{"id":334869,"date":"2025-03-19T12:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=334869"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:34:24","slug":"valspar-championship-predictions-picks-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/valspar-championship-predictions-picks-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Valspar Championship predictions, picks and odds: Bet on Straka and Knapp at Innisbrook Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PGA Tour heads to Innisbrook Resort for the Valspar Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The latest:<\/strong> Rory McIlroy beat out J.J. Spaun to win the Players in an electric Monday playoff. He&#8217;s not playing this week but several big names headline the Valspar field, including favourite Tommy Fleetwood and two-time major champ Xander Schauffele. Sepp Straka is my best bet to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-6c37cb08-cf64-44cf-857a-d9409b9361a5\">Check out my Valspar Championship predictions for the PGA Tour tournament beginning on March 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c42e5bcd-3d78-44a9-a94a-015d114981be\">Valspar Championship predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Go to full <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/golf\/events\/10237161\">Valspar Championship betting markets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best bet: Straka to win (+1,400)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Straka might not have the name value of Schauffele or Jordan Spieth but he&#8217;s playing better than both of them right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Straka has seven top-15 finishes in nine starts this season.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That includes a win at the American Express and a T14 finish at the Players Championship last week.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He ranks sixth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: approach (+0.933) this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Straka is an elite ball striker with an above-average short game, which will play well at Innisbrook. The Copperhead Course places a premium on iron play \u2014 ranking eighth out of 52 courses for how much SG: APP correlates to success, according to RickRunGood.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Austrian also has the benefit of playing the AM\/PM tee-time draw, with heavy winds expected to arrive around 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday and sustain until 12:00 p.m. ET the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A +1,600 price tag might seem unsavoury, but Straka has earned this level of respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Straka ranks second in SG: total (+1.488) in this field in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c1e817ca-a7f4-4be8-8332-7ac0c6f20f4b\">PGA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kim to win (+3,300):<\/strong> This seems like an excellent bounce-back spot for Michael Kim, who missed the cut on the number last week at TPC Sawgrass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 31-year-old has been on an absolute heater since February, finishing inside the top 15 in five straight starts leading up to the Players Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes a T2 at the WM Phoenix Open and a fourth-place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim is picking up strokes through his bag, gaining most heavily on approach and around-the-greens. That&#8217;s the kind of stat profile I want to see at Innisbrook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Knapp to win (+6,600):<\/strong> How can you not bet on a guy with a swing like this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1761565472607117328\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, sometimes that swing has produced some <em>really<\/em> ugly results. But Jake Knapp is in great form right now, finishing T12 at the Players Championship after a T6 at the Cognizant Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s only missed one cut all season and has picked up strokes on approach in six straight starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knapp can bomb it off the tee, too, and I&#8217;m hoping he uses that to his advantage by clubbing down and finding fairways at this tree-lined venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Valspar Championship predictions made at 9:30 a.m. on 03\/19\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PGA Tour heads to Innisbrook Resort for the Valspar Championship. The latest: Rory McIlroy beat out J.J. Spaun to win the Players in an electric Monday playoff. He&#8217;s not playing this week but several big names headline the Valspar field, including favourite Tommy Fleetwood and two-time major champ Xander Schauffele. 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