The 2022 Barracuda Championship will utilize a Modified Stableford scoring format this week. This particular format awards points for breaking par -- with five points for an eagle and two points for a birdie. Meanwhile, golfers lose points for shooting over par with minus-one point for a bogey and minus-three points for a double bogey. That means high point totals will be desired at the Barracuda Championship 2022, which is granting access to European Tour players for the first time ever this year.
Play gets underway on Thursday, July 14, from the Old Greenwood Course at Tahoe Mountain Club. No golfers in the top 50 of World Rankings are in the 2022 Barracuda Championship field, which leaves Maverick McNealy as the 12-1 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook. Other top contenders listed in the 2022 Barracuda Championship odds include Cam Davis (18-1), Alex Noren (18-1) and Nick Hardy (25-1). Before locking in your 2022 Barracuda Championship picks, be sure to see the PGA Tour predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven golf model.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $10,200 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned almost $1,100. At the 2022 Masters, McClure's model was all over Scottie Scheffler's first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.
In addition, McClure's best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm's (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.
This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the 2022 Barracuda Championship is approaching, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2022 Barracuda Championship predictions
One huge shocker the model is calling for at the Barracuda Championship 2022: Noren (18-1), who has 11 wins as a professional and is one of the tournament favorites, stumbles and barely cracks the top 10. None of the Swedish golfer's 11 victories have come on the PGA Tour, with most coming over in Europe. He's coming off a 30th-place finish at last week's Scottish Open which ended a streak of missed cuts in three straight tournaments.
Noren is solid with a putter in his hands but just getting onto the green has been an adventure for him. He ranks outside the top 100 in: driving distance (298.7 yards), driving accuracy percentage (57 percent) and greens in regulation percentage (65.63 percent). His below-average driving ability could be the biggest concern at Old Greenwood as the course is 6,000 feet above sea level, so golfers longer off the tee will be better able to take advantage of the low air density. Noren has as many missed cuts (six) as top-25s this season, so you can see why the model is fading him.
Another surprise: Doug Ghim, a 35-1 long shot, makes a strong run at the title. Ghim made a name for himself at this year's Players Championship when he sat in second place entering the final round. He shot par on Sunday and finished in sixth place, which shot him up the World Rankings. Ghim has also performed well as of late with two top-20 finishes over his last four events.
The Texas alum's strength is his long game as Ghim ranks among the top quartile of golfers in strokes gained: approach the green (.339). Even if he misses the green, no one on tour is better at still salvaging par as Ghim is one of just 10 golfers who has a perfect scrambling percentage from the fringe this year (32 for 32). Considering his current form and the success he's had against much stronger fields, Ghim would be a steal at these odds for your 2022 Barracuda Championship bets. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2022 Barracuda Championship picks
The model is targeting four other golfers with odds of 35-1 or longer who will make surprising runs. Anyone who backs these long shots could hit it big. You can only see the model's picks here.
So who will win the Barracuda Championship 2022? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the 2022 Barracuda Championship odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2022 Barracuda Championship leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed eight golf majors, including this year's Masters.
2022 Barracuda Championship odds, field
See full Barracuda Championship 2022 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Maverick McNealy 12-1
Alex Noren 18-1
Cam Davis 18-1
Nick Hardy 25-1
Taylor Pendrith 25-1
Mark Hubbard 30-1
Vince Whaley 30-1
Doug Ghim 35-1
Matthias Schwab 35-1
Martin Laird 35-1
Rasmus Hojgaard 35-1
Andrew Putnam 40-1
Taylor Moore 40-1
Greyson Sigg 50-1
Hurly Long 50-1
Chez Reavie 50-1
John Huh 50-1
Austin Cook 60-1
Chesson Hadley 60-1
Scott Piercy 65-1
Hank Lebioda 65-1
Johannes Veerman 65-1
Brandon Hagy 70-1
Michael Gligic 70-1
Ryan Moore 70-1
Austin Smotherman 70-1
Matti Schmid 70-1
Julien Brun 70-1
Joseph Bramlett 70-1
Justin Lower 75-1
Ryan Armour 75-1
Joe Highsmith 75-1
James Hahn 80-1
Doc Redman 80-1
Chad Ramey 80-1
Stephan Jaeger 80-1
Callum Tarren 80-1
Niklas Norgaard Moller 90-1
Dylan Wu 90-1
Sean O'Hair 90-1
Matthieu Pavon 90-1
Yannik Paul 90-1
Jonathan Byrd 90-1
Charley Hoffman 90-1
Sean Crocker 100-1
Marcus Helligkilde 100-1
Vaughn Taylor 100-1
Kelly Kraft 100-1
Sebastian Soderberg 100-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 100-1
Brice Garnett 110-1
George Coetzee 110-1
Espen Kofstad 110-1
Henrik Norlander 110-1
Ben Martin 110-1
Michael Thompson 110-1
Kevin Chappell 110-1
Robert Streb 110-1
Chase Seiffert 110-1
James Morrison 130-1
Grayson Murray 130-1
Bo Hoag 130-1
Ben Kohles 130-1
Harry Higgs 130-1
Max McGreevy 130-1
Ashun Wu 130-1
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia 130-1
Justin Walters 130-1
Richy Werenski 130-1
Ricardo Gouveia 130-1
Camilo Villegas 130-1
Paul Barjon 130-1
Bill Haas 150-1
Scott Brown 150-1
Fabian Gomez 150-1
Tom Lewis 150-1
David Lingmerth 150-1
Roger Sloan 150-1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 150-1
Cameron Percy 150-1
Seth Reeves 150-1
Brian Stuard 180-1
Scott Jamieson 180-1
Santiago Tarrio 180-1
Aaron Baddeley 180-1
Chris Stroud 180-1
Joachim B. Hansen 180-1
Wesley Bryan 200-1
Dale Whitnell 200-1
Kevin Tway 200-1
Sung Kang 200-1
Seung-Yul Noh 200-1
Jim Knous 200-1
Nino Bertasio 250-1
Nick Watney 250-1
Francesco Laporta 250-1
Michael Lorenzo-Vera 250-1
Gavin Green 250-1
Martin Trainer 250-1
Lucas Bjerregaard 250-1
Aaron Cockerill 250-1
Curtis Thompson 250-1
Jonas Blixt 250-1
Chase Hanna 250-1
Jason Dufner 300-1
Hugo Leon 300-1
Nicolai von Dellingshausen 300-1
Marcel Siem 300-1
Daniel Gavins 300-1
Joakim Lagergren 300-1
Scott Gutschewski 350-1
Mark Baldwin 350-1
Dawie Van Der Walt 350-1
D.J. Trahan 350-1
Robert Garrigus 350-1
Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez 350-1
Pep Angles 400-1
Bo Van Pelt 400-1
Geoff Ogilvy 400-1
Derek Ernst 400-1
David Hearn 400-1
Robin Roussel 400-1
Alejandro Canizares 400-1
Tommy Gainey 400-1
Joshua Creel 400-1
Greg Chalmers 500-1
Brett Drewitt 500-1
Matt Ryan 500-1
Andrea Pavan 500-1
Tom Johnson 500-1
Arjun Atwal 500-1
Julian Suri 500-1
Renato Paratore 500-1
Scott Hend 600-1
Benjamin Hebert 600-1
Ben Crane 600-1
Ricky Barnes 600-1
Brian Davis 800-1
Parker McLachlin 800-1
J.J. Henry 800-1
Haydn Porteous 800-1
Matt Every 800-1
David Longmire 800-1
Kevin Stadler 800-1
D.A. Points 800-1
John Merrick 800-1
Joel Stalter 800-1
Omar Uresti 1000-1
