Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer, will look to earn his first win since Jan. 25 when he takes part in this week's 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. He has finished second four times this season and third twice. He has 10 top-five finishes as well as been in the top-25 15 times. Among his top competition will be the event's defending champion in Kurt Kitayama, who won last year's event by one stroke over Sam Stevens.
The tournament, which begins on Thursday, will be played on the par-71, 7,431-yard course. Scheffler is the +240 favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook. Others expected to contend include Kitayama (+2500), Maverick McNealy (+2700), Hideki Matsuyama (+3000), Tom Kim (+3000), Keith Mitchell (+3300) and Jackson Koivun (+3500)
Before making any 2026 3M Open picks, you NEED to see the predictions and 3M Open best bets from elite golf expert Brady Kannon.
Kannon is an elite golfing handicapper with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He has called eight major winners since 2013 and hit six PGA winners, including 110-1 longshot Harris English at the Farmers Insurance Open in 2025. He also hit on Matt Fitzpatrick (15-1) this year for an outright winner. Additionally, he's 51-46-7 on head-to-head bets since joining SportsLine. Anyone who followed his lead could have been WAY UP!
Now, Kannon has been digging into the 2026 3M Open field to find the best betting value and just locked in his 3M Open best bets to back. We can tell you he's fading Max Homa, who is 55-1 at FanDuel.
"Homa actually tickled my fancy initially this week but then I saw the price and I don't believe it is justified," Kannon said. "He hasn't won on Tour in three years and yes, he is starting to come around into form – finally – but it seems after a couple of good rounds, he cannot maintain it for four days. He ranks 107th on Tour for Driving Accuracy and while he does have length, he may often be finding himself in the rough and possibly in the water.
"The putter remains a weapon for Homa but he ranks 120th on Tour for SG: Approach and 104th for Greens in Regulation. He was runner-up a few weeks ago at the John Deere Classic, one of our correlated courses, but he also went off at a much higher price – and that was against a weaker field that did not have Scottie Scheffler in it. I don't necessarily expect him to be awful this week but we are buying high on a guy that I feel still hasn't regained his old form."
Kannon has revealed his best bets, and they include a 90-1 longshot who is "good with the driver." You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in your bets!
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