Justin Thomas hasn’t won in nearly three years, but he’s finished in the top 10 in two of his last three starts and is now about to play a course where he’s lifted a trophy before. That’s why he’s Subpar co-host Colt Knost’s Fanatics Sportsbook top-10 bet of the week for the 2025 Players Championship.
“He’s finished top 10 in three of his six starts [this season]; he’s a past Players champ having won here in 2021 and I know he loves this golf course,” Knost said. “Second time this year I’ve taken him in our top-10 bet.”
After Thomas’ Players win in 2021, he was T33 in 2022, T60 in 2023 and was cut last year. Thomas is +2200 to win and +240 to top 10.
For Stoltz’s bet of the week, he’s taking Patrick Cantlay to top 20.
“A couple of top fives on the season at the American Express and Genesis, and he played a nice final round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational,” Stoltz said. “When he gets going it’s surgical, and Sawgrass is a great place for him.”
Cantlay is +4000 to win and +180 to top 20. He finished T68 at the Players last year and was T19 the year before, his best finish at Sawgrass in seven appearances.
Scottie Scheffler is the Players Championship betting favorite with +400 odds to win.
You can find complete Fanatics Sportsbook betting odds for the Players Championship here, and you can listen to the full episode of the latest Subpar (with guest Thomas Detry) here or by watching the YouTube video below.
Josh Berhow
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As GOLF.com’s managing editor, Berhow handles the day-to-day and long-term planning of one of the sport’s most-read news and service websites. He spends most of his days writing, editing, planning and wondering if he’ll ever break 80. Before joining GOLF.com in 2015, he worked at newspapers in Minnesota and Iowa. A graduate of Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., he resides in the Twin Cities with his wife and two kids. You can reach him at joshua_berhow@golf.com.
