2024 Cognizant Classic odds, picks: Proven model reveals projected leaderboard,

The PGA Tour’s Florida Swing gets underway this week at the 2024 Cognizant Classic, formerly the Honda Classic. The Sunshine State will host a PGA Tour event in each of the next four weeks. Rory McIlroy, the 2012 champion of this event, enters this week’s event as the 6-1 favorite according to the latest 2024 Cognizant Classic odds. McIlroy is followed by Cameron Young (22-1), Russell Henley (25-1), Matt Fitzpatrick (28-1), Min Woo Lee (30-1), J.T. Poston (30-1) and Tim Kim (30-1) on the PGA odds board. 

We simulated the 2024 Cognizant Classic 10,000 times, and there are some MAJOR surprises. Join SportsLine here to see the model’s shocking projected leaderboard.

Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,700 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

McClure’s model included Hideki Matsuyama in its best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit at +9000, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned nearly $1,000!

The model also predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm’s second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.

In addition, McClure’s best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend! Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns! Join SportsLine now to see the model’s shocking Cognizant Classic picks from 10,000 simulations!

The Cognizant Classic, formerly the Honda Classic, will be played at The Champions Course at PGA National, a par-70 layout measuring 7,125 yards. The course was built by Tom Fazio in 1981 and was later redesigned by Jack Nicklaus in 2002. It’s a course that rewards precision with most fairways no wider than 30 yards and water hazards featured on 14 of the 18 holes, making accuracy a priority. 

One major surprise the model is calling for at the Cognizant Classic 2024: Cameron Young, the 2022 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and one of the top favorites, struggles this week and doesn’t even crack the top five! Another surprise: Shane Lowry, a 33-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. 

Also, the model is targeting FIVE other golfers with odds of 30-1 or longer who will make surprising runs at the…