f J.T. Poston is able to finish on top of the leaderboard this week at the 2023 John Deere Classic, he’ll become the first golfer to successfully defend his title since Steve Stricker won three in a row (2009-11). Poston will have to stave off a number of serious contenders if he wants to rewrite the history books. Denny McCarthy, Russell Henley, Cameron Young and Adam Hadwin are among the players looking to dethrone Poston and win the John Deere Classic 2023.
Play gets underway from TPC Deere Run on Thursday, July 6. McCarthy enters this week’s event as the 14-1 favorite according to the latest 2023 John Deere Classic odds. He’s followed by Henley (16-1), Young (16-1) and Hadwin (22-1) on the PGA odds board. Before locking in your 2023 John Deere Classic picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $10,200 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. And at the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm’s second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, the model included Nick Taylor in its best bets to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. That bet hit at +7000, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned nearly $1,900. McClure’s best bets also included Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping nine majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the 2023 John Deere Classic field is set, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2023 John Deere Classic predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the John Deere Classic 2023: Young, the highest-ranked golfer in the field, struggles this week and barely cracks the top 10. The 2022 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year has only missed two cuts this season, but his consistency has not led to desirable results. In fact, he has not posted a single top-30 finish since the Masters in April.
Young is barely inside the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings after finishing outside the top 50 at the Travelers Championship. He ranks No. 81 in strokes gained: total and No. 177 in strokes gained: putting, which makes it difficult to justify his odds this week. The model thinks several golfers offer much better value on the PGA odds board at TPC Deere Run.
Another surprise: Taylor Moore, a 30-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. Moore 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.
Moore certainly has the game to finish near the top of the leaderboard this week. The 29-year-old is coming off a T-4 finish at last week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, and he secured his first PGA Tour victory at the Valspar Championship in March. Moore is currently ranked 15th in strokes gained: putting (0.555) and seventh in putting inside 10 feet (90.47%). He’s averaging 28.60 putts per round this season, but if he’s draining putts this week, he’ll have a great shot at finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 John Deere Classic. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2023 John Deere Classic picks
The model is also targeting four other golfers with odds of 25-1 or longer to win it all. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s John Deere Classic picks here.
So, who will win the John Deere Classic 2023, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2023 John Deere Classic odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2023 John Deere Classic leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed nine golf majors, including this year’s Masters.
2023 John Deere Classic odds, field
See the full John Deere Classic 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Denny McCarthy +1400
Russell Henley +1600
Cameron Young +1600
Ludvig Aberg +2200
Adam Hadwin +2200
Adam Schenk +2800
Taylor Moore +3000
Keith Mitchell +3000
Eric Cole +3000
Emiliano Grillo +3000
Seamus Power +3500
J.T. Poston +3500
Chris Kirk +3500
Taylor Montgomery +4000
Stephan Jaeger +4000
Patrick Rodgers +4000
Nick Taylor +4000
Byeong Hun An +4000
Alex Smalley +4000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +4500
Matt Kuchar +5000
Sepp Straka +6000
K.H. Lee +5500
Beau Hossler +5500
Ryan Palmer +6000
Mark Hubbard +6000
Dylan Wu +6000
Doug Ghim +6000
Adam Svensson +6000
Peter Kuest +6500
Michael Kim +6500
Joseph Bramlett +6500
Chez Reavie +6500
Brendon Todd +6500
Lucas Glover +7000
Gordon Sargent +7000
Sam Stevens +7500
Callum Tarren +7500
Zach Johnson +8000
Will Gordon +8000
Patton Kizzire +8000
Luke List +8000
Carson Young +8000
Ben Martin +8000
Sam Ryder +9000
S.H. Kim +9000
Nick Hardy +9000
Kevin Yu +9000
Garrick Higgo +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9000
Nate Lashley +10000
MJ Daffue +10000
Kevin Streelman +10000
Greyson Sigg +10000
Chesson Hadley +10000
Michael Thorbjornsen +11000
Matt NeSmith +11000
Justin Lower +11000
David Lipsky +11000
Cameron Champ +11000
Joel Dahmen +13000
Davis Thompson +13000
Chad Ramey +13000
