One of the most anticipated events on the PGA Tour schedule is set to tee off on Thursday at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy are listed as the co-favorites at 17-2 in the latest 2023 Players Championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Other top contenders in the Players Championship field include Scottie Scheffler (10-1), Patrick Cantlay (19-1), Max Homa (19-1), and Justin Thomas (19-1).
Which 2023 Players Championship prop bets should you target? And what sleepers could set you up for a potentially huge payday? Before locking in any Players Championship 2023 picks of your own, be sure to check out the PGA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine golf expert Mike McClure.
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 $8,400 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm to finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, the American Express and the Genesis Invitational. The model also 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 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, McClure has set his sights on the 2023 Players Championship field and just revealed his top PGA prop bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of McClure's 2023 Players Championship prop picks, sleepers, head-to-head matchups, best bets, and his top one and done pick.
Top 2023 Players Championship prop picks
One of McClure's favorite prop bet picks this week at the Players Championship 2023 is PGA Tour veteran Justin Thomas to finish in the top-10 of the final leaderboard at +225 odds (risk $100 to win $225). Thomas, a two-time major championship winner, has yet to finish outside of the top-25 in 2023. He is playing well against elite fields and won the Players Championship in 2021.
Thomas is elite in multiple metrics. Heading into this week's tournament, the 29-year-old ranks first on the PGA Tour in strokes gained around the green (0.674), 13th in strokes gained tee-to-green (1.188), and 19th in total strokes gained (1.135). If he puts together four complete rounds, Thomas will likely be in contention when Sunday comes around and McClure sees huge value in taking him to finish in the top-10. You can see the rest of McClure's Players Championship prop bet picks at SportsLine.
Find more 2023 Players Championship picks, sleepers
McClure has also locked in a slew of other prop bets for the the Players Championship 2023, including a long shot listed at 31-1 to win it all. Anyone who backs one of his 2023 Players Championship sleepers could hit it big. You can only see his Players Championship best bets at SportsLine.
So what 2023 Players Championship prop picks should you target this week? And which massive long shot has a chance to stun the golfing world? Visit SportsLine to see McClure's 2023 Players Championship best bets, all from the expert who's up over $9,600 since the PGA Tour restart, and find out.
2023 Players Championship odds, field, top contenders
See the full Players Championship 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Jon Rahm +850
Rory McIlroy +850
Scottie Scheffler +1000
Patrick Cantlay +1900
Max Homa +1900
Justin Thomas +1900
Xander Schauffele +2500
Viktor Hovland +2700
Tony Finau +2800
Collin Morikawa +2800
Will Zalatoris +3200
Jordan Spieth +3200
Matt Fitzpatrick +3400
Tyrrell Hatton +3400
Cameron Young +3600
Jason Day +3600
Sungjae Im +3700
Joohyung Kim +4100
Shane Lowry +4800
Keegan Bradley +5000
Rickie Fowler +5000
Keith Mitchell +5500
Corey Conners +6500
Si Woo Kim +7000
Sam Burns +7000
Sahith Theegala +7000
Chris Kirk +7500
Tommy Fleetwood +8500
Hideki Matsuyama +8500
Kurt Kitayama +9000
Justin Rose +10000
Adam Scott +10000
Tom Hoge +10000
Francesco Molinari +10000
Harris English +10000
Webb Simpson +14000
Aaron Wise +14000
Brian Harman +15000
Wyndham Clark +15000
Seamus Power +15000
Russell Henley +15000
Gary Woodland +17000
Alex Noren +17000
Billy Horschel +18000
Ryan Fox +18000
Davis Riley +18000
Taylor Montgomery +18000
Sepp Straka +19000
Adam Hadwin +19000
Min Woo Lee +19000
Maverick McNealy +21000
Patton Kizzire +21000
Justin Suh +21000
Taylor Pendrith +22000
K.H. Lee +23000
Lucas Herbert +23000
Danny Willett +23000
