History is on the line at the RBC Canadian Open 2018 as Jhonattan Vegas tries to become the first golfer since 2011 to win the same event three times in a row. He'll contend with a challenging 2018 RBC Canadian Open field that includes the world's top-ranked player, Dustin Johnson, the favorite at 12-1. Nine golfers are going off at 30-1 RBC Canadian Open odds or shorter, including major champions Brooks Koepka (25-2), Sergio Garcia (30-1) and Bubba Watson (21-1). Before you make your 2018 RBC Canadian Open picks or enter a daily fantasy tournament on FanDuel or DraftKings, you need to see what the team at SportsLine is predicting.
SportsLine's proprietary golf projection model, built by predictive data engineer and DFS pro Mike McClure, has called four of the last seven majors heading into the weekend, including Patrick Reed's career-defining victory at the 2018 Masters.
McClure was also all over Tiger Woods' stunning run at the 2018 British Open, saying it was the major he had the best chance to contend in this year. Woods hadn't finished in the top 10 in a major since 2013, but he held the outright lead at the British Open and finished with an impressive sixth-place finish.
One surprising pick from the model for the RBC Canadian Open 2018: Ian Poulter, a 40-1 longshot, makes a serious run at the title.
Poulter missed the cut at the British Open last week, but finished in the top 25 in five of his six previous events, including a win at the Houston Open. And he played Glen Abbey Golf Club extremely well last year, firing four rounds under 70 on his way to an impressive 20-under par and a third place finish. He's a strong value you should be all over for the RBC Canadian Open 2018.
Another shocker: Brooks Koepka, the back-to-back U.S. Open champion, fails to finish in the top three even though Vegas gives him the second-best odds in the entire 2018 RBC Canadian Open field.
Koepka fell out of contention at the British Open with a third-round 75, eventually setting for 39th after being in the hunt heading into the weekend. He has played this course competitively just once in his career in 2015, finishing 18th. Despite his past achievements, there are far better values than the 25-2 RBC Canadian Open odds he's getting.
The model has also identified four other sleepers with odds of 30-1 or longer who are set to make a serious run for the title. Anyone who backs these underdogs could hit it big.
So who wins the 2018 RBC Canadian Open? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the odds below and visit SportsLine now to see the full RBC Canadian Open projected leaderboard from the model that has nailed four of the last seven majors heading into the weekend and was all over Tiger Woods' surprising run at the British Open, and find out.
Dustin Johnson 15-2
Brooks Koepka 25-2
Tommy Fleetwood 17-1
Bubba Watson 21-1
Tony Finau 22-1
Charley Hoffman 30-1
Kevin Kisner 30-1
Matt Kuchar 30-1
Sergio Garcia 30-1
Chesson Hadley 40-1
Ian Poulter 40-1
Jhonattan Vegas 40-1
Beau Hossler 45-1
Billy Horschel 45-1
Byeong Hun An 45-1
Derek Fathauer 45-1
Fabian Gomez 45-1
