2024 LIV Golf Picks: LIV Golf Tour Miami Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
The LIV Golf League will head to Florida for this week’s event, which will serve as the last preparation for The Masters for the 13 LIV players that will head to Augusta next week. This week’s event will be played at the Blue Monster Course at Trump National Doral in Miami. This is the third time that LIV has used this course, but in year’s past it has been the site for the team championship. This course will be a test for everyone that tees up, and heavy hitters will benefit from this long track. Jon Rahm is the heavy favorite, followed by Joaquin Niemann and Bryson DeChambeau. Doc’s Sports will break down some of this week’s best bets from LIV Golf Miami below.
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A Look at the Field
Here is a look at the Top 12 and ties with the lowest golf odds to win it all at online sportsbooks
Jon Rahm +550 – Joaquin Niemann +800 – Bryson DeChambeau +1000 – Tyrrell Hatton +1400
Dustin Johnson +1400 – Talor Gooch +1400 – Cameron Smith +1400 – Brooks Koepka +1600
Dean Burmester +2200 – Louis Oosthuizen +2500 – Paul Casey +2800 – Adrian Meronk +2800
Course Characteristics of Those Who Can Win or Secure Winning Golf Bets
The Blue Monster Course is going to be challenging, playing just over 7,700 yards. The track is long and features a ton of strategically placed bunkers and deep rough throughout. Water is visible on every hole and comes into play on most. The course is named “The Blue Monster” because of the challenging water hazards that players are forced to deal with throughout the round of golf. The course's signature hole is the 18th, a par-4 that measures 468 yards, and features water running up the entire left side to the hole.
Dustin Johnson +1400
Johnson has had a solid start to the 2024 season and boasts a great track record at Doral, finishing inside the top 10 three times in eight starts. He started the year off strong with a top-five finish at Mayakoba and a victory under the bright lights of Las Vegas. He looked like his old self after out dueling Bryson DeChambeau and Rahm in the final group to stand victorious. I am expecting a bounce back from DJ in preparation for the Masters after a 27th-place finish at Jeddah and 21st-place finish in Hong Kong. Johnson ranks fourth in the LIV Golf League in total birdies and 8th in Greens in Regulation percentage. His length off the tee and track record at tough courses makes Johnson a strong play this week in Miami.
Talor Gooch +1400
Gooch is a guy I will be focusing on this week to win in Miami. He finished in 12th-place last season at this event. He currently ranks sixth in player standings, and posted a 2nd and 6th-place finish before Hong Kong’s 21st-place finish. He ranks seventh in both birdies and driving percentage this season. Mix that with ranking second in scrambling percentage and third in overall strokes gained average, and Gooch checks off a lot of boxes to succeed on The Blue Monster course. With him not being invited to the Masters, I can see him locking in this week and proving he can compete with the Augusta invites.
Brooks Koepka +1600
We are a little over a week until the Masters, and you know what that means? Big Game Brooks turns it up a notch! When the lights shine the brightest, he seems to always lock it in and contend. Last season after a horrible start to 2023, Koepka won at the Crooked Cat in Orlando a week before the Masters. Can he channel some déjà vu? Koepka has a reputation to start off the seasons slow, aside from the Waste Management on the PGA Tour, so some hiccups out of the gate is not a red flag. This season he has played 12 competitive rounds of golf with 11 of them scoring in the 60s. He’s tied for sixth on the LIV Tour in Greens in Regulation percentage and 11th in birdies made. With Augusta closely approaching, Koepka is a solid candidate to win this week.
Golf Picks: Who to Consider This Week:
To win: Johnson, Gooch, Koepka
2024 Season Total: +2,100
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