If you love sports, you know we are nearing one of the year\u2019s marquee events on the golf calendar: the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
The biennial event tees off on Friday at Bethpage Black, featuring the best players from Team USA and Europe competing for the opportunity to bring glory to their respective homelands.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an intense rivalry, with bragging rights and legacy on the line. I don\u2019t know why, but I always picture Ryder Cup captains giving Bill Pullman from \u201cIndependence Day\u201d-type speeches along the lines of, \u201cWe will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight,\u201d at some point during the event.<\/p>\n
Team Europe is the reigning winner, while Team USA is looking to avenge the loss from two years ago. The United States opened as -140 favorites on the three-way market at BetMGM to take down Europe in the highly anticipated matchup, with Europe listed at +150. You can also bet on whether the Ryder Cup will end in a tie \u2014 in which case Europe would retain its title<\/a> \u2014 with the odds currently at +1200.<\/p>\n Jeff Sherman, who operates the golf markets at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, explained how his book came up with the odds for the big event.<\/p>\n \u201cThe price on this Ryder Cup has a lot to do with a) which team is home, and b) the fact that Europe returns its team from the last Ryder Cup, just changing one\u00a0H\u00f8jgaard [Nicolai] for another [Rasmus],\u201d Sherman explained. \u201cThere was very little price movement upon the announcement of the wild card picks.\u201d<\/p>\n And there has been no shortage of bettors getting involved with this event, with early action looking like it is all over the United States to triumph over Europe when the dust settles.<\/p>\n \u201cBettors continue to bring support for Keegan Bradley\u2019s team USA to reclaim the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black,\u201d Senior BetMGM trader Matt Wall said. \u201cThe Americans are now at -150 as they face arguably the strongest European team ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Fanatics Sportsbook customers are also backing the Stars and Stripes squad. \u201cTeam USA To Win currently has eight times the handle of Team Europe,\u201d Fanatics Vice President of communications Kevin Hennessy emailed The Athletic.<\/p>\n