2023 Ryder Cup picks, best bets, odds, top predictions: Proven golf expert backs Xander Schauffele in props
The 2023 Ryder Cup will begin on Friday at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, just outside of Rome, Italy, and Team USA will be looking to defend the Ryder Cup and to win on European soil for the first time since 1993. The American team is highlighted by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, five-time major champion Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth, who will make his fifth Ryder Cup appearance. Meanwhile, the European team is led by 24-time PGA Tour winner Rory McIlroy, two-time major champion Jon Rahm and 2023 FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland.
The latest 2023 Ryder Cup odds list Europe as the slight -105 favorite (risk $105 to win $100) with Team USA listed at +105. It’s a reversal after Team USA opened as the small favorite. A tie would return +1100. Scheffler is the +800 favorite to lead all players in overall points followed by the European trio of Rahm, Hovland and McIlroy at +900 in the latest Ryder Cup 2023 props. There are plenty of ways to bet on the Ryder Cup 2023, but before you lock in your 2023 Ryder Cup picks, be sure to see the best bets and predictions from SportsLine’s Patrick McDonald.
After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour. Since July, McDonald has gone 11-6-1 with his head-to-head picks, including an 8-1 record over the last three weeks of last season. He also nailed Russell Henley to be the first-round leader in the Wyndham Championship, at 40-1 odds.
Now, McDonald has evaluated the 2023 Ryder Cup odds and locked in his best bets. Head to SportsLine now to see the top picks and predictions for the Ryder Cup 2023.
Top 2023 Ryder Cup prop bets
One surprise: McDonald’s 2023 Ryder Cup best bets include backing Xander Schauffele to finish as the top points scorer at +1500. A seven-time PGA Tour winner, Schauffele has become a staple of Team USA in international play, helping lead the Americans to wins at the 2019 and 2022 Presidents Cup as well as at the 2021 Ryder Cup. He also won Olympic Gold in Japan in 2021 and is 9-4-0 overall in President Cup and Ryder Cup play.
“I expect Schauffele and Cantlay to roll in foursomes and collect two points and at least one more in four-ball,” McDonald told SportsLine. “If he plays as well as he did to end the year with his runner-up performance, there is a pathway for Schauffele to play all five and thus flirt with the possibility of a perfect Ryder Cup like Dustin Johnson had in 2021.” See the rest of McDonald’s best prop bets right here.
How to make 2023 Ryder Cup picks
McDonald has analyzed the 2023 Ryder Cup format from every possible angle. He’s locked in another prop bet that has an even larger payout than Schauffele. Anyone who tails this prop bet could hit it big. You can only see it here.
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2023 Ryder Cup odds, teams
See the full Ryder Cup 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Odds to win:
Team Europe -105
Team USA +105
Tie +1100
Team USA:
Sam Burns
Patrick Cantlay
Wyndham Clark
Rickie Fowler
Brian Harman
Max Homa
Brooks Koepka
Collin Morikawa
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Jordan Spieth
Justin Thomas
Team Europe:
Ludvig Aberg
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Tyrrell Hatton
Nicolai Hojgaard
Viktor Hovland
Shane Lowry
Robert Macintyre
Rory McIlroy
Jon Rahm
Justin Rose
Sepp Straka
