Top PGA Tour players like world No. 1 Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland will be back in action this week when the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational tees off at Bay Hill. Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau was forced to withdraw, but the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational also includes such stars as Hideki Matsuyama, Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris. 

Rahm is the 17-2 favorite in the latest 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds from Caesars Sportsbook. McIlroy is the 12-1 second choice, and others in the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational expected to be in contention include Scottie Scheffler (16-1), Hovland (16-1) and Hideki Matsuyama (25-1).

Before you consider your bets on the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational or make any PGA Tour predictions, be sure you see what proven golf insider Sal Johnson has to say. With his track record, you'll really want to see who he is backing.

The esteemed golf insider has been around the game for many years and knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour. Johnson has been on a strong run this season. Before the Mayakoba event in Mexico, Johnson had Hovland among his players to watch, while he predicted Brooks Koepka would miss the cut. The result: Koepka went home early, while Hovland shot 23-under to cruise to a four-stroke victory. Johnson also nailed Hideki Matsuyama's victory at the Zozo Championship, and Sam Burns' win at the Sanderson Farms. Anyone who has followed Johnson's advice has cashed in HUGE.

Now Johnson, a longtime ABC Sports golf producer who worked with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, has released his highly confident 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational picks. The picks from the founder of GOLFstats.com, the world's top golf stats database, will definitely surprise you. (For golf updates and news, click here)

Shockingly, the golf expert is strongly fading Matsuyama, who has had a lot of trouble on the courses in Florida. He has one top-10 in seven starts at Bay Hill, and his putter is notoriously unpredictable. There are many other directions you can go this week, and Johnson recommends steering clear of the Japanese star. 

Instead, the golf expert is backing a long shot among his picks to win who comes in at around 40-1! "These are the courses where he can win," Johnson says of this player, who has been piling up top-10 finishes at Bay Hill. He could pull off an unexpected victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and anyone who backs this underdog could make a HUGE profit!

Who wins the PGA Tour's 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational? Where do Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland finish? And which long shot is a MUST-BACK at Bay Hill? ... Join SportsLine now to see Sal Johnson's top predictions and analysis for the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, all from the insider who knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour!