2026 Rocket Classic odds, picks: Surprising predictions from golf model that's nailed 17 majors

The PGA Tour continues to head towards the FedEx Cup Playoffs as just two more events remain in the regular-season portion of the PGA schedule. Up next is the 2026 Rocket Classic, which tees off on Thursday from Detroit Golf Club. A few big names such as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are taking the week off, but it's still a strong 2026 Rocket Classic field headlined by Cameron Young and Xander Schauffele.

>Young is the +1000 favorite (risk $100 to win $1,000) in the latest 2026 Rocket Classic odds via FanDuel Sportsbook. Schauffele and Chris Gotterup are up next on the PGA odds board at +1800. U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and 3M Open winner Jackson Koivun join Si Woo Kim at +2000. Before locking in any 2026 Rocket Classic picks, be sure to see the 2026 Rocket Classic predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

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>SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and reveals golf betting picks that have a history of being extremely profitable.

>This same model has also nailed a whopping 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters -- its fifth Masters in a row -- as well as last year's PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites.

>Now that the 2026 Rocket Classic field is set, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.

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>One major surprise the model is calling for at the Rocket Classic 2026: Koivun, who is tied for the third-lowest odds in the field after last week's win, barely cracks the top 10 this week. He's a golfer to fade. The 23-year-old PGA rookie out of Auburn shot four rounds of 68 or lower, including a 61 on Saturday to surge past Scheffler and others at the 3M Open. It's been an extremely impressive start overall, but the model isn't comfortable backing him as one of the favorites quite yet considering he also missed the cut at the John Deere Classic a few weeks back. See who else to fade here.

>Another surprise: The model is high on J.J. Spaun at +3300. Spaun has struggled in the majors, but has been very competitive in the other events. He has four top-10 finishes and ranks 20th in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings. He didn't compete in this event last year, but had two top-10s at it in the prior three years, making him a golfer to target in Rocket Classic best bets this week. See who else to pick here.

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>The model is also targeting a massive longshot of around +3500 to make a run up the leaderboard. You can only see the model's picks here.

>Who will win the 2026 Rocket Classic, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Rocket Classic odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 17 golf majors, including three in 2025.

>Get full 2026 Rocket Classic picks, best bets and predictions here. (odds via FanDuel and subject to change)

>Cameron Young +1000 Xander Schauffele +1800 Chris Gotterup +1800 Wyndham Clark +2000 Jackson Koivun +2000 Si Woo Kim +2000 Patrick Cantlay +2200 Russell Henley +2500 Hideki Matsuyama +3000 Ben Griffin +3000 Jake Knapp +3300 J.J. Spaun +3300 Ryan Gerard +3500 Harris English +3500 Akshay Bhatia +3500 Michael Thorbjornsen +4000 Nicolai Højgaard +4000 Michael Brennan +4500 Jacob Bridgeman +4500 Brooks Koepka +4500 Rickie Fowler +4500 Keegan Bradley +5500 Marco Penge +6000 Davis Thompson +6000 Jordan Spieth +6500 Eric Cole +6500 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +7000 Corey Conners +7000 Pierceson Coody +7000 Denny McCarthy +7000 Ryo Hisatsune +7000 Ben Kohles +7000 Seamus Power +8000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +8000 Doug Ghim +8000 Michael Kim +8000 Max Greyserman +8000 Jackson Suber +8000 Ben James +8000 Matt Wallace +8000 Jordan Smith +8000 Johnny Keefer +8000 Jason Day +10000 Nico Echavarria +10000 Sudarshan Yellamaraju +10000 Samuel Stevens +10000 Mac Meissner +10000 Ricky Castillo +10000 Andrew Novak +10000 Aldrich Potgieter +10000 Harry Hall +10000 Billy Horschel +10000 Sungjae Im +10000 Beau Hossler +10000 Nick Taylor +10000 Kevin Yu +10000 Emiliano Grillo +10000 Stephan Jaeger +12500 Rasmus Højgaard +12500 Chandler Phillips +12500 Steven Fisk +12500 Richard Hoey +12500 Lucas Glover +12500 Jesper Svensson +12500 Mackenzie Hughes +12500 Taylor Moore +12500 Matt McCarty +12500 Tony Finau +12500 John Parry +12500 Keita Nakajima +12500 Zecheng Dou +15000 Zach Bauchou +15000 William Mouw +15000 Taylor Pendrith +15000 Lee Hodges +15000 Chris Kirk +15000 Kristoffer Ventura +15000 Matti Schmid +15000 Neal Shipley +17500 Dan Brown +17500 A.J. Ewart +17500 Max McGreevy +17500 Haotong Li +17500 Kevin Roy +17500 Austin Smotherman +17500 Patrick Fishburn +22500 Adrien Dumont de Chassart +22500 Thorbjørn Olesen +22500 Austin Eckroat +22500 Chad Ramey +25000 Davis Chatfield +25000 Cam Davis +25000 Joel Dahmen +25000 Andrew Putnam +25000 Chandler Blanchet +35000 Patrick Rodgers +35000 Karl Vilips +35000 Takumi Kanaya +35000 Trace Crowe +35000 Mark Hubbard +35000 Erik van Rooyen +50000 Aaron Wise +50000 Vince Whaley +50000 Pontus Nyholm +50000 Tom Hoge +50000 Garrick Higgo +50000 Adrien Saddier +50000 Nick Dunlap +50000 Matt Kuchar +50000 Luke Clanton +50000 Stefano Mazzoli +75000 Joe Highsmith +75000 Hank Lebioda +75000 David Lipsky +75000 Webb Simpson +75000 Matthieu Pavon +75000 Kevin Streelman +100000 Brendon Todd +100000 Brandt Snedeker +100000 Davis Riley +100000 Alejandro Tosti +100000 Jeffrey Kang +100000 Ryan Ruffels +100000 Brad Dalke +100000 Christo Lamprecht +100000 Brian Campbell +100000 Dylan Wu +100000 Kensei Hirata +100000 Marcelo Rozo +100000 Patton Kizzire +100000 Joseph Hooks +100000 Adam Svensson +100000 Danny Walker +100000 Adam Schenk +100000 Brice Garnett +100000 John VanDerLaan +100000 Gordon Sargent +100000 Peter Malnati +100000 Rafael Campos +100000