After a quick break for the Presidents Cup, the PGA Tour fall season gets back on track with the 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship. The tournament at the Country Club of Jackson tees off Thursday in Jackson, Miss., and Sam Burns returns to defend his championship. Other notable golfers in the field include Mississippi native Davis Riley and Sahith Theegala, both coming off stellar rookie seasons. The victory was the first of three for Burns during the 2021-22 season.       

Burns, who successfully defended his Valspar Championship last season, is the 11-1 favorite in the latest 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook. He is followed by Theegala (20-1), Taylor Mongomery (25-1), Denny McCarthy (28-1) and Russell Henley (28-1), with Riley in a group at 30-1.     

Before you lock in any 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship picks, be sure you check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf insider Patrick McDonald.

After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour. 

He takes a measured approach to his outright selections and finished the 2021-22 season up 42 units on those plays, having hit Cameron Smith (22-1) at the Tournament of Champions, Hudson Swafford (250-1) at The American Express, Joaquin Niemann (70-1) at the Genesis Invitational and Justin Thomas (66-1) live at the PGA Championship.

Now, McDonald has studied the 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship field and locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. SHOCKINGLY, McDonald is fading Burns, as the expert knows a tournament like this is not a time to back the favorite. The defending champ also comes off a draining Presidents Cup, and there are many other strong options.

Instead, McDonald is targeting several MASSIVE long shots to win who come in priced at more than 50-1! One of these golfers finished last season on a high note and played well in Jackson last year. He could pull off a STUNNING victory, and anyone who backs him could cash in HUGE! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any Sanderson Farms Championship 2022 picks of your own!

So which 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship players should you target or avoid? And which player will overpower the course and help you cash in on the PGA Tour event in Jackson? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Patrick McDonald's top picks for the 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship, all from the expert who finished the 2021-22 season up more than 42 units on outright plays, and find out!