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CIMB Classic odds: Is Justin Thomas a lock to win a third CIMB Classic title?
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Another week, another chance for a PGA Tour player to win a third title at the same event. Justin Thomas returns to the CIMB Classic this week in Malaysia in pursuit of his third title at the Malaysian event, hosted at TPC Kuala Lumpur. Brendan Steele failed to make it three in a row last week at the Safeway Open, but Thomas hopes he can make it three victories in a four-year span at the CIMB Classic.
The former World No. 1 and 2017 PGA Championship winner is likely a bit fatigued, having just one off week after a taxing Ryder Cup in Paris before flying from his Jupiter, Fla. home across the world to Malaysia. It's a limited field of just 78 players this week and at next week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in South Korea, so Thomas figures to be able to flex some muscle on this field. Pat Perez is defending champion here—but not getting the love from oddsmakers at 66-1 on most sites. Perez's wife, Ashley, just had the couple's first baby this fall, so odds are, Perez has spent more time growing accustomed to becoming a new father, rather than practicing.
There are some lesser-known names in this field who play much of their golf on the Asian Tour. Don't be surprised to see a few of them find their way to the top of the leader board at some point this weekend.
CIMB Classic odds to win (per Sportsbook.ag):
Justin Thomas: +500
Billy Horschel: +1400
Ryan Moore: +1500
Xander Schauffele: +1700
Paul Casey: +1900
Gary Woodland: +2100
Marc Leishman: +2100
Keegan Bradley: +2600
Brandt Snedeker: +3000
Byeong Hun An: +3000
Cameron Smith: +3000
Emiliano Grillo: +3000
Kyle Stanley: +3000
Louis Oosthuizen: +3000
Rafa Cabrera Bello: +3000
Branden Grace: +4000
C.T. Pan: +4000
Danny Lee: +4000
Kevin Na: +4000
Kevin Tway: +4000
Beau Hossler: +5000
Charles Howell III: +5000
Chez Reavie: +5000
J.B. Holmes: +5000
Peter Uihlein: +5500
Kiradech Aphibarnrat: +6000
Anirban Lahiri: +6500
Pat Perez: +6500
Si Woo Kim: +6600
Thomas Pieters: +6600
Jason Kokrak: +7500
Sam Ryder: +7500
J.J. Spaun: +8000
Jimmy Walker: +8000
Austin Cook: +8500
Brian Gay: +8500
Kevin Chappell: +8500
Stewart Cink: +8500
Abraham Ancer: +9000
Brendan Steele: +9000
Bronson Burgoon: +9500
Troy Merritt: +9500
Jamie Lovemark: +10000
Scott Piercy: +10000
Sihwan Kim: +10000
Andrew Putnam: +11000
Chesson Hadley: +11000
Nick Watney: +11000
Tom Hoge: +11000
Keith Mitchell: +12000
Ryan Armour: +12000
Jason Dufner: +13000
Scott Stallings: +13000
Brice Garnett: +14000
James Hahn: +14000
Joel Dahmen: +14000
Ollie Schniederjans: +14000
Whee Kim: +14000
Shubhankar Sharma: +15000
Ted Potter Jr.: +16000
Brian Stuard: +17000
Michael Kim: +17000
Ryan Palmer: +17000
Jon Curran: +19000
Kim Leun-Kwang: +19000
Min Chel Choi: +19000
Rahil Gangjee: +19000
Scott Vincent: +19000
Gaganjeet Bhullar: +24000
Justin Harding: +24000
Sang-Hyun Park: +24000
Ben Leong: +25000
Berry Henson: +25000
Ernie Els: +25000
John Catlin: +25000
Kelly Kraft: +30000
Satoshi Kodaira: +30000
Davis Love III: +40000
Odds to finish top-5/top-10 (DraftKings):
Justin Thomas. Top 5: +150. Top 10: -121.
Ryan Moore. Top 5: +300. Top 10: +150.
Paul Casey. Top 5: +350. Top 10: +188.
Billy Horschel. Top 5: +400. Top 10: +188.
Xander Schauffele. Top 5: +400. Top 10: +250.
Marc Leishman. Top 5: +340. Top 10: +188.
Gary Woodland. Top 5: +500. Top 10: +250.
Keegan Bradley. Top 5: +500. Top 10: +275.
Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Top 5: +500. Top 10: +250.
Emiliano Grillo. Top 5: +550. Top 10: +275.
Louis Oosthuizen. Top 5: +550. Top 10: +275.
Kyle Stanley. Top 5: +550. Top 10: +275.
Ben An. Top 5: +600. Top 10: +300.
Branden Grace. Top 5: +700. Top 10: +350.
Kevin Na. Top 5: +650. Top 10: +275.
Cameron Smith. Top 5: +650. Top 10: +275.
Brandt Snedeker. Top 5: +600. Top 10: +275.
C.T. Pan. Top 5: +900. Top 10: +400.
Charles Howell III. Top 5: +750. Top 10: +333.
Danny Lee. Top 5: +800. Top 10:+400.
Kevin Tway. Top 5: +800. Top 10: +400.
Peter Uihlein. Top 5: +800. Top 10: +400.
J.B. Holmes. Top 5: +900. Top 10: +450.
Beau Hossler. Top 5: +900. Top 10:+450.
Chez Reavie. Top 5: +800. Top 10: +400.
Jason Kokrak. Top 5: +1100. Top 10: +500.
Pat Perez. Top 5: +1100. Top 10: +500.
Anirban Lahiri. Top 5: +1100. Top 10: +500.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +650.
Kevin Chappell. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +650.
Stewart Cink. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +550.
Austin Cook. Top 5: +1200.Top 10: +550.
Brian Gay. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +650.
Chesson Hadley. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +600.
Thomas Pieters. Top 5: +1200. Top 10: +550.
Andrew Putnam. Top 5: +1200. Top 10: +550.
Brendan Steele. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +550.
Jimmy Walker. Top 5: +1600. Top 10: +750.
Abraham Ancer. Top 5: +1600. Top 10: +750.
Bronson Burgoon. Top 5: +1600. Top 10: +750.
Troy Merritt. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +600.
Scott Piercy. Top 5: +1600. Top 10: +750.
J.J. Spaun. Top 5: +1400. Top 10: +700.
Ryan Armour. Top 5: +1800. Top 10: +750.
Joel Dahmen. Top 5: +2000. Top 10: +900.
James Hahn. Top 5: +1600. Top 10: +750.
Tom Hoge. Top 5: +2000. Top 10: +900.
Jamie Lovemark. Top 5: +1600. Top 10: +750.
Si Woo Kim. Top 5: +1800. Top 10: +750.
Nick Watney. Top 5: +1800. Top 10: +800.
Jason Dufner. Top 5: +2000. Top 10: +900.
Brice Garnett. Top 5: +2000. Top 10: +900.
Ted Potter Jr. Top 5: +2000. Top 10: +900.
Scott Stallings. Top 5: +2000. Top 10: +900.
Keith Mitchell. Top 5: +2800. Top 10: +1100.
Ollie Schniederjans. Top 5: +2800. Top 10: +1100.
Shubshankar Sharma. Top 5: +2800. Top 10: +1100.
Brian Stuard. Top 5: +2500. Top 10:+1000.
Whee Kim. Top 5:+2800. Top 10: +1100.
John Catlin. Top 5: +5000. Top 10: +1600.
Michael Kim. Top 5: +4000. Top 10: +1800.
Ryan Palmer. Top 5: +2800. Top 10: +1200.
Sang-Hyun Park. Top 5: +2800. Top 10: +1100.
Scott Vincent. Top 5: +4000. Top 10: +1600.
Gaganjeet Bhullar. Top 5: +5000. Top 10: +1600.
Justin Harding. Top 5: +5000. Top 10: +1600.
Satoshi Kodaira. Top 5: +5000. Top 10: +2000.
Kelly Kraft. Top 5: +4000. Top 10: +1600.
Sihwan Kim. Top 5: +5000. Top 10: +1600.
Ernie Els. Top 5: +6600. Top 10: +2000.
Barry Henson. Top 5: +8000. Top 10: +2800.
Davis Love III. Top 5: +6600. Top 10: +2200.
Jon Curran. Top 5: +8000. Top 10: +2500.
Ben Leong. Top 5: +8000. Top 10: +3300.
Rahil Gangjee. Top 5: +15000. Top 10: +5000.
Kim Leun-Kwang. Top 5: +20000. Top 10: +6600.
Min Chel Choi. Top 5: +15000. Top 10: +5000.
Top 20: (Per FanDuel)
Justin Thomas: -390
Ryan Moore: -160
Billy Horschel: -155
Xander Schauffele: -130
Paul Casey: -130
Keegan Bradley: -115
Brandt Snedeker: -105
Marc Leishman: -105
Gary Woodland: +100
Kyle Stanley: +120
Cameron Smith: +125
Louis Oosthuizen: +130
Rafa Cabrera Bello: +130
Kevin Na: +145
Branden Grace: +150
Emiliano Grillo: +155
Kevin Tway: +155
Ben An: +160
J.B. Holmes: +165
Beau Hossler: +175
Chez Reavie: +175
Danny Lee: +175
Pat Perez: +185
C.T. Pan: +200
Sam Ryder: +200
Thomas Pieters: +200
Peter Uihlein: +210
Anirban Lahiri: +220
Jimmy Walker: +220
Abraham Ancer: +230
Kiradech Aphibarnrat: +230
Stewart Cink: +230
Chesson Hadley: +240
Bronson Burgoon: +250
Charles Howell III: +250
Jason Kokrak: +260
Kevin Chappell: +260
Brendan Steele: +270
Keith Mitchell: +270
Jamie Lovemark: +280
Si Woo Kim: +280
Austin Cook: +290
Brian Gay: +290
Andrew Putnam: +300
Jason Dufner: +300
Nick Watney: +300
Ollie Schniederjans: +375
Scott Piercy: +300
Troy Merritt: +300
Brice Garnett: +310
J.J. Spaun: +310
Joel Dahmen: +320
Michael Kim: +340
Ryan Palmer: +340
Tom Hoge: +340
Brian Stuard: +380
Ryan Armour: +380
Scott Stallings: +380
Whee Kim: +430
Ted Potter Jr.: +430
James Hahn: +470
Justin Harding: +470
Kelly Kraft: +470
Sihwan Kim: +470
John Catlin: +500
Shubhankar Sharma: +550
Scott Vincent: +550
Gaganjeet Bhullar: +550
Ernie Els: +650
Sang-Hyun Park: +650
Satoshi Kodaira: +700
Davis Love III: +750
Ben Leong: +800
Jon Curran: +800
Berry Henson: +900
Rahil Gangjee: +900
Min Chel Choi: +1000
Kim Leun-Kwang: +2200
First-round leader (per Sportsbook.ag):
Justin Thomas: +850
Billy Horschel: +2000
Ryan Moore: +2100
Xander Schauffele: +2300
Paul Casey: +2500
Gary Woodland: +2700
Marc Leishman: +2700
Brandt Snedeker: +3000
Ben An: +3000
Cameron Smith: +3000
Emiliano Grillo: +3000
Keegan Bradley: +3000
Kyle Stanley: +3000
Louis Oosthuizen: +3000
Rafa Cabrera Bello: +3000
Branden Grace: +4000
C.T. Pan: +4000
Danny Lee: +4000
Kevin Na: +4000
Kevin Tway: +4000
Beau Hossler: +4500
Charles Howell III: +4500
Chez Reavie: +4500
J.B. Holmes: +4500
Peter Uihlein: +4500
Anirban Lahiri: +5000
Kiradech Aphibarnrat: +5000
Pat Perez: +5000
Si Woo Kim: +5000
Thomas Pieters: +5000
Austin Cook: +5500
Brian Gay: +5500
J.J. Spaun: +5500
Jason Kokrak: +5500
Jimmy Walker: +5500
Kevin Chappell: +5500
Sam Ryder: +5500
Stewart Cink: +5500
Abraham Ancer: +6000
Brendan Steele: +6000
Bronson Burgoon: +6000
Jamie Lovemark: +6000
Scott Piercy: +6000
Sihwan Kim: +6000
Troy Merritt: +6000
Andrew Putnam: +6500
Chesson Hadley: +6500
Jason Dufner: +6500
Keith Mitchell: +6500
Nick Watney: +6500
Ryan Armour: +6500
Scott Stallings: +6500
Tom Hoge: +6500
Brian Stuard: +7000
Brice Garnett: +7000
James Hahn: +7000
Joel Dahmen: +7000
Michael Kim: +7000
Ollie Schniederjans: +7000
Ryan Palmer: +7000
Shubhankar Sharma: +7000
Ted Potter Jr.: +7000
Whee Kim: +7000
Gaganjeet Bhullar: +7500
Jon Curran: +7500
Justin Harding: +7500
Kim Leun-Kwang: +7500
Min Chel Choi: +7500
Rahil Gangjee: +7500
Sang-Hyun Park: +7500
Scott Vincent: +7500
Ben Leong: +8000
Berry Henson: +8000
Ernie Els: +8000
John Catlin: +8000
Kelly Kraft: +8000
Satoshi Kodaira: +8000
Davis Love III: +8500