{"id":26845,"date":"2024-03-27T10:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=26845"},"modified":"2024-03-27T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:18:57","slug":"texas-childrens-houston-open-free-picks-predictions-and-dfs-lineup-march-28-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/golf\/texas-childrens-houston-open-free-picks-predictions-and-dfs-lineup-march-28-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open Free Picks, Predictions and DFS Lineup March 28-31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/nick-borrman\">WagerTalk golf handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> offers his thoughts on the Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open teeing off from Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, TX. Andy discusses his DraftKings Darlings, golfers to who can trip you up and the course and more surrounding the Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open starting March 28th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">$15 FREE for PREMIUM GOLF PICKS &#8211; CLAIM BELOW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"hottest_play_area\">\n<div id=\"newsletter_widget\" class=\"hottest_play_third_area newsletter_widget\">\n<div class=\"hottest_play_third_area_content\">\n<div class=\"sign-up-offer-text\">\nSPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME SUBSCRIBERS\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-thank new\" style=\"display: none;\">Thanks for signing up! 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The fairways are wide, and the rough is fairly deep, but nothing these guys can\u2019t deal with so guys will be swinging pretty hard off the tee to try and take on this long Par 70. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There isn\u2019t water or many bunkers, and the greens are pretty big, and it looks like they\u2019ll be soft enough to get the ball to stop on even with long approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wind looks to be non-existent on Thursday with it picking tup to 10-15 MPH the rest of the week so I expect the winning score to be close to -16, which was last years winning score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_71028\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wy7Gwzlho7A?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Houston Open 2024 PGA Picks &amp; Preview | Betting Tips, Course Preview &amp; Predictions | Tee Time\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wy7Gwzlho7A\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wy7Gwzlho7A\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Houston Open 2024 PGA Picks &amp; Preview | Betting Tips, Course Preview &amp; Predictions | Tee Time\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u26f3\ufe0f The PGA Tour is back in Texas this week for the electrifying Houston Open. 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Introduction 00:00 Houston Open Course Preview 02:05 Total Strokes Gained Chart 07:43 Players That Can Trip You Up 11:04 Promo Code 15:52 Outright Winner Pick 17:36 Draftkings Darlings 20:32 Top 20 Leaderboard Pick 24:03 PGA Q&amp;A 26:30 \ud83d\udc4d Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to WagerTalk TV; \ud83d\udd14 CLICK the Bell and never miss an episode! \ud83e\udd11 Free Sports Picks: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks \ud83d\udcca Live Odds: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f News: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news \ud83d\udc4d Stay connected with WagerTalk \ud83d\udcfa YouTube: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv \ud83d\udc4d Facebook: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/fb \ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tw \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ig \ud83d\udcf0 Reddit: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rd \u2764\ufe0f iHeart Radio: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/iheart \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ap \ud83d\udccc Pinterest: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/pin\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wy7Gwzlho7A\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31M47S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-03-26T20:02:43Z\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s pretty top-heavy with Scheffler, Clark, and Zalatoris teeing it up here followed by a dropoff down to guys like Theegala, Finau, Day, and Si Woo Kim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it drops quite a bit by some guys who are very motivated to get a win here. Don\u2019t get me wrong, the big-name guys want to win, but they\u2019re looking to The Masters and this is a bit of a tune up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of guys who would love to get a win to secure their Tour Card or get an invite to other tournaments, and sometimes those are the most focused guys in the field so I won\u2019t be surprised if we have another long shot winner this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strokes Gained Last Three Months (PGA Tour Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scottie Scheffler +3.23<br>Wyndham Clark +2.15<br>Sahith Theegala +1.86<br>Si Woo Kim +1.51<br>Jason Day +1.41<br>Will Zalatoris +1.38<br>Tom Hoge +1.31<br>Alex Noren +1.30<br>Doug Ghim +1.16<br>Beau Hossler +1.06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open: Players That Can Trip You Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scottie Scheffler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s +260 on DK to win the tournament, and while he\u2019s coming off of two straight wins, he would have to win this tournament or at worst finish Top 4 to return value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s -300 against Wyndham Clark in a head-to-head so he\u2019s insanely expensive this week, and I don\u2019t see the motivation for him this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had neck issues in his last tournament, and let\u2019s be honest\u2026he\u2019s just getting ready for The Masters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder if he won\u2019t swing as hard this week to protect his neck, and I think there are a lot of players more motivated to win this week than him. I won\u2019t be using him in DFS, fantasy leagues, or any bets this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tony Finau<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think people will be looking to play on Finau because it\u2019s a weak field, and he\u2019s the defending Champion here, but he\u2019s been terrible this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His putting is -0.32 strokes gained this year, and he\u2019s finished MC and 45th the last two weeks, and he still only has one finish better than 13th this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s priced as a top 7 golfer this week, and I just can\u2019t get there with him this year. His driving distance and approach accuracy is good, but he hasn\u2019t shown that he can put it together over four rounds. He\u2019s a bet against still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taylor Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think he\u2019ll be a popular pick this week as he\u2019s finished 31st and 12th the last two weeks, and he hasn\u2019t missed the cut this year, but he\u2019s missed the cut here the last two years and maybe there\u2019s just something about this course that doesn\u2019t fit well with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s 70-1 to win, and +250 to finish Top 20 which are great prices, but I can\u2019t invest in him because he\u2019s missed the cut both of the last two years in pretty weak fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children&#8217;s Houston Open: DraftKings Darlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andrew Novak $6900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novak wasn\u2019t good at the beginning of the season, but he\u2019s finished top 17 in four out of the last five tournaments, and he\u2019s been a great Draftkings Darlings. In the last seven weeks, his numbers in all categories have shot through the roof and he\u2019s 8th in the field in strokes gained in this field. Great value on Novak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark Hubbard $7000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pretty eash pick here as Hubbard has made every cut this season as he\u2019s 8\/8. He doesn\u2019t have a ton of upside as he only has one Top 10 finish this season, but this is a great price on someone who always gets us points on the weekend. His approach numbers and putting numbers are solid, and in a weak field, he should see the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joel Dahmen $7100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dahmen\u2019s numbers aren\u2019t mind-blowing this season, but he\u2019s made the cut in four out of the last five tournaments, and he\u2019s finished 9th and 5th the last two years here. Love<br>the course history here at a low price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Lineup:<\/strong> Andrew Novak $6900 Mark Hubbard $7000 Joel Dahmen $7100 Mackenzie Hughes $7800 Si Woo Kim $9700 Wyndham Clark $10900<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions for Nick on the show\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-What will the line be on Scheffler v Rahm at The Masters?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Who will end the year with more FedEx Cup Points? Justin Thomas or Sahith Theegala?\u00a0Right now JT is 29th, Theegala is 5th\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grayson Murray has a win this year. 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Andy discusses his DraftKings Darlings, golfers to who can trip you up and the course and more surrounding the Texas Children's Houston Open starting March 28th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">$15 FREE for PREMIUM GOLF PICKS - CLAIM BELOW<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"hottest_play_area\">\n<div id=\"newsletter_widget\" class=\"hottest_play_third_area newsletter_widget\">\n<div class=\"hottest_play_third_area_content\">\n<div class=\"sign-up-offer-text\">\nSPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME SUBSCRIBERS\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-thank new\" style=\"display: none;\">Thanks for signing up! 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The fairways are wide, and the rough is fairly deep, but nothing these guys can\u2019t deal with so guys will be swinging pretty hard off the tee to try and take on this long Par 70. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>There isn\u2019t water or many bunkers, and the greens are pretty big, and it looks like they\u2019ll be soft enough to get the ball to stop on even with long approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The wind looks to be non-existent on Thursday with it picking tup to 10-15 MPH the rest of the week so I expect the winning score to be close to -16, which was last years winning score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wy7Gwzlho7A?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children's Houston Open Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s pretty top-heavy with Scheffler, Clark, and Zalatoris teeing it up here followed by a dropoff down to guys like Theegala, Finau, Day, and Si Woo Kim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Then it drops quite a bit by some guys who are very motivated to get a win here. Don\u2019t get me wrong, the big-name guys want to win, but they\u2019re looking to The Masters and this is a bit of a tune up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of guys who would love to get a win to secure their Tour Card or get an invite to other tournaments, and sometimes those are the most focused guys in the field so I won\u2019t be surprised if we have another long shot winner this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strokes Gained Last Three Months (PGA Tour Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Scottie Scheffler +3.23<br>Wyndham Clark +2.15<br>Sahith Theegala +1.86<br>Si Woo Kim +1.51<br>Jason Day +1.41<br>Will Zalatoris +1.38<br>Tom Hoge +1.31<br>Alex Noren +1.30<br>Doug Ghim +1.16<br>Beau Hossler +1.06<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children's Houston Open: Players That Can Trip You Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scottie Scheffler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s +260 on DK to win the tournament, and while he\u2019s coming off of two straight wins, he would have to win this tournament or at worst finish Top 4 to return value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s -300 against Wyndham Clark in a head-to-head so he\u2019s insanely expensive this week, and I don\u2019t see the motivation for him this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He had neck issues in his last tournament, and let\u2019s be honest\u2026he\u2019s just getting ready for The Masters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder if he won\u2019t swing as hard this week to protect his neck, and I think there are a lot of players more motivated to win this week than him. I won\u2019t be using him in DFS, fantasy leagues, or any bets this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tony Finau<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I think people will be looking to play on Finau because it\u2019s a weak field, and he\u2019s the defending Champion here, but he\u2019s been terrible this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>His putting is -0.32 strokes gained this year, and he\u2019s finished MC and 45th the last two weeks, and he still only has one finish better than 13th this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s priced as a top 7 golfer this week, and I just can\u2019t get there with him this year. His driving distance and approach accuracy is good, but he hasn\u2019t shown that he can put it together over four rounds. He\u2019s a bet against still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Taylor Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I think he\u2019ll be a popular pick this week as he\u2019s finished 31st and 12th the last two weeks, and he hasn\u2019t missed the cut this year, but he\u2019s missed the cut here the last two years and maybe there\u2019s just something about this course that doesn\u2019t fit well with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s 70-1 to win, and +250 to finish Top 20 which are great prices, but I can\u2019t invest in him because he\u2019s missed the cut both of the last two years in pretty weak fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Children's Houston Open: DraftKings Darlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andrew Novak $6900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Novak wasn\u2019t good at the beginning of the season, but he\u2019s finished top 17 in four out of the last five tournaments, and he\u2019s been a great Draftkings Darlings. In the last seven weeks, his numbers in all categories have shot through the roof and he\u2019s 8th in the field in strokes gained in this field. Great value on Novak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark Hubbard $7000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Pretty eash pick here as Hubbard has made every cut this season as he\u2019s 8\/8. He doesn\u2019t have a ton of upside as he only has one Top 10 finish this season, but this is a great price on someone who always gets us points on the weekend. His approach numbers and putting numbers are solid, and in a weak field, he should see the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joel Dahmen $7100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Dahmen\u2019s numbers aren\u2019t mind-blowing this season, but he\u2019s made the cut in four out of the last five tournaments, and he\u2019s finished 9th and 5th the last two years here. Love<br>the course history here at a low price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Lineup:<\/strong> Andrew Novak $6900 Mark Hubbard $7000 Joel Dahmen $7100 Mackenzie Hughes $7800 Si Woo Kim $9700 Wyndham Clark $10900<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions for Nick on the show\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>-What will the line be on Scheffler v Rahm at The Masters?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>-Who will end the year with more FedEx Cup Points? Justin Thomas or Sahith Theegala?\u00a0Right now JT is 29th, Theegala is 5th\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Grayson Murray has a win this year. 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