Round 2 plays (4pts):
Charley Hoffman to beat Tommy Gainey -135 @ 5Dimes [also available @ Pinnacle, The Greek and Carib]
Hoffman was not at his best yesterday, but I expect him to bounce back today on a course on which he has finished in the top-15 in two of his last three visits. He has finished ahead of Gainey in 16 of their last 18 common events, so I don't see any problem with these odds.
John Huh to beat Chris Kirk +110 @ Stan James
Two players at opposite ends of the leaderboard, but Huh is another who is expected to bounce back today. This is the seventh time that he has been 9+ shots off the leade after rd1 this year and in the previous six occasions, he has shot 63-69-72-71-72-64 in rd2. From 14 shots off the pace in the Texas Open last year, he finished 2nd, so he clearly not a player who gives up after rd1. He ranked 28th in greens in regulation yesterday (Kirk was 55th), so he showed the game yesterday that he could correct his leaderboard position that was influenced by the much tougher conditions yesterday afternoon.
Jordan Spieth to beat Luke Guthrie -125 @ Stan James [also available @ 5Dimes, Pinnacle, The Greek and Carib]
Only two players shot a higher score than Guthrie yesterday, but, unlike Huh, he played like his leaderboard position - he ranked 117th in greens in regulation, despite playing in the far easier conditions in the morning. With a poor rd2 record - he trails Spieth 2-10-1 h2h in rd2 this year - I don't think that he will be challenge to Spieth he has been in much better form recently.
[unofficial rd2 system plays: Hoffman tb Stallings -110; Hoffman tb Stanley -105]