Since its creation in 1974, the Players Championship has been a highlight on the PGA Tour thanks to its field full of talents and incomparable awards. More than 150 of the best in the sport will go to TPC Sawgrass in Florida for the record $ 15 million grant, with more than $ 2 million going to the winner. With last year’s event being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2019 winner Rory McIlroy will seek consecutive victories when the 2021 Players Championship ends on Thursday, March 11.
Although there have been six winners at various times in the tournament, no one has ever been repeated, but McIlroy is a strong favorite to make history this week. McIlroy is coming out at 14-1 to repeat according to the latest odds for William Hill Sportsbook’s 2021 Players Championship. However, McIlroy will have a tough competition with names like Dustin Johnson (11-1) and Bryson DeChambeau (14-1), the winner of last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, among a plethora of proven champions in the 2021 Players’ Championship Field . Before making your selections in the 2021 Players Championship or entering any PGA DFS tournament on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the latest golf predictions and the projected leaderboard for the advanced computer model on SportsLine.
SportsLine’s prediction model, built by DFS professional Mike McClure, has been on fire since the return of the PGA Tour last June. In fact, he’s over $ 11,000 on his best bets since the restart, hitting tournament after tournament.
Last month at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McClure hit Daniel Berger’s win at +1400 on his best bets. McClure also won Viktor Hovland’s victory (+2500) on his best bets on the Mayakoba Golf Classic in December. That was one of the many important calls he made in the past few months.
After hitting Sergio Garcia (+5500) at the top of the Sanderson Farms Championship, McClure finished again with $ 6,200 in his best bets in that tournament. The model placed him in the top five from the start and McClure’s best bets included Garcia winning immediately.
He also ended up profitable at the US Open, hitting two of his best bets, including a top five +1100 bet on Matthew Wolff. In all, the advanced computer model also hit six colossal majors over the weekend. Anyone who has followed their golf choices has had massive returns.
Now that the 2021 Players Championship field is blocked, SportsLine has simulated the event 10,000 times and the results have been surprising. Go to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
The best model predictions for the 2021 players’ championship
A big shock that the model is asking for at the Players Championship 2021: Bryson DeChambeau, one of Vegas’ top favorites, stumbles and doesn’t even reach the top 10. DeChambeau certainly had some remarkable moments during the 2020-21 season of the PGA Tour, winning the US Open to start the season and then beating Arnold Palmer Invitational last week.
But between those victories there were some frustrating performances. He missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational in February and finished out of the top 20 at the WGC-Workday Championship and the 2020 Masters. He has been explosive on the tee, but has fought on the green at times, entering this tournament ranked 65th on the PGA Tour in putts won: put. The model indicates that there are much better values this week in Players Championship 2021.
Another surprise: Webb Simpson, a 22-1 shot, makes a good run for the title. He has a much better chance of winning everything than his chances indicate, so he is the target of anyone looking for a big payout.
Simpson hopes to win his second victory in the Players Championship after hoisting the trophy in 2018. The 10th place player in the world ranking, Simpson has been showing great form recently, as 19 of his last 20 rounds have been even or better. He has four results in the top 10 in his last nine events and his 71.63% accuracy accuracy (fourth best on the PGA Tour) should be useful on a course with narrow fairways surrounded by hazards.
Simpson was about to be in contention at last year’s event, as his first round score tied him in seventh place before the rest of the tournament was canceled. With a victory and three other submissions in the top 16 at TPC Sawgrass, he has everything to stand out on this challenging course. These impressive statistics, plus his long odds, make Simpson a strong value choice in the 2021 players’ championship bets this week.
How to make choices for 2021 players in the championship
In addition, the model targets four other golfers with chances of 22-1 or more to make a strong run for the title, including a monstrous long-distance shot. Anyone who supports these underdogs can do well. You can only see them here.
So, who wins the 2021 players’ championship? And which pitches by far surprise the world of golf? Check out the odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2021 Players Championship leaderboard, all of the model that hit six golf majors and is over $ 11,000 since the restart, and find out.
2021 Players’ Championship Odds (via William Hill)
Dustin Johnson 11-1
Rory McIlroy 14-1
Bryson DeChambeau 14-1
Jon Rahm 16-1
Xander Schauffele 20-1
Justin Thomas 20-1
Webb Simpson 22-1
Collin Morikawa 22-1
Patrick Cantlay 22-1
Tony Finau 25-1
Jordan Spieth 25-1
Viktor Hovland 25-1
Tyrrell Hatton 33-1
Tommy Fleetwood 35-1
Scottie Scheffler 35-1
Hideki Matsuyama 35-1
Patrick Reed 35-1
Daniel Berger 35-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 40-1
Sungjae Im 45-1
Paul Casey 45-1
Jason Day 45-1
Joaquin Niemann 50-1
Cameron Smith 50-1
Louis Oosthuizen 55-1
Adam Scott 55-1
Will Zalatoris 60-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 66-1
Jason Kokrak 66-1
Lee Westwood 70-1
Sergio Garcia 70-1
Harris English 70-1
Max Homa 70-1
Billy Horschel 70-1
Abraham Ancer 70-1
Justin Rose 80-1
Corey Conners 80-1
Kevin Na 90-1
Francesco Molinari 90-1
Marc Leishman 100-1
Russell Henley 100-1
Lanto Griffin 100-1
Sam Burns 100-1
Si-Woo Kim 100-1
Carlos Ortiz 100-1
Kevin Kisner 100-1