2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational picks, predictions, field, odds: Golf insider fading Justin Thomas at Bay Hill

The PGA Tour season resumes this week with another event at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. John Rahm and Scotty Scheffler will return to action after both claiming world number one over the past three weeks. The man who held the title in February, Rory McIlroy, will also be looking to get back into racing. They will be part of the Arnold Palmer Invitational which will feature 23 of the world’s top 25 golfers (and 44 of the top 50). The tournament is scheduled to start Thursday at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge near Orlando, Florida. The field will also feature Xander Schauffele, Will Zalatoris and two-time world champions Colleen Morikawa and Justin Thomas. Recent winners such as Max Homa and Tony Finau may also be on the list.

Ram is the best player in the world after winning the Genesis and is a 7-1 favorite in the latest odds of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. McIlroy (19-2) and Sheffler (11-1) are not far behind, while Homa, a two-time winner this season, is rated 19-1. Morikawa (21-1), Thomas (23-1), Schauffele (24-1) and Zalatoris (24-1) are also among the top contenders for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023. Before making any selections for Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023, make sure you Check out PGA Tour predictions and top bets from SportsLine golf insider Patrick McDonald.

After working briefly at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf columnist in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still loves to dip his fingers into the PGA Tour betting pools on a weekly basis. McDonald is prudent with his straight pick and is having a lucrative 2022-23 season. It has climbed over 20 units this season, which means over $2,000 in profits for $100 bettors.

McDonald won the Farmers Insurance Open Championship, backing Homa (25-1) as his top pick. The expert also just missed out on a huge 130-1 score at the Sony Open when Hayden Buckley came in second. He made another shot at 25-1 at the Houston Open, which resulted in Tony Finau winning. The Expert finished the 2021-22 season with 42 units in his scoring, including a monstrous 250-1 payout on Hudson Swafford at The American Express. Anyone who follows McDonald’s advice makes a profit.

Now, McDonald has studied the field of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational and has recorded his best bets, best sleepers and favorites to avoid. You can visit SportsLine now to see all McDonald’s PGA picks and analysis.

Best Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023 Expert Picks

One surprise: expert fading Thomas, former world number 1 and one of the favorites. The 29-year-old has finished in the top 25 in four straight tournaments and finished fourth three weeks ago in Phoenix. He continues to argue with his top-level short game, but McDonald says “the inefficiency in other aspects of his game” makes him a fairly easy vanish. The two-time winner of the PGA championship was not even close to Ram, Scheffler and some others. Thomas ranks 93rd in shots landed and 115th in shooting.

At the same time, the pundit knows that Ram was the best of the hot golfers and doesn’t expect him to fade too much. The 28-year-old regained his first place in the rankings, which gave him even more confidence than he had already earned thanks to his stunning run. The Spaniard has won five of his last 10 tournaments around the world and finished in the top 10 in all of them. He won the Genesis 17 under and 93 under in the last five tournaments. Ram leads the green tour in terms of rules (75.7%) and average (67.2) and ranks ninth in hits scored. See who he supports on SportsLine.

How to Choose for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023 Golf

McDonald made his best bets at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational and scored several long shots, including two that went over 80-1. An expert says one of these golfers is “going through a massive renaissance” and this course is just right for him. You can only see the selection on SportsLine.

So which Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023 players should be targeted and avoided? And what golfer at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational can bring in a massive salary in excess of 80-1? Check the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Patrick McDonald’s best props for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023and all from an expert who made over $2,000 from his PGA Tour picks this season.

2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds, field, top contenders

See McDonald’s selection, best rates and predictions here.

John Ram +700
Rory McIlroy +950
Scotty Scheffler +1100
Max Homa +1900
Collin Morikawa +2100
Justin Thomas +2300
Xander Spade +2400
Will Zalatoris +2400
Tony Finau +2800
Patrick Cantley +2800
Jason Day +3100
Victor Hovland +3100
Tyrrell Hatton +3600
Matthew Fitzpatrick +3600
Sungjae Im +4100
Jordan Sleep +4100
Cameron Young +4600
Sam Burns +4800
Tom Kim +5000
Sahit Tigala +5500
Hideki Matsuyama +5500
Keith Mitchell +5500
Chris Kirk +6500
Shane Lowry +6500
Corey Conners +7000
Tommy Fleetwood +7000
Keegan Bradley +7500
Adam Scott +8500
Billy Horschel +8500
Ricky Fowler +8500
Justin Rose +9000
Adam Hadwin +9000
Seamus Strength +9000
Gary Woodland +9000
Min Woo Lee +11000
Luke List +11000
Taylor Montgomery +11000
Tom Hoge +12000
Wyndham Clark +12000
Christian Bezuidenhout +12000
Aaron Wise +12000
Alex Noren +12000
Ryan Fox +13000
Si Wu Kim +13000
Lucas Herbert +14000
Nick Taylor +14000
Adrian Meronk +15000
Thomas Detry +16000
Russell Henley +16000
Brian Harman +17000
Bo Hossler +17000
Sepp Straka +18000
K. H. Lee +19000
JJ Spawn +19000
Harris English +19000
Byung Hong An +20000
Justin Su +21000
Patrick Rogers +21000
Taylor Pendrit +21000
Joel Damen +21000
Sam Ryder +21000
Taylor Moore +22000
Emiliano Grillo +22000
Kurt Kitayama +22000
Joseph Bramlett +23000
Danny Willett +23000
Ben Griffin +24000
Garrick Higgo +24000
Francesco Molinari +25000