Jason Day attempts to defend his title when the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson begins Thursday at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Tex. Day finished one stroke better than both Si Woo Kim and Austin Eckroat at 23-under par last year and matched the tournament record with a 261 as he won the event for the second time in his career and ended his five-year winless streak. 

With World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler not participating, Jordan Spieth is the +1200 favorite in the latest 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds. Day, who also won the event in 2010, is the +1800 second choice. Kim and Will Zalatoris both are +2200, while Sungjae Im, Alex Noren and Adam Scott round out the top choices in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024 field at +2500.

Before locking in any 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks, make sure you see the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf betting and fantasy expert Sia Nejad.

Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He's had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets, as well as in betting head-to-head matchups. He also has been solid with his head-to-head matchups since last year's Charles Schwab Challenge, going 40-27-3 and returning 9.14 units over that span. That's a $914 profit for $100 bettors since May 2023.

Nejad also nailed 75-1 longshot Wyndham Clark as the outright winner at the Wells Fargo Championship. In 2023, SportsLine debuted The Early Wedge, and in the first three months of the show, he hit two first-round leaders and three outright winners.

Now, Nejad has been digging into the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson field to find the best value and just locked in his best bets and favorites to avoid.

One surprise: Nejad is fading Jordan Spieth, even though he is the favorite at +1200. Another curveball: Nejad is high on Tom Hoge (+2800). "Hoge rates out quite well in Birdie or Better rate, Long Iron play, weighted Ball Striking and Putting," Nejad told SportsLine. "He does lack driving distance and elite course history, but I'm willing to overlook that in favor of his spike ability on APP and with the PUTT."

Moreover, Nejad is jumping on a longshot who's priced at more than +3500! This player has done "extremely well in spots in 2024" and is a longshot who could surprise. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see who it is before locking in any 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks of your own!

So which 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson golfers should you target or avoid? And which player could bring a huge payday at more than +3500? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Sia Nejad's top picks for the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, all from the expert who is 39-27-2 on his last 68 head-to-head picks!