Brown advised holding fire on Scottie Scheffler pre-tournament at +170 and instead waiting for an in-round drift. Because Scheffler tees off last on Thursday, earlier groups—especially ball-strikers like Viktor Hovland or Akshay Bhatia—could post a three- or four-under number and nudge Scheffler’s price north of 2-to-1 before he even hits a shot. Brown said the odds are unlikely to get worse but have room to improve, and he is prepared to add Scheffler outright only if the live number cracks +200.

Matt Brown said bettors should not get cute and should simply back Scottie Scheffler outright at +150 (as high as +170 at BetMGM) to win the Tour Championship. Brown pointed out that Scheffler has finished no worse than T-8 in 13 consecutive starts and just came from four shots back on Sunday to win last week while leading the field off-the-tee, ranking first in greens-in-regulation and gaining over four strokes around the green, including an 81-foot chip-in. Wes Reynolds added context that Scheffler was only +115 here last year when he began with a two-shot lead, yet he is nearly the same price this year with everyone starting at even par, underscoring how dominant the market views him. Ted Scott is back on the bag, further solidifying the case. With a 30-man field that includes several perceived non-threats such as Andrew Novak and Nick Taylor, Brown argued Scheffler effectively has to beat roughly 22 realistic opponents, making the short number justifiable for outright bets and DFS anchor builds.

Brandon Gdula said it is simply too thin to fade Scottie Scheffler in a 30–man Tour Championship field. To pass on him you have to assume two improbable things: several mid-tier names simultaneously post their best golf while Scheffler, who leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Total and Tee-to-Green this season, plays poorly. Gdula prefers locking Scheffler at $14,000, then differentiating by leaving salary on the table or pivoting to lower-rostered value plays. Chalk will be high across the board, but Scheffler’s ceiling and built-in starting-strokes advantage make him the safest path to first-place DFS equity this week.

Brandon Gdula advised jamming Scottie Scheffler into every FanDuel lineup at $14,000 despite the sticker shock. With only 30 golfers at East Lake, Scheffler’s salary still leaves an average of $9,200 for the final five roster spots, a build Gdula finds easy to execute. He argued that fading Scheffler requires a parlay of unlikely events: Scheffler would need to finish sixth or worse while a pricey Rory McIlroy–Tommy Fleetwood pairing goes 1-2, or several ‘tier-two’ names simultaneously post ceiling weeks. Because managers can still afford value plays even after rostering Scheffler, the opportunity cost is low. Gdula concluded that paying up for the world No. 1’s combination of elite ball-striking and win equity is the optimal DFS strategy, and lineups can differentiate elsewhere by leaving salary on the table or mining lower-rostered cheap options.

Brandon Gdula said he will not wager on Scottie Scheffler at the current +150 outright price for the Tour Championship. Gdula acknowledged Scheffler’s absurd recent form—his model shows a floor of +1.4 strokes gained per round, fully 1.7 strokes better than the next-best golfer—and he understands why the books have installed him as a prohibitive favorite. Still, Gdula needs something closer to 2-to-1 before he could justify the ticket. The top-five market is already juiced to –340, underscoring how little room exists for value. Instead, Gdula prefers looking deeper on the board where multiple players can match Scheffler’s ceiling if the World No. 1 merely putts at field average.

Bo McBrayer locked in Scottie Scheffler at +180 and said he would endorse any line that still shows a plus sign. Scheffler leads the tour in every tee-to-green metric and arrives at East Lake in peak form. In McBrayer’s view, getting the dominant player in a 30-man field at any kind of positive price is a rare opportunity and the simplest way to anchor a betting card.

Bo McBrayer said he is comfortable betting Scottie Scheffler outright at +150 (he grabbed +180 earlier) to win the Tour Championship. McBrayer framed the 30-man, no-cut format as a massive edge for Scheffler, noting that the World No. 1 gains most when course difficulty rises. East Lake’s narrow fairways, penal wet Bermuda rough, and tiny greens reward elite accuracy off the tee and precise iron play—two areas where Scheffler leads the Tour in strokes-gained. Bo also cited Scheffler’s "newfound putting stroke that’s been lights-out this year" as the final piece that turns his statistical dominance into wins, as evidenced by victories at both The Open and last week’s BMW. With plus-money available in a field “made for him to win,” McBrayer believes Scheffler is still under-priced and belongs at the top of every outright betting card.

David Barnett said Scottie Scheffler is the only logical outright this week. Barnett called Scheffler "unstoppable," noting the Sunday chip-in at BMW, the fact that he already banked $15 million for leading the FedEx Cup through Wyndham and BMW, and that he very nearly won St. Jude with a replacement caddie. He added that East Lake is only about 7,500 yards and sits on familiar Bermuda greens—both traits that accent Scheffler’s strengths better than longer venues such as Caves Valley. Because Barnett sees no course where Scheffler can’t win and believes the staggered format actually helps him, his betting card starts and largely ends with Scheffler outright, possibly paired with a single top-10 prop to juice odds.

David Barnett said the Tour Championship betting card basically begins and ends with Scottie Scheffler at +150. Barnett pointed out that Scheffler has already banked $23.9 million in 18 starts this season, winning five times and finishing inside the top-10 in 15 of those events. He reminded listeners that Scheffler gained 10.5 strokes on the field at East Lake last year en route to the title and now faces only 29 opponents with no starting-stroke cushion required. Oddsmakers list Scheffler at a prohibitive –1250 just to finish top-10, underscoring how dominant his baseline is. In Barnett’s view, the combination of elite recent form, proven course history and the small, no-cut field justifies eating the short price and locking in the outright even at +150.

Mills suggested pivoting from Scheffler’s +150 outright price to the Top-American market. By removing European threats like McIlroy, Aberg, Fleetwood and Hovland, Scheffler only has to beat the U.S. contingent, with the next shortest American being Henley at +1100. Mills recommends staking an extra unit there if you already like Scheffler to win, calling it ‘way more sense’ than the low outright.

Ben Everill said the best way to profit from Scottie Scheffler this week is through derivative markets instead of the tiny outright number. Scheffler has a reputation for slow Thursdays, yet Everill reminded listeners that last year the Texan posted the low opening round at East Lake and now faces only 29 opponents. With that context, Everill prefers Scheffler to record 5-plus birdies, finish inside the first-round top-5, or even grab first-round leader—prices that still sit in the mid-single to low-double-digit range instead of the sub-+250 outright. He added that if Scheffler takes off early, bettors can still attack round-by-round matchups later, but these props capture ceiling value while avoiding the “without Scheffler” markets that merely slash the odds board.

Farnsworth warned that Scottie Scheffler will be rostered by nearly half the DraftKings field and more than 70 % on FanDuel. In large-field DFS tournaments he advises leaving $400–$500 of salary unused when you start builds with Scheffler. With only 30 golfers available, max-salary Scheffler builds are almost certain to be duplicated; sacrificing a bit of cap space preserves uniqueness without meaningfully reducing projection.

Keith Stewart said bettors should not overthink the short +150 number and simply ride Scottie Scheffler to win the Tour Championship. Stewart pointed out Scheffler has captured five wins in his last 10 starts and has sat atop the world rankings for 118 consecutive weeks. He stressed that East Lake’s par-70 layout rewards fairway finders and elite ball-strikers, both Scheffler specialties, and that the penal Bermuda rough magnifies the edge. Vegas has set the winning score at −17.5, and Scheffler begins the staggered-start format with the season-long points lead plus his caddie Ted Scott is back on the bag. Stewart argued those factors combine to give Scheffler a Tiger-like advantage over the 29-man field and make him the clear betting choice to lock up the FedEx Cup.

Eric Polzin said Scottie Scheffler is the simplest click in both betting cards and DraftKings builds for East Lake. Scheffler grades No. 1 in his 9-to-5 model for recent form, stat fit, course-history and specialist rank; he is also third overall in the field despite already being the defending champion and owning a runner-up here in another year. Polzin framed the Tour Championship as Scheffler’s event to lose because the reduced 30-man field amplifies Scheffler’s consistency. He encouraged outright tickets on Scheffler and endorsed using the Texan as a spend-up cornerstone in DFS cash and GPP line-ups.

Eric Polzin said bettors and DFS players should anchor lineups and outright tickets around Scottie Scheffler at East Lake because this sets up as his event to lose. Scheffler ranks No. 1 in every one of Polzin's four model buckets—recent form, statistical fit (birdie-or-better, ball-striking, 200-plus approach, par-5 scoring), specialist grade, and course history. He has posted first, sixth, and second in the last three Tour Championships, proving he can dominate on the long par-70 layout. Polzin emphasized that even after stripping out the old staggered-start scoring Scheffler still grades best, underscoring his elite tee-to-green play and comfort at East Lake. With only 30 players in the field Polzin views Scheffler’s unrivaled floor-and-ceiling combination as irreplaceable in DFS cash builds and worth eating the short outright price in betting markets.

Rick Gehman said Scottie Scheffler is going to win the Tour Championship and should be the core DFS play this week. Scheffler has never lost strokes tee-to-green at East Lake and, after hemorrhaging putts in his first four visits, gained a full stroke per round on the greens last year—the most improved area of his game. He is 30-under for the FedExCup Playoffs, five shots clear of the next closest player, and made Rory McIlroy 'look silly' during their BMW pairing by constantly playing from better positions. Gehman plans to roster Scheffler in roughly 70 % of his DraftKings lineups and urged listeners to 'act accordingly.'

Kenny Kim said he is leaving Scottie Scheffler off every outright ticket for the Tour Championship even though he called Scheffler “inevitable” and compared him to Thanos. Kim’s reasoning is simple: the books have already baked Scheffler’s recent dominance—including Sunday’s 17th-hole chip-in and the elimination of his three-putt issues—fully into the price, leaving no betting value. Rather than laying short odds on the overwhelming favorite, Kim wants to deploy his bankroll on longer shots and placement markets where potential ROI is meaningful.

Kevin Cunningham said bettors should not be surprised that World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler opened as a +150 outright favorite at East Lake. Cunningham pointed out that Scheffler has "won seemingly everything this season," including last week’s BMW Championship, and already pocketed the top FedEx-Cup regular-season bonus. While the Tour has eliminated the staggered-starts format this year—meaning Scheffler will not receive the two-shot head start he enjoyed in 2024—Cunningham argued the market still considers him the man to beat based on his dominant form and fresh confidence from the BMW win. All 30 players will begin at even par in a traditional four-round stroke-play event, yet Scheffler’s recent tee-to-green brilliance and momentum keep him atop the board, making the short price understandable for outright tickets or one-and-done pools.

Pat Mayo warned bettors against laying the likely +175 outright price on Scottie Scheffler at East Lake. Despite Scheffler leading virtually every ball-striking metric, Mayo pointed out that back-to-back tournaments—Caves Valley and the BMW—have ended without a win, meaning anyone chasing him at sub-2/1 the last two weeks is already down units. Mayo’s take: the combination of tiny payout and golf’s inherent variance makes Scheffler unplayable in the outright market. He recommended diverting bankroll toward high-payout niches like first-round top-10 bets (e.g., on J.J. Spaun) or spreading exposure across mid-tier outrights instead of tying up significant capital in Scheffler.

Jason Sobel advised locking in Scottie Scheffler at +180 to win the Tour Championship/FedEx Cup right now rather than waiting for tournament week. At the moment, Scheffler only needs to overtake one player on the points list instead of beating 29 players once play begins. Sobel added that he doubts Ludwig Aberg or Robert MacIntyre will erase Scheffler’s cushion before East Lake, so bettors are essentially paying the same +180 price for a much simpler ask. If Scheffler enters the finale only four shots back, the number almost certainly shortens, making the current price the better expected-value play.

Andy Lack advised fading Scottie Scheffler at Caves Valley, saying, “There are better golf courses for Scheffler than this.” The wider fairways reduce Scheffler’s tee-to-green edge, and Lack wants “no part of the guy” at prohibitive odds or premium DFS salary. He is unlikely to re-enter the ‘without Scheffler’ market and prefers allocating bankroll to players whose length allows them to exploit the dog-legs more aggressively.

Shane Bacon said Scottie Scheffler will not win the BMW Championship because longtime caddie Ted Scott is out this week and local chaplain Mike Schaefer is picking up the bag. Bacon believes the Scheffler-Scott partnership is a competitive edge—particularly with green-reading and emotional composure—and called it "non-negotiable." Without that familiar voice, he expects Scheffler’s decision-making and short-game swagger to slip just enough to make his current favorite odds a bad value for outright or DFS captain builds.

Jim Sannes called Scottie Scheffler a must-start in DFS at $13,100, describing the price as a “bargain” given Scheffler’s week-to-week consistency. In a 49-man BMW field Sannes thinks Scheffler would have to finish outside the top 10 for a fade to pay off, something his ball-striking profile makes unlikely. Sannes plans to pair Scheffler with Rory McIlroy and back-fill value plays such as Harris English or Harry Hall, confident that Scheffler’s floor and ceiling justify squeezing every dollar around him.

Brandon Gdula argued that Scottie Scheffler’s ultra-short +220 outright price and top DFS salary are justified given the massive gap between Scheffler and the rest of the field. Using DataGolf’s true strokes-gained query, Scheffler is averaging +3.57 strokes per round over his last eight starts, more than 1.3 shots better than the next-closest competitor in the same span. Recent finishes read T7, T6, T8, WIN, T3 after winning three of four starts earlier in the season. He leads the BMW field in tee-to-green over the past three months and is eighth in putting. Splits show a 94th-percentile make rate inside 15 feet; the only weakness is long putts (25th percentile), suggesting further upside if variance flips. Scheffler finished T22 here in 2021 while ranking 5th in approach, a performance Gdula views as Scheffler’s floor now that his game has ascended. Given the 5.3-stroke gap between Scheffler and the second-best player by six-month form, Gdula is willing to eat the chalk in DFS cash games and sees value even at sub-3/1 in betting markets.

Matthew Wiley is trimming his usual overweight exposure to Scottie Scheffler for the first time all season. He argued the BMW could turn into a mini-scorefest—an environment where Scheffler’s balky putter has repeatedly held him back—and pointed out that Scheffler will not have caddie Ted Scott on the bag this week. Wiley believes that combination makes the world No. 1’s ultra-short outright price and $12K-plus DFS salary hard to justify, especially when other elite ball-strikers (Rory, Fitzpatrick, Cam Young) come cheaper. Wiley is not full-on fading Scheffler, but recommends being "lighter than the field" in both outright and DFS exposure.

Matthew Wiley’s model has Scottie Scheffler "by far and away the best" play this week. The recent surge in putting—helped by caddie Ted Scott—has erased Scheffler’s lone weakness, while his approach numbers remain first by a mile. Wiley dismissed Scheffler’s poor driving accuracy because the course offers generous landing areas and birdies, not bogey avoidance, will decide the tournament. Even though Scheffler sits safely atop the FedEx Cup race and "doesn’t need to do anything," Wiley still wants him on betting cards and in DFS builds, arguing his new-found putting touch gives him unmatched ceiling in a projected −19 shoot-out.

Matt Every said he is riding with Scottie Scheffler to win the BMW Championship even though there is uncertainty around regular caddie Ted Scott. Every acknowledged the on-course communication looked off when Scheffler’s stand-in looper was on the bag last Sunday, yet reminded listeners that Scheffler fired a 62 during the third round of the PGA Championship with that same fill-in. Caves Valley is a 7,600-yard par-70 that Every expects to play soft enough to encourage low scores, which amplifies Scheffler’s tee-to-green dominance and long-iron edge. With no cut in a 49-man field and $3.6 million to first, Every believes the combination of Scheffler’s bomber profile and four-round scoring safety makes him worth the short number in betting markets and a lock-button play in DFS contests.

Although Scottie Scheffler tops every metric in Farnsworth’s model and briefly led last week’s event, the analyst plans to be underweight. At his lofty DFS price it is “hard to make a lineup that’s going to be unique,” and Scheffler’s popularity compounds the duplication risk in a 50-man no-cut field. Farnsworth believes balanced constructions featuring two 10K golfers provide comparable upside with far less ownership leverage, so Scheffler is an intentional fade despite being the field’s best player on paper.

Gannon advised fading Scottie Scheffler despite his consistency. Scheffler costs roughly $2K more than McIlroy and, in Gannon’s view, the course asks for Rory’s skill set—particularly driver-putter scoring—more than Scottie’s. He expects a ho-hum T7 result that won’t pay off a top-of-the-board salary in a 50-man DFS slate, making Scheffler a leverage fade.

Rick Gehman said spending $13,400 on Scottie Scheffler is still a slam-dunk DFS move. Scheffler has finished no worse than eighth in every tournament since THE PLAYERS and is gaining an outrageous 3.5 strokes per round over his last 36— almost double the historical benchmark for a world No. 1. The next-closest golfer in this field is a full 1.5 strokes behind. Even without regular caddie Ted Scott on Sunday in Memphis, Scheffler still gained 2.5 strokes and finished T-3. With only 50 players getting four guaranteed rounds on a soft, birdie-friendly Caves Valley, Gehman expects Scheffler’s floor/ceiling combo to dwarf the field and will be massively overweight on him in DraftKings lineups.

Byron Lindeque explained why he is leaving Scottie Scheffler out of his single-entry DFS lineups. At a $13.4K price tag and a projected 40 % roster rate, roughly 400 of 1,000 single-entry contest rosters will include Scheffler, dramatically increasing duplication risk. By fading him and instead starting with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, Byron frees salary, gains differentiation, and only has to beat 600 non-Scheffler builds rather than navigating thousands of Scotty combinations in a large GPP. He concedes Scheffler could still appear in the overall optimal lineup, but believes leverage outweighs the risk in tighter fields.

Byron Lindeque told listeners to attack Scottie Scheffler’s top-10 market instead of laying the prohibitive –1500 outright at the BMW Championship. Scheffler has not finished worse than T25 all season and has rattled off nothing but top-10s since THE PLAYERS. Because a top-10 ticket cashes almost as often as an outright while paying roughly +24% on stake ($420 wins $100), Lindeque considers it the far smarter way to monetize Scheffler’s historic consistency without risking a “mortgage”-sized stake on the outright.

Lindeque urged listeners to take Scotty Scheffler at –420 for a top-10 instead of laying –1500 for a top-20. He noted Scheffler has not finished outside the top-20 all season and hasn’t missed the top-10 since The Players, arguing the extra return is worth the marginal risk increase. ProfitX is posting the best price in market, and Byron thinks Scheffler’s current tee-to-green dominance makes even a –420 ticket ‘as close to free money as you get in golf.’

Steve Bamford said to back Scottie Scheffler outright at 5/2 despite the skinny number. He compared Scheffler’s current tear—12 victories in his last 33 worldwide starts, a 36 % win rate and roughly 50 % top-3 rate—to Jason Day’s 2015 playoff blitz. Bamford noted that Scheffler nearly stole last week’s FedEx St. Jude even while missing regular caddie Ted Scott, highlighting how reliable the World No. 1 is regardless of circumstances. Caves Valley’s 40-yard fairways and lack of penal rough reward Scheffler’s elite tee-to-green profile (No. 1 in SG OTT and SG Approach over the past eight-event window). With bookmakers likely to post him at 2/1 or shorter in next week’s 30-man Tour Championship, Bamford wants the insurance of locking in this price now and expects Scheffler to treat every playoff start as a must-win under the new equal-strokes format.

Kevin Cunningham wrote that World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler opened as the clear betting favorite at +230 for the 2025 BMW Championship. He underscored Scheffler’s scorching run of "another top-five finish" at last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship and his continued grip on the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking, arguing those results fully explain why sportsbooks have installed him well ahead of the rest of the field.

Eric Polzin said Scottie Scheffler is the lone true core play for the FedEx St. Jude slate and is still worth an outright at 4-to-1 even though DraftKings keeps pricing him north of $12K. Scheffler grades No. 1 in Polzin’s model for stat fit, recent form, and specialist score—a triple sweep—while his only relative weakness is course history where he still sits 16th. Polzin acknowledged motivation concerns in no-cut playoff events, but pointed to Scheffler’s 15-straight top-10s and elite tee-to-green profile as insulation against an off week. He plans to anchor single-entry DFS builds with Scheffler and is comfortable eating the short betting number because the rest of the elite field "doesn’t need this week the way Scottie does."

Eric Polzin designated Scottie Scheffler as a must-start cornerstone for DraftKings builds. Scheffler "checks every box" in Polzin’s custom model and sits in a tier of his own above the rest of the field, which begins with the Xander-to-Fitzpatrick cluster. The 9-to-5 lineup builder repeatedly places Scheffler in its optimal lineup, and Polzin prefers that stars-and-scrubs construction over balanced builds in this 70-man playoff. Because Scheffler projects as the clear best play in every key category Polzin tracks, he is comfortable paying the premium and filling in value pieces around him.

Eric Polzin declared Scottie Scheffler the lone "core play" in his model and advised DraftKings users to start the majority of lineups with him even at a $12K-plus price tag. Scheffler ranks first in every weighted category Polzin is using this week—birdie or better rate, ball-striking, wedge proximity and strokes-gained putting on Bermuda—and also carries the top recent-form grade in the field. In a no-cut, limited-field playoff event, Polzin projects Scheffler for 100-plus DK points on median outcomes and views fading him as unnecessarily risky. He suggested pairing Scheffler with balanced mid-tier options rather than diving into sub-$6.7K punts.

Cody Williams also grabbed Scheffler FRL at +1100, emphasizing that the Texan leads this field in afternoon-wave scoring average and tees off in the next-to-last group Thursday. Williams likes the FRL number far more than the +280 outright price and is willing to ride Scheffler’s hot start potential.

John Schwarb swallowed +1100 on Scheffler to be Thursday leader, explaining that any double-digit number on the best golfer alive to top a single round is worth the risk. Schwarb simply trusts Scheffler’s week-in, week-out ceiling and prefers the shorter time horizon to the tiny outright price.

Iain MacMillan said he is finally swallowing the short number and betting Scottie Scheffler outright at +280 on FanDuel. MacMillan pointed to Scheffler’s second-best approach performance of the entire season at the British Open and the fact he gained more than two strokes per round putting there—fixing the only leak in his game. With elite tee-to-green play already bankable, MacMillan expects Scheffler to be in contention "every single week" and believes the world No. 1 will open the FedExCup Playoffs with a win at TPC Southwind.

Schwarb refuses to chase Scheffler’s short outright price but happily took 11-1 for first-round leader, reasoning that any single round is easier for variance to hit. With Scheffler’s ball-striking floor and a hot putter, Schwarb sees a strong probability the world No. 1 posts Thursday’s low card and gives bettors a Scheffler share without swallowing +280 for the week.

Iain MacMillan said he is finally paying the +280 outright price on Scheffler because the World No. 1’s only weakness—putting—has flipped to a strength. Scheffler gained more than two strokes per round on the greens at The Open and posted his second-best approach performance of the season there. MacMillan thinks those two elements, on a layout that rewards elite iron play, guarantee Scheffler will be in contention and likely start the playoffs with a win.

Bo McBrayer said he plans to wait and pounce on Scottie Scheffler in-play rather than laying the pre-tournament +280. He noted Scheffler is enjoying the best putting season of his career yet still tends to lose strokes on slick Bermuda like the 12-stimp greens at TPC Southwind. Bo expects a slow first few holes, which could float the outright number to 5-1 or even double-digits. Because Scheffler’s tee-to-green profile dwarfs the field, Bo will fire a live outright as soon as the price drifts past +500.

Bo McBrayer said bettors should skip Scottie Scheffler’s pre-tournament +280 outright price and look to buy once live markets drift north of 5-1. McBrayer noted that TPC Southwind’s greens will be fast (12+ on the Stimpmeter) Bermuda, the one surface where Scheffler’s otherwise improved putting still ranks near the bottom of this 70-man field. He expects Scheffler’s elite tee-to-green game to keep him close, but an early stumble with the putter could widen the odds to a more palatable number. McBrayer plans to fire an in-play outright ticket at that point rather than accept the tiny opening price.

Sia Nejad advised starting tournament-lineup builds with Scottie Scheffler even at the top price. He reasoned that the FedEx St. Jude is a 70-man, no-cut field and the $6k pool is deep enough to support stars-and-scrubs construction. Nejad is building six lineups; in three of them he will match the field’s Scheffler exposure because Scheffler’s combination of raw points and win equity is unmatched. The plan is to “have Scotty and figure it out from there,” trusting punt plays to unlock the ceiling Scheffler offers over four guaranteed rounds.

Brandon Gdula said that completely fading Scottie Scheffler in DFS builds for the FedEx St. Jude Championship is a mistake. Scheffler’s plus-280 outright number gives him the highest implied win probability on the board, and Gdula argued that makes him essentially inevitable. Because the slate offers several sub-$9k value plays—he specifically mentioned Daniel Berger and Chris Gotterup—rosters can still afford Scheffler’s premium salary and remain unique in large-field contests. Gdula added that Scheffler’s dominance has forced him to explore alternative betting markets, underscoring how much of an edge the world No. 1 currently holds.

Jim Sannes is starting his FanDuel builds with Scotty Scheffler even at a $13.4K tag, noting he would have paid $14K. Scheffler has not finished outside the top-10 since March’s PLAYERS, giving him an unmatched floor in a no-cut playoff field while still owning tournament-winning upside. Sannes showed that pairing mid-8K options with Scheffler still leaves $9.3K per remaining slot, making roster construction easy. He plans to use Scheffler in at least four of his first five lineups, arguing that fading him means you must nail the outright winner to keep up.

Brandon Gdula said Scottie Scheffler is the first name he’s clicking in DFS line-ups for the FedEx St. Jude. Scheffler is averaging more than +1.0 true strokes gained per round across his last 50 rounds, and Gdula stressed that Scheffler’s "realistic floor"—derived from those rounds and their standard deviation—is still a net positive, something no one else in the field can match (the next-best realistic floor is –0.4). Because the 8k range is packed with playable value (Gotterup, Kitayama, Nick Taylor, etc.), Gdula sees no roster-construction penalty in paying all the way up. He framed a finish outside the top-15 as “unlikely” given Scheffler’s No. 1 ranking in approach and overall strokes gained, making the Texan a cash-game staple and still worth overweight exposure in tournaments.

Brandon Gdula argued that Scottie Scheffler is still worth backing at a short +280 number. DataGolf shows Scheffler gaining 3.82 true strokes per round over the last three months—1.31 better than anyone else, projecting to a 5.2-stroke win if everyone plays their baseline across four rounds. Over six months the gap remains 4+ strokes, reinforcing how far clear Scheffler is of the field. Gdula reminded listeners that bettors shouldn’t dismiss short odds when the underlying dominance justifies them and even joked about seeking props on Scheffler winning by exactly five strokes. In DFS, the same logic applies: pay the premium salary because the win equity dwarfs the rest of the board.

Jim Sannes said bettors need a Scheffler contingency plan. At +280 to win on FanDuel, Scheffler is "looming large" and has already piled up four wins in his last eight starts. Sannes admitted he built his entire card around the possibility that Scheffler does what he has done all season – separate with tee-to-green dominance and stomp the field late. His solution was to pair every outright he placed on other golfers with finishing-position bets (top-10s, top-20s or each-ways) so a “second-by-six-strokes” scenario still cashes. The takeaway: if you fade Scottie for the outright price, protect yourself with placement markets because his median finish projects inside the top five at accuracy-driven TPC Southwind.