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The controversial LIV Tour travels to the United States for the first time this week as golfers prepare to play at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in Portland, OR. The three-day shotgun event starts on Thursday, 6/30, and the field has gained multiple key names since its initial launch in London earlier this June. That list includes Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Matthew Wolff, Patrick Reed, Pat Perez, Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz. Our experts predict two newcomers will make a mark in their first event on the Saudi-backed tour, so let’s break down our best bets with odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook.
| Betting Market | Best bets for LIV Portland |
|---|---|
| Tournament winner prediction | Abraham Ancer (+1100) |
| Top-10 tournament prediction | Pat Perez (+165) |
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LIV Tour Portland: Odds and betting markets at DraftKings
DraftKings Sportsbook is one of the U.S. sportsbooks with odds for this week’s LIV Tour event in Portland and Dustin Johnson is the clear favorite with +650 odds to win it. He is followed by Louis Oosthuizen (+1000) and Ancer (+1100), and the players with top-10 odds are:
- Dustin Johnson (+650)
- Louis Oosthuizen (+1000)
- Abraham Ancer (+1100)
- Talor Gooch (+1200)
- Brooks Koepka (+1200)
- Sergio Garcia (+1600)
- Bryson DeChambeau (+1600)
- Patrick Reed (+1800)
- Kevin Na (+1800)
- Sam Horsfield (+2200)
- Pat Perez (+2200)
Let’s dive into our experts’ two best bets for this week’s event!
2022 LIV Tour Portland expert picks and tournament predictions
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course is a combination of two different courses, and this week’s tournament will be on the shorter side. Therefore our experts have targeted players with strong driving accuracy and approach statistics despite perhaps not being able to overpower the course with their length off the tee.
Tournament Winner: Abraham Ancer (+1100)
Ancer is our pick to win even though he is making his first appearance on the LIV Tour. He acknowledged that it was a tough decision to join the LIV Tour, but he expects to compete at a high level and expressed his intent to continue to play in the four majors — which aren’t PGA Tour sanctioned.
Ancer is a great pick for this week’s tournament, as he is 35th on the PGA Tour in shots gained off the tee and fourth in driving accuracy. Both attributes will be very important this weekend, so we predict Ancer is worth backing at 11-1 odds in his first tournament on the LIV Tour.
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Top-10 Finish: Pat Perez (+165)
Perez is our second best bet this week, as he should be able to make an impact in his first LIV Tour appearance. Perez’s season on the PGA Tour was quite successful; he posted two top-10 finishes this year and was 12th at Colonial last month.
Perez has very strong around-the-green stats, ranking ninth in shots gained on the PGA Tour in that department. Additionally, Charl Schwartzel won the first LIV Tour event in London and looked rejuvenated in doing so. Perez has very similar finishes to Schwartzel on the PGA Tour this season, and we believe a change of scenery could allow Perez to thrive. Therefore, we predict he will finish in the top 10 at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course.
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