The third major of the PGA Tour season tees off this week with the 2022 U.S. Open set to be played in difficult conditions at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Rory McIlroy, who won the RBC Canadian Open last week, is the current betting favorite at 10-1 in the latest 2022 U.S. Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Defending champion Jon Rahm comes in at 12-1. Other players in the 2022 U.S. Open field who are expected to contend include Justin Thomas (12-1), Scottie Scheffler (12-1), Cameron Smith (14-1), Jordan Spieth (20-1), and Collin Morikawa (22-1).
Which players should you target when building your 2022 U.S. Open prop bet strategy? Which 2022 U.S. Open sleepers should you target for a potentially huge payday? Before locking in any U.S. Open 2022 picks of your own, be sure to check out the PGA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine golf expert Mike McClure.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, it’s up over $9,500 on its best bets since that point, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model included Justin Thomas in its best bets to win the 2022 PGA Championship. That bet hit at +1600, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned almost $800. At the 2022 Masters, McClure’s model was all over Scottie Scheffler’s first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm’s (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.
This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen…
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