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BRADENTON, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 28: Collin Morikawa celebrates and smiles after his three stroke victory during the final round of the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession on February 28, 2021 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

One of the best weeks on the golf calendar is upon us, with the 2021 Players Championship upon us at Pete Dye’s masterpiece, TPC Sawgrass. Though we never quite know what to expect and who will play well at this nuanced, ultra-difficult design on the site of a former swamp, the finishing holes always seem to produce a dramatic ending, and with a loaded field this week we’d expect the same.

Forty-eight of the top 50 players in the world (minus Brooks Koepka and Matthew Wolff) will tee it up at The Players, with a balanced top part of the odds board. It seems like oddsmakers can’t quite determine who has an advantage here, with Dustin Johnson (12-1) the slight favorite over last week’s winner Bryson DeChambeau (14-1), Rory McIlroy (16-1) and Jon Rahm (16-1). Of that group, Rory has the best record, having lifted the most-recent trophy at TPC Sawgrass in 2019 with last year’s cancelation. Though DJ is on an absolute tear, he has just one top-10 finish in 11 appearances at TPC Sawgrass, and it came in 2019.

Some interesting names follow below, with Xander Schauffele (20-1) and Justin Thomas (20-1) being offered at the lowest odds we’ve seen from them in recent memory. Recent winner Collin Morikawa (22-1) would be an attractive bet, having just won the WGC at Concession in Bradenton, Fla., and Patrick Cantlay (22-1) has also been playing some great golf.

The Players Championship returns Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, with a crowded field looking to capture one of golf's most coveted titles. This Players means even more to the participants. Players Championship Odds March 10, 2019 By VegasInsider.com Global Sign up to receive daily news from VegasInsider With the Players Championship beginning next Thursday, has posted prop bets for golf's fifth major. Also below are tournament odds, which lists Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy as co-favorites. 2021 Players Championship 3/11/21: PGA Golf free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread. THE PLAYERS Championship Betting Strategy. THE PLAYERS is finally here! Although we've had some notable tournaments already this year, THE PLAYERS Championship makes the season feel like it's officially in full gear. It's the third stop in the Florida Swing, with the Tour heading north to Ponte Vedra Beach for golf's most coveted non-major title.

What we know about TPC Sawgrass: Your entire game needs to be on, and trouble lurks around every corner—with 17 water hazards presenting ample opportunities to make a big number. We were joined by Matthew Fitzpatrick on this week’s episode of “Be Right,” our betting podcast, and Fitzpatrick goes into detail about what you need to do well to play well at TPC Sawgrass (though he’s still searching for all the answers, having broken 70 just once in 12 rounds played here. But Fitzpatrick, ranked 16th in the world, enters this week on one of the hottest stretches of anybody in the world, with a win in Dubai to end 2020 and three top-15 finishes on the PGA Tour entering this week. Perhaps he’s a sleeper at (40-1) you might like this week?

Here’s a complete list of odds, as of Monday afternoon, from our friends at William Hill:

Players Championship 2021 odds (courtesy of William Hill):

Dustin Johnson: 12-1

Bryson DeChambeau: 14-1

Rory McIlroy: 16-1

Jon Rahm: 16-1

Xander Schauffele: 20-1

Justin Thomas: 20-1

Webb Simpson: 22-1

Collin Morikawa: 22-1

Patrick Cantlay: 22-1

Tony Finau: 25-1

Jordan Spieth: 25-1

Viktor Hovland: 25-1

Hideki Matsuyama: 30-1

Tyrrell Hatton: 33-1

Tommy Fleetwood: 35-1

Scottie Scheffler: 35-1

Patrick Reed: 35-1

Daniel Berger: 35-1

Jason Day: 35-1

Sungjae Im: 40-1

Matthew Fitzpatrick: 40-1

Paul Casey: 45-1

Joaquin Niemann: 50-1

Cameron Smith: 50-1

Louis Oosthuizen: 55-1

Adam Scott: 55-1

Will Zalatoris: 60-1

Christiaan Bezuidenhout: 66-1

Jason Kokrak: 66-1

Mike Ehrmann

Lee Westwood: 70-1

Sergio Garcia: 70-1

Harris English: 70-1

Max Homa: 70-1

Billy Horschel: 70-1

Abraham Ancer: 70-1

Justin Rose: 80-1

Corey Conners: 80-1

Kevin Na: 90-1

Francesco Molinari: 90-1

Marc Leishman: 100-1

Russell Henley: 100-1

Lanto Griffin: 100-1

Sam Burns: 100-1

Si-Woo Kim: 100-1

Carlos Ortiz: 100-1

Kevin Kisner: 100-1

Cameron Tringale: 125-1

Branden Grace: 125-1

Cameron Davis: 125-1

Bubba Watson: 125-1

Chris Kirk: 125-1

Rickie Fowler: 125-1

Ryan Palmer: 125-1

Ian Poulter: 125-1

Shane Lowry: 125-1

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Victor Perez: 150-1

Brendon Todd: 150-1

Alex Noren: 150-1

Andrew Putnam: 150-1

Kevin Streelman: 150-1

Keegan Bradley: 150-1

Byeong Hun An: 150-1

Matt Kuchar: 150-1

Emiliano Grillo: 150-1

Talor Gooch: 150-1

Sebastian Munoz: 150-1

Charley Hoffman: 175-1

Warren Little

Robert MacIntyre: 175-1

Wyndham Clark: 175-1

Maverick McNealy: 175-1

Brian Harman: 175-1

Gary Woodland: 175-1

Phil Mickelson: 175-1

Matt Jones: 200-1

Patton Kizzire: 200-1

Zach Johnson: 200-1

Chez Reavie: 200-1

Henrik Norlander: 200-1

Cameron Champ: 200-1

Luke List: 200-1

Bernd Wiesberger: 200-1

Jhonattan Vegas: 200-1

Ryan Moore: 200-1

Richy Werenski: 200-1

Doug Ghim: 200-1

Mackenzie Hughes: 200-1

Henrik Stenson: 200-1

Brendan Steele: 200-1

Russell Knox: 200-1

Harold Varner III: 200-1

Danny Willett: 250-1

Adam Hadwin: 250-1

Tom Lewis: 250-1

Matthew NeSmith: 250-1

Martin Laird: 250-1

Charl Schwartzel: 250-1

Dylan Frittelli: 250-1

Lucas Glover: 250-1

Aaron Wise: 250-1

James Hahn: 250-1

Kyle Stanley: 250-1

J.T. Poston: 250-1

Rory Sabbatini: 250-1

K.H. Lee: 250-1

Charles Howell III: 250-1

Patrick Rodgers: 250-1

Cameron Percy: 300-1

Brandt Snedeker: 300-1

Tom Hoge: 300-1

Keith Mitchell: 300-1

Adam Long: 300-1

Michael Thompson: 300-1

Nick Taylor: 300-1

Doc Redman: 300-1

Joel Dahmen: 300-1

Jason Dufner: 300-1

Sepp Straka: 300-1

Stewart Cink: 300-1

Peter Malnati: 300-1

Scott Piercy: 300-1

Nate Lashley: 300-1

Mark Hubbard: 350-1

C.T. Pan: 350-1

Anirban Lahiri: 400-1

Troy Merritt: 400-1

Hudson Swafford: 400-1

Brian Stuard: 400-1

Sam Ryder: 400-1

Pat Perez: 400-1

Andrew Landry: 400-1

Adam Schenk: 400-1

Scott Stallings: 400-1

Bo Hoag: 400-1

Austin Cook: 400-1

Vaughn Taylor: 400-1

Brice Garnett: 400-1

Danny Lee: 400-1

Graeme McDowell: 400-1

Denny McCarthy: 400-1

Beau Hossler: 500-1

Harry Higgs: 500-1

Tyler McCumber: 500-1

Brian Gay: 500-1

Tyler Duncan: 500-1

Jimmy Walker: 500-1

Robert Streb: 500-1

Sung Kang: 500-1

Robby Shelton: 500-1

Xinjun Zhang: 500-1

Scott Brown: 500-1

Ryan Armour: 500-1

Jim Herman: 750-1

Jerry Kelly: 1,000-1

Scott Harrington: 1,000-1

The top names in golf are in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., this week for the 2020 Players Championship. Below, we break down the 2020 Players Championship outright odds to win, with betting picks, tips and best bets.

Tiger Woods is one of just four players from the top 50 of the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings not part of the 144-man field. He’ll finalize his preparations for his Masters defense next month, while world No. 1 Rory McIlroy attempts to hold off the strongest field in golf for the second straight year at TPC Sawgrass.

The key stats for the 7,189-yard, par-72 TPC Sawgrass:

My model at Fantasy National looks at the most recent 36 rounds for each golfer in the field on courses shorter than 7,200 yards.

The Players Championship Betting Picks – Tier 1

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

Dustin Johnson (+2500)

One of many former world No. 1’s in the field, Johnson enters the week ranked ninth by the Golfweek rankings, but he shares the sixth-best odds at BetMGM. He tied for fifth last year, following a T-17 in 2018 and a T-12 in 2017.

Johnson leads the field in Opportunities Gained while ranking fourth in SG: Ball Striking and eighth in Greens in Regulation Gained. He won at least twice internationally in each of the last four years and won’t often carry these lofty odds.

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Adam Scott (+3300)

Scott hasn’t finished worse than T-12 in any of the last four years at TPC Sawgrass. His 1.95 strokes gained per round across 66 career rounds on the Stadium Course ranks third in the field, according to Data Golf. He has two worldwide wins since late December after not winning since 2016.

The Players Championship Betting Picks – Tier 2

Jason Day (+6000)

Day withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week due to a back injury, but he remains in the field for an event he has won and dominated in recent years. The 2016 Players champ tied for fifth in 2018 and tied for eighth last year.

He’s one of the best in the field/world around the greens and his odds are inflated solely by last week’s injury. If he’s healthy, he’s an incredible bargain.

Scottie Scheffler (+9000)

Scheffler has climbed all the way to No. 27 early in his rookie season on the PGA Tour. He finished T-15 in a strong field at the API last week and has shown he can be a regular contender. He ranks 18th in the field in Opportunities Gained and has the ability to score low on these shorter courses.

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The Players Championship Betting Picks – Longshots

Corey Conners (+15000)

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Conners tied for 41st last year ahead of his breakout win at the Valero Texas Open. He missed the cut in three of his last four events and each of his past two, but he’s an expert ball striker and low scorer. He gained 7.8 strokes tee-to-green and 4.4 strokes on approach here last year and just needs a decent putting week.

Jim Furyk (+15000)

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Furyk will be eligible for the PGA Tour Champions circuit in May, but will give it another go at TPC Sawgrass following his runner-up finish last year. It was his second second-place result since 2014, losing both times by just a single stroke. He entered in better form last year, but he’s well-versed on a course designed by Pete Dye to level the playing field.

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