Francesco Molinari is favored to win this week’s John Deere Classic which begins on Thursday. The event does not have a strong field, as most of the world’s top players are taking the week off to prepare for next week’s Open Championship. Molinari is the only player listed at single-digit odds. We are coming off a 2-3 week with the matchups at The Greenbrier. Let’s look at the odds and picks for this week’s John Deere Classic.
John Deere Classic Matchup Odds
Francesco Molinari -120 vs. Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau -115 vs. Zach Johnson
Kyle Stanley -115 vs. Chesson Hadley
Steve Stricker -120 vs. Kyle Stanley
Andrew Landry -125 vs. Wesley Bryan
Francesco Molinari -120 vs. Zach Johnson
Steve Stricker -140 vs. Chesson Hadley
Andrew Landry -130 vs. Wesley Bryan
Francesco Molinari -125 vs. Bryson DeChambeau
Scott Stallings -115 vs. Johnson Wagner
Scott Piercy -140 vs. Kelly Kraft
Aaron Wise -125 vs. Patrick Rodgers
Kevin Streelman -120 vs. C.T. Pan
Andrew Putnam -125 vs. Keith Mitchell
Ryan Blaum -115 vs. Danny Lee
Bronson Burgoon -115 vs. Tyler Duncan
J.T. Poston -115 vs. Ryan Palmer
Ryan Moore -115 vs. Joaquin Niemann
Corey Conners -135 vs. Matt Jones
Joel Dahmen -115 vs. Nick Watney
Si Woo Kim -160 vs. Sung Kang
Harold Varner III -115 vs. Rory Sabbatini
Denny McCarthy -125 vs. Chris Stroud
Aaron Baddeley -130 vs. Sam Ryder
Scott Brown -120 vs. Ben Crane
Harris English -120 vs. Lanto Griffin
Robert Garrigus -125 vs. Stephan Jaeger
Seamus Power -120 vs. Trey Mullinax
Sam Saunders -135 vs. Robert Streb
Chris Kirk -115 vs. Brian Gay
Austin Cook -150 vs. David Lingmerth
Chez Reavie -145 vs. Kevin Tway
John Deere Classic Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. Hitting greens in regulation and scrambling are key stats to consider this week but it is worth noting that DeChambeau was 11th in greens hit last year when he won and just 29th in scrambling. He did lead the field in par-3 scoring. TPC Deere Run is a par 71 that measures 7,268 yards. It is all about hitting fairways on this course, as the last six winners of this event have had strong driving accuracy stats.
Chesson Hadley +110 vs. Steve Stricker
I know that Stricker has done really well in his career in this tournament, but most of that success was years ago. In 9 of his last 10 rounds at TPC Deere Run he has been outside of the top 25. Hadley is simply the better player at this point in their careers, as he has seven top 10 finishes this season. I will take Hadley at plus money.
Kyle Stanley -110 vs. Steve Stricker
I am going against Stricker in two matchups this week. Stanley has been solid all season, as he ranks 4th on the PGA Tour in fairways hit, fifth in GIR and he has four top 25 finishes in this event.
Patrick Rodgers -105 vs. Aaron Wise
Rodgers led this event after the second and third round last year but was passed up for the win by DeChambeau in the final round. Rodgers plays this course a lot and I expect him to contend again for the win this week.
Kevin Tway +115 vs. Chez Reavie
Tway tied for 12th in this event last year. He is coming off a tie for 6th at the Travelers. I am surprised he is listed at plus money in this matchup against Reavie. I will take Tway here.
Joel Dahmen -115 vs. Nick Watney
Dahmen has six top 25 finishes in his last eight starts. He is known as a very good player on courses like this one and we get him at a short price in this matchup against Watney.
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