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2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs Format, Updated Odds: Koepka Still the Favorite, Reed Closes the Gap
Patrick Reed’s first victory in 16 months was well-timed. Reed came into the 2019 Northern Trust as a 100-1 longshot to win the FedEx Cup. After taking down the field at Liberty National, the 29-year-old now sits in second place in the FedEx Cup Standings and is now the third favorite to be the last…
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Sobel’s Northern Trust Matchup Bets: Fade Koepka in Sunday’s Final Round?
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — They say good things come to those who wait. Maybe we can say the same thing about good ideas. When I wrote my preview column before last week’s Wyndham Championship, I failed to mention J.T. Poston. My fault. By the time we taped our Action Network Podcast some 24 hours later,…
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Tiger Woods Withdraws From Northern Trust, Remains Stuck in Catch-22
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods has spent his career chasing No. 18, but he’s found a Catch-22 instead. His body won’t let him get enough reps, so he’s rusty when he plays; when he plays, his body isn’t used to the reps, so it starts to break down. This is the main takeaway after…
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Sobel’s Northern Trust Round 3 Matchup Bets: Rory Is Ready to Go Low
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Plenty of big names litter the Northern Trust leaderboard, so let’s get right to my three favorite head-to-head matchups for Saturday’s third round, including three of those big names, all of whom are in contention.
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Regression Watch: Will Jordan Spieth’s Weekend Woes Continue at Northern Trust?
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – There’s a famous line that applies to the stock market, one which offers a warning to anyone trying to follow the trends: Past performance is not indicative of future results. It’s a handy mantra for gamblers to keep in mind, too. Jordan Spieth might want to whisper these words to himself…
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Sobel’s Northern Trust Matchup Bets: Merritt’s Putting Unsustainable in Round 2
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Scoring conditions during the opening round of The Northern Trust were fairly balanced throughout the day – not that it really felt that way. The morning wave averaged a total of 69.10, while the late wave posted an average score .72 strokes higher. Anyone watching the leaderboard, though, would’ve thought the…
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2019 Northern Trust Expert Picks: Our Staff’s Favorite Bets at Liberty National
The race for the FedEx Cup begins in earnest this weekend with the 2019 Northern Trust at Liberty National Golf Course in New Jersey. This weekend features one of the deepest fields of the season with Brooks Koepka (10-1) leading the way, ahead of Rory McIlroy (12-1), Dustin Johnson (16-1), Jon Rahm (16-1) and Justin…
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Sobel’s 2019 Northern Trust Preview: Should You Fade Tiger Woods at Liberty National?
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Ten years ago, the former landfill now known as Liberty National Golf Club held its first major professional golf tournament. (Save your mean tweets: I’m using “major” as a descriptive adjective here, not some overarching decree about the importance of FedEx Cup playoff events.) The list of runners-up from that week…
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Jennings’ Northern Trust Market Report: Cantlay, Thomas Top the Charts
The best thing about an event with such a stacked field? Anyone can win. The worst thing about a stacked field? Anyone can win. And this week’s field for the 2019 Northern Trust is about as deep as it gets. The top 125 players in the world are eligible for the event, though only 122…
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2019 Northern Trust Odds & Coverage: Best Bets, Trendy Picks and More
The race for the FedEx Cup begins in earnest this weekend with the 2019 Northern Trust at Liberty National Golf Course in New Jersey. The top 125 players in the world qualified for the trip to Jersey City, so the field for the Northern Trust is absolutely stacked. Brooks Koepka, the World’s No. 1 golfer,…
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Tiger Woods Talks Back Stiffness and ‘Concern’ Over Upcoming Schedule
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Following a pro-am round that was more good walk spoiled than competitive golf, Tiger Woods stopped short of suggesting we should fade him for the foreseeable future … but he also didn’t speak about his desire to win, like he has so many times in the past. After hitting a drive…
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2019 FedEx Cup Betting Guide: Which Longshots Can Make A Run?
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – We’re now a dozen editions into the FedEx Cup, which means we can finally start spotting some trends amongst the winners. In fact, if we examine each of the playoff champions, we can break them down into three specific categories: Best Player for the Entire Season Who Continued in the Playoffs…
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Sobel: New Format at Tour Championship Exposes a New Worst-Case Scenario
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — On the eve of the FedEx Cup playoffs, as we’re about to be inundated by myriad scenarios regarding specific players advancing or being eliminated, let’s discuss one scenario the PGA Tour doesn’t even want to consider. The worst-case scenario. One year ago, Tiger Woods posted rounds of 65-68-65-71 to win the…
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Perry’s Northern Trust Betting Guide: A Great Buy-Low Opportunity
The FedEx Cup Playoffs are back with a more condensed version this year. We’ll get just three tournaments this time instead of the usual four, putting a little more emphasis on the opening event than in years past. We’ve mentioned it in this spot the last two years, but the playoffs are historically where the…
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Sobel: Buy Koepka, Cantlay, Reed in Northern Trust Matchup Bets
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — This week marks the fourth time Liberty National Golf Club will serve as a host to a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. Two years ago, it hosted the Presidents Cup, when the Americans were so dominant over the International side that they almost didn’t have to come back for Sunday’s singles.
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Rory McIlroy on Poor Wedge Play Numbers: ‘It Really Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story’
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — By all measures, especially statistical measures, Rory McIlroy has enjoyed a terrific PGA Tour season. He’s won twice, compiled a dozen top-10 finishes and cashed more than $7 million. Sure, he could’ve picked off a major and his final-round scoring average leaves a bit to be desired, but it’s impossible to…
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Sobel’s Northern Trust Notebook: Collin Morikawa’s Name Keeps Popping Up
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – As you make your betting decisions entering this week’s Northern Trust, here are some news and notes from around Liberty National which could help that process. Bryson DeChambeau Tuesday and admitted it feels a little weird to be the defending champion on a course he’s never seen before. Despite that, don’t…
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2019 Northern Trust Open Matchup Bets: Will Bryson DeChambeau Find His Form this Week?
In this piece, I’ll be using the golf metrics in the FantasyLabs PGA Models as well as other golf metrics in search of potentially exploitable individual betting matchups for the 2019 Northern Trust Open. Let’s dive into this week’s action. All odds as of Tuesday morning.