Valero Texas Open Odds 2017: Best Bets & Sleeper Picks at TPC San Antonio

After the start of the PGA Tour season was riddled with victories by Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama and other favorites, it's been a couple of good weeks for golf bettors. Sergio Garcia was somewhere in the 40-to-1 range when he captured the Green Jacket at the Masters, and Wesley Bryan followed that up with a win at the RBC Heritage after being pegged as a 60-to-1 underdog.

The Valero Texas Open should offer bettors another prime opportunity to get a big return on investment. Because of the thin field at TPC San Antonio, Matt Kuchar, who hasn't won a PGA Tour event since 2014, enters as the slight favorite at 18-to-1. Here's a look at the Top of the odds list, per Bovada:

Matt Kuchar: 18/1

Charley Hoffman: 20/1

Brendan Steele: 22/1

Brooks Koepka: 22/1

Ryan Moore: 22/1

Branden Grace: 25/1

Jimmy Walker: 25/1

Kevin Chappell: 25/1

Adam Hadwin: 28/1

Billy Horschel: 28/1

Luke Donald: 33/1

Ollie Schniederjans: 33/1

Patrick Reed: 33/1

Ryan Palmer: 33/1

Tony Finau: 33/1

Zach Johnson: 40/1

Byeong Hun An: 45/1

Keegan Bradley: 45/1

Kevin Na: 45/1

JJ Spaun: 50/1

Luke List: 50/1

Daniel Summerhays: 55/1

Jhonattan Vegas: 55/1

Martin Laird: 55/1

Anirban Lahiri: 66/1

Chris Kirk: 66/1

Graeme McDowell: 66/1

Harold Varner III: 66/1

Ian Poulter: 66/1

Soren Kjeldsen: 66/1

Sung Kang: 66/1

The lack of a Top-10 presence (Patrick Reed is the highest ranked player at 15) means that there is tons of value to be had. Even if someone at the top of the list like Kuchar or Charley Hoffman wins, it's going to offer a pretty solid return. With that in mind, you can click through the gallery for a look at my favorite bets and sleepers. Or, if you're here for DFS purposes, you can click here for my ideal DraftKings lineup. (Getty)

Brendan Steele

Odds: 22/1

Steele is being given the third-shortest odds, but 22-to-1 is still pretty solid value for what he brings to the table inside a weak field. He has the course history, as he's a former winner, has three Top-10's and is second on the all-time money list here behind only Charley Hoffman. He has the recent form, having finished 27th at the Masters in his last start. And finally, he grades out well in a lot of key stats, ranking 13th on Tour in strokes gained tee to green and first in scrambling. The latter should prove vital on a course that has difficult-to-hit greens. (Getty)

Tony Finau

Odds: 33/1

At 7,435 yards, this is a long course where being big off the tee is highly important. The last three winners (Steven Bowditch, Jimmy Walker, Charley Hoffman) finished their week ranked seventh, 11th and seventh in the field in driving distance, and seventh, 26th and eighth in strokes gained off the tee. Enter Finau, who ranks fourth in this field in driving distance and fourth in strokes gained off the tee over the last 12 weeks.

Finau's putter is always the question mark, but even if he is average in that facet (Bowditch was 65th in the field in strokes gained putting the week he won here), he has the advantage off the tee to win. (Getty)

Jhonattan Vegas

Odds: 55/1

Vegas' last start was a missed cut at the Masters, but consider how well he was playing before that. He had piled up four Top-15's in his previous five starts, and over the last 12 weeks, he ranks second in this field in strokes gained tee to green, 11th in strokes gained off the tee and eighth in Par-5 scoring.

The concern here is that he has played poorly in three starts at TPC San Antonio, but he entered those three tournaments ranked 425th, 228th and 266th in the world. Now, he enters ranked 60th in the world. He's a different player this time around, and he's well worth the gamble at 55-to-1. (Getty)

Sung Kang

Odds: 66/1

After shooting a blistering 65-63 on Thursday and Friday on his way to a second-place finish at the Shell Houston Open, Kang again looked terrific at Harbour Town last week, shooting three rounds in the 60's and finishing tied for 11th. He has shown a rare ability to be good in both the long and short games, finishing those two tournaments ranked fifth and 12th in the field in strokes gained off the tee, and eighth and sixth in strokes gained with the putter.

He finished just 42nd in this tournament last year, but it's well worth a bet to see if he continue his scintillating form. (Getty)

Matt Jones

Odds: 150/1

Jones hasn't had a Top-3 finish on the PGA Tour since 2015, he hasn't won since 2014, and he's made the cut just four times in seven events this year. Still, at 150-to-1, he's worth a very small bet if you're looking for a lottery ticket with huge potential return.

Though he has been inconsistent this year, the Australian is pretty comfortable at this Greg Norman-designed course, as he has made the cut in four of five starts and has a pair of Top-30 finishes. Moreover, he even checks off some of the key stats, as he ranks 31st on Tour in scrambling, 18th in Par-5 scoring, and over the last 12 weeks he is eighth in the field in strokes gained off the tee. Sounds good to me for 150-to-1. (Getty)