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- CIMB Classic Tips: Thomas to Make It Three in a Row
- Justin Thomas to win @ — 9/2 with Unibet
- Paul Casey for top 5 finish @ — 9/4 with Ladbrokes
- Xander Schaufelle for top 10 finish @ — 2/1 with Coral
CIMB Classic Background
USPGA Champion Justin Thomas has won the CIMB Classic in the last two years, and he is the favourite to pick up the title again. Hosted at TPC Kuala Lumpur, there are ten Major Champions in the field this week. Scoring is always low here, and that usually means those efficient around the greens will be in contention and are the best to look out for in the golf betting tips. Golf markets to get involved in vary from the outright winner, top 5 or top 10 finishes, with much more in between and bookmakers are offering many odds on golf this week.
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CIMB Classic Betting Tips
We have selected some of the best odds on the CIMB Classic as the annual event gets set to place in Kuala Lumpur for the sixth consecutive year this week. We select who are the best runners and riders shaping up in our CIMB Classic preview.
Justin Thomas is golf’s hottest property at the moment. The 24-year-old has experienced a breakout year in 2017, picking up his first Major at the USPGA Championship, and securing the lucrative FedEx Cup post-season. Add to that the fact Thomas has won this title in the previous two years, and he really is the standout golfer in the CIMB Classic outright winner tips. His form in the final two months of the 2017 season has earned the American his place amongst the CIMB Classic tips. His consistent ball striking and immense length gives him the perfect opportunities to set up birdie chances, and when it came to converting birdie or better chances, Thomas was number one on the PGA Tour in 2017. If he can continue the form which saw him capture the FedEx Cup, and that saw him win 3.5 points in the President's Cup, Thomas will be difficult beat.
Paul Casey’s post-season form makes him a tip in the CIMB Classic Preview. Casey rocketed from 18th to 5th in the FedEx Cup rankings after three top 5 finishes. In fact, in his last eight events, Casey has finished in the top 5 a total of five times. He was second in strokes gained around the green for the 2017 PGA Tour season, a stat which measures how many shots are made up on the rest of the field through finding the green. He was also third in greens in regulation. If he can have a good week with the putter, something he just falls behind the very top players in, then Casey will be right up there challenging for the title. Ladbrokes have the best odds on CIMB Classic so Casey should be backed to finish in the top 5 as one of the golf tips.
23-year-old Xander Schauffele surprised many by taking the Tour Championship title at the end of September, securing a third-place finish in the 2017 FedEx Cup. He took the Greenbrier Classic back in July for his maiden PGA Tour win and became the first rookie ever to win the Tour Championship. He also finished in the top 5 at the US Open in his first ever major, finishing 12th on the money list for the season. The American is long off the tee and when he’s on form around the greens, is a match for anybody. He’s riding the crest of a wave after his most recent win and will be hoping to build on an outstanding rookie season in the 2018 season, beginning with this week. If he brings the game he had at the Tour Championship to Kuala Lumpur then he is too good an opportunity to pass up to be one of the best CIMB Classic betting tips.
