Bydlon fired on Chris Kirk at 110-1, noting the veteran has gained strokes with the putter in five straight tournaments—an asset he thinks will decide another 20-under shoot-out at Sedgefield. While Kirk’s recent finishes are volatile (T14 last week, MC at John Deere, T65, then T2 Rocket Mortgage and T12 U.S. Open), Bydlon reminded listeners that Kirk is historically a plus-iron player. If the rest of the bag syncs up with the red-hot flat stick, Kirk owns genuine win equity at a three-figure price. Bydlon will pair the outright with top-10 and top-20 placements, hoping the putter remains dialed.

Kelly Bydlon finally added Rickie Fowler to his outright card at 58-1 after Fowler landed 7th in one of Bydlon’s Wyndham-specific models and top-10 in another. Those builds emphasized driving accuracy, approaches from 150-200 yards, and good-drive percentage—areas where Fowler now grades well after an equipment tweak earlier in the summer. Bydlon also cited motivation: Fowler is 61st in the FedEx Cup standings and needs to stay inside the top-70 to guarantee playoff starts, so he should be locked-in mentally. Bydlon admitted he has not bet Fowler in two years but feels the statistical fit plus playoff urgency make this the right week to buy, sprinkling top-20s alongside the outright.

Bydlon tossed a long-shot ticket on Christiaan Bezuidenhout at 51-1, citing the South African’s ideal mix of precise irons and reliable Bermuda putting. He reminded listeners that winners Aaron Rai and Lucas Glover both led the field in approach here, a category Bezuidenhout quietly grades out top-15 in over the last 24 rounds. Add in a three-putt avoidance rate inside the field’s top quartile and a history of turning narrow, positional layouts (Bay Hill, Harbour Town) into top-10s, and Bydlon feels Bezuidenhout profiles as the exact fairway-finder who can stay bogey-free and climb a low-scoring leaderboard.

Pointing to a setup where putting could decide everything, Bydlon grabbed Harry Hall at 47-1 outright with a top-10 cover. Hall ranks near the top of the PGA TOUR in strokes-gained putting and has translated that spike into a string of cashable finishes: T28 at The Open (his worst since early May), T12 Scottish, T14 John Deere, and T6 Rocket Mortgage. Bydlon thinks Sedgefield’s 6,000-sq-ft Donald Ross greens reward Hall’s touch while the emphasis on fairway accuracy de-emphasizes his lack of length. If the Englishman keeps pouring in 15-footers, Bydlon believes he can out-birdie the field in another likely 18- to 22-under shootout.

Bydlon is staying aboard the Jake Knapp train even on a course that asks players to club down off the tee. He noted Knapp has gained strokes with the putter in seven straight starts—something the rookie struggled with early in the season—and believes that torrid flat-stick run makes up for any lost advantage from shelving the driver. Recent results back the thesis: T3 at 3M, T22 at Scottish, T21 John Deere, and T4 Rocket Mortgage. Consistency plus a suddenly reliable putter at 45-1 (his price discussed on air) convinced Bydlon to roll Knapp outright and sprinkle top-10s, stressing that hot putters can separate when winning score touches 20-under.

Kelly Bydlon opened his outright card with Matt Fitzpatrick at 20-1 and added a top-5 hedge, arguing the Englishman owns the most complete profile in the field. Bydlon highlighted Fitzpatrick’s blazing form—T4 at both The Open and the Genesis Scottish Open, T8 at Rocket Mortgage, and T17 at Travelers—plus a win at another Donald-Ross/Bermuda venue (RBC Heritage) as proof he’s peaking. Over the last 16 measured rounds Fitzpatrick ranks 11th in weighted approach and 18th in weighted putting, making him one of the rare players who combines accurate wedges with elite flat-stick performance. With Sedgefield expected to crown someone around 20-under, Bydlon believes Fitzpatrick’s ability to find fairways, stick wedges inside 15 feet, and avoid three-putts gives him the best chance to convert motivation into a playoff-berth-securing victory.

Kelly Bydlon is betting Puka Nacua over 5.5 receiving TDs at –120. With Cooper Kupp gone and an aging Davante Adams sliding into a complementary role, Bydlon expects Nacua to become "the dude" in Los Angeles. He referenced his Matthew Stafford MVP long-shot as evidence he anticipates healthy pass volume and argued five-and-a-half scores is simply too low for a new No. 1 option.

Kelly Bydlon advised listeners to pass on Keith Mitchell outrights even though the 3M Open sets up ideally for his power-plus-driver profile. Mitchell graded eighth or better in every model the trio ran, and his lone PGA Tour win came at another water-laden bomber track (PGA National). Still, Bydlon labeled him the "American Tommy Fleetwood," arguing the Georgia Bulldog repeatedly posts elite tee-to-green numbers yet never closes. If Mitchell cannot win on 35-yard fairways with four gettable par-5s, Bydlon doubts he ever will. The takeaway: resist the temptation to back a player with sky-high statistical love but a proven inability to finish, and allocate outright dollars elsewhere.

Even at an 18-to-1 outright, Kelly Bydlon says Chris Gotterup is impossible to ignore. Gotterup’s stat page is "green everywhere": he gained on approach and off-the-tee in six straight U.S. starts before flying to Europe and still posting strong results at the Scottish and The Open. Bydlon reminded listeners that the former college star finished T-2 at Rocket Mortgage and piled up multiple T-25s earlier in the summer, proving the ceiling and the floor. On a course that rewards bomb-and-gouge plus par-5 scoring, the 24-year-old’s length (top-15 in driving distance last 24 rounds) and recent all-around form justify swallowing the compressed number.

Kelly Bydlon said he refuses to hop off the Jake Knapp train at TPC Twin Cities. Knapp has gained strokes putting in three straight starts and parlayed that into a T-22 at the Scottish, T-21 at the John Deere, T-4 at Rocket Mortgage and a T-27 in Canada. Bydlon noted that Knapp is now gaining in every strokes-gained category, a profile the model loves in a watered-down field lacking elite talent. With an outright number still longer than most ‘name’ pros and a DFS salary that lags his production, Bydlon wants outright and placement exposure while the flatstick stays nuclear.

Kelly Bydlon told listeners to resist betting Keegan Bradley at the current 25-1 after several books shortened him from 35-1. She is bullish on Bradley’s fit—elite scrambling, strong Pete Dye history, and home-region narrative—but argued the price compression strips away value in a birdie-rich event where variance runs high. Bydlon’s plan: monitor the market and only fire if Bradley drifts back toward 30-35-1, where the implied win probability better matches his historical conversion rate (5 PGA-Tour wins in 353 starts, 1.4 %). For bettors already holding 35-1 she offered a thumbs-up; everyone else should stay patient or allocate units elsewhere rather than forcing action at a bad number.

Calling him her "favorite play of the week," Kelly Bydlon grabbed Russell Henley outright and as a top-20. She acknowledged Henley sits only 36th in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee over his last 16 rounds but noted that River Highlands eliminates the need for power, letting Henley lean on pinpoint driving accuracy (top-10 fairways gained), surgical wedges, and a short game that ranks top-20 in scrambling and ARG over the same span. With more than 75 % of approaches coming from inside 175 yards and winning scores eclipsing –20, Bydlon sees Henley’s elite proximity 125-150 and par-4 scoring (400-450 yards) as perfect fits. She echoed Wes Reynolds’ earlier Ryder Cup motivation angle but added she is doubling down with placement bets to profit even if Henley runs out of holes in a birdie shoot-out.

Kelly Bydlon highlighted Si Woo Kim as a multi-angle play: 55-1 outright, top-20 finish, and plus-money matchup versus JJ Spaun. Her model spit Kim out inside the top five thanks to three pillars: No. 1 in scrambling over the last 24 rounds, perennial success on Pete Dye designs, and elite accuracy when forced to club down. Bydlon added that Kim ranks top-30 on short, easy layouts and ranks top-10 in bogey avoidance—critical when River Highlands’ tiny greens demand delicate up-and-downs. She likes attacking Spaun in head-to-heads because the Canadian media tour has Spaun in "Today Show" fatigue mode, while Kim arrives rested after fading late at Oakmont. The combo of plus price in the matchup and long outright odds gives Bydlon “multiple bites of the apple” on a player whose skillset perfectly fits the course.

Kelly Bydlon fired on Nick Taylor at a triple-digit 100-1 outright and sprinkled each-way exposure, arguing the Canadian’s form and putting spike match TPC River Highlands perfectly. Taylor is on a heater—T4 at the Memorial, T13 at the Canadian Open, and T23 at the U.S. Open—while gaining more than 1.2 strokes per round with the flat stick over that stretch. Bydlon likes that River Highlands turns into a birdie fest where Taylor’s streaky putter can stay nuclear on smooth Northeast Bent/Poa surfaces. She reminded listeners that Taylor owns multiple PGA-Tour victories despite an otherwise volatile profile, so the ceiling is proven if the putter stays lively and wedges stay dialed. At 100-1, Bydlon feels bettors get true win equity without paying for consistency.

Kelly Bydlon advised passing on Rory McIlroy at the Travelers despite odds drifting as long as 16-1. Bydlon noted Rory has lost strokes on approach in consecutive events, looks mentally drained after finally grabbing a major, and is dealing with off-course distractions that have kept him salty with the media. She thinks Rory will reset during the July swing overseas (Scottish Open, Irish Open) and expects his price to be much shorter there, so the value play is simply to wait instead of forcing a wager this week.