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Zurich Classic 2021 picks with Brendan Porath Apr 20, 2021

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Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm defend their title from 2019 at this week’s Zurich Classic, which has a decent field. Is it too volatile of a format to take a favorite? Which longshots have the attention of our crew? We break down the action from TPC Louisiana in this week’s episode of “Be Right.”

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RBC Heritage 2021 picks with Steve Bamford and Masters recap Apr 13, 2021

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Harbour Town is a staple on the PGA Tour, and it provides an intriguing test for players with its narrow fairways, tight doglegs and small greens. Steve Bamford, whose course breakdowns are second to none, gives us his analysis on how to identify a winner at the RBC Heritage. And he gives us the longshots he likes this week (plus a must-play on the European Tour).

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Masters 2021 weekend preview: Best bets and handicapping the contenders Apr 10, 2021

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The leader board is packed as we head into the weekend at Augusta National. Who do the "Be Right" boys think will end up with the green jacket? We preview the weekend and discuss which contenders and longshots have value on the betting board.

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2021 Masters preview with Adam Scott and VSIN’s Matt Youmans Apr 05, 2021

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Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, joins us to discuss how he’s preparing for Augusta National—and whether he thinks his lofty odds to win are disrespectful (they are!). We’re also joined by Matt Youmans of VSIN, who cashed a ticket on Jordan Spieth last week along with our Stephen Hennessey, whose somewhat-bold prediction came through. Youmans and the “Be Right” boys break down the entire field—with a couple of disagreements amongst the favorites. Before you fill out your Masters pools, DFS lineups and make your bets for the week, be sure to listen to this week’s episode.

Of course, be sure to subscribe to “Be Right” wherever you get your podcasts. And check out GolfDigest.com for our weekly expert picks—where we’ve now picked five of the past nine winners correctly!

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Early 2021 Masters preview with Zach Johnson and Valero Texas Open picks Mar 30, 2021

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Zach Johnson, 2007 Masters champion and two-time major winner, joined the “Be Right” boys (10:27) to preview the Masters, a new fantasy game released by Augusta National and Johnson’s approach to stats and analytics.
The crew also previews the 2021 Valero Texas Open—including some spicy takes on Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler (26:24). And after nearly cashing our Scottie Scheffler outright tickets last week, we’re feeling good about some bets at TPC San Antonio.
Be sure to check GolfDigest.com’s experts picks column for analysis from our panel of handicappers, including data scientists Pat Mayo, Rick Gehman and Brandon Gdula. We went up more than 220 units last season and are on a hot streak lately.
Subscribe to “Be Right” wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review—thanks for listening and good luck!

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WGC-Match Play 2021 best bets and bracket breakdown with Shane Ryan Mar 23, 2021

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It’s one of the most fun weeks of the year! We break down golf’s version of March Madness with our WGC-Dell Match Play show, with Shane Ryan joining us from on-site at Austin Country Club.

The “Be Right” crew gives their best bet to win each group —and who they like to win this week’s tournament (9:55).

Be sure to check GolfDigest.com for our experts’ favorite picks—Golf Digest’s betting panel has picked four of the past eight winners correctly!

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Honda Classic 2021 picks with John Wood, long-time caddie and NBC announcer Mar 16, 2021

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We were fortunate to be joined by John Wood, long-time caddie on the PGA Tour for Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Sutherland and others. Wood is now on the broadcast team for NBC and has been on-site the past few weeks—like he is this week. He joined us from PGA National to give us some crucial insights into how the Champion course might play a little differently than people expect—and he explains the type of player who should play well this week (in addition to giving us a player to watch this week). (14:33)

Wood also recaps the action from The Players with us, after Justin Thomas’ big-time victory, which was a huge win for the gambling community, including our Christopher Powers, who followed JT on Sunday. We wrap up an exciting week at TPC Sawgrass before we get into our Honda Classic picks (29:54).

Be sure to check GolfDigest.com for our weekly experts picks column—where we have Pat Mayo, Rick Gehman, Brandon Gdula and an anonymous tour caddie providing picks (for free!) every week. And we’re on a roll, picking four of the past six winners.

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Matthew Fitzpatrick joins us to talk THE PLAYERS, plus Kyle Porter of CBS breaks down the field at TPC Sawgrass Mar 08, 2021

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It’s one of the best weeks of the year—48 of the top 50 players in the world will tee it up at the 2021 Players Championship. One of those players, Matthew Fitzpatrick (now 16th in the world) joined us to talk us through how he’ll attack the course this week, and he explains what’s key to playing well at this Pete Dye design. Fitzpatrick is on a run of great golf—see if he likes his chances this week. (9:04)

We’re also joined by one of the best golf writers in the business, Kyle Porter of CBS Sports, to help us break down the jam-packed field at TPC Sawgrass. Is this the week Jordan Spieth puts it all together? Porter has a spicy take on Spieth’s odds to win. (17:00)

Which of the top players will our experts bet on this week? We break down our best bets in every odds range and offer some sleeper picks to win on this week’s “Be Right” podcast, as we look to continue our hot streak.

Be sure to subscribe to “Be Right” wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review—we hope you keep hitting winners with us! Thanks to our sponsor, William Hill, and be sure to take advantage of their great promo described at the beginning of the show. Use our promo code: GOLFDIGESTRF

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Arnold Palmer Invitational 2021 best bets with FTN’s Skylar Hoke Mar 02, 2021

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We hope you listened to us last week, as “Be Right” host Christopher Powers nailed Collin Morikawa (45-1) to win the WGC-Workday. Our Golf Digest contributor Pat Mayo also picked Morikawa in our weekly experts’ picks column at GolfDigest.com, so there was a lot of cash to be had! We’re confident about our picks this week, too, with a special guest, Skylar Hoke (@SkyHookDFS) from Fade the Noise. Skylar is one of the sharpest DFS and betting analysts in golf, so he explains his strategy for fantasy lineups and outright wagers for Bay Hill. It seems like the entire industry’s been hitting a ton of winners recently—we detail why we think we can keep that hot streak going at a tour staple, the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Be sure to download this week’s episode and leave us a review. Hope you enjoy the show, and let’s keep this heater going! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

WGC-Workday, Puerto Rico Open 2021 best bets and Tiger Woods reaction Feb 23, 2021

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The news of Tiger Woods’ car accident broke right before we recorded our podcast, so we reacted to what Golf Digest’s Daniel Rapaport has reported on the Tiger news before breaking down this week’s WGC-Workday Championship at Concession and the Puerto Rico Open.

We break down our best bets for the WGC-Workday at Concession Golf Club, an unknown venue for most PGA Tour fans. What can we expect from Concession? We explain what we know about this new tour venue and who should contend here.

Be sure to subscribe to “Be Right” wherever you get your podcasts—and take advantage of a great offer from our new sponsor, William Hill.

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