It's a quick turnaround for the PGA Tour players as the second FedEx Cup Playoffs event tees off Thursday at Caves Valley Golf Club. Tony Finau won the Northern Trust, which wrapped up Monday, and now the event in Baltimore will determine the 30 who will play in the Tour Championship next week at East Lake.    

Caesars Sportsbook lists world No. 1 Jon Rahm as the 13-2 favorite in its latest 2021 BMW Championship golf odds, with Xander Schauffele the distant second choice at 18-1. Before you lock in any bets on the 2021 BMW Championship or make any PGA Tour predictions, you have to see what proven golf insider Sal Johnson has to say.

The media legend has broken down the field and has revealed his top 2021 BMW Championship picks below. With his track record on picks, you'll really want to see who he is backing, because he knows what it takes to win in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Before last year's BMW Championship, he had both Rahm and Dustin Johnson in his best bets, and they battled into a playoff. Johnson had won by 11 strokes the previous week, but It was Rahm, whose game the golf expert noted had been "shaping up," who came out on top with a dramatic birdie on the first extra hole.

And in 2019, he had Patrick Cantlay in his best bets and Justin Thomas among his other top contenders. Johnson said Thomas' game was "finally coming together after his wrist injury," and he proved that by going 25 under at Medinah. He held off Cantlay, who was the runner-up after a 7-under 65 in the final round.

The golf expert has been on fire all season! He was one of the few to say Kevin Kisner had a legitimate chance before he got his first stroke-play win in more than four years at the Wyndham Championship. 

And before the Olympics, he had  Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama among his top five golfers. Schauffele won the gold medal for Team USA, while the other three made the playoff for the bronze. Anyone who has followed Johnson's advice has cashed in HUGE!

Now Johnson, the first producer of "Inside the PGA Tour," a longtime ABC Sports golf producer who worked with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and founder of the world's top golf stats database, has released his highly confident 2021 BMW Championship picks, and they will surprise you. (For golf updates and news, click here)  

Shockingly, the golf expert is fading Rory McIlroy, even though he is a two-time FedEx Cup champion. The Northern Irishman went 66-70 in the final two rounds at the Northern Trust, and that underscored his problems. He finished 43rd, and his inconsistency makes him a player you'll want to avoid, so Johnson is recommending numerous better options.    

The golf expert is backing a MASSIVE long shot who comes in at well over 50-1! Coming to a  course that is unfamiliar to the players evens the playing field and often leads to a surprise winner. This veteran consistently and quietly hangs around inside the top 25 and is capable of pulling off a stunning victory. Anyone who backs this underdog could cash in HUGE!

Who wins the 2021 BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club? Where do Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa finish? And which MONSTER long shot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine now to see Sal Johnson's top predictions and analysis for 2021 BMW Championship golf, all from the insider who knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour!