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Pair of Texans top favorites to win AT&T Byron Nelson
Scottie Scheffler watches his ball from the second tee during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament. David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

Pair of Texans top favorites to win AT&T Byron Nelson

There's just one more PGA Tour event before the big PGA Championship next week, which means all the fun heads down to the Lone Star State for the AT&T Byron Nelson. 

Plenty of attention will be on back-to-back event winner K.H. Lee, who aims to win the event at TPC Craig Ranch for a third time in a row. However, there are two more familiar faces that are early favorites to win the event.

Not surprisingly, DraftKings has Dallas native and world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler listed as the favorite to win the AT&T Byron Nelson at 9-2 odds, with 6-5 odds of finishing in the top-5. Scheffler has been on break since the RBC Heritage and is in search of his third win on the season -- not to mention a chance at gaining ground against Jon Rahm in the official world golf ranking.

But Scheffler won't be the only Texan under the spotlight at this week's event. Jordan Spieth -- no doubt looking for redemption after missing the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship last weekend -- is the second favorite to win outright at 9-1 odds and is listed at 9-4 to finish top-5. Spieth is still in search of his first win on the season. Matt Fitzpatrick beat him by two strokes in a playoff at the RBC Heritage a couple of weeks ago. 

Spieth is also, no doubt, looking to exact revenge on Lee, who beat him by one stroke at last year's AT&T Byron Nelson as a 100-1 long shot.

Lee, by the way, is a 22-1 long shot to win a third consecutive AT&T Byron Nelson. Familiar PGA Tour pros with better odds ahead of the event include Jason Day (16-1) and Tom Kim (18-1). 

The AT&T Byron Nelson tees off on Thursday, May 9. 

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