2025 The American Express Betting Preview
15 January 2025
The third event of the 2025 PGA Tour takes place this week at The American Express in California's Coachella Valley, featuring a three-course rotation. Nick Dunlap, who won this tournament last year as an amateur, returns to defend his title against a field of 156 players.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS ODDS, TIME
- Day: January 16-19, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, CA
- Golf Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Distance: Par 72 / Yards 7060
- Purse: $8,800,000
- Defending Champion: Nick Dunlap
- Moneyline Favorite: Justin Thomas (+1200)
HOW TO WATCH THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
- TV Channel: Golf Channel
- Streaming: ESPN+
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 20
Here are the Top 20 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| J. Thomas | -23.422 |
| S. Im | -23.422 |
| S. Burns | -25.408 |
| P. Cantlay | -25.864 |
| T. Kim | -26.401 |
| W. Clark | -26.610 |
| Cam Young | -29.461 |
| S. Straka | -31.029 |
| T. Finau | -31.311 |
| M. Greyserman | -32.423 |
| JT Poston | -32.801 |
| N. Echavarria | -33.926 |
| N. Dunlap | -35.168 |
| SW Kim | -35.307 |
| H. Hall | -35.333 |
| W. Zalatoris | -36.043 |
| D. Thompson | -36.777 |
| P. Fishburn | -38.175 |
| JJ Spaun | -39.175 |
| K. Kitayama | -39.357 |
WINNER: JUSTIN THOMAS (+1200)
Thomas went winless last year, but came close at this tournament with a tie for third. It was one of six top-10 finishes for world's No. 21 ranked golfer, who is looking to pick up his first victory since 2022 this year. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Thomas to break through with a victory at La Quinta this week.
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 10 FINISH: SUNGJAE IM (+150)
Rated No. 2 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 20 FINISH: SAM BURNS (-115)
Rated No. 3 in the Dunkel Index
