Ryder Cup Odds with Betting Matchups

The 2008 Ryder Cup betting will begin on Friday from Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky with Day 1 matches will be televised on ESPN starting at 8:00am EST. Ryder Cup matches on the weekend will be aired on NBC starting at 8:00am EST.

Ryder Cup odds are available and the Europeans -130 are once again favored over the United States since winning the tournament in 2004 and 2006.

Although the United States is 4-3 in the last seven Ryder Cups, the Europeans have won 8 of the last 11 matches.

A major contributor to the Europeans success in Ryder Cup betting odds has been Sergio Garcia. Garcia -110 is 14-4-2 in Ryder Cup play and will be paired with Jim Furyk +150 in Ryder Cup match up odds at BetUS sportsbook.

Ryder Cup odds on the United States team will depend on the play of Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry, Anthiny Kim, Justin Leonard, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis and Boo Weekly.

Tiger Woods, the #1 golfer in the world on the American side, will be missing from Ryder Cup odds. Woods is still recovering from surgery to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

In Woods absence, the public has decided that Phil Mickelson should lead the United States team but both “Lefty” and Ryder Cup odds are down playing his chances.

"My only responsibility is to play well," Mickelson said at a dinner last night after reminding those that would listen that he is not the captain. Ryder Cup odds for the top scorer of the United States team have Mickelson +500. Mickelson +120 will be paired with Padraig Harrington +120 in Ryder Cup betting match up odds at BetUS sportsbook. Players like Harrington and Garcia with the addition of Lee Westwood are why the Europeans are slight favorites in Ryder Cup odds "I think it’s one of the strongest teams I’ve ever seen them bring across here," U.S. captain Paul Azinger said.