Blake Davis
The PGA Championship is just a few weeks away, so many of golf’s big names are sitting out the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which begins Thursday at 7:45 a.m. ET. However, with golfers like Jordan Spieth and Jason Day in the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson field, there is still plenty of reason to be excited about the TPC Craig Ranch-hosted event. Spieth is the 12-1 favorite in the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds, followed by Day (18-1), who is the defending champion. Si Woo Kim is third on the odds board at 22-1, while Sungjae Im, Alex Noren and Adam Scott are each in the next tier of 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson contenders at 25-1.
Spieth has finished second and ninth in his two pro starts at TPC Craig Ranch, so is he a golfer to target in your 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson bets? Before making any Byron Nelson CJ Cup 2024 picks, be sure to see golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been on a roll since the PGA Tour restarted in June 2020. In fact, the model has won more than $9,000 on its best bets since the restart, winning tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model correctly predicted that Scottie Scheffler would finish atop the leaderboard at the 2024 Masters, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Players Championship and RBC Heritage this season. McClure also included Hideki Matsuyama in his best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit +9,000, and throughout the tournament, McClure’s best bets returned nearly $1,000.
The model also predicted that Jon Rahm would be victorious in the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model scored the second major victory of Rahm’s career over the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead in the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the model’s second consecutive victory at the Masters, which also guaranteed Scheffler’s victory in 2022.
Additionally, McClure’s best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing at the top of the table 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic rankings.
This same model also hit 11 majors entering the weekend and has reached the Masters three years in a row. Anyone who followed it saw massive returns.
Now that the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is finalized, SportsLine has simulated the tournament 10,000 times and the results have been surprising. Visit SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Top Predictions for 2024
A big surprise that the model awaits at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024: Day, the current champion and one of the main favorites, stumbles and narrowly reaches the top five. Day started well this season when he posted three top-10 finishes in his first five tournaments, but has struggled since. He has finished outside the top 15 in his last five events, including a missed cut at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in late March.
Day ranks 183rd on the PGA Tour in approach shots over 200 yards, which will be a shot he will be expected to make throughout this tournament. He also ranks 133rd on the green in regulation percentage (63.62%) and 152nd in strokes gained: approach to the green (-0.380). Day is not in good shape at the moment, so the model is looking for another place to win this tournament.
Another surprise: Maverick McNealy, with a 50-1 chance, has a good campaign for the title. He has a much better chance of winning it all than his odds suggest, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a big payday. The former No. 1 golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory.
However, he got off to a strong start in 2024, going unnoticed in nine of his 11 events and finishing in the top 10. McNealy finished T6 at the WM Phoenix Open in February, T13 at the Mexican Open and T9 at The Players Championship, which was the best finish of his career. Despite his hot start to the year, he is still flying under the radar due to a lack of wins, making him an excellent pick against a weaker field this weekend. See who else to choose here.
How to make Byron Nelson picks for the 2024 CJ Cup
The model also targets three other golfers with odds of 28-1 or better to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who supports these longshot hypotheses could hit big. You can only see the model choices here.
Who will win the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson and what odds will surprise the golf world? Check out the CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024 odds below and later visit SportsLine to see the projected CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboardall from the model that won 11 golf courses, including the last three Masters.
2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds, pitch
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Jordan Spieth +1200
Jason’s Day +1800
Si Woo Kim +2200
Sungjae Im +2500
Alex Noren +2500
Adam Scott +2500
Tom Hoge +2800
Min Woo Lee +2800
Byeong Hun An +3000
Stephan Jaeger +3000
Keith Mitchell +3500
Tom Kim +4000
Thomas Detry +4500
Patrick Rodgers +5000
Maverick McNealy +5000
Mackenzie Hughes +5500
Adam Schenk +5500
Aaron Rai +6000
Beau Hossler +6000
KH Lee +6000
Davis Thompson +6500
Taylor Montgomery +6500
Seamus Power +7000
Mark Hubbard +7000
Lucas List +7500
Doug Ghim +8000
Ryan Fox +8000
Kevin Yu +8000
Ben Griffin +8000
Jake Knapp +9000
Taylor Pendrith +9000
Daniel Berger +9000
Thorbjorn Olesen +9000
Panoramic CT +10000
Alejandro Tosti +10000
Matt Kuchar +10000
Sam Stevens +10000
Nate Lashley +10000
Peter Kuest +10000
Chan Kim +10000
José Bramlett +10000
Michael Kim +11000
Greyson Sigg +11000
Andrew Novak +11000
Matti Schmid +11000
Justin Lower +11000
Max Greyserman +11000
Chesson Hadley +11000
Champion Cameron +11000
Charley Hoffman +11000
Garrick Higgo +11000
