The PGA Tour's Florida Swing rolls on this week when an elite field tees off in the fourth signature event of the season, the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational beginning on Thursday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando. This week's tournament has attracted the PGA Tour's biggest stars, led by the top two players in the world, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Scheffler is the +650 favorite in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds. McIlroy (+900), Viktor Hovland (+1400), Xander Schauffele (+1400) and Patrick Cantlay (+1600) round out the top five choices in the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2024 field.

Before locking in any 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational picks, make sure you see the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf betting and fantasy expert Sia Nejad.

Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He's had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets and in betting head-to-head matchups. He also has been on fire with his head-to-head matchups since last year's Charles Schwab Challenge, going 32-20-1 and returning 8.30 units over that span. That's a $830 profit for $100 bettors since May 2023.

Nejad also nailed 75-1 longshot Wyndham Clark as the outright winner at the Wells Fargo Championship. In 2023, SportsLine debuted "The Early Wedge," and in the first three months of the show, he hit two first-round leaders and three outright winners.

Now, Nejad has been digging into the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational field to find the best value and just locked in his best bets and favorites to avoid.

One surprise: Nejad is completely fading Rory McIlroy, even though he is a 24-time champion on the PGA Tour and one of the top contenders at +900. However, Nejad is high on the chances of Viktor Hovland, who's going off at +1400. "If the short game comes around, the Norwegian superstar is live to win at Bay Hill," Nejad told SportsLine.

Moreover, Nejad is jumping on one longshot who's priced at more than 20-1. This player "ranks out very well in a lot of important metrics" and is a longshot who could surprise. If he does, you could cash in HUGE. You need to see who it is before locking in any 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational picks of your own.

So which 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational players should you target or avoid? And which player could bring a big payday at more than 20-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Sia Nejad's top picks for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational, all from the expert who is 32-20-1 on his last 53 head-to-head picks!