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The oddsmakers at PointsBet Sportsbook have done a fantastic job ahead of the 43rd Ryder Cup pricing multiple prop markets. In a heavily anticipated Ryder Cup, having been delayed a year due to COVID-19, players, fans, and bettors alike are chomping at the bit for play to begin at Whistling Straits.
While we will all have to wait till Friday for the first tee shot to be struck, we can occupy our time outlining some of our favorite prop bets. If laying –190 on the United States to win the Ryder Cup isn’t your speed or if +190 isn’t long enough for you to back the decorated European Team, these wagers offer a different avenue through which to get exposure to the 43rd Ryder Cup from a betting perspective.
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Ryder Cup Prop Bets (Odds Via PointsBet):
End of Day 1 Leader: USA (-120)
I really fell in love with this wager up until Drew Dinsick disagreed with it on Bet the Edge, but we’ve made our bed, so now we must lie on it. The reason for optimism is the past decade or two, the stigma the United States Team struggles on Friday and Saturday only to make up ground on Sunday is incorrect. Looking back the past six Ryder Cups, the United States side has led after the first session in five occurrences, with the outlier coming at Medinah in 2012 when the two teams each came away from the morning session with two points.
The U.S. Team has been able to convert these fast starts into Day 1 leads four-times during this span, including all three Ryder Cups on home soil. While the rebuttal is Europe’s 26 ½ - 21 ½ edge in the foursome format dating back to 2008, I believe those results don’t tell the whole story.
When splitting this record up according to the home squad, it highlights just how important the Ryder Cup venue is. Since 2008, the home team has a foursomes record of 32 ½ - 15 ½ with the United States capturing 15 of 24 points here and the Europeans capturing 17 ½ of 24 points across the pond.
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With a potential foursome lineup featuring Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa, and Daniel Berger and Harris English, I believe at worst, this American team can garner two points in the morning session.
If that proves to be the case, the United States should have a slight advantage in the afternoon session. Narrowly getting the better of the Europeans in four-ball matches since 2008, I expect something similar to be in store this week at Whistling Straits. While it may be tight, I’m siding with the United States to lead after Day 1 at –120, a far cry from their –190 number to win the Ryder Cup.
Day One Correct Score: USA 5-3 (+450)
We are doubling down on the Americans to get out of the gates fast as is typical for the home team in the Ryder Cup. Since 2012, the home squad has possessed the exact lead of 5-3 in every instance. That’s right, in the last four Ryder Cups, whether it was the Americans at Medinah and Hazeltine or the Europeans at Gleneagles and Le Golf National, the home team has led by said figure.
It may be a big ask as I don’t envision the U.S. Team sweeping either session and the Europeans to put up a bigger fight than many expect, but I don’t mind sprinkling a little on this number. If the Americans are able to tie the morning session, I like their chances in the afternoon four-ball matches. They opened the 2018 Ryder Cup by grabbing three points in the four-ball matches on Friday and believe they could do so once again at Whistling Straits albeit in the afternoon this time around.
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