The best players in the world will be competing in the FedExCup Playoffs that begin this week with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Tennessee. Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the top three betting choices this week where the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings are in the field. After this event is over, the top 50 players will advance to next week’s BMW Championship. There are some intriguing golf betting matchups on the board at BetRivers this week, with the top players in the spotlight. I bounced back nicely with the picks last week at the Wyndham Championship, going 3-1-1. I will look to continue the success this week with FedEx St. Jude Championship matchup picks.

Defending Champion: Will Zalatoris

Tournament Notes: This year’s FedExCup Playoffs will have just 70 golfers who qualify for this event in Tennessee. For the first time there will be no cut in this event, so all 70 players will be around for the weekend. This will be the second year for TPC Southwind to host the event. The greens average just 4,300 square feet so putting is not as critical to success as it is on some courses. The weather could be interesting this week with wind and rain in the forecast for a couple of the days.

Wyndham Championship Matchups

Scheffler, Scottie -143 vs. Rahm, Jon

McIlroy, Rory -143 vs. Cantlay, Patrick

Schauffele, Xander -134 vs. Hatton, Tyrrell

Cantlay, Patrick -120 vs. Hovland, Viktor

Hovland, Viktor -134 vs. Morikawa, Collin

Spieth, Jordan -125 vs. Fitzpatrick, Matthew

Fleetwood, Tommy -120 vs. Finau, Tony

Matsuyama, Hideki -120 vs. Sungjae Im

Fowler, Rickie -114 vs. Clark, Wyndham

Henley, Russell -120 vs. Burns, Sam

Homa, Max -125 vs. Young, Cameron

Harman, Brian -114 vs. Poston, J.T.

Conners, Corey -143 vs. Straka, Sepp

Byeong Hun An -125 vs. Grillo, Emiliano

Jaeger, Stephan -125 vs. Davis, Cameron

McCarthy, Denny -134 vs. Moore, Taylor

Burns, Sam -114 vs. Day, Jason

Conners, Corey -120 vs. Bradley, Keegan

Finau, Tony -120 vs. Im, Sungjae

Fowler, Rickie -140 vs. Fitzpatrick, Matt

Grillo, Emiliano -120 vs. Davis, Cameron

Glover, Lucas -115 vs. Hodges, Lee

An, Byeong Hun -120 vs. Jaeger, Stephan

Detry, Thomas -115 vs. Mitchell, Keith

Rose, Justin -155 vs. Cole, Eric

Kim, Tom -120 vs. Harman, Brian

Todd, Brendon -115 vs. Theegala, Sahith

Golf Picks

An, Byeong Hun -120 vs. Jaeger, Stephan

You have to like the way that An is playing right now with top finishes in two of his last three starts. I don’t think he will have any letdown this week, as he keeps the momentum going. I’ll lay the small price and take An in this matchup.

Finau, Tony -120 vs. Im, Sungjae

Finau played well in the 3M Open and finished in a tie for 7^th. He has already gone on record saying that he needs to play well in the playoffs to make sure he gets a Ryder Cup spot. He tied for 5^th in this event a year ago. I’ll take Finau in this matchup.

Straka, Sepp +113 vs. Conners, Corey

This matchup is simply a price play for me, as I can’t believe that Conners is favored over Straka. It was just a year ago that Straka played well in this event and what has Conners done to deserve this type of respect? I’ll take Straka at plus money in this matchup.

Grillo, Emiliano -120 vs. Davis, Cameron

Grillo is playing really well, as he has tied for 6^th and tie for 10^th in his last two starts and it wasn’t that long ago that he won the Charles Schwab Challenge. This has definitely been a breakout year for Grillo. I’ll take him in this matchup against Davis.

Hodges, Lee -115 vs. Glover, Lucas

This matchup is an automatic one for me, as I almost always go against the winner from last week. Hodges has been playing well, so this is not a bad matchup at all. I can’t see anything other than a big letdown from Glover, so I will take Hodges in this matchup.

Check out the latest FedEx St. Jude Championship odds at BetRivers.