Jon Rahm will try to bounce back from a disappointing performance at the PGA Championship when the 2023 U.S. Open begins on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. Rahm comes in at 8-1 in the latest 2023 U.S. Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook, trailing only world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is the favorite at 13-2. Other top 2023 U.S. Open contenders in the 2023 U.S. field include Brooks Koepka (17-2), Viktor Hovland (10-1), Rory McIlroy (11-1), and Patrick Cantlay (14-1), with Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick coming in at 35-1.
Which 2023 U.S. Open head-to-head matchup picks should you target, and what 2023 U.S. Open prop bets could set you up for a strong payday? Before locking in any US Open 2023 picks of your own, be sure to check out the PGA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine golf expert Mike McClure.
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 more than $10,200 on its best bets since that point, 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, even though he hadn't won a PGA Tour event since 2018.
This same model has also nailed a whopping nine majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now, McClure has set his sights on the 2023 U.S. Open field and just revealed his top PGA prop bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of McClure's 2023 U.S. Open prop picks, sleepers, head-to-head matchups and best bets.
Top 2023 U.S. Open prop picks
One of McClure's favorite prop bet picks this week at the PGA Championship 2023 is Tony Finau finishing in the top 10 at +350 odds (risk $100 to win $350). Finau is still trying to win his first major, but has four outright wins since last July. The 33-year-old has climbed to No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking and will try to snap a streak of two straight missed cuts at the U.S. Open.
Finau has six career PGA Tour wins and enters the U.S. Open 2023 playing arguably the best golf of his professional career. He ranks fourth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained tee-to-green (1.650), fifth in strokes gained on approach (0.900), and seventh total strokes gained (1.755). McClure sees plenty of value in taking a big-hitter like Finau to finish inside the top 10 against an elite field at plus-money. You can see the rest of McClure's 2023 U.S. Open prop bet picks at SportsLine.
Top 2023 U.S. Open head-to-head matchup picks
Another shocking PGA Championship prop bet pick from McClure: Take Justin Thomas over Jordan Spieth in head-to-head golf betting at +105 odds. Thomas has been battling consistency issues all year, but has still flashed elite ability at times and enters the U.S. Open 2023 as the No. 16 ranked player in the world. Thomas excels around the green, ranking ninth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained around the green (0.436).
On the flip side, Spieth is coming off a fifth place finish at the Memorial, but has also missed the cut in two of his last four starts. Spieth, the 10th-ranked player in the world, has also been battling a wrist injury, which could be problematic with the thick, unforgiving rough at Los Angeles Country Club. That said, McClure has zeroed in on Thomas as one of his 2023 PGA Championship top overall contenders and sees plenty of value in taking him to beat Spieth head-to-head for a plus money payout. You can see who else to back at the U.S. Open here.
Find more 2023 U.S. Open head-to-head picks, sleepers, props
McClure has also locked in plenty of other prop bets for the the U.S. Open 2023, including a longshot listed at almost 50-1 to win it all. Anyone who backs one of his 2023 U.S. Open sleepers could hit it big. You can only see his 2023 U.S. Open best bets at SportsLine.
So what 2023 U.S. Open prop picks should you target this week, and which massive longshot has a chance to stun the golfing world? Visit SportsLine to see McClure's 2023 U.S. Open best bets, all from the expert who's up over $10,200 since the PGA Tour restart, and find out.
2023 U.S. Open odds, field, top contenders
See full the U.S. Open 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Scottie Scheffler +650
Jon Rahm +800
Brooks Koepka +850
Viktor Hovland +1000
Rory McIlroy +1100
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Max Homa +1600
Xander Schauffele +1800
Justin Thomas +2500
Jordan Spieth +2500
Collin Morikawa +2500
Cameron Smith +2500
Tony Finau +2500
Dustin Johnson +2800
Cameron Young +3500
Matt Fitzpatrick +3500
Tyrrell Hatton +4000
Hideki Matsuyama +4000
Bryson DeChambeau +4000
Sungjae Im +4000
Jason Day +4000
Tommy Fleetwood +4500
Joaquin Niemann +5000
Sam Burns +5000
Shane Lowry +5000
Rickie Fowler +5000
Sahith Theegala +5500
Justin Rose +5000
Wyndham Clark +7000
Corey Conners +7500
Joonhyung (Tom) Kim +8500
Patrick Reed +8500
Adam Scott +9000
Talor Gooch +10000
Denny McCarthy +10000
Louis Oosthuizen +12500
Keegan Bradley +12500
Si-Woo Kim +12500
Russell Henley +12500
Gary Woodland +12500
Mito Pereira +12500
Kurt Kitayama +12500
Keith Mitchell +15000
Tom Hoge +15000
Harris English +15000
Carlos Ortiz +15000
Justin Suh +15000
Phil Mickelson +15000
Abraham Ancer +15000
Min Woo Lee +15000
Lucas Herbert +17500
Victor Perez +17500
Seamus Power +17500
Adrian Meronk +17500
Taylor Moore +17500
Cam Davis +17500
Thomas Pieters +20000
Chris Kirk +20000
Eddie Pepperell +20000
Austin Eckroat +20000
K.H. Lee +20000
Taylor Montgomery +20000
Harold Varner +20000
Jason Kokrak +20000
