Oddschecker’s latest look at the FedEx St. Jude Championship centers on four sleeper value picks as the PGA Tour opens the FedExCup Playoffs at TPC Southwind. With a 69-player field and the pressure of the first postseason stop, the idea is simple: these are not the obvious favorites, but golfers whose prices and recent form make them worth a closer look.
Jackson Koivun is the most eye-catching name on the list at +4200. The 21-year-old is 70th in the FedExCup after only five starts, which helps explain why he is priced as a longshot. Still, that number also shows how quickly he has already forced his way into the playoff conversation.
The other value picks
Sungjae Im is listed at +1200 and enters the week 53rd in the FedExCup. That is a strong position in a field this tight, and his record at TPC Southwind adds to the appeal. He won the PGA TOUR’s Shriners Children’s Open in 2021, had a top five at the Truist Championship three months before this article, and in 2023 he finished one stroke outside the top five at TPC Southwind.
Brian Harman comes in at +620 and is 65th in points, while Corey Conners is listed at +200. Harman has a long track record at this course, including a T6 in 2014 and a T3 in 2022 at TPC Southwind. Conners is also firmly in the mix as a player with a short price in a playoff field where every edge matters.
The broader field context helps explain why these picks stand out. The PGA Tour notes there are 69 players in the field, including 11 non-winners, six of whom are outside the top 50, plus 12 tournament debutants. In a week like this, history suggests there is room for a surprise: three first-time winners have emerged in 69 events, and Daniel Berger won the old FedEx St. Jude Classic as a first-time participant in 2016.
That is the key takeaway from the Oddschecker angle. These sleepers are being framed as value bets, not safe bets, and each of them has to perform well if he wants to keep moving over the next two weeks. In a playoff opener, that margin is small, and the market is clearly saying DraftKings knows what it’s doing.
