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2026 Rocket Classic odds, picks: Surprising predictions from golf model that's nailed 17 majors

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2026 Rocket Classic odds, picks: Surprising predictions from golf model that's nailed 17 majors

The PGA Tour continues to head towards the FedEx Cup Playoffs as just two more events remain in the regular-season portion of the schedule. Up next is the 2026 Rocket Classic, which tees off on Thursday at 7 a.m. ET from Detroit Golf Club. A few big names such as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are taking the week off, but it's still a strong 2026 Rocket Classic field headlined by Cameron Young and Xander Schauffele in what is the final year this event is scheduled to take place. 

Young is the +950 favorite (risk $100 to win $950) in the latest 2026 Rocket Classic odds via FanDuel Sportsbook, followed by three-time 2026 PGA winner Chris Gotterup at +1500 and Schauffele at +1600. Jackson Koivun, coming off a win at the 3M Open, is next at +1800 with Si Woo Kim and Wyndham Clark both at +2000. Before locking in any 2026 Rocket Classic picks, be sure to see the 2026 Rocket Classic predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

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SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and reveals golf betting picks that have a history of being extremely profitable. 

This same model has also nailed a whopping 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters -- its fifth Masters in a row -- as well as last year's PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites

Now that the 2026 Rocket Classic field is set, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.

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2026 Rocket Classic predictions 

One major surprise the model is calling for at the Rocket Classic 2026: Koivun, who has the fourth-lowest odds in the field after last week's win, barely cracks the top 10 this week. He's a golfer to fade. The 23-year-old PGA rookie out of Auburn shot four rounds of 68 or lower, including a 61 on Saturday to surge past Scheffler and others at the 3M Open. It's been an extremely impressive start overall, but the model isn't comfortable backing him as one of the favorites quite yet considering he also missed the cut at the John Deere Classic a few weeks back. See who else to fade here

Another surprise: The model is high on J.J. Spaun at +3300. Spaun has struggled in the majors, but has been very competitive in the other events. He has four top-10 finishes and ranks 20th in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings. He didn't compete in this event last year, but had two top-10s at it in the prior three years, making him a golfer to target in Rocket Classic best bets this week. See who else to pick here

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How to make 2026 Rocket Classic picks

The model is also targeting a massive longshot of around +3500 to make a run up the leaderboard. You can only see the model's picks here

Who will win the 2026 Rocket Classic, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Rocket Classic odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 17 golf majors, including three in 2025.

2026 Rocket Classic odds, field

Get full 2026 Rocket Classic picks, best bets and predictions here. (odds via FanDuel and subject to change)

Cameron Young +950 Chris Gotterup +1500 Xander Schauffele +1600 Jackson Koivun +1800 Wyndham Clark +2000 Si Woo Kim +2000 Russell Henley +2500 Jake Knapp +2500 Hideki Matsuyama +2700 Patrick Cantlay +2700 J.J. Spaun +3000 Ben Griffin +3300 Ryan Gerard +3500 Akshay Bhatia +3500 Nicolai Højgaard +4000 Rickie Fowler +4000 Keegan Bradley +4500 Michael Thorbjornsen +4500 Harris English +4500 Jacob Bridgeman +5000 Michael Brennan +5500 Davis Thompson +5500 Marco Penge +6500 Eric Cole +6500 Doug Ghim +7000 Jackson Suber +7000 Aldrich Potgieter +7000 Corey Conners +7000 Ryo Hisatsune +7000 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +8000 Mac Meissner +8000 Jordan Spieth +8000 Max Greyserman +8000 Ben James +8000 Sungjae Im +8000 Pierceson Coody +8000 Jordan Smith +8000 Johnny Keefer +8000 Ben Kohles +8000 Seamus Power +10000 Nico Echavarria +10000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +10000 Samuel Stevens +10000 Michael Kim +10000 William Mouw +10000 Andrew Novak +10000 Jesper Svensson +10000 Billy Horschel +10000 Matt Wallace +10000 Nick Taylor +10000 Kevin Yu +10000 Denny McCarthy +10000 Tony Finau +10000 Emiliano Grillo +10000 Stephan Jaeger +12500 Sudarshan Yellamaraju +12500 Chandler Phillips +12500 Steven Fisk +12500 Ricky Castillo +12500 Lee Hodges +12500 Lucas Glover +12500 Mackenzie Hughes +12500 Harry Hall +12500 Max McGreevy +12500 Chris Kirk +12500 Beau Hossler +12500 Keita Nakajima +12500 Zecheng Dou +15000 Zach Bauchou +15000 Rasmus Højgaard +15000 Richard Hoey +15000 Taylor Pendrith +15000 Taylor Moore +15000 Matt McCarty +15000 Kevin Roy +15000 John Parry +15000 Haotong Li +17500 Kristoffer Ventura +17500 Thorbjørn Olesen +17500 Austin Smotherman +17500 Matti Schmid +17500 William Jennings +17500 Zac Blair +17500 Patrick Fishburn +22500 Neal Shipley +22500 Adrien Dumont de Chassart +22500 A.J. Ewart +22500 Davis Chatfield +25000 Patrick Rodgers +25000 Garrick Higgo +25000 Joel Dahmen +25000 Luke Clanton +25000 Andrew Putnam +25000 Ben Silverman +25000 Chandler Blanchet +35000 Chad Ramey +35000 Erik van Rooyen +35000 Pontus Nyholm +35000 Tom Hoge +35000 Karl Vilips +35000 Cam Davis +35000 Austin Eckroat +35000 Mark Hubbard +35000 Matthieu Pavon +35000 Alejandro Tosti +50000 Adrien Saddier +50000 Nick Dunlap +50000 Matt Kuchar +50000 Takumi Kanaya +50000 David Lipsky +50000 Trace Crowe +50000 Hayden Springer +50000 Brandt Snedeker +75000 Davis Riley +75000 Aaron Wise +75000 Lanto Griffin +75000 Brad Dalke +75000 Vince Whaley +75000 Joe Highsmith +75000 John VanDerLaan +75000 Justin Lower +75000 Kevin Streelman +100000 Stefano Mazzoli +100000 Brendon Todd +100000 Jeffrey Kang +100000 Ryan Ruffels +100000 Christo Lamprecht +100000 Brian Campbell +100000 Dylan Wu +100000 Kensei Hirata +100000 Marcelo Rozo +100000 Patton Kizzire +100000 Joseph Hooks +100000 Adam Svensson +100000 Hank Lebioda +100000 Danny Walker +100000 Adam Schenk +100000 Brice Garnett +100000 Gordon Sargent +100000 Peter Malnati +100000 Webb Simpson +100000 Rafael Campos +100000 Patrick Wilkes-Krier +100000 Justin Quiban +100000 Keenan Huskey +100000 Daniel Azallion +100000 Ryan Celano +100000

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