SportsLine model simulates Truist Championship and backs Adam Scott over Si Woo Kim
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Updated · CBS Sports · May 5
SportsLine model simulates Truist Championship and backs Adam Scott over Si Woo Kim
4 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 5
Ahead of Thursday's start at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, the model ran 10,000 simulations, with Rory McIlroy the +600 favourite and Scottie Scheffler sitting out.
It projects Kim, priced at +2700 despite three top-10s in four starts, to finish only around the top 20, while identifying Scott at +3300 as a value outright and placement bet.
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