2025 PGA Picks: Travelers Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions

Unless you were on JJ Spaun to win the US Open at 150-1, then you’re likely more than happy to move along to the next tournament. Before we move on, though. What Spaun was able to do was incredible. He was the only golfer who finished even par or better at (-1), winning his first PGA Tour major at the age of 34. 

Our six-week streak of picking at least one top-four finisher ended, sadly, on Sunday. World #1 Scottie Scheffler stormed back after a shaky start, finishing tied for 7th. Both Spaun and Scheffler will be in the field this week at the Travelers Championship. Between the two, you already know who to fade and who we will probably back once again, even as a significant betting favorite.

Also in the field is San Diego’s Xander Schaffele. He’s been hampered by an intercostal strain for most of 2025, but he had a solid showing at the US Open, particularly on Sunday, when he was just one of five golfers under par for the round.

Let’s get to the betting odds, the course characteristics of TPC Highlands, and make some picks to win the 2025 Travelers Championship.

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Travelers Championship Winner Betting Odds

Scottie Scheffler: +350

Rory McIlroy: +1400

Xander Schauffele: +1600

Collin Morikawa: +1600

Patrick Cantlay: +2500

Ludvig Aberg: +2800

Justin Thomas: +2800

Viktor Hovland: +3300

Sepp Straka: +3500

Sam Burns: +3800

Ben Griffin: +5000

Sungjae Im: +6000

TPC River Highlands - Course Characteristics

Just three years ago, TPC River Highlands ranked in the top half of the most challenging courses on the PGA Tour. Last year, though, this course ranked 42nd out of 50. Last week at the US Open, we saw many of the fairways as tight as 18 yards wide. We're looking at upwards of 38 yards wide here at River Highlands in Connecticut.

Expect very low scoring this week. After such a treacherous US Open last week, the top golfers in the world will have their games finely tuned for the upcoming birdie fest.

Most everyone will have a strong first shot off the tee. The second shot will be much more critical, as well as then making putts on fast greens. 

Travelers Championship Betting Picks

Rory McIlroy: +1400

Nobody did better this past Sunday than world #2 Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irelander fired a Sunday 67 after shooting seven over par for the first three rounds. I guess he just relaxed a bit. Hopefully, that carries over to this week for McIlroy.

This was the first time he appeared to be himself since his 7th-place finish at the Truist Championship a month ago. At 14-1, that's enough for me to take a chance on McIlroy here.

He has five top-20 finishes in five Travelers Championship starts, including 7th place in his most recent appearance.

Ben Griffin: +5000

Chapel Hill-born and raised, the 29-year-old Tar Heel is currently playing the best golf of his PGA Tour career. I can't believe I haven't jumped on the bandwagon before now, but here we are.

After a slow start to 2025, Ben Griffin found his stroke down on the Bayou at the Zurich Classic in late April, securing the first win of his PGA Tour career. After a couple weeks of presumably partying, he locked in once again for a T-8 at the PGA Championship, following that up with another victory at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

This time, no beers, and he comes out and finishes second at The Memorial just days later. He was there again last week at the US Open, snagging a top ten.

He has not faired well at TPC Highlands in the past, and that's why we are getting such a great price. The course isn't anything special, and he's on fire.

Sam Burns: +3800

Full disclosure, I picked Sungjae Im, but his odds just seemed too good to be true, and he is dealing with a shoulder injury.

Instead, we are potentially getting an even better course fit and certainly better current form golfer in Sam Burns to win the Travelers Championship.

The course history is where we encounter a snag, but since the course has been updated, putting well has become more crucial to winning. It's no secret Burns is one of the best putters on the PGA Tour.

He has finishes of 12th, 2nd, and 7th in his previous three tournaments. Before that, he was top twenty at the PGA Championship.

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