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2025 John Deere Classic Betting Preview

Golf Previews

02 July 2025 By Dunkel Index

The PGA Tour heads to Silvis, IL, this week for the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run. Last year's champion Davis Thompson returns to defend his title at the 7,289-yard, par 71 course that will host the last U.S. tournament before a two-week stretch overseas for the Scottish Open and Open Championship.

JOHN DEERE CLASSIC ODDS, TIME

Day: July 3-6, 2025
Location: Silvis, IL
Golf Course: TPC Deere Run
Distance: Par 71 / Yards 7289
Purse: $8,400,000
Defending Champion: Davis Thompson
Moneyline Favorite: Ben Griffin (+1600)

HOW TO WATCH JOHN DEERE CLASSIC

TV Channel: CBS/Golf Channel
Streaming: ESPN+/Paramount+

DUNKEL INDEX TOP 30

Here are the Top 30 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:

JT Poston	-22.769
SW Kim	-24.027
Pierceson Coody	-24.852
C. Gotterup	-25.390
B. Griffin	-26.426
K. Yu	-27.103
A. Potgieter	-27.900
J. Day	-29.653
J. Knapp	-30.154
M. Thorbjornsen	-30.361
C. Kirk	-30.531
D. McCarthy	-31.078
K. Mitchell	-31.728
S. Stevens	-31.774
L. Hodges	-32.630
T. Moore	-32.652
R. Gerard	-32.688
L. Glover	-33.352
S. Im	-33.552
B. Cauley	-33.691
V. Whaley	-33.739
M. Kim	-34.031
N. Echavarria	-34.357
K. Kitayama	-35.032
V. Perez	-35.142
T. Kim	-35.255
D. Thompson	-35.571
J. Bridgeman	-35.725
M. Hubbard	-35.952
A. Smalley	-35.965

WINNER: JT POSTON (+3000)

Poston won his second PGA title at this tournament in 2022. He has struggled of late and sits at 47th in the FedEx Cup race, so another strong performance would be timely. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Poston (+3000) to pick up another title at TPC Deere Run this weekend.