Get ready for the John Deere Classic from July 4-7 at TPC Deere Run! Check out our top betting picks, with the best odds from our top sportsbooks, for this anticipated event.
Picks Summary
- Maverick McNealy to Win Outright (+2500)
- Maverick McNealy to Finish Top 20 (+110)
- Denny McCarthy to Win Outright (+2800)
- Denny McCarthy to Finish Top 10 (+300)
*All odds from Bet365 (check our Bet365 Review)
2024 John Deere Classic
July 4 – 7 at TPC Deere Run
The TPC Deere Run was designed by former PGA Tour member, D.A. Weibring and is a low-scoring test of skill, reflected particularly by the golfers who can manage their games well tee-to-green and putt proficiently on the Bentgrass greens.
With the weather set, fair the golfer who wins will need to know how to go low and keep the momentum going because the winning score is likely to be 21-under par or better.
Take Maverick to Fly Top Gun!
The puns around the film Top Gun and Maverick McNealy are wearing thin for golf bettors but is he finally closing in on that first elusive PGA Tour win?
The last two seasons have been obstructed and interrupted by injuries for the twenty-eight-year-old Californian, but now in 2024, he is finally fully fit again.
Playing off limited starts on the PGA Tour, McNealy has re-established himself with three top-10 finishes spaced out amongst solid performances all year. Last week was his first one back on the circuit after an impressive 7th-place finish at the Canadian.
Sadly, since he never managed to get a start on the PGA Tour, it illustrates the dreadfully unfair ranking system of the PGA Tour these days that is limiting opportunities for the lower-ranked pros. Not that McNealy is low ranked anymore with his FedEx standing of #60, which is brilliant considering the bias he is fighting currently.
Therefore, last week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic should have sharpened up McNealy’s skills for a week that suits him perfectly. Ranked 32nd in Putting and top 20 tee to green gives a solid mix to support this week in Illinois.
The Picks
We suggest taking Maverick McNealy to fly Top Gun and win the John Deere Classic, which, if there was such an award in professional golf, would make him the “Comeback Player of the Year”.
To keep our card solid and with a profitable profile, combine that bet with one in the top 20 market given his yearlong profile of consistent golf.
Golf Pick: Maverick McNealy to Win Outright (+2500) at Bet365
Golf Pick: Maverick McNealy to Finish Top 20 (+110) at Bet365
Do We Give Denny Another Chance?
Our readers will remember that we predicted Denny McCarthy for the Travelers Championship two weeks ago.
What drew us towards his chances at the Travelers Championship was the thirty-one-year-old from Maryland elite level iron play at the U.S. Open.
The PGA maiden disappointed our high expectations but did perform creditably, finishing 31st. And given that it was a Signature event on the PGA Tour, and he finished 10-under par, there is no need to be too downbeat.
This week’s John Deere Classic is not a signature event and a seemingly more realistic option for a maiden win while being the ideal type of tournament for the flat-stick supremo who knows how to go low.
Certainly, that is the remit at TPC Deere Run, and McCarthy is renowned as one of the best, if not the best putter on the PGA Tour, so it will come as no surprise that he has finished 6th at the track, the last two seasons.
The Picks
On the premise that he wields the putter slightly better this week and the two combine, we are giving Denny McCarthy another chance this week to win the John Deere Classic.
Then add the place props suggestion of a top 10 finish to make it a trifecta of those finishes in successive years for the thirty-one-year-old from Takoma in Maryland using Bet365.
Golf Pick: Denny McCarthy to Win Outright (+2800) at Bet365
Golf Pick: Denny McCarthy to Finish Top 10 (+300) at Bet365
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