The first event of the 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs is set to get underway on Thursday, Aug. 11, and a number of players will enter TPC Southwind confident they can secure the victory. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked player in the world, has four victories and nine top-10 finishes this season. He's also ranked No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings, but he's finished T-21 or worse in each of his last two starts on the PGA Tour, which includes a missed cut at the Genesis Scottish Open.
Meanwhile, Patrick Cantlay, the reigning FedEx Cup champion, can add to his impressive resume with a victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2022. Cantlay has been playing extremely well in recent weeks, finishing T-8 or better in three consecutive starts. Both Cantlay and Scheffler are among the top contenders according to the latest 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Rory Mcilory is the 11-1 favorite, with Scheffler (14-1), Cantlay (16-1), Jon Rahm (16-1), Cameron Smith (16-1) and Justin Thomas (16-1) next in line. Before locking in your 2022 FedEx St. Jude 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 $9,500 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 FedEx St. Jude Championship field is locked, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship: Smith, a three-time winner on tour this season and one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and doesn't even crack the top 10. Smith is coming off an impressive win at the British Open, his first major championship victory.
However, Smith could be dealing with rust after not playing a PGA Tour event since his victory at St. Andrews. He's been extremely inconsistent in recent weeks as well, finishing T-48 or worse in two of his last four starts and missing the cut twice in his last eight events. In addition, the 28-year-old has had trouble with his accuracy this season, ranking 141st in driving accuracy percentage (57.94), which doesn't bode well for his chances to win this week. He's not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2022 field.
Another surprise: Jordan Spieth, a 25-1 long shot, makes a surprising run at the title. The 29-year-old has been heating up heading into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and SportsLine's model thinks he is undervalued heading into TPC Southwind.
Spieth's season got off to a strong start with a win at the RBC Heritage and a second-place showing at the AT&T Byron Nelson before he cooled off mid-May through June. The Texas native has since bounced back into form with back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Scottish Open and the Open Championship. Spieth is also expected to putt well at TPC Southwind after averaging 1.49 strokes gained: putting in last season's event in Memphis. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship picks
The model is targeting three other golfers with odds of 20-1 or longer who will make surprising runs. It has also identified a triple-digit long shot in its best bets to win outright. Anyone who backs these long shots could hit it big. You can only see the model's picks here.
So who will win the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2022? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed eight golf majors, including this year's Masters.
2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, field
See full FedEx St. Jude Championship 2022 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Rory McIlroy +1100
Scottie Scheffler +1400
Cameron Smith +1600
Jon Rahm +1600
Justin Thomas +1600
Xander Schauffele +1600
Patrick Cantlay +1600
Matt Fitzpatrick +2000
Tony Finau +2000
Sam Burns +2200
Collin Morikawa +2500
Jordan Spieth +2500
Will Zalatoris +2500
Cameron Young +2500
Viktor Hovland +3000Hideki Matsuyama +3500
Sungjae Im +3500
Shane Lowry +3500
Billy Horschel +4000
Joohyung Kim +4500
Joaquin Niemann +5000
Max Homa +5000
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Russell Henley +5500
Aaron Wise +6000
Corey Conners +6500
Davis Riley +7500
Taylor Pendrith +7500
Seamus Power +8000
Alex Noren +8000
Sahith Theegala +9000
Cam Davis +9000
Webb Simpson +9000
Harold Varner III +10000
Adam Scott +10000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +10000
Adam Hadwin +10000
Scott Stallings +10000
Keith Mitchell +10000
J.T. Poston +10000
Mito Pereira +10000
Denny McCarthy +10000
Si Woo Kim +10000
Keegan Bradley +10000
Cameron Tringale +12500
Justin Rose +12500
Gary Woodland +12500
Chris Kirk +12500
Brian Harman +12500
Marc Leishman +15000
Matt Kuchar +15000
Maverick McNealy +15000
Jason Day +15000
Lucas Herbert +15000
Adam Long +15000
Alex Smalley +15000
Brendan Steele +15000
Wyndham Clark +17500
Emiliano Grillo +17500
Sebastian Munoz +17500
Tom Hoge +17500
Kevin Kisner +17500
Chez Reavie +17500
Taylor Moore +17500
Anirban Lahiri +20000
Brendon Todd +20000
Jhonattan Vegas +20000
Lee Hodges +20000
Stewart Cink +22500
Luke List +22500
Aaron Rai +22500
Mark Hubbard +22500
Kevin Streelman +22500
K.H. Lee +22500
Kurt Kitayama +22500
Brandon Wu +22500
Callum Tarren +22500
Matthew NeSmith +25000
John Huh +25000
Russell Knox +27500
Adam Svensson +27500
Troy Merritt +27500
Ryan Palmer +30000
J.J. Spaun +30000
Stephan Jaeger +30000
Martin Laird +30000
C.T. Pan +30000
Trey Mullinax +30000
Andrew Putnam +35000
Chesson Hadley +35000
Doug Ghim +40000
Beau Hossler +40000
Danny Lee +40000
Nate Lashley +40000
Hayden Buckley +40000
David Lipsky +40000
Peter Malnati +40000
Rickie Fowler +40000
Greyson Sigg +40000
Dylan Frittelli +40000
Joel Dahmen +40000
Patrick Rodgers +40000
Tyler Duncan +40000
Michael Thompson +50000
James Hahn +50000
Vince Whaley +50000
Adam Schenk +50000
Mackenzie Hughes +50000
Sam Ryder +50000
Scott Piercy +50000
Chad Ramey +50000
Sepp Straka +50000
