Aldrich Potgieter won the Rocket Classic in a five-hole playoff last week, and he will try to build on that momentum at the 2025 John Deere Classic this week. Potgieter (20) became the youngest South African winner on the PGA TOUR after defeating Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk in the playoff. He is a 40-1 longshot in the 2025 John Deere Classic odds, while Ben Griffin is the 16-1 favorite. Griffin is a two-time PGA Tour winner this season, recording victories at the Zurich Classic and Charles Schwab Challenge.
Jason Day, who finished T4 in his last start at the Travelers Championship, is second on the PGA odds board at 22-1. Which golfers should you back with your 2025 John Deere Classic bets? Before making any 2025 John Deere Classic picks, you need to see the 2025 John Deere Classic predictions and best bets from golf expert Eric Cohen.
The host of Tuesday’s Early Wedge Best Bets Show on SportsLine’s YouTube page, Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner in eight tournaments over the last three seasons. He correctly identified Justin Thomas to win the 2025 RBC Heritage (+1800) and Ben Griffin to win the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge (+4500 w/o Scheffler).
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Now, Cohen has focused his attention on the 2025 John Deere Classic field and locked in his best bets and top longshot sleepers. You can only see them here. You can also get a 2025 John Deere Classic projected leaderboard from the computer model that’s up over $8,500 on best bets since 2020.
Top 2025 John Deere Classic expert picks
One surprise: Cohen is backing Jake Knapp at 40-1 odds (risk $100 to win $4,000), whom new users could also grab a Fanatics Sportsbook promo code to back. Knapp is coming off a red-hot weekend at the Rocket Classic, finishing five shots better than anyone in the field from Friday to Sunday. He ranks eighth on the PGA Tour in birdie average, so he is perfectly suited to take advantage of a birdie fest like this event.
Knapp finished T27 in the RBC Canadian Open prior to the Rocket Classic, bouncing back after a pair of missed cuts. Along with his elite birdie average, he also ranks 19th in strokes gained from putting and 18th in scoring average. Cohen likes his chances of contending again this weekend, especially at this price. See who else to back here.
Meanwhile, Cohen is fading Si Woo Kim, even though he is a four-time PGA Tour winner and one of the top favorites this week. Kim withdrew from the Travelers Championship due to a back injury two weeks ago before finishing outside the top 80 at the Rocket Classic. He had rounds of 75-73 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, making this price look far too short.
Additionally, Kim has not finished better than T28 in his last five tournaments and does not have a single top-five finish this year. He ranks 142nd on the PGA Tour in strokes gained from putting and 59th in birdie average. Cohen “would rather spend money on Kim to miss the cut at TPC Deere Run than to win at these odds.” See who else to fade here.
How to make 2025 John Deere Classic picks
Cohen has locked in his best bets for the 2025 John Deere Classic and has also selected a golfer at 70-1 odds who has “posted at least -18 under par in a tournament five times” since 2024. You can only see the picks at SportsLine.
Which golfers should you target for the 2025 John Deere Classic, and which longshots could bring a huge payday? Check out the 2025 John Deere Classic odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Eric Cohen’s top picks for the 2025 John Deere Classic, all from the expert who already nailed Justin Thomas in the RBC Heritage and Ben Griffin in the Charles Schwab Challenge.
2025 John Deere Classic odds, field
See the full John Deere Classic picks, best bets and predictions here.
(odds subject to change)
Ben Griffin +1600
Jason Day +2200
Denny McCarthy +2800
Si Woo Kim +3000
J.T. Poston +3300
Sungjae Im +3500
Luke Clanton +3500
Davis Thompson +3500
Michael Thorbjornsen +3500
Jake Knapp +3500
Chris Kirk +3500
Aldrich Potgieter +4000
Sam Stevens +4000
Kevin Yu +4000
Thorbjørn Olesen +4000
Pierceson Coody +4000
Chris Gotterup +4000
Bud Cauley +4000
Lucas Glover +4500
Ryan Gerard +4500
Alex Smalley +4500
Michael Kim +4500
Keith Mitchell +5000
Mark Hubbard +5000
Kurt Kitayama +5500
Rickie Fowler +5500
Nico Echavarria +6000
Stephan Jaeger +6000
Andrew Putnam +6500
Taylor Moore +7000
Victor Perez +7000
Kevin Roy +7000
Vince Whaley +7000
Jacob Bridgeman +7000
Thriston Lawrence +7000
Emiliano Grillo +7000
Ryo Hisatsune +7500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +7500
Tom Kim +7500
Jesper Svensson +7500
Lee Hodges +8000
Cameron Champ +8000
Matt McCarty +8000
Patrick Rodgers +8000
Rico Hoey +8000
Eric Cole +8000
Seamus Power +9000
Isaiah Salinda +10000
Doug Ghim +11000
Jackson Suber +11000
Max McGreevy +11000
Chandler Phillips +11000
Austin Eckroat +11000
Sam Ryder +11000
Sami Valimaki +11000
Max Homa +11000
Ricky Castillo +11000
Quade Cummins +12000
Joseph Bramlett +12000
Zach Johnson +12000
Beau Hossler +12000
Patrick Fishburn +12000
Steven Fisk +12000
Matt Kuchar +12000
Davis Riley +12000
Henrik Norlander +12000
Garrick Higgo +15000
Joe Highsmith +15000
Trey Mullinax +15000
Chan Kim +15000