Zurich Classic of New Orleans Odds, Picks, and PGA Betting Analysis

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It has been a wild two weeks of golf, with Jon Rahm winning the Masters and Matthew Fitzpatrick hanging around to defeat Jordan Spieth in a playoff at the RBC Heritage.

Plenty of money and prestige was on the line in those two tournaments, and now we move on to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a two-golfer team event taking place at TPC Louisiana.

Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are in the field and ready to defend their title. The duo won last year’s event with a score of -29.

They’re one of 80 pairs competing in the team event, which is played fourball, also known as best ball, in the first and third rounds, and alternate shot in the second and fourth rounds.

Schauffele and Cantlay shot a 59 in the first round of last year’s event.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans 2023 Betting Preview | PGA Lines

When: April 19-23
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
TV / Streaming: ESPN+

The Favorites – Cantlay and Schauffele +270

Cantlay and Schauffele finished two strokes ahead of Billy Horschel and Sam Burns to win the Zurich Classic in 2022. Both players are playing at an incredibly high level right now and are seemingly due for a win. There’s no better opportunity for them to do so than at the tournament they won last season.

Cantlay finished third at the RBC Heritage last week, finishing at 16-under par. Schauffele made a late charge on the back nine on Sunday to finish fourth at 15-under par. Both players finished in the top-15 at the Masters.

There’s no reason to imagine they won’t at least be in contention this weekend.

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The Smart Pick – Homa/Morikawa +700

Max Homa and Collin Morikawa have also been playing well this season, and +700 is great value for the talented duo. Homa struggled the last two weeks but was T6 at THE PLAYERS and finished top 10 in five of the prior six events. He won the Farmers Insurance Open in January.

Morikawa, a two-time major champion, has yet to win this season but has been in contention seemingly every week. He was T10 at the Masters and T13 the week prior at THE PLAYERS. He has four other top-10 finishes this season.

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Longshot Pick – Hadwin/Taylor +2900

Both Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor missed the cut at last year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans while competing with different partners. However, the Canadian duo should have a better fate this year as both players have their moments this season.

Hadwin finished T13 at THE PLAYERS and finished T10 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Taylor, meanwhile, has top-20 finishes in two of his last three starts.

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