The FedEx Cup Playoffs continue on Thursday at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado with the 2024 BMW Championship serving as the second of three events in the PGA Tour's postseason. The 2024 BMW Championship field will feature the top 50 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings looking to secure valuable points before next week's Tour Championship. In addition to picking the overall winner, golf fans can lock in wagers for the first round, which begins on Thursday at 9:25 a.m. ET. 

Scottie Scheffler holds a commanding lead over Xander Schauffele atop the FedEx Cup standings but with playoff points weighted significantly, the FedEx Cup championship is still anyone's to win if they can get hot. The No. 1 ranked player in the world is the +320 favorite to finish on top of the leaderboard and his over/under for total strokes in Round 1 is 68.5. Should Scheffler be part of your betting strategy for Thursday's first round, or should you look elsewhere for value? 

Before entering any 2024 BMW Championship props or PGA predictions on sites like PrizePicks, DraftKings Pick6, and Underdog Fantasy, you NEED to check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf insider Mike McClure. 

McClure built SportsLine's proprietary golf model, which has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,500 on its best bets since June 2020, nailing tournament after tournament.

This same model has also nailed a whopping 13 majors entering the weekend, including the 2024 Masters, its third Masters in a row, and this year's PGA Championship and U.S. Open! Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns!

Now with the 2024 BMW Championship field locked in, McClure has evaluated the odds board and locked in his top Pick6 picks for Round 1.

We can tell you McClure is backing Rory McIlroy to finish with Under 4.5 birdies in Round 1. McIlroy has won the FedEx Cup three times in his career, the most of any player on the PGA Tour. However, McIlroy has struggled mightily in recent weeks, finishing T-68 or worse in his last two starts on the PGA Tour. 

The 35-year-old enters this week's event averaging 4.03 birdies per round, which ranks 43rd on the PGA Tour. He's ranked 83rd in driving accuracy and 105th in greens in regulation percentage (65.66%), which doesn't bode well for his chances of going low at a course like Castle Pines. 

In addition, McClure has locked in three more best bets for your Pick6 strategy, including selections involving Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his best bets for Round 1 before locking in any 2024 BMW Championship picks of your own!

So what are the best bets you should target for Round 1 of the 2024 BMW Championship? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Mike McClure's top Pick6 picks for Round 1 of the 2024 BMW Championship, all from the expert whose model is up more than $9,500 on its best bets since June 2020!