2022 Hero World Challenge odds, picks, field: Surprising predictions from golf model that nailed 8 majors

The 2022 Hero World Challenge is hosted by Tiger Woods. It's a 20-man field with no cut and the winner will collect $1 million of the $3.5 million prize pool. Six of golf's top-10 ranked golfers will tee off. Jon Rahm won the tournament in 2018 and was runner-up a year later. SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times and its model predicted JonRahm as the favorite. The model has also nailed eight majors. It returned a huge profit for the DFS player Mike McClure.

Tony Finau is one of the favorites at the 2022 Hero World Challenge. Finua won the Houston Open on Nov. 13. Collin Morikawa is an 18-1 longshot who is a target for anyone looking for a big payday. The model has nailed 8 majors. It has also predicted Finavig will finish outside the top five. The winner will be crowned on the Albany course. There are five par-3s instead of four par 4s.

The model is also targeting two other golfers with odds of 15-1 or longer who will make surprising runs.

2022 Hero World Challenge odds, field. Jon Rahm is 5-1, Scottie Scheffler 8-2, Tony Finau 9-5, Xander Schauffele 11-4, Justin Thomas 11, Viktor Hovland 12-6, Matt Fitzpatrick 12, Tommy Fleetwood 16-10, Sungjae Im 16, Cameron Young 18, Jordan Spieth 18-11, Collin Morikawa 18 and Sam Burns 18. Shane Lowry 20-20, Max Homa 25-25, Billy Horschel 30-30, Corey Conners 35-35, Kevin Kisner 60-60.