The PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs starts this week with the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, where the top 70 golfers from the regular season will be competing. Taft Gantt has cashed three outright winners since June and has his best bets from the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
FedEx St. Jude Championship Best Bets
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Xander Schauffele to win: +1800 ( FanDuel )
With Rory McIlroy opting out this week, Xander Schauffele enters with the second-lowest odds to win at +1800—but I still see value in this number.
He finished T2 at TPC Southwind last year, a course that plays right into his strengths. Schauffele ranks 7th in Strokes Gained: Approach and 8th in approach shots from 150–175 yards—a key range on this shorter, precisio