2022 Valspar Championship odds, field: Surprising PGA picks, predictions from model that's called 7 majors

Paul Casey won the Valspar Championship in 2018 and 2019. K.J. Choi won it twice. Justin Thomas is the favorite to win the 2022 tournament. Sam Burns is reigning champion. SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times and its model predicted 7 majors. It has been very accurate in the past. It made a surprising pick at the 2021 Open Championship. The model has made several big bets since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020.

Dustin Johnson is one of the top favorites at the 2022 Valspar Championship. Tyrrell Hatton is a 25-1 long shot who has a better chance to win than his odds imply. Hatton finished better than both Burns and Thomas at Players Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational. The model predicts Tyrrel Hatta will win the tournament. It also has strong picks for the 2019 VALSpar Championships.

The model is also targeting four other golfers with odds of 22-1 or higher who will make surprising runs at the 2022 Valspar Championship.

2022 Valspar Championship odds are Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Casey, Sam Burns, Brooks Koepka, Luke Donald, Adam Hadwin, Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman, Aaron Wise, Sebastian Munoz, Denny McCarthy, Lanto Griffin, Matthias Schwab, Jhonattan Vegas, Martin Kaymer, Francesco Molinari, Doug Ghim, Nick Taylor, Doc Redman and Alex Smalley are among the players with good odds.