{"id":19598,"date":"2023-06-13T10:14:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=19598"},"modified":"2023-06-13T12:44:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T16:44:34","slug":"us-open-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-june-15-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/golf\/us-open-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-june-15-18\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Predictions, Picks and Betting Odds June 15-18"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Open Betting Preview<\/h2>\n

WagerTalk golf handicapper Nick Borrman<\/a> offers his thoughts on the US Open teeing off from Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, CA. Nick discusses the guys at the top of the odds board, golfers to fade and other expert picks surrounding the US Open this week!<\/p>\n

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US Open<\/th>\nPGA Tour Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
When:<\/td>\nJune 15-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where:<\/td>\nLos Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defending Champ:<\/td>\nMatt Fitzpatrick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Favorite:<\/td>\nScottie Scheffler (+700 at DraftKings<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TV:<\/td>\nGOLF & NBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

US Open Odds Board<\/h2>\n

Top-10 Total Strokes Gained over the last six months (betting odds via FanDuel<\/a> ,\u00a0DraftKings <\/a>and others)<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, CA<\/h3>\n

From Nick Borrman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

There is a plethora of great published information out there about this ultra-exclusive private club. It starts with going to the official US Open page and clicking through all 18 hole flyovers to get a good understanding of what the players will face this week.<\/p>\n

There is a ton of elevation change around the track with uneven lies everywhere. Fairways will dogleg one direction but run off the opposite direction forcing players to hit a certain ball flight to be able to hold them.<\/p>\n

The fairways in general are wide, much wider than what you would expect at a US Open, but because of the slopes combined with the expected firm and fast conditions expected by the weekend, it will still be difficult to stay in the fairway. Runoff areas look brutally tough with natural barrancas coming into play on just about half of the holes.<\/p>\n

Videos that have surfaced of the rough, particularly around green complexes, looks diabolical. Just dropping a ball into the grass and watching it disappear. The rough is all Bermuda grass which will be very difficult to play out of as the ball naturally wants to fall straight to the bottom. The greens, however, are all bentgrass.<\/p>\n

The course plays to a par-70 and measures over 7,400 yards in length. There are three par 5s and five par 3s putting a little extra emphasis into par-3 scoring this week.<\/p>\n

Two of the par 3s can play as long as 290 yards which is just ridiculous, though they won\u2019t play to their full yardage due to elevation change and the ability to run the ball onto the green.<\/p>\n

Again, with a very little effort, you can find a ton of information on the track, but I\u2019ll instead focus on what I think it will take to win this event.<\/p>\n