Valspar Championship: Free Tips, Prediction and Odds

Next up on the PGA Tour is this week's Valspar Championship, the latest event in the 'Florida Swing', and it promises to be another enthralling tournament in the Sunshine State.

It was a dramatic finish to the Players Championship as Rory McIlroy overcame J.J. Spaun in Monday's three-hole play-off, but early forecasts suggest any bad weather will come on Friday and there should be no need for an extra day.

While Scottie Scheffler and McIlroy have both decided to swerve the Valspar, there is still a stellar field ready to battle it out for victory, with Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas installed as the 12/1 joint favourites.

Valspar Championship free betting tips and predictions

Nicolai Hojgaard - 80/1

With it being a Ryder Cup year, there are several European players that will be hoping to make Luke Donald's team for the event at Bethpage Black and Nicolai Hojgaard is one of them.

The Danish star was part of the Europe side that defeated the USA in Italy two years ago and he, along with twin brother Rasmus, is likely to be in contention to the team, either automatically or through a captain's pick.

A first PGA Tour victory for Nicolai this week would boost his chances and there are plenty of reasons to think that a breakthrough in the States may come on his Valspar Championship debut.

Copperhead Course is a track that demands accuracy on approach and a hot putter, two areas of Hojgaard's game that have looked strong on the US circuit this season.

The 24-year-old leads the way in greens in regulation and is second in strokes gained approach, while he is 39th in putting average and 22nd in strokes gained putting.

Such a strong driver of the ball as well, Hojgaard was eighth at the Mexico Open recently and then tied-18th at the Cognizant Classic and he looks to have all the qualities to take the title in Palm Harbor.

Shane Lowry - 22/1

Irishman Shane Lowry is another player that will be itching to represent Europe in a third successive Ryder Cup and he has been showing the type of consistent form that suggests a win isn't far away.

After missing the Farmers Insurance cut on his first start of 2025, the 2019 Open champion has burst into life with a runners-up effort at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am followed by results of tied-39th (Genesis), tied-11th (Cognizant Classic), seventh (Arnold Palmer) and tied-20th (Players Championship).

Finishing T49th on his Valspar debut in 2018, the 37-year-old returned in 2022 to record a solid 12th-placed effort and it would be no surprise to see him improve on that result.

Boasting one of the best short games in the world, Lowry also ranks in the top 15 for strokes gained approach, tee-to-green and total on the PGA Tour and he looks ready to make a bold bid for glory.

Corey Conners Top Canadian - 21/20

While Corey Conners is an interesting outright price at 20/1, it may pay to adopt a more conservative approach and backing him to be the top Canadian is the smarter play.

Adam Hadwin, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Svensson and Ben Silverman are the four other players in this market and none of that quartet are showing the kind of form that Conners is.

The 33-year-old has enjoyed the 'Florida Swing' over the past couple of weeks, with a third-placed finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill followed by a tie for sixth at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

With his irons looking sharp and the putter behaving, Conners looks set to have another positive week in the Sunshine State.

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Valspar Championship odds

Tommy Fleetwood	12/1
Justin Thomas	12/1
Sepp Straka	20/1
Xander Schauffele	20/1
Shane Lowry	22/1
Corey Conners	22/1
Will Zalatoris	25/1
Sam Burns	28/1
Jordan Spieth	33/1
Lucas Glover	35/1
Tom Kim	35/1

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