2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Odds & Preview

The PGA Tour moves to Nevada this week, as many of the big names who did not make it to the Asian swing over the last few weeks will start their 2018-19 campaign, such as Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler. Five members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, which took a beating in Europe, will make their season Tour debuts, giving this tournament one of the stronger fields that it has had. The course is TPC Summerlin, a 7,255-yard par-71 track, which has hosted this tournament since 1992. The layout features hills and canyons, and holes 15 through 18 are among the most forgiving, giving players a chance to make up ground. Patrick Cantlay returns as the defending champion. Take a look at our sports betting preview for 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, including contender golf odds and some suggestions for your wager card.

2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Odds & Preview

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Contender Odds to Win the 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

• Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau                                                                                       +1100
• Jordan Spieth                                                                                                            +1200
• Bryson DeChambeau                                                                                               +1400
• Webb Simpson                                                                                                          +1600
• Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay                                                                             +1800
• Aaron Wise                                                                                                                +2000
• Cameron Champ, Beau Hossler                                                                             +2800
• Sam Burns                                                                                                                 +3300
• Scott Piercy                                                                                                               +4000
• Kevin Na, Matt Kuchar, Joaquin Niemann, Ryan Moore                                     +5000
• Chesson Hadley                                                                                                        +5500
• Patrick Rodgers, Si Woo Kim                                                                                  +6600
• Lucas Glover, Sung-Jae Im, Austin Cook                                                             +7000
• Abraham Ancer, Ryan Palmer                                                                                 +7500
• Bronson Burgoon, Adam Schenk, Denny McCarthy, Martin Laird, Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun                                                                                      +8000
• Sam Ryder                                                                                                                 +9000
• Alex Cejka, Anders Albertson, Danny Lee                                                            +10000

Rickie Fowler finished last season with four straight finishes in the top 20 and with seven finishes at -5 or better in his last nine tournaments. Fowler didn’t win in the 2017-18 season, but he was one of the most consistent players down the stretch. He has never won this tournament, but that consistency and rest could pay off for a big win. Kevin Na did not play well at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament last week, finishing at +10. He hasn’t cracked the top ten since the MIlitary Tribute at The Greenbrier. However, if his up-and-down trend holds, he is due for a big week. He won here seven years ago and came in second back in 2016. So he’s definitely a dark horse worth considering, especially given the moneyline value. Ryan Moore didn’t look that great at the CJ Cup or the CIMB Classic, but he leads in scoring average and is fifth in driving accuracy percentage and sixth in greens in regulation percentage. That level of play gets rewarded eventually. At the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, he won in 2012 and has cracked the top 20 in three of his last six starts here. With that moneyline, he’s another dark horse to look hard at taking. Patrick Cantlay turned 2017-18 into a solid year after winning here a year ago. Right now, he ranks ninth in driving distance. He has finished at -5 or better in six of his last eight tournaments and has made every cut since the Fort Worth Invitational. We have to go all the way back to Jim Furyk in the 1990s to find a back-to-back winner here, but Cantlay’s odds give him value if you consider his play. Scott Piercy has combined to go -25 in his last two tournaments, and he leads the PGA Tour in driving accuracy percentage. In his last six appearances at this tournament, he has four top-25 finishes. So even though he doesn’t win much, those odds make him a reasonable pick for this week’s action. Jordan Spieth has taken the last two autumns off but is now returning to make his first fall start since 2015. He’s likely looking to rebuild his game (particularly his putting) after missing the Tour Championship for the first time ever, as he came in 31st in the FedExCup standings. If he has figured out how to get rid of his putting yips, he could return to that winning form — and he did show flashes of it last year. It’s hard to bet against one of the most intense competitors on the Tour.