After a week off for Thanksgiving, several of the world's top golfers will converge on the Bahamas for the 2022 Hero World Challenge, which tees off Thursday at the Albany Golf Course. It's not an official PGA Tour event, though the 20 golfers in the field can earn points in the Official World Golf Ranking. Tiger Woods is the host of the event, and he was initially planning to play, but decided to withdraw on Monday as he deals with a foot injury. The first tee times are at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday. 

Jon Rahm is the 5-1 favorite in the 2022 Hero World Challenge odds at Caesars Sportsbook. Other 2022 Hero World Challenge favorites include Scottie Scheffler (8-1), Tony Finau (9-1), Xander Schauffele (11-1) and Justin Thomas (11-1). 

We simulated the Hero World Challenge 2022 10,000 times, and there are some MAJOR surprises.

Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been RED-HOT since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

McClure's model included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned almost $1,100. At the 2022 Masters, McClure's model was all over Scottie Scheffler's first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.

In addition, McClure's best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm's (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.

This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend! Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns!

One major surprise the model is calling for at the Hero World Challenge 2022: Finau, one of the favorites at 9-1, stumbles this week and finishes close to the bottom of the field! Another surprise: Collin Morikawa, an 18-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday!

Also, the model is targeting TWO other golfers with odds of 16-1 or longer who will make a STRONG run at the title. Anyone who backs these golfers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any 2022 Hero World Challenge 2022 picks!

So who wins the 2022 Hero World Challenge? And which HUGE longshots make a serious run at the title? ... Join SportsLine right now to see who you can bank on to win the Hero World Challenge 2022, and see which long shots make a run at the title, all from the model that's nailed 8 majors!