Farnsworth advised fading Bryson DeChambeau despite his strong current form and two previous U.S. Open wins. The Oakmont setup puts a premium on keeping the ball in play — five-inch rough sits directly beyond a one-yard intermediate cut and both par-5s are over 600 yards, minimizing Bryson’s length advantage. Farnsworth believes success this week will hinge on driving accuracy and dialed-in irons, areas where DeChambeau still lags behind the other elite options. Because missing fairways forces players to chop out with wedges, Bryson’s usual bomb-and-gouge approach carries far more risk than reward here.

Kirschner played DeChambeau Even Money to finish inside the Top-20 after Round 1. He argued that the U.S. Open will always reward length and nobody is longer than Bryson. With the 2024 major run (win and two other close calls) still fresh, Kirschner calls the bet "very safe" for a player likely to overpower Oakmont early.

Brian Kirschner grabbed Bryson DeChambeau Top-20 AFTER ROUND 1 at even money (+100 on DraftKings). Kirschner said the U.S. Open always tilts toward length and called DeChambeau ‘the longest in the world.’ With the 2024 champion posting elite major results all season, Kirschner feels a Thursday fast start is almost inevitable regardless of venue. The bet limits exposure to one round, leveraging Bryson’s power while avoiding potential weekend volatility.

Guy Boston Sports said Bryson DeChambeau is his favorite placement wager, recommending both the +160ish top-5 and the ‑110 top-10. He stressed that strokes-gained off the tee will be the stat of the week and DeChambeau leads the entire field in that category—only Scottie Scheffler is even in the conversation. Bryson also sports the fastest club-head speed on Tour, an edge for slashing out of Oakmont’s notorious rough. The tout added that putting from 5-15 feet is historically decisive here and DeChambeau ranks fourth in the field in that range. While the bomber label sticks, Bryson’s LIV season shows an underrated short game: he has gained strokes scrambling in six of his last seven starts and has been a "fantastic" putter. With two previous U.S. Opens under his belt, Guy Boston Sports believes the experience plus the statistical fit make him a must-bet for a high finish.

Cintorino considered DeChambeau but ultimately passed at +750. Bryson’s raw power is enticing, yet Dom notes nobody at Oakmont can "overpower" rough this thick—he has not seen a single player reach a green from the native this week. Bryson hit just 18-of-42 fairways in his last start and recently tweaked his driver, introducing new accuracy questions. Given Oakmont’s requirement to drive it straight or lay up to 50-100 yards and wedging contests from there, Dom argues the price offers insufficient return for the volatility.

Matt Cooper said Bryson DeChambeau is the outright value at +700 (7/1) to win the 2025 US Open at Oakmont. Cooper noted that eight of the last nine Oakmont champions were or became multi-major winners, a trend that immediately narrows the field. Scottie Scheffler’s 13/5 price is described as 'Tiger-in-his-prime short,' while Rory McIlroy’s driver woes and Jon Rahm’s inconsistent recent form leave them less appealing. DeChambeau, meanwhile, is 'striping it off the tee,' a key requirement for Oakmont’s brutal fairways. He has finished top-six in the last five American majors and has held at least a share of the lead in each of his last five starts. As the defending champion and the hottest driver in the field, Cooper believes DeChambeau checks every historical and statistical box for another US Open title.

Cunningham highlighted Bryson DeChambeau as the second choice in the outright market at +750. The defending U.S. Open champion has already flashed major-championship form this season with strong showings at both the Masters and the PGA Championship. Armed with two previous U.S. Open wins and a power game tailor-made for Oakmont’s penal rough, DeChambeau looks like a legitimate threat to capture his third national title at a price still more than double Scheffler’s.

Fairholm recommended betting DeChambeau to finish inside the top five at +175. He argued the price is fair because Bryson has finished T5 or better in both majors this season, owns a win and another top-5 in his last four U.S. Open starts and ranks first on LIV in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee. With Oakmont rewarding power and minimal penalty for missing fairways, Fairholm believes Bryson’s floor is higher than usual and a top-five ticket captures that safety without eating Scheffler-style outright odds.

Sean Fairholm said Bryson DeChambeau is the cleanest outright bet on the Oakmont board. Oakmont demands length—five-inch rough, 14-plus Stimpmeter greens and 293-yard par-3s leave shorter hitters for dead—and DeChambeau leads the field in driving distance when he tees it up. Fairholm reminded readers that recent U.S. Opens have turned into bomber’s paradises (DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark and Jon Rahm all won by overpowering venues). Bryson’s current form is equally encouraging with back-to-back major top-5 finishes earlier in 2025. That combination of elite distance and proven U.S. Open success makes him Fairholm’s favorite win ticket at +650.

Kendall Capps suggested backing Bryson DeChambeau for a top-five at +190 rather than an outright win. DeChambeau’s elite distance should let him ‘simply overpower’ a course that is not overly long, turning many missed fairways into 75-yard wedges out of the rough—an easier task than the longer recovery shots most competitors will face. Capps cited the 2020 Winged Foot blueprint and DeChambeau’s two U.S. Open titles as proof the strategy can work. While he doubts Bryson lifts the trophy, Capps views a leaderboard finish as a strong probability.

Doug Ferguson wrote that Bryson DeChambeau (8-1) has turned into the majors’ must-watch showman, landing four top-5s in his last five majors and adding a second U.S. Open crown this year at Pinehurst. DeChambeau tied for 15th at Oakmont in 2016 during his rookie season, and Ferguson argued his recent power-control balance makes him a top-finish staple for bettors. Those uncomfortable paying a short outright number can target Bryson’s top-5 market, banking on his current form and proven U.S. Open success.

Pat Fitzmaurice said Bryson DeChambeau is the best outright value at +750, even though Scottie Scheffler is the favorite at +275. Fitzmaurice pointed out that Bryson has finished inside the top 5 in six straight starts, including T5 at The Masters and solo 2nd at the PGA Championship. He has placed sixth or better in five of the last six majors overall. Fitzmaurice emphasized DeChambeau’s ability to gear up for majors and believes his prodigious distance will be a major edge on Oakmont’s narrow, punishing layout where long irons out of thick rough are inevitable. The analyst framed the tournament as a "survival test" and argued that Bryson’s current form and power profile make him the smartest outright ticket on the board.

Haslbauer plans to grab early Bryson DeChambeau tickets, arguing Oakmont accentuates the two-time champion’s edge. Bryson is one of only fourteen players to make every U.S. Open cut the last five years and sits top-3 in Haslbauer’s statistical model thanks to elite Total Driving, SG: Total in difficult scoring, and recent comp-course form. Although Oakmont’s fairway bunkers reduce ‘bomb-and-gouge’, Haslbauer stresses that DeChambeau still gains distance while ranking above-average in accuracy and SG: Off-the-Tee in difficult driving conditions. He dominated Winged Foot 2020 with the same strategy and arrives with "great momentum" after consecutive top-10 major finishes in 2025. Oakmont’s two reachable par-5s and sub-350-yard risk-reward 17th provide wedge opportunities that separate the longest hitters. Given that Bryson leads the field in Doubles Avoided and sits inside the top-10 for Approach Putting on fast greens, Haslbauer believes anything longer than +1400 represents value.

Pat Mayo urged listeners not to abandon Bryson DeChambeau just because his outright number has slipped to the 7.5-to-1 range at most books. Mayo grabbed an 11-to-1 at CoolBet and said anything in double digits is still a buy, especially for bettors who rode Bryson at 10-to-1 at the PGA. His logic: Oakmont is tailor-made for DeChambeau’s power, and wedge proximity matters far less when the winning score is likely to hover around –4. Bryson’s U.S. Open résumé (a win at Winged Foot and a runner-up last year) plus an improving putter offsets his mediocre partial-wedge stats. Mayo even floated the idea that five U.S. Open titles by the end of Bryson’s career “isn’t even a hot take,” reinforcing the long-term fit. He personally won’t chase 7.5-to-1, but anything 10-to-1 or longer is an automatic click.

Pat Mayo said Bryson DeChambeau is still worth serious consideration despite his number shrinking to the 8-to-1 range. Mayo’s angle: Oakmont is littered with grandstands, TV towers, and corporate hospitality, so Bryson’s enormous misses could frequently end up against temporary structures that grant free relief. Those free drops effectively widen the fairways for the tour’s longest hitter, letting him unleash driver without the usual punishment. Combine that structural safety net with DeChambeau’s elite SG: Off-the-Tee profile and his recent major form—including a runner-up at the PGA—and Mayo believes Bryson has as much win equity as Scottie Scheffler if the bounces cooperate.

Byron Lindeque cautioned DFS players that Bryson DeChambeau could push 30-plus percent ownership at $11,000, making him an attractive fade in massive DraftKings fields. Lindeque argued that in a U.S. Open where anything can happen, simply removing the most popular golfer gives you immediate leverage on one-third of entrants. Oakmont’s penal rough and double-bogey potential amplify variance, so Bryson’s recent high finishes do not guarantee survival to the weekend. Byron’s plan is to allocate those shares across Scheffler, Rahm and Xander, then tighten his core around under-owned 7K and 8K ball-strikers, effectively betting on a Bryson mis-step to catapult his lineups up the leaderboard.

Kim plans to bet Bryson DeChambeau top-10 if ProfitX posts anything near –200 to –250, noting that other books have already hinted at –280. He trusts Bryson’s current major form—back-to-back top-6s at Augusta and Valhalla—and his unique strength out of thick rough (+0.67 SG:ARG since March) to mitigate Oakmont’s penal lies. Kim’s strategy is to attack the earliest number, arguing that DeChambeau’s popularity with the betting public will hammer the line by Wednesday once highlight reels of his length circulate.

Shane Bacon said the incoming rain makes him bullish on Bryson DeChambeau at Oakmont. Bacon argued the soft, wet setup neutralizes the course’s trademark firmness and amplifies raw ball-speed. With every tee shot demanding driver, Bryson’s combination of distance and improved accuracy becomes a tangible edge. Bacon added that soft fairways will keep balls from trundling into Oakmont’s sloped church-pew rough, but even when DeChambeau does miss, his superior strength should let him gouge wedges onto the Augusta-style greens. The host conceded the week could still go sideways if Bryson starts spraying drivers, yet in these conditions he sees far more ceiling than floor and plans to sprinkle outright and DFS exposure despite the single-digit number.

Patrick McDonald warned against chasing Bryson DeChambeau’s single-digit outright odds, calling Oakmont the hardest of the venues where Bryson could notch a third U.S. Open. McDonald set the over/under on DeChambeau’s career U.S. Open titles at 3.5 and immediately took the under, arguing that Oakmont’s sloped fairways, links-style run-offs, and demand for imaginative short-game shots neutralize Bryson’s bomb-and-gouge approach that worked at Winged Foot and Pinehurst. He pointed to DeChambeau’s middling links record, the requirement to hit more creative recovery shots, and the likelihood of finding uneven lies after 350-yard drives. Although Bryson arrives with a freshly built driver and an analytics-heavy game plan, McDonald believes the need for precision wedges and touchy lag putting will expose his weakest areas. At current 8-1 prices, he prefers fading DeChambeau in outright markets and limiting DFS exposure to large-field GPPs only.

Jim Sannes endorsed jamming Bryson DeChambeau alongside Scottie Scheffler—even in single-entry contests—because the combined roster rate of the two studs will be far lower than each player individually while preserving massive win equity. At $12,500, DeChambeau is only $300 less than Scheffler, but Sannes showed that plugging both leaves $8,425 per remaining spot and still works once you drop to Andrew Novak at the $7,000 min salary. He envisions a realistic outcome where one of the two posts –4 and the other –2 while the rest of the field sits at +2, producing an insurmountable birdie/bonus gap in FanDuel scoring. DeChambeau’s recent major résumé—wins at Winged Foot and Pinehurst, plus T5 at Augusta and runner-up at Valhalla—coupled with top-tier ball speed that can advance approaches 180-plus yards from Oakmont’s penal rough, makes him the only golfer close enough to Scheffler’s ceiling that Sannes is willing to eat two five-figure salaries. The plan: Bryson + Scotty, punt Novak, then hunt for mid-range ball-strikers to round out every lineup.

Brandon Gdula framed Bryson DeChambeau as a top-tier target in both betting and DFS. DeChambeau has claimed two of the last five U.S. Opens (2020 Winged Foot, 2024 Pinehurst No. 2), owns seven straight cuts made in the championship, finished T5 at this year’s Masters and runner-up at the PGA, and logged T15 the last time Oakmont hosted in 2016. Gdula noted that Bryson’s lab-built approach—elite ball speed now paired with improved fairway accuracy—makes him uniquely suited for Oakmont’s combo of 28-yard fairways and punishing rough. With his ceiling already proven in the toughest conditions, Gdula is comfortable backing DeChambeau in the outright market and building heavy DFS exposure even if his salary lands in the five-figure range.

Eric Polzin said Bryson DeChambeau is the premium stud he will pull into most U.S. Open DFS builds. Polzin dismissed Bryson’s recent missed cut at The Open Championship as an outlier, pointing instead to DeChambeau’s stellar major résumé over the past 14 months: a win at last year’s U.S. Open, T6 at Augusta and T3 at the PGA Championship. Oakmont’s narrow fairways and 4-inch rough elevate total-driving specialists, and Bryson leads the field in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee on courses with rough 3.5" and deeper since 2023. Polzin noted that soft 2025 DraftKings pricing lets gamers afford Scheffler AND Bryson in the same lineup, but he is comfortable making DeChambeau his lone five-figure anchor at roughly 30% exposure in single-entry and 150-max sets.

Steve Bamford backed Bryson DeChambeau outright at 15/2, arguing Oakmont’s weather-soaked fairways will accentuate the Californian’s length and SG: Off-the-Tee edge (ranked #1 in the field). Bamford noted that 9 of Bryson’s 12 professional wins have come in the Midwest/Northeast on Bentgrass-Poa blends, including both of his U.S. Open titles (2020 Winged Foot, 2024 Pinehurst No.2). The defending champion also owns a 42-under aggregate across his last five U.S.-based majors (two runners-up, one win). With 5-inch non-graduated rough, 170 penal bunkers and releasing greens, Bamford expects Oakmont to become a driver-wedge contest for the handful who can carry it 320+. He framed Bryson as the "obvious rival" to short-priced favorite Scottie Scheffler and believes soft conditions Thursday–Friday give DeChambeau a head start before firmer weekend greens showcase his improved putting (12th in SG: Putting last eight starts).

Nick Piastowski planted his flag on Bryson DeChambeau at +750, reasoning that Oakmont’s penal rough favors the bomber who will still be hitting wedges into greens. While acknowledging Scheffler’s appeal, Piastowski predicted a DeChambeau repeat because the course setup amplifies Bryson’s length advantage.

Dylan Dethier suggested Bryson DeChambeau is primed for another major run at Oakmont. DeChambeau enters as the defending U.S. Open champion after overpowering Winged Foot and has continued to rank near the top of the PGA Tour in driving distance and strokes-gained off the tee this season. Dethier noted Bryson’s switch to a fresh set of irons from his ‘tinkerer’s workshop’ and believes the combination of raw power and equipment tweaks will help him handle Oakmont’s 7,400-yard, par-70 brute. With the course demanding long iron approaches into firm greens, Dethier views DeChambeau as a legitimate outright betting target rather than just a storyline curiosity.

Gehman called Bryson DeChambeau a smash at $11,000 despite heavy projected ownership. His model lists Bryson as the second-best adjusted course fit, and Gehman argued Oakmont is the best U.S. Open venue for him since Winged Foot. DeChambeau is gaining 1.7 strokes off the tee per round over his last 36—three-quarters of a stroke better than anyone else—and LIV data shows him picking up 4–7 strokes off the tee every start. Club-head speed has climbed from 125 mph in 2020 to roughly 130 mph now, critical for advancing shots out of Oakmont’s five-inch rough. Since the start of 2024 he has five top-6 finishes in six majors, including a win and multiple near-misses. Gehman stressed that DeChambeau’s driver dominance travels: +5 strokes OTT at the Masters and +6.5 at the PGA. With a $3,400 discount to Scheffler yet comparable upside, Bryson is a core DFS piece and a live outright wager.

Rick Gehman said Bryson DeChambeau profiles as the perfect DFS and outright betting target at Oakmont. Gehman stressed that Oakmont’s 20-25-yard fairways, five-inch rough and a 300-yard par-3 demand raw power; distance and club-head speed were the main separators when the USGA set Winged Foot up similarly in 2020, the very week Bryson won. Gehman’s hybrid regression model—built from 2016 Oakmont data, comparable USGA venues and current satellite measurements—gave DeChambeau the second-highest adjusted course fit, trailing only Scottie Scheffler. Over his last 36 rounds Bryson is gaining 2.4 strokes tee-to-green per round (second in the field) and is one of just two players clearing the two-stroke mark. Gehman added that heavier rain early in the week will lengthen the course, further accentuating Bryson’s advantage, and that most players will be punching out from the rough while Bryson can advance the ball, boosting his bogey avoidance. With his length plus improved putting, Gehman labeled DeChambeau a core DraftKings play and a live outright wager.

Rick Gehman tabbed Bryson DeChambeau as his pick to win, projecting the champion to post +1 and survive a ‘battle of attrition.’ Gehman explained Oakmont’s narrow fairways mean everyone will play from thick rough, shifting the advantage to the longest, strongest players. DeChambeau’s club-head speed has grown from 125 mph at his 2020 Winged Foot win to a “disgusting” 130 mph, tops on Tour, giving him unmatched ability to gouge short irons from the spinach. Gehman noted that nine of the top-25 finishers from Winged Foot have since gotten faster, but Bryson has improved the most while keeping his short-game and putting sharp. He also highlighted Bryson’s run of five top-6 finishes in his last six majors and his success on other thick-rough, driver-heavy venues like Quail Hollow and Valhalla. With odds in the 8-to-1 range, Gehman sees DeChambeau as the prototypical modern U.S. Open golfer and the best outright value on the board.

Andy Lack said he is "praying" Oakmont plays as conservatively as Pinehurst did because that game-plan erases Scottie Scheffler’s biggest edge—pin-hunting with his irons—and turns the championship into a par fest. When Scheffler cannot attack flags, he becomes just another player grinding out pars, whereas DeChambeau can still create scoring chances by overpowering the course with driver and wedging out of the rough. Lack argued that dynamic tilts outright and head-to-head markets toward Bryson: Scheffler’s talent for turning bogey holes into birdies disappears if everyone must aim for the fat part of the green, but Bryson’s elite distance and improved lag putting remain intact. He advised loading up on DeChambeau in outrights and Scheffler-vs-Bryson matchups, and keeping Bryson as a high-exposure DFS anchor because a conservative setup magnifies his win equity even further.

Andy Lack doubled-down on Bryson DeChambeau as the premier outright bet and DFS cornerstone at Oakmont, arguing that modern USGA setups have become a pure driver test. DeChambeau led the PGA Championship in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and still finished T-2 despite ranking only 47th on approach, thanks to gaining in both putting (22nd) and around-the-green (25th). Lack noted Oakmont’s highest-on-Tour missed-fairway penalty will "cook" short or crooked hitters, while softer conditions eliminate rollout concerns and let Bryson unleash 330-yard bullets. He believes the winning profile will rank top-5 Off-the-Tee and top-10 in putting, a combo Bryson owns better than anyone—including Scottie Scheffler’s irons or Jon Rahm’s balanced game. Citing historical U.S. Open specialists like Brooks Koepka, Retief Goosen and Hale Irwin, Lack sees a realistic path for DeChambeau to capture a second—and eventually third—U.S. Open. He advised locking in the 16-1 outright, adding Bryson as a high-exposure DFS anchor because his ceiling is “higher than any non-Scheffler in the field.”

Andy Lack said Bryson DeChambeau profiles as an ideal outright bet and DFS anchor because Oakmont rewards the exact skill mix that carried him to victory at Winged Foot— the other modern major with the highest missed-fairway penalty. DeChambeau ranked 2nd in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee, 1st in Approach, 3rd Around-the-Green and 18th in Putting during that 2020 win, doing most of his damage with power and elite lag putting on massive, undulating greens. Oakmont’s forecasted softness means Bryson can launch driver without rollout worries, while his length lets him gouge wedges out of thick rough when he does miss. Lack believes that driver-putter blueprint caps DeChambeau’s ceiling higher than any non-Scheffler player in the field and makes his current 16-1 outright number and $10.4K DraftKings salary a buy.