Below, bettors can find betting predictions for the FedEx St. Jude Championship.<\/p>\n
The first playoff event sees Scottie Scheffler (+450) arrive as the favorite based on golf odds<\/a> from BetMGM. He\u2019s followed on the board by Rory McIlroy (+1200).<\/p>\n After McIlroy, oddsmakers price eight players between +1800 and +2500. Included in the group are Sam Burns (+2000), Collin Morikawa (+2500) and Cameron Young (+2200).<\/p>\n Expert Golf Picks for the FedEx St. Jude Championship Young recorded aggressively strong ball-striking metrics last week at Sedgefield CC. The issue? He couldn\u2019t putt to save his life, resulting in a T-61 finish.<\/p>\n His +1.38 SG: APP measure actually bested winner Michael Brennan\u2019s output for the week. At +1.93 SG: BS, he ranked sixth in the field.<\/p>\n Young has now gained over +1.9 SG: BS in three straight events. He also owns a fifth-place finish last year to pair with an elite ball-striking performance in 2022 at TPC Southwind.<\/p>\n Perhaps most importantly, Young won the PLAYERS at TPC Sawgrass earlier this year. Sawgrass offers the strongest correlation to TPC Southwind of any course on tour.<\/p>\n In March, Young ranked third in SG: BS and third in SG: APP. He ranked ninth in putting for the week as well.<\/p>\n If he can reverse the highest-variance metric from last week and continue his ball-striking record, I predict Young owns a better chance than these odds imply.<\/p>\n Collin Morikawa (+2500)<\/p>\n In theory, Southwind should suit Morikawa\u2019s game incredibly well. Accuracy off the tee plus spike approach potential offers an exact description for the two-time major winner.<\/p>\n Morikawa recorded his best finish at Southwind in 2022 (T-5th). While he hasn\u2019t missed the cut in any of his last three Memphis visits, he failed to crack the top-20 in each of his last two.<\/p>\n Still, last year\u2019s edition saw Morikawa rank ninth in ball-striking and sixth on approach. A lackluster putting week resigned him to a T-22nd in the first playoff event.<\/p>\n He enters the 2026 edition riding outstanding approach numbers. Morikawa gained at least +1.2 SG: APP in two straight, including a +1.73 output at TPC River Highlands.<\/p>\n Over his last eight rounds, Morikawa spiked to 2+ SG: APP three times. Over the last 12 rounds, he cleared that benchmark four times.<\/p>\n With four top-five finishes to his name already this year, Morikawa offers a strong fit for Southwind.<\/p>\n Viktor Hovland (+3000)<\/p>\n The Norwegian offers boom-or-bust candidacy based on recent performances. Given his course history at Southwind, I\u2019m inclined to believe he spikes this week.<\/p>\n
\nCameron Young (+2200)<\/p>\n
\n Cameron Young @ +2200 <\/a><\/p>\n
\n Collin Morikawa @ +2500 <\/a><\/p>\n