One of the PGA Tour's most prestigious events takes place this week when 144 players tee off in the 2024 Players Championship beginning on Thursday at TPC Sawgrass. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the favorite in the 2024 Players Championship odds at +500. Rory McIlroy (+1200), Xander Schauffele (+2000), Justin Thomas (+2000) and Viktor Hovland (+2200) are right behind him in the Players Championship 2024 odds. Before locking in any 2024 Players Championship picks, you NEED to 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 and 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 33-20-2 and returning 9.17 units over that span. That's a $917 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 Players Championship field to find the best value and just locked in his best bets and favorites to avoid.

One surprise: Nejad is completely fading Rory McIlroy, even though he is the second choice in The Players Championship odds at +1200. Another curveball: Nejad is high on Tom Hoge, even though he's a longshot at +6600! "Hoge's approach game has been dialed in and he has strong all-around recent form and history at TPC Sawgrass," Nejad told SportsLine.

Moreover, Nejad is jumping on a MONSTER longshot who's priced at more than 60-1! This player "has been absolutely dialed-in on with his approach game" and is a longshot who could surprise. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see who it is before locking in any 2024 Players Championship picks of your own!

So which 2024 Players Championship golfers should you target or avoid? And which player could bring a HUGE payday at more than 60-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Sia Nejad's top picks for the 2024 Players Championship, all from the expert who is 33-20-2 on his last 55 head-to-head picks!