2013 John Deere Classic Betting Odds + Info, Tee Times, TV Coverage

The John Deere Classic is on the schedule in the middle of July, one week prior to the third Major championship of the season in the British Open. The John Deere Classic is contested at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Players will have to option to keep sharp by playing this event for the British Open, if they qualify, or to skip it and head overseas. It's a reason the field at this event can vary so greatly.

Golf Channel and CBS will team up on the coverage during the week of the John Deere Classic to provide wall-to-wall golf action beginning on Thursday, July 11th through Sunday, July 14th. On Thursday and Friday, coverage will start on GC at 2pm ET. For the weekend, CBS is on the call beginning at 3pm ET.

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The John Deere Classic

Officially becoming a PGA Tour event in 1972, the John Deere Classic has developed quite a history. John Deere has been the title sponsor since 1999, developing a solid relationship with the PGA Tour.

Perhaps it's fitting that this tournament is held at TPC Deere Run, which is a very popular course among the players. Situated a week prior to the British Open, many players, who plan to play in the third Major Championship, use this as a tune-up for the trip across the pond. But also because of the fact it comes right before the British Open, the field lacks many notable players due to the traveling that must happen to get overseas.

Still, 500 FedEx Cup points are available to the winner, and over a $1 million first-place prize.

What Happened In 2012?

The John Deere Classic is on the schedule in the middle of July, one week prior to the third Major championship of the season in the British Open. The John Deere Classic is contested at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Golf Channel and CBS will team up on the coverage during the week to provide wall-to-wall golf action beginning on Thursday July 11 through Sunday July 14.

2013 John Deere Classic

With only 10 of the top-50 players in the World Golf Rankings in the field for the 2013 John Deere Classic, it's certainly a wide open event as far as who could pull out the victory. The highest-ranked player in the field is Steve Stricker, who would likely not be in the field, but his past success as a three-time champion is undeniable and wouldn't want to skip this tournament despite the British Open being next week.

The John Deere Classic will have some other familiar faces though, such as defending champion Zach Johnson, as well as Louis Oosthuizen, D.A. Points, Boo Weekley, and Kevin Streelman.

Betting odds for the 2013 John Deere Classic were formed on Monday, as this could be a week where a player with a solid payout break through.

2013 John Deere Vegas Odds

Steve Stricker 8/1 (+800) - It's hard to go against a player who won in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and was in contention in 2012. As such, Stricker is the overall favorite to get it done for a fourth time in five years at TPC Deere Run. It will be interesting to see how he rebounds from a disappointing final round at the 2013 U.S. Open.

Zach Johnson 16/1 (+1600) - Even though Johnson is second on the list of John Deere favorites, he is twice the payout as Stricker. Johnson won the John Deere Classic last season to end Stricker's reign at three-straight. This course sets up very well for Johnson, so we expect him to be in contention again.

Louis Oosthuizen 20/1 (+2000) - Oosthuizen has missed three out of his last five cuts. Something isn't quite clicking, but you know he wants to get in shape before the British Open, a tournament he won just a few years ago in 2010. Oosthuizen did secure a top-20 finish at the Greenbrier last week though.

Keegan Bradley 22/1 (+2200) - Bradley is another player this year we expected to contend a lot more often than he has. He had the runner up finish at the Byron Nelson and we thought he might have turned a corner. But a T50 at Memorial and a missed cut at the U.S. Open derailed that. Bradley had a top-20 finish at the Travelers Championship in his last outing.

Jimmy Walker 33/1 (+3300) - Let's be honest, a tournament that has Jimmy Walker as a top-five favorite is probably lacking in the depth. That's not a huge shot at Walker, it's more a shot at the top players opting out of the event. The odds are going with the hot golfer here, with Walker finishing second last week at the Greenbrier.

2013 John Deere Classic Betting Odds - lines found at Bovada on 7/8/2013
Steve Stricker 8/1 Zach Johnson 16/1 Louis Oosthuizen 20/1 Keegan Bradley 22/1 Jimmy Walker 33/1 Jordan Speith 33/1 Ryan Moore 33/1 Scott Stallings 33/1 Brendon De Jonge 40/1 Charley Hoffman 40/1 John Senden 40/1 Nick Watney 40/1 Peter Hanson 40/1 Boo Weekley 50/1 Charles Howell III 50/1 Harris English 50/1 Jonas Blixt 50/1 Morgan Hoffman 50/1 Camilo Villegas 55/1 Chris Kirk 55/1 John Rollins 55/1 Kevin Streelman 55/1 Kyle Stanley 55/1 Marc Leishman 55/1 Pat Perez 55/1 Gary Woodland 60/1 Brian Davis 66/1 Charlie Wi 66/1 D.H. Lee 66/1 Jeff Overton 66/1 John Huh 66/1 Ted Potter Jr. 66/1 Cameron Tringale 70/1 James Driscoll 70/1 Jason Kokrak 70/1 Roberto Castro 70/1 Carl Pettersson 75/1 Luke Guthrie 75/1 Andres Romero 80/1 Ben Crane 80/1 Brendan Steele 80/1 D-A Points 80/1 David Hearn 80/1 K.J. Choi 80/1 Matt Jones 80/1 Davis Love III 90/1 Rory Sabbatini 90/1 Brendon Todd 100/1 Brian Gay 100/1 Bryce Molder 100/1	Chad Campbell 100/1 Daniel Summerhays 100/1 Jerry Kelly 100/1 Ken Duke 100/1 Mark Wilson 100/1 Robert Karlsson 100/1 Shawn Stefani 100/1 Tim Petrovic 100/1 Tommy Gainey 100/1 J.J. Henry 125/1 Martin Flores 125/1 Patrick Reed 125/1 Ricky Barnes 125/1 Tag Ridings 125/1 Bill Lunde 150/1 Bud Cauley 150/1 Cameron Percy 150/1 Charlie Beljan 150/1 Chez Reavie 150/1 D.J. Trahan 150/1 Gary Christian 150/1 George Mcneill 150/1 Greg Chalmers 150/1 Greg Owen 150/1 Kevin Stadler 150/1 Kevin Sutherland 150/1 Lucas Glover 150/1 Nicholas Thompson 150/1 Nick O'Hern 150/1 Russell Knox 150/1 Seung-yul Noh 150/1 Steven Bowditch 150/1 Stuart Appleby 150/1 Troy Matteson 150/1 Vaughn Taylor 150/1 William Mcgirt 150/1 Aaron Baddeley 200/1 Ben Kohles 200/1 Brad Fritsch 200/1 Brian Harman 200/1 Casey Wittenberg 200/1 Darron Stiles 200/1 Derek Ernst 200/1 Dicky Pride 200/1 Doug Labelle 200/1 Erik Compton 200/1 Henrik Norlander 200/1 Jason Bohn 200/1 Jim Herman 200/1 Jonathan Byrd 200/1 Justin Hicks 200/1	Robert Allenby 200/1 Robert Streb 200/1 Ryo Ishikawa 200/1 Scott Brown 200/1 Scott Langley 200/1 Sean O'Hair 200/1 Tom Gillis 200/1 Y-E Yang 200/1 Billy Mayfair 250/1 David Mathis 250/1 James Hahn 250/1 Joe Affrunti 250/1 Justin Thomas 250/1 Rod Pampling 250/1 Stephen Ames 250/1 Steve Marino 250/1 Todd Hamilton 250/1 Trevor Immelman 250/1 Aaron Watkins 300/1 Bobby Gates 300/1 Fabian Gomez 300/1 Heath Slocum 300/1 Joey Snyder III 300/1 Luke List 300/1 Michael Letzig 300/1 Neal Lancaster 300/1 Scott Gardiner 300/1 Scott Verplank 300/1 Si Woo Kim 300/1 Will Claxton 300/1 Colt Knost 400/1 Eric Meierdierks 400/1 Jin Park 400/1 Joe Ogilvie 400/1 Justin Bolli 400/1 Lee Williams 400/1 Michael Bradley 400/1 Mike Weir 400/1 Patrick Rodgers 400/1 Scott McCarron 400/1 Steve LeBrun 400/1 Steven Ihm 400/1 Alistair Presnell 500/1 Andres Gonzales 500/1 Andrew Svoboda 500/1 David Duval 500/1 Donald Constable 500/1 Jeff Gove 500/1 Jesper Parnevik 500/1 Paul Haley II 500/1

2013 John Deere Classic Free Picks

The Winner - We said that this tournament is wide open, and that may very well be the case. But it's hard to go away from Steve Stricker. The man has the course record for 72 holes here, and has won three times. He is a shoe in to be in contention. And when a player is in contention, it gives him a shot. In a week like this, even with the 8/1 payout we will take those odds and a shot at a win.

Darkhorse Value Bet - Troy Matteson lost in a playoff to Zach Johnson at the 2012 John Deere Classic. At 150/1 this week, we figured he would be much higher, having a history of playing good golf here. He hasn't played very well this year, but coming back to a place like this might be just the thing he needs to play well.

Notable Pairings

John Deere Classic tee times and pairings will be released by the PGA tour on the Tuesday or Wednesday of tournament week. When that happens, PGABettingOdds.com can then begin to go about sifting through the notable pairings to pay attention to. All of the tee times for the John Deere Classic will be listed for you to check out.