PGA best bets for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

The PGA Tour stops at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, this week for the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open.

The event will tee off Wednesday to avoid conflict with the NFL conference championship games Sunday.

Patrick Reed won last year's Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots over five other golfers, who all tied for second.

Which players are the favorites this time around? Who offers good odds? And what props are worthwhile?

Betting analysts Chris Fallica, Anita Marks and sports betting deputy editor David Bearman offer their best bets.

Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted.

Anita's picks: To win (7-1); top-5 finish (+175)

Rahm is the king at Torrey Pines and players that have performed well here in the past — continue to do so in the future. In his last 24 rounds, Rahm has gained 3 strokes per round, which is ridiculous. If ever there was a time to go chalk… this is it.

Bearman's picks: To win (7-1); top-10 finish (-110)

Sometimes, you just don't overthink it. As we've stated in this column many times, there isn't much value in taking the favorite in a full field event, unless someone just owns the event/course. Well, that's exactly what we have here. Not only did Rahm make Torrey Pines his first career win back in 2017, but he also made it his first major win, last June with his triumph at the U.S. Open.

Add in a runner-up in 2020, a T-5 in 2019 and a T-7 during the tour stop here a year ago and you'll see he's one of the best at the Farmers Insurance. Unlike the U.S. Open setup, which uses the South Course all four days, the North Course is used during one of the first two rounds. This is no problem for Rahm as his 66.4 scoring average at the North Course is the best dating back to 1990,