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We’ll start by sharing the full odds board for the Travelers Championship. We will then detail our best bets, sleepers, and long shot picks to win the tournament, as well as some fun props to consider betting.
All odds courtesy of Sports Interaction and DraftKings Sportsbook.
2022 Travelers Championship: Betting preview, full odds board, best bets, sleepers, long shot picks for the annual event at TPC River Highlands
2022 Travelers Championship Full Odds Board
Rory McIlroy +900 Scottie Scheffler +1000 Justin Thomas +1100 Patrick Cantlay +1500 Xander Schauffele +1700 Sam Burns +1700 Jordan Spieth +2100 Keegan Bradley +2200 Sungjae Im +2700 Brian Harman +2800 Joaquin Niemann +2900 Tony Finau +3000 Seamus Power +3000 Davis Riley +3300 Brendan Steele +3500 Brooks Koepka +3700 Mito Pereira +4600 Tommy Fleetwood +4800 Aaron Wise +4800 Webb Simpson +5700 Marc Leishman +5800 Jason Day +6400 Harold Varner III +6400 Jason Kokrak +7100 Russell Henley +7100 Denny McCarthy +7400 Mackenzie Hughes +7800 Doug Ghim +7800 Keith Mitchell +8000 Kyoung-Hoon Lee +8100 Maverick McNealy +8600 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +8600 Si Woo Kim +8600 Adam Long +8600 Joel Dahmen +9800 Nick Hardy +10900 Cameron Tringale +11700 Harris English +11700 Kevin Kisner +11800 Aaron Rai +13000 Sahith Theegala +13000 Charley Hoffman +13000 Tom Hoge +13200 Matthew Nesmith +13300 Rickie Fowler +13300 Cameron Davis +14400 Lanto Griffin +14800 C T Pan +14800 Chez Reavie +15100 Jhonattan Vegas +15100 Luke List +15100 Anirban Lahiri +15700 Cameron Champ +16200 Sepp Straka +16200 Emiliano Grillo +16200 Lucas Glover +17100 Matt Wallace +17100 Ryan Palmer +17400 Charles Howell III +17400 Kevin Streelman +17400 Stephan Jaeger +17400 Wyndham Clark +18100 Dylan Frittelli +18800 Hank Lebioda +18800 James Hahn +18800 Russell Knox +18900 Matthew Wolff +18900 Alex Smalley +20400 Stewart Cink +20400 Kramer Hickok +20800 Andrew Putnam +21300 John Huh +21300 Zach Johnson +21300 J J Spaun +21300 Troy Merritt +21300 Austin Smotherman +21800 Matthias Schwab +21800 Erik van Rooyen +21800 Scott Stallings +21800 Danny Willett +22000 Hayden Buckley +22000 Adam Svensson +23000 Garrick Higgo +23000 David Lipsky +24100 Scott Piercy +24100 Patton Kizzire +24100 Martin Laird +24100 J T Poston +24100 Brice Garnett +24100 Adam Schenk +24100 Tyler Duncan +24100 Lee Hodges +24100 Callum Tarren +25600 Justin Lower +27000 Brandon Wu +27000 Chad Ramey +27000 Carlos Ortiz +27000 Danny Lee +27000 Doc Redman +30000 Joseph Bramlett +30000 Peter Malnati +30000 Brandt Snedeker +31900 Rory Sabbatini +33000 Taylor Moore +33000 Nate Lashley +33000 Christopher Gotterup +33000 Austin Cook +33000 Kelly Kraft +33000 Andrew Novak +33000 Greyson Sigg +33000 Vincent Whaley +37700 Brian Stuard +37700 Luke Donald +41700 Michael Gligic +41700 Henrik Norlander +43500 Robert Streb +43500 Bill Haas +43500 Harry Higgs +43500 Paul Barjon +43500 Scott Gutschewski +52600 Sung Kang +52600 Kevin Tway +52600 David Skinns +52600 Sam Ryder +55600 Kiradech Aphibarnrat +55600 Andrew Landry +55600 Ben Kohles +55600 Trey Mullinax +55600 Chesson Hadley +55600 Dylan Wu +55600 Seth Reeves +55600 Cole Hammer +55600 Roger Sloan +56600 Jim Herman +63800 Dawie van der Walt +63800 Morgan Hoffmann +63800 Nick Watney +63800 Curtis Thompson +63800 Jonas Blixt +76900 Jared Wolfe +81100 Brandon Hagy +81100 Richy Werenski +81100 Adam DAmario +111100 J J Henry +111100 Martin Trainer +111100 Ryan Brehm +111100 Michael Thorbjornsen +111100 William Mcgirt +111100
2022 Travelers Championship Best Bet
Justin Thomas (+1100)
Thomas has demonstrated a diverse skill set this PGA Tour season, and that level of across-the-board strength will come in handy at TPC River Highlands. He struggled with tough conditions at the U.S. Open, and missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge, but the 29-year-old has been otherwise masterful of late. He won the PGA Championship, finished third in the RBC Canadian Open, and tied for fifth in the AT&T Byron Nelson. Thomas also finished tied for eighth at the Masters.
Thomas’s tee-to-green game (which ranks third in the TOUR) has been paramount to his success. His SG: Approach sits sixth at .795, and his off-the-tee and around-the-green consistency have ranked solidly as well. All said, Thomas currently holds the No. 3 spot in total shots gained (2.035). He has played the Travelers Championship three times – including once via a sponsorship exemption during his amateur days – and he tied for third at the tournament in 2016. He has never finished lower than 17th at Travelers, and could very well win his second PGA Tour victory this season – and 15th of his career – in Greater Hartford this weekend.
2022 Travelers Championship Best Value
Sam Burns (+1800)
Burns has been sizzling this year, already the winner of three PGA Tour events (the Sanderson Farms Championship, Valspar Championship, and Charles Schwab Challenge). His strength with approach shots and consistency around the green should help him immensely on the short TPC River Highlands course.
We got a taste for Burns’ grit at the Schwab, where he posted a -5 in the final round to force a playoff with best friend and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. He beat Scheffler on the first playoff hole, sinking an incredible 38-foot birdie putt from off the green. Burns became just the second player in tournament history to win after entering the final round at least seven strokes back (Nick Price, 1994).
We have seen plenty of reasons why Burns ranks No. 2 in the FedExCup Standings, just between Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. His SG:ATG and SG: Total rank fourth in the TOUR, and his putting and tee-to-green sit in the top 18. With such a well-rounded start to the season, Burns yields the most value of any of the favorites at +1800, double the odds of McIlroy at the top of the board.
See also: Sam Burns to Make Cut (-425)
2022 Travelers Championship Top Sleeper Pick
Aaron Wise (+4800)
Wise has assembled a respectable 2021-22 season, placing in the top 10 four times so far. He made some noise at the U.S. Open last weekend, where his long putter was a popular topic. Last August, the University of Oregon alum addressed his putting issues by starting to use the long putter of his college coach, Casey Martin. The unusual move has paid off considerably, most recently when he finished runner-up at the Memorial Tournament on June 5. Wise has the approach game needed to win TPC River, and his putting continues to improve. He’s a good sleeper candidate at a modest +4800, and an even better bet at +180 to finish in the top 20.
See also: Aaron Wise to Make Cut (-205)
2022 Travelers Championship Player and Parlay Props
Best Bet to Finish Top 20: Harris English (+330)
In addition to Wise at +180, 2021 Travelers champion Harris English at +330 makes a great bet to finish in the top 20. The tall Georgian stormed onto the Travelers scene last year, bolstered by his around-the-green proficiency and strong putting. English’s game clearly favors short courses like TPC River, so don’t be surprised if he defends his championship admirably.
Player Prop Parlay: Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas Both Finish Top 5 (+900)
We’ve already established how much we like Thomas this weekend, so pairing him with the No. 1 player on the TOUR and getting +900 for them to each finish top five seems too good to be true. Scheffler looks every bit the best player in the world – he’s doing everything well and not letting anything faze him. There’s plenty of risk involved in this kind of a bet, so stick to modest wagers topping out in the $50-$75 range.
2022 Travelers Championship Top Nationality Prop: Rory McIlroy Top European (+125)
Like Scheffler, McIlroy has been at the top of his game lately. Nobody in the world has been better tee-to-green (1.888 SG) or in Shot Gains: Total (2.282). He’s been quite strong with his approach and around-the-green shots, and he continues to read greens well with his putting. Just look at McIlroy’s recent results, starting with the most recent: fifth at the U.S. Open; first at RBC Canadian Open; eighth at PGA Championship; fifth at Wells Fargo Championship; second at Masters.
Simply put, McIlroy is the best bet of any of the nationality props, especially at a course he will be playing for the fourth time (his last Travelers was 2020, when he finished 11th). Americans historically fare best at TPC River, so if you don’t want to bet McIlroy +225 top five but want better odds than +100 top 10, this could be a good way to get in some modest Mac action.
