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2024 John Deere Classic picks, predictions, odds, field: Golf expert fading Jordan Spieth at TPC Deere Run
By CBS Sports Staff,
2 days ago
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Amateur Luke Clanton will attempt to stay hot when he tees off in the 2024 John Deere Classic beginning Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. In the last month Clanton, who recently finished an all-America sophomore season at Florida State, was the runner-up as the low amateur in the U.S. Open and contended at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic before tying for 10th. This week, Clanton is a +4500 to win. Meanwhile two-time John Deere Classic champion Jordan Spieth, defending champion Sepp Straka and Sungjae Im are co-favorites in the 2024 John Deere Classic odds, at +1800.
Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He's had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets and in betting head-to-head matchups. He also has been solid with his head-to-head matchups since last year's Charles Schwab Challenge, going 50-34-5 and returning 13.22 units over that span. That's a $1,322 profit for $100 bettors since May 2023.
Nejad also nailed Wyndham Clark, a 75-1 longshot, as the outright winner at the Wells Fargo Championship last year. In 2023, SportsLine debuted "The Early Wedge," and in the first three months of the show, he hit two first-round leaders and three outright winners.
Now, Nejad has turned his attention to the 2024 John Deere Classic field and locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. See who they are at SportsLine .
Top 2024 John Deere Classic expert picks
One surprise: Nejad is down on the chances of co-favorite Spieth (+1800). The 30-year-old Texan is in the midst of one of the worst slumps of his career. He has not won since the 2022 RBC Heritage, and his world ranking has dropped to No. 32, the lowest since April 2021.
One of the reasons for Spieth's struggles this season has been his approach play. He ranks 110th on Tour in strokes gained: approach the green (-0.085). "His short odds in this tournament are exclusively based on name recognition, and I think he belongs in the +3000 range," Nejad told SportsLine.
Instead, Nejad is high on the chances of Straka (+1800), the defending champion. Ranked No. 24 in the world, Straka enters the John Deere Classic on a roll. Over the last three months, he has three top-five finishes and has made the cut in eight of nine starts. By contrast, over the first three months of the season, he had zero top-10 finishes and missed the cut in four of eight events.
Nejad likes that Straka is accurate off the tee, ranking second on the PGA Tour in driving accuracy (77.76%). "He has the kind of spike potential that can provide a Sunday sweat and an outright win," Nejad said. See which other players to back at SportsLine .
How to make 2024 John Deere Classic picks
Nejad has locked in his best bets for the 2024 John Deere Classic and is backing multiple longshots, including one priced at more than +6000. This player "crushes the ball off the tee" and is a longshot who could surprise. You can see Nejad's PGA Tour picks only at SportsLine .
Sungjae Im +1800 Sepp Straka +1800 Jordan Spieth +1800 Aaron Rai +2200 Maverick McNealy +2500 Keith Mitchell +2500 Denny McCarthy +2500 Davis Thompson +2800 Jason Day +3000 J.T. Poston +3000 Nick Dunlap +3500 Sam Stevens +4000 Kevin Yu +4000 Luke Clanton +4500 Adam Svensson +4500 Eric Cole +5000 Mark Hubbard +5500 Lucas Glover +5500 Ben Griffin +5500 Beau Hossler +5500 Thorbjorn Olesen +6000 Ryo Hisatsune +6000 Patrick Rodgers +6000 Michael Thorbjornsen +6000 Doug Ghim +6000 Daniel Berger +6000 Seamus Power +6500 Lee Hodges +7000 J.J. Spaun +7000 Andrew Novak +7000 Adam Schenk +7000 Jhonattan Vegas +7500 S.H. Kim +8000 Neal Shipley +8000 Nate Lashley +8000 Michael Kim +8000 K.H. Lee +8000 Davis Riley +8000 Andrew Putnam +8000 Alejandro Tosti +8000 Mac Meissner +9000 Luke List +9000 Joseph Bramlett +9000 Jake Knapp +9000 Jacob Bridgeman +9000 Hayden Springer +9000 Dylan Wu +9000 Brendon Todd +9000 Rico Hoey +10000 Justin Lower +10000 Chris Gotterup +10000 Chandler Phillips +10000 Chan Kim +10000 Alex Smalley +10000 Zach Johnson +11000 Pierceson Coody +11000 Joel Dahmen +11000 Greyson Sigg +11000 David Skinns +11000 Cameron Champ +11000 C.T. Pan +11000 Vince Whaley +12000 Troy Merritt +12000 Sami Valimaki +12000 Sam Ryder +12000 Ryan Moore +12000 Patton Kizzire +12000 Nick Hardy +12000 Max Greyserman +12000 Jimmy Stanger +12000 Harry Hall +12000 Garrick Higgo +12000 Chesson Hadley +12000 Carson Young +12000 Bud Cauley +12000 Ben Silverman +12000 Ben Kohles +12000 Will Gordon +15000 Tyler Duncan +15000 Patrick Fishburn +15000 Parker Coody +15000 Matt Kuchar +15000 Martin Laird +15000 Kevin Tway +15000 Kevin Dougherty +15000 Justin Suh +15000 Jorge Campillo +15000 Carl Yuan +15000 Brice Garnett +15000 Trace Crowe +17000 Stewart Cink +17000 Lanto Griffin +17000 Kelly Kraft +17000 Harry Higgs +17000 Chad Ramey +17000 Adrien Dumont De Chassart +17000 Cole Sherwood +18000 Zac Blair +20000 Ryan Palmer +20000 Robby Shelton +20000 Peter Malnati +20000 Matt NeSmith +20000 Kevin Streelman +20000 Joe Highsmith +20000 Hayden Buckley +20000 Brandon Wu +20000 S.Y. Noh +25000 Nico Echavarria +25000 Nicholas Lindheim +25000 Henrik Norlander +25000 David Lipsky +25000 Chez Reavie +25000 Wilson Furr +30000 Wesley Bryan +30000 Scott Piercy +30000 Ryan McCormick +30000 Rafael Campos +30000 Callum Tarren +30000 Bill Haas +30000 Roger Sloan +35000 Kyle Westmoreland +35000 Harrison Endycott +35000 Erik Barnes +35000 Austin Smotherman +35000 Tyson Alexander +40000 Tom Whitney +40000 Kevin Chappell +40000 Jackson Buchanan +40000 Dylan Frittelli +40000 Austin Cook +40000 Adam Long +40000 Sean O'Hair +50000 Richy Werenski +50000 Martin Trainer +50000 Paul Barjon +60000 James Hahn +60000 Camilo Villegas +60000 Ryan Brehm +70000 Anders Albertson +70000 Scott Gutschewski +100000 Kevin Kisner +100000 Josh Teater +100000 Brandt Snedeker +100000 Tracy Vest +250000 Blaine Hale Jr. +250000 Ben Taylor +250000 Andrew Landry +250000 Raul Pereda +500000 Nick Watney +500000
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