The 2020 CJ Cup will provide golf fans with some star-studded groupings through the first two days of action. Brooks Koepka, a four-time major champion, will play alongside Justin Thomas and Sungjae Im when play gets underway on Thursday, Oct. 15 from Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.

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Koepka is set to make his first PGA Tour start since missing the cut at the Wyndham Championship in August. Thomas, meanwhile, is the defending champion of this event and he’s finished inside the top-10 in each of his last two starts on the PGA Tour, which includes a T-8 finish at the U.S. Open. Thomas, the No. 3 ranked player in the world, enters this week’s event among the Vegas favorites at 10-1 according to the latest 2020 CJ Cup odds from William Hill.

Meanwhile, Jon Rahm will be paired with Tyrrell Hatton and Matthew Wolff, who’s earned a runner-up finish in each of his last two outings. Rahm has won a PGA Tour event in each of the last four seasons and he’s going off as the 8-1 favorite to finish on top of the leaderboard this week. With such a strong 2020 CJ Cup field, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

SportsLine’s prediction model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been on fire since the return of the PGA Tour in June. In fact, it’s up over $13,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

After nailing Sergio Garcia (+5500) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the Sanderson Farms Championship, McClure finished up over $6,200 yet again on his best bets two weeks ago. The model had him in the top five from the start and McClure’s best bets included Garcia winning outright. Those who followed that advice saw a massive +5500 return.

He also finished profitable at the U.S. Open, nailing two of his best bets, including a +1100 top-five bet on Matthew Wolff. McClure hit a top-five bet (+1200) on Doc Redman at the Wyndham Championship, finishing up over $700 on his best bets.

The model was all over Dustin Johnson (8-5) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the Tour Championship and Justin Thomas winning the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at 12-1. And at the 3M Open, McClure’s best bets returned a whopping $1,100 as he nailed a top-five pick on Max Homa (+1200) and a top-20 pick on Talor Gooch (+400). Those are just some of his recent big returns.

In all, the advanced computer model has also nailed a whopping six majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed its golf picks has seen massive returns.

Now that the 2020 CJ Cup field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
The model’s top 2020 CJ Cup predictions

One huge shocker the model is calling for at the CJ Cup 2020: Rory McIlroy, one of the top Vegas favorites at 12-1 according to William Hill, stumbles and doesn’t even crack the top five. McIlroy is coming off a strong showing at the U.S. Open, earning an eighth-place finish at Winged Foot. However, McIlroy has been inconsistent since the restart, finishing outside the top-30 six times in his last 10 starts on the PGA Tour.

McIlroy’s inconsistent performances can be directly attributed to his inability to find the fairway off the tee. The 18-time PGA Tour champion finished last season ranked 155th in driving accuracy percentage (56.34), which doesn’t bode well for his chances to finish on top of the leaderboard this week. He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the CJ Cup 2020 field.

Another surprise: Hideki Matsuyama, a 28-1 long shot, makes a strong run at the title. Matsuyama 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 19th-ranked player in the world, Matsuyama is searching for his fifth PGA Tour victory and his first since his three-victory 2017 season.

Matsuyama turned in a solid 2019-20 PGA Tour campaign, finishing in the top 10 five times, ending up 15th in the FedEx Cup standings and winning over $3.6 million. Matsuyama has also had success at this event, finishing in third place at last year’s CJ Cup. The 28-year-old recently finished 17th at the U.S. Open, and he enters this week’s event ranked 20th on the PGA Tour in scoring average (69.079), making Matsuyama a great choice for 2020 CJ Cup bets.
How to make 2020 CJ Cup picks

Also, the model is targeting four other golfers with odds of 22-1 or higher to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these underdogs could hit it big. You can only see them here.

So who wins the 2020 CJ Cup? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2020 CJ Cup leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed six golf majors and is up over $13,500 since the restart, and find out.
2020 CJ Cup odds (via William Hill)

Jon Rahm 8-1
Justin Thomas 10-1
Rory McIlroy 12-1
Xander Schauffele 12-1
Matthew Wolff 18-1
Brooks Koepka 25-1
Patrick Cantlay 25-1
Tyrrell Hatton 25-1
Collin Morikawa 28-1
Tommy Fleetwood 28-1
Hideki Matsuyama 28-1
Daniel Berger 28-1
Viktor Hovland 30-1
Sungjae Im 35-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 35-1
Jason Day 40-1
Harris English 40-1
Sergio Garcia 40-1
Louis Oosthuizen 40-1
Scottie Scheffler 40-1
Paul Casey 50-1
Rickie Fowler 50-1
Justin Rose 50-1
Gary Woodland 50-1
Shane Lowry 50-1
Abraham Ancer 50-1
Brendon Todd 66-1
Joaquin Niemann 66-1
Kevin Kisner 66-1
Billy Horschel 66-1
Ian Poulter 66-1
Bubba Watson 70-1
Jordan Spieth 70-1
Alex Noren 80-1
Russell Henley 80-1
Sebastian Munoz 100-1
Mackenzie Hughes 100-1
Matt Kuchar 100-1
Corey Conners 100-1
Cameron Smith 100-1
Brian Harman 100-1
Jason Kokrak 100-1
Kevin Na 100-1
Kevin Streelman 100-1
Si-Woo Kim 100-1

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