2023 American Express – Round 2 Betting and Showdown Picks

There is no ShotLink data for two of the three courses this week so there will be no Strokes Gained charts for betting or Showdown. Round 3 does not start until 11:30 am ET.

Round 1 Scoring

Best Live Outright Adds

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• Sam Burns +1000 (2 shots back) – shot a sparkling round (+2.59 SG: APP) on the toughest of the three courses with the easiest one (La Quinta) on tap for Friday; has the firepower on approach and with the putter to battle someone like Rahm until the end.
  
• Tom Kim +7000 (7 shots back) – has already proven he can come from behind and win; gets to play the Nicklaus course tomorrow which will provide a chance to close the gap.
  
• Alex Smalley +10000 (5 shots back) – one of the best young players on Tour who has the two easiest courses in front of him for the next two rounds; gained 4.40 strokes ball-striking on Thursday.

Post-Round Player Interviews

#AMEX Post Round 1 Interviews

-Burmester on his broken toe, "Have a teaspoon of cement and harden up and carry on".
-Rahm keeping on the pace at La Quinta
-Schmid loves these greens, not a fan of Bermuda
-Burns ready to attack the easiest course on Friday pic.twitter.com/XlVFD02p25

— Betsperts Golf (@BetspertsGolf) January 20, 2023

Weather Forecast – La Quinta, California

Round 2 Betting Selections

*Betting lines are accurate at the time of publication. Check the Discord for more picks tonight.

Patrick Cantlay +100 (1u) over Xander Schauffele – FanDuel

Brendan Steele -110 (1.1u) over Stewart Cink – FanDuel

Brian Harman -105 (1.1u) over J.T. Poston – FanDuel

Adam Hadwin -105 (1.1u) over Taylor Pendrith – FanDuel

Round 2 DraftKings DFS Showdown Selections

*Sizeable edge to players on the La Quinta and Nicklaus courses

Core Plays

• Tony Finau $9.8K
• Sahith Theegala $8.7K
• Brendan Steele $7.5K

Upper Tier Plays

• Jon Rahm 10.6K
• Patrick Cantlay $9.9K
• Tom Kim $9.3K

Mid Range Plays

• Sam Burns $8.5K
• Adam Hadwin $8.3K
• Denny McCarthy $8.0K
• Tom Hoge $8.6
• S.W. Kim $8.8K
• Cam Davis $8.1K

Value Plays

• Alex Smalley $7.3K
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout $7.2K
• Harris English $7.2K
• Lee Hodges $7.0K
• Wyndham Clark $7.5K
• Sam Ryder $6.6K
• David Lipsky $7.3K
• Ben Taylor $7.0K
• Callum Tarren $6.7K
• Thomas Detry $7.6K

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