3M Open

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Brian Harman surprised the world last week with an impressive six-shot victory at the 151st Open. This marked his first major win since his debut in 2014. As the PGA tour is on to the 3M Open in the Midwest. The 2023 majors campaign may have concluded but there is no time for the players to rest as only two events remain in the regular season: the 3M Open and the Wyndham Championship next weekend. Over the years the 3M has successfully attracted top talent and this year is no exception. The event will take place at the TPC Twin Cities just north of Minneapolis. Designed by Arnold Palmer in 2000, the course underwent renovations in 2018 to make it suitable for the PGA Tour before hosting its inaugural tournament in 2019.

TPC Twin Cities offers golfers generous fairways, but errant shots are severely penalized, with water hazards present on 15 holes- approximately 8 percent of missed fairways result in penalties, making it one of the top 5 courses on tour with high penalty rates for wayward drives. The field records an average of 1.66 double-bogeys or worse per 72 holes making it comparable to water-heavy courses like Bay Hill and TPC Southwind.

TPC Twin Cities features a par 71 layout stretching to 7,431 yards from the back tees. The course has four par 4s that measure over 465 yards and two that play under 385 yards. Additionally, all three par 5s approach the 600-yard mark but are still reachable by many players in the field. Power hitters have an advantage at Twin Cities, as three of the previous four champions possess considerable driving distance.

The winning scores have varied from 15 under to 21 under. Low scores typically favor elite putters, but with numerous water hazards throughout the course emphasis is also placed on hitting fairways and greens. Golfers can expect Midwest setting with bluegrass rough and bentgrass putting surfaces. When comparing the 3M open to other courses, Detroit GC and TPC Deere run are seen as closest comparison courses along with Silverado Resort and TPC Sawgrass which show similar characteristics in terms of scoring ease, water presence and putt surfaces.

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Trends 📈📉 via Oddsshark

⚾️ Rockies at Nationals

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Washington

⚾️ Marlins at Rays

• Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

• Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami

⚾️ Royals at Guardians

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Cleveland

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

⚾️ Mariners at Twins

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road

⚾️ Reds at Brewers

• Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

• The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 12 games

⚾️ Cardinals at Diamondbacks

• St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing St. Louis

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

⚾️ Blue Jays at Dodgers

• The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games

⚾️ Pirates at Padres

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

⚾️ Orioles at Phillies

• Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

⚾️ Angels at Tigers

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing LA Angels

⚾️ Mets at Yankees

• NY Yankees are 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets

⚾️ Braves at Red Sox

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home

⚾️ Rangers at Astros

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games

⚾️ Cubs at White Sox

• Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

• Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox

⚾️ Athletics at Giants

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home

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⚾️ MLB

34% of bets and 55% of money is on MIN -1.5 (+145)

50% of bets and 72% of money is on LAD -1.5 (+145)

45% of bets and 73% of money is on OVER 10 TOR at LAD

44% of bets and 77% of money is on BAL -1.5 (+155)

44% of bets and 81% of money is on OVER 9.5 BAL at PHI

36% of bets and 78% of money is on DET -105

48% of bets and 86% of money is on UNDER 8.5 LAA at DET

36% of bets and 65% of money is on NYY -1.5 (+135)

41% of bets and 68% of money is on OVER 9.5 ATL at BOS

70% of bets and 85% of money is on OVER 8.5 TEX at HOU

64% of bets and 88% of money is on CHC -1.5 (+145)

55% of bets and 88% of money is on OVER 8.5 OAK at SF

Future Odds 🔮 via Bovada Sportsbook

Injury Report 🏥 via ESPN

BAL (RF) Aaron Hicks | 10 Day IL - Hamstring

BOS (SS) Trevor Story | 60 Day IL - Elbow, could return this weekend if ready

COL (SP) Kyle Freeland | 15 Day IL - Shoulder, likely to start Friday

COL (RF) Chris Bryant | 10 Day IL - Finger

COL (1B) CJ Cron | Day-to-Day - Back, not expected to return until Friday

HOU (LF) Yordan Alvarez | 10 Day IL - Oblique, possible to return today

HOU (2B) Jose Altuve | 10 Day IL - Oblique, possible to return today

LAA (SS) Zach Neto | Day-to-Day - Back

LAD (LF) Jonny DeLuca | Out - Removed from yesterday’s game with apparent injury

MIN (CF) Byron Buxton | Paternity 

NYM (LF) Tommy Pham | Day-to-Day - Groin

TEX (SS) Corey Seager | 10 Day IL - Sprained right thumb

TOR (C) Danny Jansen | Day-to-Day - Forearm

Picks 🔒

Cubs -120 | The Cubs are the lone team in the NL Central with a positive run differential and hope to make up some ground in a weak NL Central. Meanwhile, Lynn has been inconsistent as you don’t know if he’ll give you seven shutout innings or get hit for five-plus runs in any given start.