2026 Bank of Utah Championship: Model with 17 Major Wins Reveals Surprising Picks

After a week off for the Presidents Cup, the FedEx Cup Fall continues on Thursday with the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship. The event takes place at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. All eyes will be on rookie Jackson Koivun, who was the only player to go undefeated at the Presidents Cup as he was a big part of helping Team USA win. The latest 2026 Bank of Utah Championship odds via FanDuel Sportsbook list him as the +1200 favorite.  Claim the latest Polymarket promo code CBSSPORTS to get a $50 bonus after $10 in trades :

Other favorites include Ben James (+1500), defending champion Michael Brennan (+1600) and Maverick McNealy, Matt Wallace and Doug Ghim, all at +2200. Before locking in any 2026 Bank of Utah Championship picks, be sure to see the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine .

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SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and reveals  golf betting picks that have a history of being extremely profitable.

This same model has also nailed a whopping 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters -- its fifth Masters in a row -- as well as last year's PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites .

Now that the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship field is set, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard .

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2026 Bank of Utah Championship predictions

One major surprise the model is calling for: Koivun, the overall favorite at +1200, stumbles and doesn't even finish in the top 3. He's a golfer to avoid this week. The PGA rookie out of Auburn won the 3M Open earlier this summer and is coming in off a strong performance at the Presidents Cup. He was the favorite in the Biltmore Championship to open the FedEx Cup Fall, however, and settled for T5 in that event. He also finished outside the top 20 in his other three points events since winning the 3M Open, so the model isn't high on his value this week.  See who else to fade here .

Another surprise: The model is high on McNealy at +2200, saying he's a strong win contender and a value top-5 bet. The 30-year-old out of Stanford had an extremely consistent 2026 campaign, making 19 of 21 cuts and finishing in the top 25 a dozen times. He played some of his best golf in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, finishing T19 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and T7 at the BMW Championship.  See who else to pick here .

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The model is also targeting a massive longshot higher than +4000 to make a strong run up the leaderboard.  You can only see the model's picks here .

Who will win the 2026 Bank of Championship, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 17 golf majors , including three in 2025.

2026 Bank of Utah Championship odds

Get full 2026 Bank of Utah Championship picks, best bets and predictions here . (odds via FanDuel and subject to change)

Jackson Koivun +1200 Ben James +1500 Michael Brennan +1600 Maverick McNealy +2200 Matt Wallace +2200 Doug Ghim +2200 Jackson Suber +2700 Marco Penge +2700 Kevin Yu +3300 Jordan Smith +3500 Davis Thompson +3500 Johnny Keefer +3500 Eric Cole +4000 Mac Meissner +4000 Harry Hall +4000 Matt McCarty +4000 Rasmus Højgaard +4500 Pierceson Coody +4500 Max Homa +4500 Ben Kohles +4500 Max Greyserman +4500 Chris Kirk +4500 Kristoffer Ventura +4500 Rico Hoey +5000 Beau Hossler +5000 Billy Horschel +5000 Zach Bauchou +5500 Kevin Roy +5500 Neal Shipley +6000 Nick Taylor +6000 Zecheng Dou +6000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6000 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +6500 Haotong Li +6500 Stephan Jaeger +6500 Emiliano Grillo +7000 William Mouw +7000 Mackenzie Hughes +7000 John Parry +7000 David Ford +7000 Denny McCarthy +8000 Matthieu Pavon +8000 Max McGreevy +8000 Steven Fisk +8000 Aldrich Potgieter +8000 Sudarshan Yellamaraju +8000 Lee Hodges +8000 Patrick Rodgers +10000 Patrick Fishburn +10000 Taylor Moore +10000 Trace Crowe +10000 Tony Finau +10000 Chandler Phillips +10000 Gordon Sargent +10000 Austin Smotherman +10000 Seamus Power +10000 Zac Blair +10000  Jesper Svensson +10000

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