The 2024 John Deere Classic is set to tee off Thursday in Silvis, Ill., and it has a wide-open field. Pre-tournament favorite Patrick Cantlay withdrew on Monday due to an unspecified injury. That left a tight pack atop the 2024 John Deere Classic odds board with Sungjae Im now listed as the favorite at 14-1. Sepp Straka, who won this event last year with a score of 21-under par, is right behind with 15-1 odds.
Aaron Rai (16-1), Denny McCarthy (18-1) and Jordan Spieth (20-1), who won this tournament as a 19-year-old in 2013, are among the other top contenders. Before locking in your 2024 John Deere Classic picks, be sure to see the PGA predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, the model is up nearly $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 13 majors entering the weekend, including the 2024 Masters — its third Masters in a row — and this year’s PGA Championship and U.S. Open. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now with the 2024 John Deere Classic field locked in, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 John Deere Classic predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the John Deere Classic 2024: Spieth (20-1), a two-time winner of this event and one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and barely cracks the top five. Spieth has often been heralded as one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, and he’ll enter this week’s event ranked seventh in putting average (1.717).
However, Spieth has finished T29 or worse in each of his last nine starts on the PGA Tour, which includes two missed cuts. He’s also struggled with his irons this season, ranking 70th in greens in regulation percentage (66.05%) and 110th in strokes gained: approach to green (-0.085). TPC Deere Run places a premium on ball striking, which doesn’t bode well for Spieth’s chances to finish on top of the leaderboard. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: Kevin Yu, a 35-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. The 25-year-old was born in Taiwan but played collegiate golf at Arizona State, where he was a medalist (third) at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.
Yu turned professional in 2021 and earned immediate Korn Ferry Tour status in 2021 through the PGA Tour University program and then earned his tour card the following season. Now he’s ranked 107th in the world and has managed four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this season. He also finished tied for sixth at the 2023 John Deere Classic, his first appearance at TPC Deere Run as a professional. See who else to back here.
How to make 2024 John Deere Classic picks
The model is also targeting four other golfers with odds of 22-1 or longer who will make a strong run at the title, and McClure’s best bets include a huge 66-1 longshot to win outright. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s picks here.
Who will win the 2024 John Deere Classic, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the John Deere Classic 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected John Deere Classic leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed 13 golf majors, including the last three Masters and all three majors this year.
2024 John Deere Classic odds, top contenders
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Sungjae Im 14-1
Sepp Straka 15-1
Aaron Rai 16-1
Denny McCarthy 18-1
Jordan Spieth 20-1
Davis Thompson 22-1
J.T. Poston 28-1
Maverick McNealy 28-1
Nick Dunlap 28-1
Keith Mitchell 30-1
Jason Day 33-1
Kevin Yu 35-1
Sam Stevens 40-1
Beau Hossler 40-1
Adam Svensson 40-1
Eric Cole 45-1
Luke Clanton 45-1
Lucas Glover 50-1
Patrick Rodgers 60-1
Seamus Power 60-1