PGA Best Bets: Novig Matchup Picks and Finishing Position Props for Valero Texas Open

April 1, 2026

RotoBaller's top PGA player props, best bets, and matchup picks for the 2026 Valero Texas Open. Get commission-free odds and market edges with Novig golf picks.

Hi golf fans, and thanks for joining me again here at RotoBaller! This week, we'll take a look at some of the juicier matchup spots and finishing position props available for the Valero Texas Open. While we split last week's matchups portion of the article, we landed a massive whale of an outright with Gary Woodland at just over 110/1 odds! That's the good stuff ... I hope you were on board!

This week's picks will all be using the odds on the most unique and fastest-growing sports prediction sites -- Novig. If you're not familiar with the site, I'll explain how it works and provide some of my favorite wagers to place on Novig.

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PGA Tournament Matchup Picks

All odds are from Novig and were accurate/available as of 4/1/2026. Odds are subject to change.

Sepp Straka (-110 at Novig) OVER J.J. Spaun

The number on this one around the industry is floating at Straka -125ish, so I'm fine laying the -110 juice in this spot. The Austrian possesses such a high week-to-week ceiling, while Spaun has been largely struggling to this point in 2026.

Across his last five starts, Straka has just one finish worse than T18. Conversely, over his last five outings, Spaun has cracked a top-25 finish just once, while also missing three cuts -- including his most recent start at the Valspar Championship.

After a Cinderella 2025 campaign that included a U.S. Open win and a Ryder Cup appearance, Spaun has turned back into a pumpkin this year. He's been one of the PGA Tour's worst putters, currently ranking 159th in SG: Putting. While he's a former Valero winner, there are simply too many question marks with his game at the moment, while Straka has been consistent in all facets in 2026.

Ryo Hisatsune (+107 at Novig) OVER Nick Taylor

Novig is the only place I've found a plus-money number for Hisatsune in this matchup, and I'm eager to get some chips in the middle on the rising Japanese star in this spot.

Hisatsune is currently ranked eighth on the PGA Tour in SG: T2G, and has really been a beast in all tee-to-green strokes gained categories. That high-level ball-striking has translated into excellent results.

Major respect to Ryo Hisatsune for continuing to put himself out there by doing English interviews. It’s not perfect but it’s improving rapidly and his personality shines through.
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— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) February 19, 2026

Since missing the cut in the season-opening Sony Open, Hisatsune has reeled off eight consecutive made cuts with three top-10s among those outings. This week's TPC San Antonio layout has always been a ball-striker's paradise, and Hisatsune recorded a T5 in last year's Valero.

While Taylor is a player I actually like in the grand scheme of things, he's been sporadic with both the driver and putter throughout the month of March, while his course history at Valero is nothing that stands out.

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PGA Finishing Position Props

All odds are from Novig and were accurate as of 4/1/2026. Odds are subject to change.

Ryo Hisatsune WINNER (+4248 at Novig)

Will stick with Hisatsune here in the outright market, as Novig offers the only number I've seen above +4000. As mentioned in the matchup write-up for him, the 23-year-old's game has grown by leaps and bounds in 2026, as he steadily ascends the PGA Tour ranks.

A proven winner internationally, Hisatsune already has a DP World Tour and three Japan Challenge Tour titles under his belt, and if his 2026 output is any indicator, a victory at golf's highest level might not be far behind. A TPC San Antonio layout on which he logged a T5 last year makes sense as a breakout environment.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju WINNER (+5782 at Novig)

One of the best stories on the PGA Tour, the self-taught Canadian has emerged from obscurity to become a legit force on the PGA Tour over the past month. An eye-opening T5 at The PLAYERS put him on the map for lots of golf cappers, but his form before and after that performance at TPC Sawgrass shows this isn't a one-hit-wonder situation.

24-year-old Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who learned to play golf via YouTube, has an outside chance at @THEPLAYERS title in his tournament debut.

Who is he?

Yellamaraju was born in India and moved with his family to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as a pre-schooler, where he first… pic.twitter.com/fkHLb1dqXh

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 15, 2026

Yellamaraju had quietly made five of six cuts ahead of The PLAYERS and looked razor sharp in his first post-Sawgrass start, posting a T6 last week in Houston. Why I believe this run is sustainable -- especially this week at Valero -- is that it isn't simply based on a nuclear-hot putter (though he is a good putter), but is instead driven by excellence both OTT and on Approach.

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