The United States will be favored going into the 45th Ryder Cup, with sportsbooks giving the Americans a slight edge over the talented European team by virtue of the notoriously rowdy Ryder Cup gallery.
USA holds -150 odds to Europe's +150, with the tie showing +1200 on the three-way Tournament Winner line, according to ESPN BET lines. The United States maintains those same odds in the two-way To Lift The Trophy market, while Europe is +120 by virtue of a tie resulting in the previous winner retaining the cup.
The Ryder Cup is a golf betting event unlike any other. The biennial tournament can only have three possible results, as opposed to a regular golf tournament, major or otherwise, that has just one winner from a field of sometimes over a hundred. "Those prices need to be managed acc