The 2023 LIV Golf League will begin this week as 48 players descend upon El Camaleon Golf Course in Mexico. 2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba is the first of 14 tournaments for the golf league, and the 54-hole, no-cut format remains, with play beginning on Friday, Feb. 24.

Familiar names like Cameron Smith, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka return to the circuit, while Dustin Johnson is the defending champion. According to the latest 2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba odds, Johnson and Joaquin Niemann are 17-2 favorites, followed by Smith (10-1) and Abraham Ancer (10-1). Before locking in your 2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba picks, be sure to see the predictions and best bets from golf insider Patrick McDonald.

After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour. 

He takes a measured approach to his outright selections and was up nearly 75 units in 2022 having hit Smith (+2200) at the Tournament of Champions, Hudson Swafford (+25000) at the American Express, Niemann (+7000) at the Genesis Invitational and Justin Thomas (+6600) live at the PGA Championship.

Now, McDonald has studied the 2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba field and locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid.

We can tell you that McDonald is high on Richard Bland, who's listed as a 60-1 longshot. "The Englishman has performing admirably on the DP World Tour," McDonald told SportsLine. "After finishing his first LIV Golf season with a T-3 finish at LIV Golf Bangkok, Bland has carried this momentum into Europe. Over his last five starts, he has not missed a cut and claimed three top-10 finishes on the DP World Tour." 

McDonald also has broken down the 2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba event from every angle and reveals why he's completely avoiding this major champion at El Camaleon Golf Club. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any picks of your own.

So what 2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba picks should you target? Which major champion should you completely avoid? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Patrick McDonald's top picks for LIV Golf Mayakoba 2023, all from the expert who was up nearly 75 units in 2022, and find out!