Wes Reynolds backed Vince Whaley at 40/1 on BetMGM, pointing to Whaley’s scorching run of 18 straight made cuts and a T-3 last week in Bermuda, his second top-3 finish in his past five starts. The Atlanta native treats Sea Island as a home game and has already flashed course comfort with finishes of 13th in 2023 and 8th in 2024 at the RSM. Reynolds thinks the short, wind-exposed setup plays right into Whaley’s tidy iron game and hot Bermuda putter, making him live to claim his first PGA TOUR win.

The VSiN handicapper played the homer angle and bet Vince Whaley 40/1 at BetMGM. Whaley lives a short drive from Sea Island, has quietly made 18 consecutive PGA TOUR cuts and just tied for 3rd in Bermuda—his second top-3 in five starts. He has already shown course comfort with a 13th in 2023 and an 8th in 2024 at this event. With light winds expected and winning score projected at −20 or lower, the analyst likes Whaley’s combination of recent birdie making (24.25% Birdie or Better) and proven Bermuda putting (+0.38 SG per round on the surface).

Rob Bolton backed the top name in his own Power Rankings, taking Whaley outright at +3000. With no prohibitive favorite in the 156-man field, Bolton expects wider dispersion and sees Whaley’s steady tee-to-green profile as the safest path to the trophy.

Steve Bamford grabbed Vince Whaley at 40/1 each-way, citing a surge to 59th in Datagolf and three top-4 finishes in his last ten PGA Tour starts, including 3rd at both Sanderson Farms and last week’s Bermuda Championship. Whaley ranks 73rd in FedEx points but could vault into the lucrative AON Next 10 with a win. Course pedigree jumps off the page—13th here in 2023, 8th in 2024—and he thrives on short, grainy-Bermuda setups: four consecutive top-8s at Port Royal (7-8-5-3 from 2021-25). The Atlanta resident’s coastal comfort, improved ball-striking and proven scoring on resort tracks led Bamford to label him a “later-bloomer ready to convert.”

Paulie recommended Vince Whaley at -105 for a top-30 ticket, citing a perfect blend of venue history and current consistency. Whaley has placed eighth or better in each of his last three starts at Port Royal, demonstrating mastery of the short, wind-exposed layout. He also rides a 16-event made-cut streak dating back to April—described by Paulie as the best form of his career. With only roughly 100 legitimate competitors in the 120-player field, that reliability and elite course record give Whaley strong odds to land inside the top 30 again.

Tom Jacobs called Vince Whaley his “Banker” at 28/1 each-way, arguing the Texan checks every Bermudian box. Whaley has finished 7th, 8th and 5th in his last three trips to Port Royal and has spent 11 of his past 12 rounds here inside the top 8, dropping outside the top 10 only once. The 30-year-old arrives on the PGA Tour’s fourth-longest active made-cut streak—17 straight—which trails only Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler and has him rubbing shoulders with Corey Conners, Sam Burns and Harris English. Jacobs noted Whaley is thriving in lower-grade events: 2nd at the 2024 Barracuda, 3rd at this season’s Sanderson Farms, and 4th at the ISCO Championship. On a short, wind-exposed track that historically rewards veterans rather than breakthrough stars, Jacobs believes Whaley’s combination of course comfort, recent top-10 frequency (five career top-5s, eleven top-10s) and a weak field makes 28/1 generous, especially with eight each-way places available.

Polzin recommended Vince Whaley as a floor play for cash builds, pointing to Whaley’s 11 straight made cuts on the PGA Tour—an invaluable streak in a week with almost no sure things. Course history is shaky and the stat profile is merely league-average (45th overall in Polzin’s model), yet the reliability of weekend tee times at a sub-7K price helps unlock aggressive stars-and-scrubs constructions. Polzin is not chasing outright equity here; instead he values Whaley’s cut-made probability as a stabilizer around volatile upside plays higher up the board.

Cintorino grabbed Vince Whaley at 100-1 with a top-6 each-way after noticing Whaley’s 10 straight made cuts and five top-25s. The former Georgia Tech standout ranked 10th in approach at last week’s 3M, gaining over five strokes with his irons. Since the start of 2023 he is third best in this Wyndham field in strokes-gained putting on Bermuda, a surface that has historically fueled his alt-event success (T7 Corales, T4 ISCO). If the putter cooperates, Cintorino thinks a first PGA Tour podium is within range.

Matt Brown added Vince Whaley to his outright card even though the big‐hitting Texan can be wild off the tee. Whaley rated as high as 11th in one of Brown’s models thanks to elite distance and a profile that turns birdie fests into track meets. Brown acknowledged the risk—Whaley sits 90th in good-drive percentage and 76th in total driving over the last 36 rounds—but every other key metric was ‘green.’ Brown reminded listeners Whaley was in the mix two weeks ago at the ISCO Championship alternate event, showing the recent form is real. In a watered-down 3M field, Brown is happy to gamble on ceiling, hoping Whaley can keep the driver on the map for four rounds and cash a triple-digit outright or placement ticket.

Eric Polzin said Vince Whaley is a sneaky core piece despite the model only slotting him 21st (stat-only) and 18th overall. Polzin is overriding the numbers because Whaley has quietly made 10 straight PGA Tour cuts, with all of that consistency coming on the current Midwest swing—23rd last week, 4th two starts ago and prior finishes of 33rd and 37th. Even though his key-stats rank is merely 27th in the field and nothing jumps off the page, Whaley owns course reps at TPC Twin Cities and has avoided the big water numbers that derail others. At his sub-$8K DraftKings tag Polzin views him as cash-game safe and GPP viable, and he is even comfortable sprinkling the outright at 70-to-1 because the current form suggests real win equity if the putter cooperates.

Rick Gehman dubbed Vince Whaley "the weak-field specialist" and a cash-game lock. Whaley has not missed a cut since the Texas Open in early April, racking up finishes of 7th (Punta Cana), 4th (ISCO), 23rd (Barracuda), 11th (Charles Schwab) and 15th (Byron Nelson). Gehman emphasized that only one result outside the top-40 in that stretch underscores a high floor, and he’s willing to overlook Whaley’s two missed cuts at TPC Twin Cities because they came in 2020-21 when his game was far less stable.

Eric Polzin endorsed Vince Whaley as one of the best salary-saving options on DraftKings at $7,400. Whaley enters with five consecutive made cuts, highlighted by a strong showing at the Charles Schwab Challenge— a Colonial setup Polzin is using as a primary comp course because it is a par-70 that punishes errant drives, just like Hamilton G&CC. Stat-wise, Whaley grades top-40 in every category Polzin is emphasizing for this new venue: total driving, ball-striking, strokes-gained differential, and par-4 scoring. That across-the-board competency gives Whaley a stable floor while still leaving room for upside if the rough and strategically placed bunkers force the field to value accuracy. Polzin sees Whaley as a core lineup piece that frees up salary to pay for premium studs while maintaining cut-made equity in both cash games and GPPs.

David Barnett flagged Vince Whaley as an 80-to-1 outright after noticing the Tour Junkies BTN model slots him sixth this week. Barnett rattled off Whaley’s recent finishes—11th at Colonial, 15th at the Byron Nelson, 7th at Corales—as proof the Georgia Tech product is stacking high results. He values Whaley’s combination of length off the tee and a reliable flat stick, two skills he thinks are mandatory at TPC Toronto. With both statistical model love and current form on his side, Barnett is betting outrights, each-ways, and top-10 props before the market corrects the mis-price.

Pat Perry urged listeners to sprinkle outright and each-way bets on Vince Whaley at 80-to-1. Whaley sits sixth in the public BTN statistical model—higher than several players priced under 40-to-1—thanks to back-to-back strong finishes: T-15 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and T-11 at the Charles Schwab, where he gained strokes in every major category. Perry highlighted Whaley’s recent uptick in fairways hit (67% last two starts versus his season average of 59%) as a critical factor for avoiding TPC Toronto’s penal rough. The course’s two-par-5 layout puts extra weight on par-4 scoring, an area where Whaley ranks 18th on Tour over the past 24 rounds. With a weaker field, favorable course fit, and red-hot irons (+4.2 SG:APP average over his past three events), Perry believes Whaley has legitimate Sunday-afternoon upside and is mis-priced at 80-1.

Andy Lack slotted Vince Whaley into his DraftKings core at just $7 100 because the journeyman has made the cut all four times he’s teed it up at TPC Craig Ranch. Whaley’s recent results show a pulse—7th at Corales and 26th with a partner at the Zurich team event—providing enough momentum to believe another weekend is coming. Lack said floor is king in a week where nearly every lineup construction is viable, making Whaley a simple plug-and-play salary saver.