Brandon Gdula is steering clear of Patrick Cantlay despite the appealing mid-range salary. He labeled Cantlay “a low-ceiling, high-floor player” and argued that in a 30-man no-cut event you need win equity, not just steady scoring. Cantlay has posted exactly one top-5 finish in his last 12 starts and sits outside the top 40 this season in birdie-or-better percentage, a critical DFS scoring stat. Gdula prefers ceiling-heavy pivots such as Collin Morikawa or J.J. Spaun and will have minimal Cantlay exposure in tournaments.

Gdula called Justin Rose at $7,900 “a little disrespected.” Internal FanDuel sims have Rose 11th in projected ceiling but 27th in floor among the 30 players, exactly the volatility profile you want next to a chalky Scheffler. Rose has gained strokes with the putter in nine of his past eleven starts and ranks top-15 on TOUR in weighted proximity from 150–200 yards, a key range at East Lake. Gdula plans to be overweight, stating he will "play a lot of Justin Rose" as his primary salary-saver to unlock multiple elite builds.

Jim Sannes singled out J.J. Spaun at $10.4K as the only mid-range golfer he “kind of wants to use.” Pairing Scheffler with Spaun still leaves roughly $8.9K per remaining slot, letting you grab another top-end ceiling such as Viktor Hovland while avoiding a stars-and-scrubs build. Sannes noted that the rest of the $10K tier lacks upside relative to salary, whereas Spaun’s recent ball-striking surge (gaining strokes on approach in five of his last six measured events) gives him realistic top-5 equity and keeps roster builds balanced in the small-field GPP environment.

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.

Jim Sannes said Harry Hall is worth a Top-10 wager at +220 on FanDuel because Hall’s world-class short game has stayed red-hot over a large sample and the metrics finally back it up. Hall ranks fifth in Sannes’s ‘relevant strokes-gained’ model after adjusting for the slower stabilization of short-game stats. He also flashed upside with the irons last week, gaining 0.69 strokes on approach at the BMW Championship on the way to a Top-10 finish. East Lake should accentuate Hall’s strengths: accuracy matters more than raw distance, so his lack of length is less of a liability, and putting has historically carried winners here. The only red flag Sannes noted is that this is Hall’s first Tour Championship start, but he is willing to overlook the inexperience at this number because Hall grades out as the best putter in the field and still pops statistically once the noisy short-game data are accounted for.

Jim Sannes embraced volatility by backing Harry Hall at +220 for a top-ten finish. Hall ranks fifth in Sannes’s "relevant strokes gained" metric once stabilization is accounted for, driven by a dominant putter and short game that has stayed hot over a large sample. Sannes admitted Hall lacks prototypical ball-striking but noted he continues to gain strokes putting week after week—enough to carry him in a 30-player field. Sannes said he has "given up doubting" Hall’s sustainability and believes the elite short-game ceiling makes +220 an attractive price.

Jim Sannes went back to the well on Harris English, recommending a +190 top-ten ticket. DataGolf shows English has gained at least 0.16 true strokes in all four categories over the past six months and sits at +0.36 or better everywhere except around-the-green, the least predictive stat. Even with cooler ball-striking the last two events, English finished 12th at the BMW thanks to an elite putter, underscoring multiple routes to a top-ten. In a 30-man field Sannes believes English’s balanced game and recent form warrant the short number.

Brandon Gdula moved to the finishing-position market and played Collin Morikawa at +400 to finish top five. Morikawa sits seventh in ball-striking over the last 36 rounds and is essentially level with the top four, giving him a massive tee-to-green ceiling in a 30-golfer field. Although his short game rates worst in the field over the last 50 rounds, Gdula argued Morikawa needs only a neutral putting week to cash, and the +400 price fully accounts for the weakness while allowing bettors to avoid a matchup with Scheffler. With several players likely non-competitive, Gdula sees an expanded pathway to a top-five finish.

Brandon Gdula targeted Viktor Hovland at 30-to-1 to win the Tour Championship, arguing the course amplifies Hovland’s elite tee-to-green ceiling. Over the last 36 rounds Hovland trails only Scottie Scheffler in combined off-the-tee plus approach strokes gained (1.46 per round vs. Scheffler’s 2.57). DataGolf shows Hovland owns the best career strokes-gained numbers at East Lake among this field and has gained at least 1.81 strokes on approach in four of his past six starts, signaling spike-week potential. Gdula conceded the putter is volatile—hence the 30-1 price—but believes that ceiling makes Hovland the best mid-tier value on the board.

Jim Sannes reiterated that Russell Henley is the lone outright ticket in his account this week at 20-to-1. Citing DataGolf, Sannes noted Henley ranks fourth in true strokes gained and is tied for third in strokes gained at stabilization over the last six months. East Lake deemphasizes distance and rewards fairways, a combination that has already produced strong Henley finishes, including last year’s T4. Even after the odds shortened, Sannes still sees value, arguing Henley checks every box except needing an average putting week to threaten Scottie Scheffler.

Brandon Gdula said he is "really optimistic" about Russell Henley and made Henley his first click in the outright market at 20-to-1 for the Tour Championship. Gdula pointed to Henley’s fourth-place finish at East Lake a year ago and stressed that the course rewards accuracy more than raw distance, aligning perfectly with Henley’s profile. He added that bettors still need Scottie Scheffler’s putter to cooperate only "OK," but the 20-1 price is noticeably better than the numbers on Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood or Ludvig Aberg. In Gdula’s view Henley offers the best value in the non-Scheffler tier and is worth an early wager.

Brandon Gdula pegged Russell Henley as his top value on the FanDuel board at 20-to-1 (shortened from 27). Henley ranks 12th in approach and 4th in driving accuracy over the last 50 rounds, while his modeled ceiling is sixth-best in the field. He is a 73rd-percentile putter inside 15 feet this season and finished fourth at East Lake last year. Gdula believes Henley’s elite fairway-finding and iron play give him the perfect profile for a soft, rain-soaked East Lake, and that a Scheffler putting hiccup is all that’s needed for Henley to contend for the trophy.

Brandon Gdula highlighted Harry Hall as his favorite sub-$9k DFS play. Hall owns the best putting numbers in the entire field by a wide margin and just posted a solo sixth after gaining with approach for the first time in five starts. Over the last three months his true strokes-gained figure sits at 2.02, nearly matching higher-priced Ben Griffin. Gdula acknowledged Hall’s mathematical ceiling is modest but noted that another top-10 finish at an $8,600 salary would smash value, especially if the Ryder Cup snub narrative fuels another spike iron week.

Brandon Gdula advised staying away from Patrick Cantlay in both outrights and high-stakes DFS line-ups. Cantlay has drifted to 25-to-1, yet Gdula’s model pegs him 27th in ceiling out of just 30 players, grouping him with salary-savers like Harry Hall rather than true contenders. Because Cantlay lacks the spike weeks needed to win and does not gain enough distance advantage at East Lake, Gdula sees no value at the current price and recommends reallocating exposure to higher-upside names.

Brandon Gdula said Tommy Fleetwood now profiles as a legitimate winner at East Lake. His model has Fleetwood third in strokes-gained tee-to-green and fourth in overall ceiling across the last 50 rounds, a huge shift from the "low-ceiling" tag that has dogged him for years. Gdula compared those metrics to Patrick Cantlay, who ranks just 27th in ceiling yet sits only a few points longer in the betting market. With Fleetwood available around 14-to-1, Gdula put the odds at “about 45 percent” that he’ll lock in an outright before Thursday and noted the bet mostly hinges on Scottie Scheffler producing merely an average putting week. The same upside makes Fleetwood a core DFS play in a 30-man field where winning equity matters most.

Brandon Gdula pointed to Harry Hall as another low-salary DFS target. Hall is gaining 2.03 strokes per four rounds across the last three months and shows a 2.14-stroke stabilization score—the third-best in the field behind only Scheffler and Fleetwood. That statistical stability, combined with a price tag far below the elite tier, gives Hall real upside in the no-cut format while freeing enough salary to jam multiple studs into a lineup.

Brandon Gdula flagged Ben Griffin as one of his favorite salary-savers on FanDuel. Griffin costs less than $10,000 despite ranking third in strokes gained over the last three months (+2.33 per four rounds) and owning the second-best floor in the field according to Gdula’s stabilization model (–0.3 SG per round at the low end). In a no-cut 30-man event where stars-and-scrubs builds are popular, Griffin’s blend of recent form and relative safety lets gamers afford Scheffler, McIlroy or Hovland without feeling dead if the punt merely finishes mid-pack.

Jim Sannes said he is willing to break his long-standing "no Tommy Fleetwood outright" rule because the Englishman’s metrics have fundamentally shifted. After switching putters, Fleetwood is gaining nearly a stroke per round with the flat stick (+0.92), eighth in this 30-man field, while still ranking fourth in ball-striking over the last 50 rounds. Sannes’ model now gives Fleetwood the fourth-highest overall ceiling and the third-highest tee-to-green ceiling at East Lake, with a floor that also ranks third. That combination of safety and upside makes the 14-to-1 outright number attractive; Sannes believes Fleetwood can win if Scheffler regresses to field-average on the greens and Fleetwood finds the upper end of his newly steady putting.

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.

Brandon Gdula advised fading Sungjae Im at both 80/1 outright and a bargain-bin $7,100 DFS salary. Im has played every Tour Championship since 2020, but his approach numbers have fallen for six straight months and his DataGolf profile shows ball-striking barely scraping positive in the rare weeks it isn’t negative. He finished T40 at the BMW despite gaining around the greens, and Gdula noted that East Lake’s emphasis on precise iron play makes Im’s current form a non-starter. Until the irons rebound, Gdula sees no reason to click his name in betting slips or DFS builds.

Brandon Gdula is cautiously buying Collin Morikawa—just not in the outright market. Morikawa is 30/1 despite ranking 8th in ball-striking over the last 36 rounds and owning the lowest gross score at East Lake a year ago. He has three top-7 raw-scoring finishes in five Tour Championship starts. The catch: his short game is dead last in the field, losing 0.45 strokes per round over his last 50 rounds. Gdula is ‘intrigued’ by the number but prefers using Morikawa in placement bets or DFS lineups ($10,200) where his elite tee-to-green ceiling can pay off without requiring a perfect putting week.

Brandon Gdula thinks the market is sleeping on Rory McIlroy at +850. McIlroy owns three Tour Championship wins and three 72-hole scoring titles and is the only player to erase a four-stroke staggered-start deficit. Nothing in his profile has changed since last week’s 8/1 number—he just logged a T12 at Caves Valley and still ranks near the top in driving and putting—yet the field is 20 golfers smaller. Gdula believes bettors are over-reacting to Scottie Scheffler’s dominance and overlooking Rory’s proven ability to chase down leaders on this specific track.

Brandon Gdula highlighted Russell Henley as an automatic click at both 20/1 outright and an $11,300 DFS salary. Henley has finished 4th and 13th in his two Tour Championship appearances, and he rolls in with six consecutive top-17 finishes after a T15 at the BMW. Gdula called him “the new Colin” because his laser-accurate driving and dialed-in wedges match East Lake’s accuracy-plus-short-iron blueprint. With the odds having already moved from 27/1 to 20/1, Gdula still sees enough meat on the bone given Henley’s elite recent form and perfect statistical fit.

Brandon Gdula said Viktor Hovland is one of the few outright numbers that still looks juicy at East Lake. Hovland leads the field in raw 72-hole scoring over the past five Tour Championships (20 rounds), finishing inside the top-15 every single year. He comes in off a T7 at the BMW where he ranked 2nd in strokes-gained approach, and Gdula stressed that approach play and driving accuracy are the two most predictive stats on the redesigned layout. At 30/1 on FanDuel and a $9,900 DFS salary, Gdula believes betting markets and DFS players are underrating a golfer whose elite irons perfectly fit East Lake’s demands and whose course résumé is the best in the field with Xander Schauffele absent.

Brandon Gdula grabbed Cameron Young at 30/1 in the show’s outright draft, calling him the scariest threat in the 30-plus price tier. He believes public fatigue has discounted Young’s upside even though the data remains strong: +1.44 strokes-gained ball-striking over his last 36 rounds, top-five in the field. Gdula added that Caves Valley rewards distance, a Young specialty, and suggested that a season of adversity could be the catalyst for a breakout week. With win equity similar to golfers priced in the low 20s, Gdula recommended an outright bet on Young at 30/1 for the BMW Championship.

Jim Sannes was willing to roll the dice on Daniel Berger at the stone-minimum FanDuel salary for the BMW Championship. Over his last 36 rounds Berger ranks second in the entire field in ball-striking (+1.57 strokes gained off-the-tee plus approach), trailing only Scottie Scheffler (+2.69). The catch is a brutal short game (-0.49 putting, ‑0.53 around the green), but Sannes argued a punt like this lets DFS players jam Scheffler, McIlroy and even Ludvig Aberg in the same lineup. If Berger’s flat stick is merely average for one week, the ball-striking could propel him into a slate-breaking top finish.

Brandon Gdula recommended pivoting to JJ Spaun at $10,500 rather than chasing Ludvig Aberg. Using 50-round data, Gdula noted Spaun ranks 8th in strokes-gained ceiling and 11th in floor, while Aberg is only 15th and struggles around the green (35th in short game, 24th-percentile putting inside 15 feet). At a $100 discount Spaun offers safer baseline production with comparable upside, freeing salary elsewhere in DFS builds.

Jim Sannes said Ludvig Aberg is his preferred consolation play at $10,600 if roster construction forces him off Rory McIlroy. Aberg brings elite distance and has jumped to 13th in ball-striking over the last 36 rounds, yet is the cheapest golfer in FanDuel’s second-tier pricing cluster. Sannes acknowledged some short-game volatility but believes the combination of raw power, trending approach play and discounted salary gives Aberg the upside needed to compete in GPPs.

Brandon Gdula advised jamming Rory McIlroy into the same DFS lineups as Scottie Scheffler, arguing that FanDuel’s $11,600 tag should be closer to $12k given McIlroy’s clear position as the field’s second-best long-term player. Gdula calculated that managers will still have $8,825 per slot after locking both stars, plenty thanks to the soft pricing below $9k. He trusts McIlroy’s elite driving and all-around game to pay off the salary and sees no reason to pass on the discount in either cash or tournaments.

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 grabbed Matt Fitzpatrick +260 to finish top-10, saying the Englishman’s combination of accuracy off the tee, elite short game and proven ability to contend on demanding setups suits Olympia Fields perfectly. Gdula believes Fitzpatrick’s outright win equity is real, but the 2.6-to-1 top-10 price offers a safer way to capitalize on that ceiling in a playoff field of only 49 players.

Brandon Gdula echoed the English love, noting that over the last 50 rounds Harris English ranks top-25 in every strokes-gained category—one of only a handful in the BMW field who can say that. Gdula added that English is not actually short off the tee and won’t be intimidated by elite company, making the +300 top-10 number even more attractive.

Jim Sannes singled out Harris English at +300 for a top-10 as the bet he would place if forced to choose only one this week. He argued English is longer than people realize—roughly tour-average off the tee—while pairing that distance with “sick” irons and an elite putter. English already showed he can handle Olympia Fields with a strong performance at the 2021 BMW. In a reduced 49-player field those traits, plus his proven ability to rise in stronger fields, make 3-to-1 far too generous in Sannes’ model.

Jim Sannes said Russell Henley is a strong +230 top-10 wager at the BMW Championship. Sannes acknowledged Henley’s lack of elite distance kept him off the outright card, but he pointed to Henley’s 17th-place finish last week with a cold putter, a driver that gained strokes and a ranking of third in the entire field in his proprietary “relevant strokes-gained” metric. With only 49 players teeing it up, Sannes believes Henley’s current tee-to-green form and accuracy give him more than enough ceiling to cash the top-10 ticket despite a few longer holes at Olympia Fields.

Jim Sannes bet Russell Henley for a Top-10 despite the obvious distance deficiency (48th of 49 in driving distance, losing ~12 yards per drive). Henley counters with elite precision: 10th in approach, 3rd around the green and 20th in putting over the last 50 rounds, numbers strong enough to rank him 30th in SG:OTT even while short. He is eighth in strokes-gained per shot from 150+ yards and fourth in strokes-gained ceiling across the same span, and Sannes pointed to Henley’s reliable record on demanding US Open-style setups as proof he can survive lengthier layouts. The all-around consistency makes a Top-10 ticket attractive, even if Sannes passed on the outright because he questions whether Henley can keep pace on the par-5s.

Although he stopped at two outrights, Brandon Gdula still locked in Matt Fitzpatrick for a Top-10 at +260. Fitzpatrick ranks 17th in strokes-gained ceiling across everyone’s last 50 rounds and is the best player in the field from 200+ yards over the past 12 months while sitting seventh from 150+. He’s a 91st-percentile putter inside 15 feet this season, and Gdula expects the weaker long-range putting (24th percentile) to positively regress. Dialing back the earlier distance chase has stabilized his approach play, giving Gdula confidence in a safer placement bet while still sprinkling an outright on the side.

Jim Sannes prefers Matt Fitzpatrick at 40-1 over the shorter options because his recent profile is sneaky-elite. Using his "relevant strokes-gained" blend (last 24 OTT, 36 APP, 50 short-game), Fitzpatrick ranks fourth in the BMW field behind only Scheffler, Fleetwood and Henley, yet he is priced longer than all three. The distance surge Fitz showed in the spring has settled into a comfortable, sustainable level, helping fuel consistent ball-striking numbers all summer except for one off week. Short-game excellence is a career constant. Sannes argued bettors "just forgot about Fitz" after a couple middling finishes, creating value on a player whose ceiling, form and putting all check the heater boxes the hosts are chasing this week.

Brandon Gdula said Cameron Young is his favorite outright at 30-1 for the BMW Championship because the skill-set combo is almost unmatched in this 49-man field. Young ranks sixth in driving distance and fifth in strokes-gained putting over the last 50 rounds, including a 95th-percentile make-rate inside 15 feet on the entire PGA TOUR. His irons are trending up — positive approach numbers in four of his past five starts and +0.38 SG:Approach per round across his last 36 — which Gdula believes unlocks "spike-week" upside. Coming off a win and a follow-up fifth-place finish, Young finally has the confidence to close, something Gdula likened to the early Xander Schauffele breakthrough. In a small, elite field, he views that length-and-putting recipe as a birdie factory and is willing to pay the shorter number for the ceiling.

Brandon Gdula pitched Cameron Young at 30-to-1 as his favorite longer-odds outright. He wants two traits this week—distance and putting—and Young ranks 6th in driving distance and 5th in strokes-gained putting over his last 50 rounds, good for the 93rd and 95th percentiles on Tour. Young followed what Gdula termed a "dominant win at the Wyndham" with a 5th-place finish last week, hinting at a hot streak and the clustered-wins pattern common among elite talents. Caves Valley’s long par-4s should accentuate Young’s power, and the recent putting surge provides ceiling that had been missing earlier in the season. At 30-to-1, Gdula believes bettors are getting rare odds on a player whose statistical profile perfectly matches this venue.

Jim Sannes called the 8-to-1 number on Rory McIlroy “forgetting how special this guy is” and urged bettors to grab it before it shortens. McIlroy has finished 6th, 2nd, and 7th in his last three starts despite gaining as little as 0.07 strokes per round off the tee, a club Sannes expects to rebound on a course where distance proved decisive in 2021. McIlroy posted a 4th-place finish that year at Caves Valley. With no LIV players and only 49 golfers in the field, Sannes believes Rory would be closer to +600 had he logged another top-10 last week. The combination of elite long-term ball-striking, resurgent putting, and limited competition makes McIlroy a must-bet outright at FanDuel.

Jim Sannes is backing Harris English in every format. English owns a 1.76 true strokes gained average the past three months, ranking top-15 both on approach and with the putter. He finished T-26 the last time this course hosted (2021) and, according to Sannes, is "longer than perception" off the tee, making him a sneaky fit for a setup that rewards distance. At $8,100 on FanDuel and 50-1 to win, English is one of Sannes’ favorite mid-tier clicks.

Brandon Gdula said Rory McIlroy is mispriced at 8-to-1 to win the BMW Championship and should be bet outright. Gdula argued that a 49-player field and bomber-friendly Caves Valley layout make those odds look more like +600. He highlighted McIlroy’s elite distance—gaining roughly 24 yards over the field in each of his last three measured events—plus top-10 strokes-gained numbers on approaches of 200+ yards over the past 12 months. Gdula noted Rory’s putting has quietly improved to the 52nd percentile inside 15 feet while he continues to pour in confidence-boosting long makes. The Northern Irishman finished 4th here in 2021, skipped last week for extra rest, and is motivated by FedEx Cup and Ryder Cup stakes. With every statistical box checked, Gdula is comfortable making McIlroy his primary outright wager at FanDuel.

Jim Sannes explained that Chris Gotterup’s outright number was slashed from 50-1 at open to 35-1 overnight—too short for a ticket—but he still loves the bomber in DFS. Gotterup averages 1.73 true strokes gained per round across the last three months, is the third-longest hitter in the field, and costs only $9,100. Sannes will pass on the condensed outright but plans to keep Gotterup in his DFS pool because the length advantage supplies a week-winning ceiling if the irons rebound.

Brandon Gdula said Kurt Kitayama is a legitimate mid-tier DFS target at $8,400 for the BMW Championship. Lining FanDuel salary up against outright odds shows Kitayama as clearly under-priced. Gdula pointed to a +1.62 “relevant strokes-gained” mark that already bakes in his putting issues yet still ranks 11th in this field—one spot behind Cameron Young and one ahead of Harris English. Kitayama’s putter profiles 45th-percentile from short range and 8th-percentile from long range, but Gdula refuses to double-count that weakness because putting stabilizes slowly. The elite tee-to-green form gives him top-15 equity while freeing cap space for a Scheffler-McIlroy core build.

Brandon Gdula called Harry Hall the ideal salary-saver. Hall has strung together ten consecutive top-30 finishes and leads the field in putting over the past three months. Despite ranking just 40th tee-to-green, he still averages 1.79 true strokes gained thanks to that short-game dominance. At $7,800 and 60-1, Gdula is comfortable using Hall in DFS builds that need cap relief and may sprinkle a small outright given the sustained short-game edge.

Gdula highlighted Russell Henley as a sturdy mid-range piece at $9,800 and 35-1. Henley’s 1.81 true strokes gained per round over the last three months comes with elite consistency—five straight top-20s, the first four of which were top-10s. He is second tee-to-green and 32nd in putting during that span. While Henley gives up distance to some bombers, Gdula still likes him in both DFS and outright pools thanks to the rock-solid all-around form.

Brandon Gdula labeled Matt Fitzpatrick the best sub-$10K pivot for stars-and-scrubs builds. Fitzpatrick sits at 1.99 true strokes gained per round over the past three months, logged four consecutive top-10s before last week’s T-32 (caused by an uncharacteristically poor driving week), and still grades out as average-plus in distance. At just $9,200, Gdula expects him to be a staple in DFS line-ups and a live outright option once markets finalize.

Gdula called J.J. Spaun the premier target in the 30-1 bucket. Spaun owns 2.02 true strokes gained per round over the last three months, finished solo second a week ago while ranking second on approach, and has piled up high-end results at THE PLAYERS, the FedEx St. Jude and the U.S. Open this season. With FanDuel finally giving him a respect bump to $10.5K but still hanging 30-1, Gdula said, "If I could bet only one of those names, it’s J.J. Spaun right now," citing the combination of elite iron play, recent playoffs, and a clinched Ryder Cup berth.

Brandon Gdula flagged Ben Griffin as a clear buy across formats. Griffin is averaging 2.12 true strokes gained per round over the past three months—third-best in this elite field—and followed it with a T-9 last week while gaining in every strokes-gained category. He ranks 11th tee-to-green during that stretch, yet FanDuel left him at just $9,300 and 40-1 to win. Gdula views that combination of price and form as a mistake and is building DFS cores around Griffin while sprinkling 40-1 outright tickets.

Brandon Gdula said he has parked Tommy Fleetwood in the outright-betting "no-fly zone" this week. Fleetwood’s price opened around 11-1—even though he still has not actually won on the PGA TOUR—so Gdula feels the market is forcing bettors to pay ceiling odds for floor outcomes. Because FanDuel bases DFS salaries on those same win odds, Fleetwood’s $11,100 tag is also inflated relative to alternatives in the same range. Gdula prefers Xander Schauffele, whose current distance edge better suits the setup, or a cheaper Ludvig Aberg whose ball-striking trend is pointing up. He is therefore fading Fleetwood tickets but will remain only lightly exposed in DFS line-ups until Tommy finally breaks through and the books lengthen the number.