2021 Valspar Championship Odds & Preview: Dustin Johnson & Justin Thomas Early Betting Favorites
PGA Tour Odds This Week: Valspar Championship
The Zurich Classic was a nice break from the standard PGA Tour events, however, we resume normal action again this week, as the PGA Tour returns to Florida for the 2021 Valspar Championship.
The Valspar Championship is normally one of the best golf events of the year outside of the scheduled majors, and this year will be no exception with some of the world's best golfers teeing up in Florida.
2021 Valspar Championship: Course Break Down
The Valspar Championship is played at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) in Palm Harbor, Florida. The course is a par 71, and measure 7,340 yards. Our experts will provide their PGA Tour predictions and picks later in the week for the Valspar Championship, but if you are fancying an early play in the betting market, the course demands accuracy of the tee.
The 72-hole record at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) was set by Vijay Singh in 2004 (226).
The 18-hole record was set by Padraig Harrington in 2012 (61).
The 1st and 14th hole at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) are the potential eagle holes, as both the par 5’s have an eagle rater around 1%. All the par 5’s at the course have a birdie rater over 20%, with the 1st hole having a birdie rate of 40%.
There are four par-4’s with bogey rates over 20%, and the 16th hole as a 6% double bogey+ rate.
The Valspar Championship odds market will likely reflect the accuracy needed from the tee and also premium on par 5 scoring.
Valspar Championship Course Breakdown
Fairways/Rough: Bermudagrass
Greens: Bermudagrass
Par 71 / 7340 Yards
2021 Valspar Championship Cheat Sheet: Key Stats For Early Leans
- Driving Accuracy
- Par 5 Scoring
- Ball Striking
- Shots Gained: Approach
2021 Valspar Championship: Date, Time and How To Watch
Valspar Championship Date: April 29th to May 2nd, 2021
Valspar Championship How To Watch: CBS, Golf Channel, PGA Tour Live
Valspar Championship How To Listen: SirusXM Radio
2021 Valspar Championship Past Winners
Recent winners of the Valspar Championship
2019: Paul Casey
2018: Paul Casey
2017: Adam Hadwin
2016: Charl Schwartzel
2015: Jordan Spieth
2014: John Senden
2013: Kevin Streelman
Paul Casey has won the last two Valspar Championships with scores of -8 and -10, the two previous times he played the course he missed the cut on both occasions. Given his recent record at this PGA Tour event, Paul Casey will likely be one of the betting favorites in the Valspar Championship odds market.
2021 Valspar Championship Odds
Given the field for this weeks PGA Tour event, the Valspar Championship odds market is pretty compact at the top-end. Like the majors, when there’s such strong fields it’s tricky to get much value on the worlds best players in the odds market. Below you will find the favorites Valspar Championship odds market, but if you wanted to see the full market and get the best odds for the Valspar Championship, click here to be taken to our Valspar Championship odds grid.
Latest Valspar Championship Odds
| Golfer | Valspar Championship Odds |
|---|---|
| Justin Thomas | +800 |
| Dustin Johnson | +1000 |
| Patrick Reed | +2000 |
| Paul Casey | +2000 |
| Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | +2500 |
| Corey Conners | +2600 |
| Scottie Scheffler | +2800 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | +3100 |
| Sungjae Im | +3100 |
| Abraham Ancer | +3300 |
| Joaquin Nieman | +3300 |
| Bubba Watson | +3700 |
| Cameron Tringale | +3700 |
2021 Valspar Championship Betting
Early indications in the Valspar Championship betting showed that Patrick Reed would be a popular play in the odds market and DFS. In the hour after FanDuel released this week's PGA Tour odds, Reed accounted for just over 16% of all wagers.
Now that a little more time has passed, there are a few other players who will look like popular plays in the odds market and DFS. Jason Kokrak has joined Patrick Reed as one of the most wagered players in the betting market. Jason Kokrak has accounted for 10% of bets today in the Valspar odds market.
Corey Conners, Sam Burns and Gary Woodland follow Reed and Kokrak in the betting.
This will be updated once we have more betting data.
2021 Valspar Championship: Players With The Best Tournament Form
Previous form is key for any PGA Tour event, and the Valspar Championship is no different. Below you will find the top ten players with the lowest average finish at this event.
| Golfer | Events | Cuts Made | Top 10s | Avg Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungjae Im | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Wesley Bryan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Denny McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Keith Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Abraham Ancer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Corey Conners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Sam Burns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Austin Cook | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24.5 |
| Justin Rose | 10 | 9 | 3 | 24.9 |
| Henrik Stenson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 29.2 |
2021 Valspar Championship field
- Byeong Hun An
- Abraham Ancer
- Ryan Armour
- John Augenstein
- Jonas Blixt
- Keegan Bradley
- Joseph Bramlett
- Scott Brown
- Wesley Bryan
- Bronson Burgoon
- Sam Burns
- Rafa Cabrera Bello
- Rafael Campos
- Paul Casey
- Cameron Champ
- Kevin Chappell
- K.J. Choi
- Wyndham Clark
- Corey Conners
- Austin Cook
- Cameron Davis
- Luke Donald
- Jason Dufner
- Tyler Duncan
- Brice Garnett
- Brian Gay
- Doug Ghim
- Michael Gligic
- Lucas Glover
- Talor Gooch
- Will Gordon
- Branden Grace
- Lanto Griffin
- Emiliano Grillo
- Chesson Hadley
- Adam Hadwin
- Brandon Hagy
- James Hahn
- Scott Harrington
- Tyrrell Hatton
- David Hearn
- Russell Henley
- Jim Herman
- Kramer Hickok
- Bo Hoag
- Charley Hoffman
- Tom Hoge
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- J.B. Holmes
- Max Homa
- Sam Horsfield
- Beau Hossler
- Viktor Hovland
- Charles Howell III
- Mark Hubbard
- Mackenzie Hughes
- John Huh
- Sungjae Im
- Dustin Johnson
- Zach Johnson
- Sung Kang
- Michael Kim
- Chris Kirk
- Kevin Kisner
- Patton Kizzire
- Russell Knox
- Satoshi Kodaira
- Chase Koepka
- Jason Kokrak
- Kelly Kraft
- Martin Laird
- Andrew Landry
- Hank Lebioda
- Danny Lee
- Kyoung-Hoon Lee
- Tom Lewis
- Luke List
- Adam Long
- Jamie Lovemark
- Hunter Mahan
- Peter Malnati
- Denny McCarthy
- Graeme McDowell
- William McGirt
- Troy Merritt
- Phil Mickelson
- Keith Mitchell
- Ryan Moore
- Grayson Murray
- Kevin Na
- Matthew NeSmith
- Joaquin Niemann
- Alex Noren
- Henrik Norlander
- Sean O’Hair
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Rob Oppenheim
- Carlos Ortiz
- Ryan Palmer
- Cameron Percy
- Pat Perez
- Rod Perry
- Scott Piercy
- D.A. Points
- J.T. Poston
- Jr. Potter
- Ian Poulter
- Andrew Putnam
- Chez Reavie
- Doc Redman
- Patrick Reed
- Patrick Rodgers
- Justin Rose
- Sam Ryder
- Rory Sabbatini
- Scottie Scheffler
- Adam Schenk
- Charl Schwartzel
- Chase Seiffert
- Robby Shelton
- Roger Sloan
- Brandt Snedeker
- Kevin Stadler
- Scott Stallings
- Kyle Stanley
- Henrik Stenson
- Sepp Straka
- Kevin Streelman
- Steve Stricker
- Brian Stuard
- Hudson Swafford
- Nick Taylor
- Vaughn Taylor
- Justin Thomas
- D.J. Trahan
- Martin Trainer
- Cameron Tringale
- Kevin Tway
- Bo Van Pelt
- Erik van Rooyen
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Kris Ventura
- Camilo Villegas
- Jimmy Walker
- Nick Watney
- Bubba Watson
- Richy Werenski
- Vincent Whaley
- Danny Willett
- Gary Woodland
- Xinjun Zhang
How To Bet On This Weeks PGA Tour Event: Valspar Championship
All the biggest US sportsbooks will all have odds for the Valspar Championship, including the likes of DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook and BetMGM.
DraftKings Sportsbooks PGA Tour odds are normally on their site early Monday morning so golf bettors can get on their early leans in the PGA Tour odds market. To see this weeks PGA Tour odds with DraftKings Sportsbook click here.
FanDuel is one of the biggest sports betting sites in the US, like DraftKings, they normally put up their PGA Tour odds on their app every Monday. Click here to see the 2021 Valspar Championship odds with FanDuel.
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DraftKings Valspar Championship Pricing: DFS PGA Tour Salaries
Below you will find the latest DFS salaries for the Valspar Championship. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find our early Valspar Championship picks and predictions.
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Justin Thomas | 11500 |
| Dustin Johnson | 11200 |
| Viktor Hovland | 10500 |
| Patrick Reed | 10300 |
| Paul Casey | 10000 |
| Scottie Scheffler | 9800 |
| Corey Conners | 9600 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 9500 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 9400 |
| Abraham Ancer | 9300 |
| Sungjae Im | 9200 |
| Joaquin Niemann | 9100 |
| Russell Henley | 9000 |
| Bubba Watson | 8900 |
| Justin Rose | 8800 |
| Jason Kokrak | 8700 |
| Charley Hoffman | 8600 |
| Ryan Palmer | 8500 |
| Cameron Tringale | 8400 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 8300 |
| Chris Kirk | 8200 |
| Max Homa | 8100 |
| Kevin Na | 8000 |
| Talor Gooch | 8000 |
| Keegan Bradley | 7900 |
| Sam Burns | 7900 |
| Gary Woodland | 7800 |
| Kevin Streelman | 7800 |
| Kevin Kisner | 7700 |
| Lucas Glover | 7700 |
| Charles Howell III | 7700 |
| Adam Hadwin | 7600 |
| Branden Grace | 7600 |
| Erik Van Rooyen | 7600 |
| Cameron Davis | 7500 |
| Denny McCarthy | 7500 |
| Cameron Champ | 7500 |
| Sam Horsfield | 7400 |
| Ian Poulter | 7400 |
| Lanto Griffin | 7400 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | 7400 |
| Alex Noren | 7300 |
| Doug Ghim | 7300 |
| Peter Uihlein | 7300 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 7300 |
| Patton Kizzire | 7200 |
| Zach Johnson | 7200 |
| J.T. Poston | 7200 |
| Danny Willett | 7200 |
| Phil Mickelson | 7200 |
| Matthew NeSmith | 7100 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 7100 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 7100 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 7100 |
| Russell Knox | 7100 |
| John Huh | 7000 |
| Luke List | 7000 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | 7000 |
| Keith Mitchell | 7000 |
| Tom Hoge | 7000 |
| Henrik Stenson | 7000 |
| Tom Lewis | 6900 |
| James Hahn | 6900 |
| Richy Werenski | 6900 |
| Ryan Moore | 6900 |
| Brice Garnett | 6900 |
| Wyndham Clark | 6900 |
| Sepp Straka | 6800 |
| Martin Laird | 6800 |
| Andrew Putnam | 6800 |
| Adam Schenk | 6800 |
| Kyle Stanley | 6800 |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | 6800 |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 6800 |
| Sam Ryder | 6700 |
| Nick Taylor | 6700 |
| Chez Reavie | 6700 |
| Camilo Villegas | 6700 |
| Graeme McDowell | 6700 |
| Kristoffer Ventura | 6700 |
| Scott Stallings | 6700 |
| Chase Seiffert | 6600 |
| Doc Redman | 6600 |
| Adam Long | 6600 |
| Byeong Hun An | 6600 |
| Scott Piercy | 6600 |
| Tyler Duncan | 6600 |
| J.B. Holmes | 6600 |
| Henrik Norlander | 6600 |
| Pat Perez | 6500 |
| Roger Sloan | 6500 |
| Brian Stuard | 6500 |
| Bo Hoag | 6500 |
| Cameron Percy | 6500 |
| Kevin Chappell | 6500 |
| Troy Merritt | 6500 |
| Brandon Hagy | 6500 |
| Ryan Armour | 6500 |
| Jason Dufner | 6400 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 6400 |
| Wesley Bryan | 6400 |
| Will Gordon | 6400 |
| Andrew Landry | 6400 |
| Peter Malnati | 6400 |
| Jamie Lovemark | 6400 |
| Vincent Whaley | 6400 |
| Hudson Swafford | 6400 |
| Rafael Campos | 6400 |
| Scott Harrington | 6300 |
| Joseph Bramlett | 6300 |
| Mark Hubbard | 6300 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 6300 |
| Austin Cook | 6300 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 6300 |
| Michael Gligic | 6300 |
| Kramer Hickok | 6300 |
| Scott Brown | 6300 |
| David Hearn | 6300 |
| Sung Kang | 6200 |
| Kevin Tway | 6200 |
| Chesson Hadley | 6200 |
| Danny Lee | 6200 |
| Satoshi Kodaira | 6200 |
| Beau Hossler | 6200 |
| Bronson Burgoon | 6200 |
| Kelly Kraft | 6200 |
| Jim Herman | 6200 |
| Sean O'Hair | 6200 |
| Hank Lebioda | 6200 |
| Rob Oppenheim | 6100 |
| Ted Potter Jr. | 6100 |
| Brian Gay | 6100 |
| Grayson Murray | 6100 |
| Nick Watney | 6100 |
| Jonas Blixt | 6100 |
| John Augenstein | 6100 |
| William McGirt | 6100 |
| Robby Shelton | 6100 |
| Jimmy Walker | 6100 |
| Ryan Brehm | 6100 |
| Chase Koepka | 6000 |
| D.J. Trahan | 6000 |
| K.J. Choi | 6000 |
| Luke Donald | 6000 |
| Michael Kim | 6000 |
| Xinjun Zhang | 6000 |
| Hunter Mahan | 6000 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 6000 |
| Kevin Stadler | 6000 |
| Martin Trainer | 6000 |
| D.A. Points | 6000 |
| Rod Perry | 6000 |
2021 Valspar Championship Picks & Predictions: DFS Early Leans
Looking at the early DFS salaries for the Valspar Championship, we would be recommending the following picks:
Corey Conners $9,600
Kegan Bradley $7,900
Matthew NeSmith $7,100
Doug Ghim $7,300
Viktor Hovland $10,500
Our golf handiappers will be back with more picks and predictions later in the week for the Valspar Championship. Click here to see our latest Valspar Championship tips.