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The SportsLine model, which has accurately predicted 17 major championships, has simulated the 2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville 10,000 times. It has revealed its surprising picks for the first event of the FedEx Cup Fall season.

·Sep 16, 2026·via CBS Sports
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The FedEx Cup Fall begins on Thursday with the 2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Asheville, N.C. The PGA hosts a series of tournaments from now through November that help players outside the top 50 in the points standings secure their PGA Tour card next year, and in some cases even qualify for Signature Events. Justin Thomas was originally scheduled to be in the field for this inaugural event, but withdrew on Monday.  Claim the latest Polymarket promo code CBSSPORTS to get a $50 bonus after $10 in trades :

The 2026 Biltmore Championship odds from FanDuel Sportsbook list rookie Jackson Koivun as the favorite at +1200. Other favorites include Jacob Bridgeman (+1600), Ben James (+2200), Doug Ghim (+2500) and Davis Thompson (+2500). Before locking in any 2026 Biltmore Championship picks, be sure to see the 2026 Biltmore 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 Biltmore 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 Biltmore 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 at Asheville. The PGA rookie out of Auburn won the 3M Open earlier this summer, helping him collect enough points to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He didn't finish better than T29, however, in his next three events, and four of his last five rounds have been 70 or higher.  See who else to fade here .

Another surprise: The model is high on Ben James at +2200, saying he's a strong win contender and a value top-5 bet. The 23-year-old out of the University of Virginia had a strong second half of the year, highlighted by a top-25 at the U.S. Open. He also finished T15 or better at the ISCO Championship, the Corales Puntacana Championship and the Wyndham Championship, where he took third.  See who else to pick here .

How to make 2026 Biltmore Championship picks

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

Who will win the 2026 Biltmore Championship, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Biltmore 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 Biltmore Championship odds, field

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

Jackson Koivun +1200 Jacob Bridgeman +1600 Ben James +2200 Doug Ghim +2500 Davis Thompson +2500 Rasmus Højgaard +2700 J.T. Poston +2700 Marco Penge +3000 Mac Meissner +3000 Kevin Yu +3000 Corey Conners +3000 Ryo Hisatsune +3300 Keita Nakajima +3300 Eric Cole +3300 Blades Brown +3500 Beau Hossler +4000 Jackson Suber +4000 Michael Kim +4000 Johnny Keefer +4000 Billy Horschel +4500 Andrew Novak +4500 Pierceson Coody +4500 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000 Denny McCarthy +5500 Emiliano Grillo +5500 Nick Taylor +5500 Ben Kohles +5500 Mackenzie Hughes +6000 Chris Kirk +6000 Kristoffer Ventura +6000 Ricky Castillo +6000 Richard Hoey +6000 Nico Echavarria +6000 Kevin Roy +6000 Max Greyserman +6000 Taylor Pendrith +6500 Lee Hodges +6500 Zach Bauchou +6500 Stephan Jaeger +6500 John Parry +7000 Haotong Li +8000 Zac Blair +8000 Chandler Phillips +8000 Taylor Moore +8000 Tony Finau +8000 Austin Eckroat +10000 Andrew Putnam +10000 Karl Vilips +10000 Neal Shipley +10000 Adrien Dumont de Chassart +10000 Steven Fisk +10000 Jesper Svensson +10000 Seamus Power +10000 Max McGreevy +10000 A.J. Ewart +10000 Davis Chatfield +10000 William Mouw +10000 Tom Hoge +10000 Patrick Fishburn +10000 Zecheng Dou +10000 David Ford +10000 Tyler Watts +10000 Erik van Rooyen +10000 Takumi Kanaya +12500 Luke Clanton +12500 Lucas Glover +12500 Matthieu Pavon +12500 Hayden Springer +12500 Trace Crowe +15000 Mark Hubbard +15000 Joel Dahmen +15000 Lanto Griffin +15000 Chad Ramey +15000 Gordon Sargent +17500 Isaiah Salinda +17500 Webb Simpson +17500 Pontus Nyholm +17500 David Skinns +17500 Davis Riley +17500 Austin Smotherman +17500 Chandler Blanchet +17500 Ben Silverman +22500 Carson Bertagnole +22500 Adam Hadwin +22500 Paul Peterson +22500 Jimmy Stanger +22500 Hank Lebioda +25000 David Lipsky +25000 John VanDerLaan +25000 Aaron Wise +25000 Kevin Streelman +25000 Cameron Champ +25000 Danny Walker +25000 Tyler Duncan +25000 Will Gordon +35000 Nick Hardy +35000 Harry Higgs +35000 Nick Dunlap +35000 Ben Martin +35000 Jeffrey Kang +35000 Dylan Wu +35000 Brice Garnett +35000 Adam Svensson +50000 Brendan Valdes +50000 Adam Schenk +50000 Alejandro Tosti +50000 Justin Lower +50000 Cam Davis +50000 Vince Whaley +50000 Kensei Hirata +75000 Fabián Gómez +75000 Camilo Villegas +75000 Luke List +75000 Morgan Deneen +100000 Michael Thompson +100000 Peter Malnati +100000 Brendon Todd +100000 Ryan Brehm +100000 Tyler Jones +100000 Jeremy Paul +100000 Jonathan Byrd +100000 Christo Lamprecht +100000 Patton Kizzire +100000 Troy Merritt +100000 Kevin Kisner +100000 Rafael Campos +100000 Marcelo Rozo +100000 Henrik Norlander +100000 Spencer Oxendine +100000 Austin Duncan +100000 Keller Harper +100000 Phillip Yribarren +100000

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