Cameron Young is the odds-on favorite to win his third PGA Tour event of the year, and first since the Cadillac Championship on May 3, when he takes part in this week's Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club. He also won The Players Championship on March 15. Since turning professional in 2019, he has earned seven wins, including three on the PGA Tour and two on the Korn Ferry Tour. Among his top competition will be the event's defending champion in Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa, who won last year's event in a playoff over Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk.
The tournament, which begins on Thursday, will be played on the par-70, 7,328-yard course. Young is the +950 favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook. Others expected to contend include Chris Gotterup (+1600), Xander Schauffele (+1600), Jackson Koivun (+2000) and Si Woo Kim (+2000).
Before making any 2026 Rocket Classic picks, you NEED to see the predictions and Rocket Classicn 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 51-48-7 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 Rocket Classic field to find the best betting value and just locked in his Rocket Classic best bets to back. We can tell you he's fading Jake Knapp, who is 28-1 at BetMGM.
"It looks like Knapp is finally healthy again after putting together a nice week last week at the 3M Open, finishing 13th," Kannon said. "He was ninth in that field for SG: Off the Tee and was third for SG: Approach.
"It was funny – before last week's tournament was even decided, people were calling out for Knapp to be an extremely popular pick this week, seeing that his form has seems to have come back around and maybe the injury is now fully behind him. Sure enough, he is one of the very most popular selections to win it this week if not the No. 1 most popular – and it is that kind of lopsided support, I prefer to dodge."
Kannon has revealed his best bets, and they include a 115-1 longshot who he believes "stays hot this week on another course that ought to suit his game." You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in your bets!
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