The focus of the top players on the PGA Tour is shifting to Europe as the Open Championship approaches, but there’s one more standard event stateside as the 2026 John Deere Classic tees off on Thursday at at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Scottie Scheffler, who fell in a playoff against Victor Hovland on Monday morning in the Travelers Championship, isn’t in the 2026 John Deere Classic field, opening up the competition this week. 

The latest 2026 John Deere Classic odds via FanDuel Sportsbook list Ben Griffin as the favorite at +1500 (risk $100 to win $1,500), followed closely by Christ Gotterup (+1600) and 21-year-old Jackson Koivun, who is one of three golfers at +2200. Other notable names in the field include Jordan Spieth (+3300) and Rickie Fowler (+4000). Before locking in any 2026 John Deere Classic picks, PGA DFS lineups or One & Done predictions, be sure to see the 2026 John Deere Classic predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

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This same model has also nailed a whopping 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters — its fifth Masters in a row — as well as last year’s PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites. 

Now that the 2026 John Deere Classic field is set, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.

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2026 John Deere Classic predictions 

One major surprise the model is calling for at the John Deere Classic 2026: Griffin, the favorite at +1500, stumbles and finishes well outside the top 5. He’s a golfer to fade in John Deere Classic best bets. He’s one of the hotter players in the filed with four top-10 finishes in the past two months, including a pair of top-3 showings. He’s coming off a missed cut in this event last year, however, so the model doesn’t recommend backing him at this premium. See who else to fade here. 

Another surprise: Pierceson Coody is a top contender on the projected leaderboard despite going off at +3500. The 26-year-old had a T2 at the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this season, and piled up top-25 finishes throughout the spring, including one at the U.S. Open. He did miss the cut in this event last year after firing a 79 in the first round. His other five rounds at TPC Deere Run have all been 70 or lower, so the model is confident that he will contend this week. See who else to pick here. 

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How to make 2026 John Deere Classic picks

The model is also targeting several longshots, including one shocking pick who is going off around 40-1. You can only see the model’s picks here. 

Who will win the 2026 John Deere Classic, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 John Deere Clasic odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed 17 golf majors, including three in 2025.

2026 John Deere Classic odds, favorites 

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(odds via FanDuel and subject to change)

Ben Griffin +1500
Chris Gotterup +1600
Jackson Koivun +2200
Keegan Bradley +2200
Keith Mitchell +2200
J.T. Poston +2700
Jacob Bridgeman +2700
Tom Kim +3000
Eric Cole +3000
Jordan Spieth +3300
Michael Thorbjornsen +3300
Pierceson Coody +3500
Michael Brennan +3500
Denny McCarthy +4000
Rickie Fowler +4000
Andrew Novak +4000
Ryo Hisatsune +4000
Sungjae Im +4500
Daniel Berger +4500
Doug Ghim +4500
Michael Kim +4500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000
Mac Meissner +5000
Davis Thompson +5000
Matt Wallace +5500
Jackson Suber +5500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju +5500
Aldrich Potgieter +5500
Richard Hoey +5500
Max Homa +6000
Max Greyserman +6000
Taylor Pendrith +6000
Johnny Keefer +6000
Blades Brown +6000
Emiliano Grillo +6500
Max McGreevy +6500
Tony Finau +6500
Ben Kohles +7000
Zach Bauchou +8000
Haotong Li +8000
Andrew Putnam +8000
Taylor Moore +8000
Lee Hodges +10000
Chad Ramey +10000
Zac Blair +10000
Preston Stout +10000
Steven Fisk +10000
A.J. Ewart +10000
Stephan Jaeger +10000
Neal Shipley +10000
Lucas Glover +10000
Seamus Power +10000
Kevin Yu +10000
Mackenzie Hughes +10000
Keita Nakajima +10000
Hayden Springer +10000
Adrien Dumont de Chassart +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
Carson Young +10000
Austin Smotherman +10000
Thorbjørn Olesen +10000
William Mouw +10000