland -120 vs. Byeong Hun An
Adam Scott -120 vs. Ryan Moore
Kevin Streelman -115 vs. Charl Schwartzel
Kevin Na -125 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Steve Stricker -120 vs. Patrick Reed
Chez Reavie -115 vs. Jason Dufner
Bill Haas -115 vs. Ollie Schniederjans
Ross Fisher -135 vs. Scott Stallings
Brandt Snedeker -115 vs. Charles Howell III
Zach Johnson -145 vs. Martin Laird
Lucas Glover -125 vs. Russell Knox
Jamie Lovemark -135 vs. Harris English
Charley Hoffman -115 vs. Jason Kokrak
Austin Cook -120 vs. Beau Hossler
Bud Cauley -120 vs. Bryson DeChambeau
Chris Kirk -125 vs. Dominic Bozzelli
Jimmy Walker -120 vs. Graeme McDowell
Keegan Bradley -135 vs. John Huh
Ryan Palmer -115 vs. Shane Lowry
Aaron Wise -115 vs. Brandon Harkins
Ian Poulter -135 vs. Grayson Murray
J.B. Holmes -135 vs. Nick Watney
Patrick Rodgers -115 vs. Sam Burns
Sam Saunders -115 vs. William McGirt
Ben Martin -135 vs. Billy Horschel
C.T. Pan -120 vs. Jim Furyk
Rory Sabbatini -135 vs. Luke Donald
Derek Fathauer -135 vs. Kelly Kraft
Brian Gay -135 vs. Aaron Baddeley
Hudson Swafford -135 vs. Nick Taylor
Retief Goosen -120 vs. Robert Garrigus
Sangmoon Bae -115 vs. Scott Brown
Si Woo Kim -115 vs. Stewart Cink
Valspar Championship Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. Last year’s winner, Adam Hadwin ranked highly in greens-in-regulation and in scrambling. Avoiding mistakes on the Copperhead course is critical and six of the top 10 finishers last year were in the top 10 in bogey avoidance. Wind is in the forecast for three of the four days, so the conditions may not be easy this week.
Luke List -115 vs. Louis Oosthuizen
I have gone against Louis the past two weeks with a win and a loss. I am coming right back again this week and going against him again. List has five top 20 finishes this season and he tied for 27th in this event a year ago.
Adam Hadwin -115 vs. Tiger Woods
These odds are all reputation, as Tiger has done nothing to show he is capable of contending for a win. Hadwin is the defending champion and he is playing well again this year with a tie for 6th at Riviera and a tie for 9th at Chapultepec. I will take Hadwin in this matchup.
Webb Simpson -135 vs. Cameron Smith
Webb disappointed us last week, but he has played well at Valspar with four top 17 finishes. He has four top 20 finishes this season and he ranks tie for 7th in par-5 scoring this season. I will lay the price and take Simpson in this matchup.
Matthew Fitzpatrick -105 vs. Kevin Na
You may not be that familiar with Fitzpatrick, as he plays mostly on the European Tour. He definitely has the game suited for a tough course like Copperhead, as he putts well and he is strong with short irons. I will take him in this matchup against Na.
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Mobilebetting lines are updated by the minute so click here to start gambling on thrilling live action atBookMaker.eu. The Valspar Championship is scheduled for March 8-11, 2018. Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) will host the event and NBC and Golf Channel will televise it.
