Golf expert Brady Kannon, a guy who absolutely crushed it with six PGA winners last year alone, just dropped his best bets for the 2026 BMW Championship, and one of his picks is gonna have some folks scratching their heads. This dude is a serious handicapper, and he is telling us to *fade* a golfer who is sitting at 45-1. That’s a bold move when the FedEx Cup Playoffs are heating up in St. Louis.
Scheffler’s Reign: Can Anyone Stop the Juggernaut?
Meanwhile, let’s talk about Scottie Scheffler. What a beast, right? He is looking to snag back-to-back wins in consecutive weeks and his second straight FedEx Cup Playoffs BMW Championship. Last year, he was a flat-out machine, shooting 15-under-par and beating Robert McIntyre by two strokes. The man is the clear favorite at +310 in the 2026 BMW Championship odds, and if he pulls it off, it’ll be the first time anyone has gone back-to-back since Patrick Cantlay did it in 2021 and 2022. We’re talking about serious history here, people! The tournament kicks off Thursday on the par-70, 7,448-yard course. Besides Scheffler, you’ve got other heavy hitters like Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, and Xander Schauffele all chilling at +1600. So the competition for Scheffler is no joke.
Brady Kannon: The Guru with the Golden Touch
So, who is this Brady Kannon making these wild calls? We are talking about an elite golf betting handicapper with over 30 years in the game. Thirty years! This guy has called eight major winners since 2013 and, get this, he nailed six PGA winners in 2025, including a 110-1 longshot, Harris English, at the Farmers Insurance Open. He also called Matt Fitzpatrick at 15-1 at the Valspar Championship on March 22 for an outright winner. Plus, he is sitting pretty at 56-51-8 on head-to-head bets since joining SportsLine. When Kannon talks, you listen, because he has proven he knows what he is doing. He is the kind of expert you want in your corner, and he has zeroed in on his best bets, prop bets, sleepers, and who to avoid for the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs BMW Championship.
Why You Need to Pump the Brakes on Kurt Kitayama
Now, for the spicy part: Kannon is fading Kurt Kitayama, who is sitting at 45-1. Kannon gets the feeling that Kitayama, the “UNLV Rebel,” is going to be a popular pick this week. And yeah, Bay Hill is one of those correlated courses, and Kitayama *did* hold off Scheffler to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational back in 2023. But Kannon is just not on the Kitayama train this week. His reasoning? Other than Bay Hill, Kitayama’s track record on those correlated courses is below average. Sure, his strengths are Total Driving and Ball Striking, which are huge, but he lacks when it comes to the short game. And in a tournament like this, against this field, you cannot afford to have a weak spot like that. Last week in Memphis, Kitayama’s performance wasn’t exactly inspiring either.
The first tee times are at 10:03 a.m. ET on Thursday. Can Scottie Scheffler keep his hot streak going and make history with another win, or will someone else step up? More importantly, will Brady Kannon’s bold call to fade Kurt Kitayama pay off, or will the “UNLV Rebel” prove him wrong? This is going to be good.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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