2026 PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds, predictions: Top picks, props and analysis for the upcoming event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas

After a dominant performance last year, Scottie Scheffler will look to win his second CJ Cup Byron Nelson in a row when he takes part in the 2026 event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. He won last year's tournament by eight strokes over Erik van Rooyen. The tournament, which begins on Thursday, will be played on the par-71, 7,385-yard course. Scheffler enters as the +180 favorite. Others near the top of the odds board include Si Woo Kim (+1500), Jordan Spieth (+1600) and Brooks Koepka (+2500).

Before making any 2026 PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks, you NEED to see the predictions and PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson 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 43-36-5 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 PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson field to find the best betting value and just locked in his PGA CJ Cup Byron Nelson best bets to back. We can tell you he's fading Scottie Scheffler at 18-1 at FanDuel.

"Will Scheffler contend for the win this week in his title defense?," Kannon said. "Almost certainly but with the way he has been going, do I want to bet that he will win at such a short price? No, thank you. Scheffler was near dead last in the field last week, putting on the Bentgrass greens at Aronimink. You also have to figure that he'll regress off of last year's crazy, 31-under par performance here at Craig Ranch. As far as the putting, the PGA Championship was the third straight week for Scheffler that saw his work with the flatstick take a dip as it did also at The Masters and in his next start at Doral. With my belief that much of this week's event will be decided with the putter, again, making a play at +180 is not where I want to go."

Kannon has revealed his best bets, and they include a gigantic longshot of higher than 80-1 who is "excellent on approach and around the greens." You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in your bets!

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