2024 U.S. Open picks, predictions, odds, field: Golf expert backing Collin Morikawa at Pinehurst

The third major of the year begins Thursday when 156 players tee off at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, NC. In the first major of the year, world number 1 Scottie Scheffler managed to win the Masters by four strokes. Last month at the PGA Championship, Xander Schauffele sank a six-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to claim his first career major victory. This week, Scheffler is the favorite in the 2024 US Open odds at +300.

Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy is the +1000 second pick in the 2024 US Open field. Schauffele (+1200), Collin Morikawa (+1600), Bryson DeChambeau (+1800) and Viktor Hovland (+1800) round out the top six contenders for the 2024 US Open, according to oddsmakers. Before securing any US Open pick, be sure to See PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf and fantasy betting expert Sia Nejad.

Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He has had incredible success in the outright leader and first round leader markets and in head-to-head betting. He’s also been solid in his head-to-head matchups since last year’s Charles Schwab Challenge, going 49-30-3 and returning 16.31 units in that span. This represents a profit of $1,631 for $100 bettors since May 2023.

Nejad also nailed Wyndham Clark, a long shot at 75-1, as the outright winner of last year’s Wells Fargo Championship. In 2023, SportsLine premiered “The Early Wedge” and, in the show’s first three months, has hit two first-round leaders and three outright winners.

Now, Nejad has turned his attention to the 2024 US Open field and pinned down his best bets, best sleepers and favorites to avoid. See who they are at SportsLine.

2024 US Open Experts’ Top Picks

One surprise: Nejad is completely fading away from Jon Rahm, even though he is a two-time major champion and won the US Open in 201. Ranked No. 8 in the world, Rahm has seven top-10 finishes in eight events this year. In two PGA Tour events this season, he finished 45th at the Masters and missed the cut at the PGA Championship.

Last week, Rahm was forced to withdraw from an event in Houston because of a foot infection. With the withdrawal, he has played just three rounds of competitive golf in the last month. “I don’t see any scenario where I would bet on Jon Rahm,” Nejad told SportsLine.

Instead, Nejad has a long shot at Collin Morikawa, even though he has a long shot at +1600. The two-time major champion has six top-10 finishes and 10 top-25 finishes in 14 PGA Tour events this season. Last week at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, Morikawa finished second, losing by just one stroke to the sizzling Scottie Scheffler.

Nejad likes that Morikawa has the all-around game to play well at Pinehurst No. 2. Morikawa ranks eighth on Tour in strokes gained: total (1,177). “He has the ball striking and short game to compete once again,” Nejad told SportsLine. See which other players to bet on at SportsLine.

How to make picks at the 2024 US Open

Nejad has made his best bets for the 2024 US Open and is betting on several long odds, including one priced at over +4,500. This player “has the acumen to hit the ball and short game” and is a long-range shooter who can surprise. You can see Nejad’s PGA Tour picks only on SportsLine.

So which players should you target or avoid for the 2024 US Open, and which player in the 2024 US Open field could bring a big payday of over +4,500? Check out the odds below, then Visit SportsLine to see Sia Nejad’s top picks for the 2024 US Open, all from the expert who is 49-30 on her head-to-head golf picks.

2024 US Open Odds, Field

See Nejad’s picks, best bets and predictions here.

Scottie Scheffler +300
Rory McIlroy +1000
Xander Schauffele +1200
Collin Morikawa +1600
Viktor Hovland +1800
Bryson DeChambeau +1800
Brooks Koepka +2200
Ludvig Aberg +2200
Jon Rahm +2500
Tommy Fleetwood +3500
Justin Thomas +3500
Cameron Smith +4000
Patrick Cantlay +4000
Max Homa +4500
Tyrrell Hatton +5000
Matt Fitzpatrick +5000
Hideki Matsuyama +5000
Tom Kim +5500
Shane Lowry +5500
Jordan Spieth +5500
Wyndham Clark +6000
Tony Finau +6000
Sahith Theegala +6000
Sam Burns +6500
Corey Conners +6500
Will Zalatoris +6500
Min Woo Lee +7000
Keegan Bradley +7000
Sepp Straka +8000
Russell Henley +8000
Jason’s Day +8000
Dustin Johnson +8000
Cameron Young +8000
Byeong Hun An +8000
Sungjae Im +9000
Si Woo Kim +9000
Justin Rosa +9000
Robert MacIntyre +9000
Denny McCarthy +10000
Dean Burmester +10000
Adam Scott +10000
Sergio Garcia +13000
Alex Noren +13000
Brian Harman +13000
Billy Horschel +15000
Harris English +15,000
Rickie Fowler +15000
Christian Bezuidenhout +15000
Thomas Detry +18000
Tom Hoge +18000
Ryan Fox +18000
Kurt Kitayama +18000
Adam Hadwin +18000
Akshay Bhatia +18000
Aaron Rai +20000
Stephan Jaeger +20000
Erik Van Rooyen +20000
Tiger Forest +25000
Mackenzie Hughes +25000
JT Poston +25000
Victor Perez +25000
Nicolai Hojgaard +25000
Lucas Glover +25000
Adrian Meronk +25000
Taylor Moore +30000
Seamus Power +30000
Eric Cole +30000
Daniel Berger +30000
Chris Kirk +30000
Cam Davis +30000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Taylor Pendrith +30000
Richard Mansell +30000
Nick Dunlap +30000
Martin Kaymer +30000
Beau Hossler +30000
Phil Mickelson +35000
Adam Schenk +35000
Austin Eckroat +35000
Webb Simpson +35000
Matthieu Pavón +35000
Mark Hubbard +35000
Jake Knapp +35000
Harry Higgs +35000
Davis Thompson +35000
Brendon Todd +40000
Nick Taylor +40000
Gary Woodland +40000
Emiliano Grillo +40000
SH Kim +40000
Matteo Manassero +40000
David Puig +40000
Chesson Hadley +40000
Adam Svensson +40000
Mac Meissner +40000
Greyson Sigg +40000
Matt Kuchar +50000
Tim Widing +50000
Justin Bottom +50000
Ryo Ishikawa +60000
Pedro Malnati +60000
Takumi Kanaya +80000
Rikuya Hoshino +80000
Max Greyserman +80000
Frankie Capan III +80000
Ben Kohles +80000
Zac Blair +100000
Sam Bennett +100000
Gordon Sargent +100000
Brian Campbell +100000
Benjamin James +100000
Maxwell Moldovan +100000
Brendan Valdes +100000
Sam Bairstow +150000
Rico Hoey +150000
Isaiah Salinda +150000
Grant Forrest +150,000
Lucas Clanton +150000
Eugenio Chacarra +150000
Brandon Wu +150000
Francisco Molinari +150000
Nico Echavarría +200000
Jason Scrivener +200,000
Carter Jenkins +200,000
Willie Mack III +250000
Taisei Shimizu +250000
Stewart Hagestad +250000
Santiago De la Fuente +250000
Roberto Rocha +250000
Riki Kawamoto +250000
Omar Morales +250000
Neal Shipley +250000
Logan McAllister +250000
Jim Herman +250000
Frederik Kjettrup +250000
Christopher Petefish +250000
Chris Naegel +250000
Casey Jarvis +250000
Brandon Robinson Thompson +250000
Ashton McCulloch +250000
André Svoboda +250000
Joey Vrzich +250000
Hiroshi Tai +250000
Bryan Kim +250000
Carson Schaake +250000
Wells Williams +250000
Colin Prater +250000
Jackson Buchanan +250000
Gunnar Broin +250000
Michael McGowan +250000
Parker Bell +250000
Edoardo Molinari +250000
Otto Black +250000
Sung Kang +500000
João Chin +500000
Carlos Reiter +500000