2024 Charles Schwab Challenge: Odds, Picks, and Predictions - Golf Expert Fades Jordan Spieth at Colonial
Max Homa aims for his third top-10 finish in five events as he tees off at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge starting Thursday. Currently ranked 10th in the world, Homa tied for third place at the Masters last month, marking his best finish in a major tournament. Two weeks ago, he shared eighth place with Sepp Straka at the Wells Fargo Championship. Although he recently finished 35th at the PGA Championship, Homa's best performance in this event was last year, tying for ninth. He is seeking his seventh career PGA Tour victory and his first since winning the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023.
In the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge odds, Homa is listed at +2200, while world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the favorite at +300. Collin Morikawa follows at +1400, 2016 winner Jordan Spieth is at +1800, and Tony Finau rounds out the top five choices at +3300. Before finalizing any picks for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, it's important to check the predictions and best bets from golf betting and fantasy expert Sia Nejad.
Nejad specializes in golf betting and DFS, with notable success in outright and first-round leader markets and head-to-head matchups. Since last year's Charles Schwab Challenge, he has a 39-27-2 record in head-to-head matchups, yielding an 8.31-unit profit for $100 bettors since May 2023. Nejad also accurately predicted Wyndham Clark as the 75-1 winner at the Wells Fargo Championship. In 2023, he debuted "The Early Wedge" on SportsLine, hitting two first-round leaders and three outright winners in the first three months.
Nejad has now focused on the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, sharing his best bets, top sleepers, and favorites to avoid. Check out SportsLine for his full analysis.
Top 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge Expert Picks
One notable pick from Nejad is fading Jordan Spieth, despite his status as one of the favorites at +1800. The 30-year-old Texan won this tournament in 2016 and has finished as runner-up three times. However, he missed the cut last year for the first time in 11 appearances after a seventh-place finish in 2022, marking his fourth consecutive top-10 in the event.
Spieth has not secured a PGA Tour victory since the RBC Heritage in April 2022 and has only three top-10s in 13 events this year. He missed the cut four times in 2024, was disqualified once, and finished 29th or worse five times, including a tie for 43rd at the PGA Championship last weekend.
Instead, Nejad favors Collin Morikawa, listed at +1400. The 27-year-old Californian has been in excellent form, achieving three top-10 finishes in his last three starts. After a rocky start to the season, Morikawa's strong performance began with a tie for third at the Masters alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Max Homa. He followed this with a ninth-place finish at the RBC Heritage, and after finishing 23rd and 16th in subsequent events, he tied for fourth at the PGA Championship. Morikawa is the only golfer to finish in the top five of both majors this year and seeks his first PGA Tour win since October, when he triumphed at the Zozo Championship. His best result in the Charles Schwab Challenge came in 2020, when he was runner-up, losing to Daniel Berger in a playoff.
How to Make 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge Picks
Nejad has finalized his best bets for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge and is backing several longshots, including one priced at over +10000, who has the potential to surprise. Visit SportsLine to see Nejad's top picks and predictions for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, all from an expert with a strong track record in head-to-head matchups.