Sports Betting Futures Odds: Golf Season Concludes With Ryder Cup

by Ricky Dimon - 9/28/2016

The Tour Championship may have come and gone, but the 2016 golf season is not yet over; far from it. This weekend, which is also a big one in college football and the NFL, will be highlighted by the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. What will Rory McIlory do for an encore following his heroics in Atlanta? Will Dustin Johnson be able to bounce back and help the United States pick up a rare win?

Odds provided by MyBookie.ag unless otherwise indicated .

Ryder Cup

United States to win (-185) -Team USA has won the Ryder Cup only once (2008) since its epic 1999 comeback at Brookline and only twice since a victory across the pond at The Belfry in 1993. This year's roster appears to be a good one, with Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, and PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker.

Europe to win (+185) - Europe's three-match winning streak includes a memorable Sunday charge at Medinah in 2012. The Europeans took the suspense out of the most recent Ryder Cup much earlier, dominating 16.5-11.5 two years ago in Perthshire, Scotland. McIlory is joined on this roster by Rio gold medalist Justin Rose.

Dustin Johnson top American (+350) - Johnson threw away the FedEx Cup straight into McIlory's hands with a disastrous final-round 73 in Atlanta, but he is still going to win PGA Tour Player of the Year. He is a decent 4-3-0 in two Ryder Cup appearances. Spieth, Mickelson, Walker, Rickie Fowler, and Patrick Reed could also chalk up points.

Rory McIlory top European (+300) -McIlory's season was far from his best, but he won the entire FedEx Cup by winning two of the last three playoff events-the Deutsche Bank Championship and the Tour Championship. But some of his teammates-such as Rose, Henrik Stenson, and Sergio Garcia-may be tough to outscore.

Heisman Trophy

Lamar Jackson (-500) -This could be a classic case of the odds overreacting to a hot start by a Heisman Trophy candidate. Remember Leonarde Fournette just last year? How did that turn out after he had to go up against Alabama? Jackson has been on fire, but the Louisville QB has a huge game on his hands this weekend at Clemson.

Christian McCaffrey (+550) - Alabama running back Derrick Henry stormed past Fournette-and everyone else-to lift the stiff-armed statue in 2015, but McCaffrey finished a close second. Stanford's star halfback is off to a fine start this season, with 436 rushing yards, 119 receiving yards, and four total TDs through three games.

J.T. Barrett (+750) - Ohio State became Barrett's team in 2014, and two seasons later the show is once again his to run. The junior is playing mistake-free football while also showing off his dynamic, dual-threat abilities. After three outings, Barrett has 10 passing touchdowns (compared to just one pick) plus three more on the ground.

Deshaun Watson (+900) -The Heisman Trophy could become much clearer after Saturday night. Jackson has a chance to become an even more overwhelming favorite, while this a big opportunity for Watson to get back in the race. Clemson's signal-caller is off to a modest start, with nine total touchdowns (all passing) and four interceptions.

NBA Regular-Season Wins

Golden State Warriors (O/U 66) -The Warriors racked up a record 73 wins last season. Obviously that kind of performance cannot be expected to be duplicated, but they could come close. Not only should a fire be lit because of what transpired in the NBA Finals, but Golden State also landed Kevin Durant.

Cleveland Cavaliers (O/U 56.5) -Cleveland stole the 2015-16 NBA title from the Warriors by coming back from a 3-1 deficit, taking two of the last three games on the road. Mo Williams recently opted to retire, but he was a non-factor in the postseason so the Cavs will feature a similar core.

New York Knicks (O/U 39.5) -One team that will look much different is none other than the Knicks. And that's good news, because they went 32-50 last season and have not compiled a winning record since the 2012-13 campaign. Derrick Rose is now in New York along with fellow guard Brandon Jennings.

Los Angeles Lakers (O/U 25) -Luke Walton's coaching career-at least not including the beginning of last season with Golden State-is soon to take flight in Los Angeles. The Lakers went an awful 17-65 last year and have not won more than 27 games in a season since 2012-13.

Citizen Soldier 400

Kevin Harvick (+450) -What's not to like about Harvick's chances this weekend in Dover? The pressure is off, because he triumphed last Sunday in New Hampshire to book an automatic spot in the round two of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Harvick is also the defending champion of this race.

Martin Truex Jr. (+650) -Like Harvick, Truex has already punched his ticket to the next round; he took home the checkered flag from the playoff opener in Chicago. The No. 78 Toyota has simply been the best car in the business the last four weeks, with two wins, a third place, and a seventh place.

Matt Kenseth (+650) -Truex finished just outside the top 10 at this Dover event last fall (11^th), while Kenseth crossed the line in seventh. Kenseth should be coming off a victory in New Hampshire, but a poor restart following a caution with five laps remaining proved costly. He owns two wins this season and two straight top 10s.

Kyle Busch (+750) - The No. 18 car went into a minor slump spanning three races prior to the Chase, but it has gone ninth, eighth, and third during NASCAR's proverbial playoffs. Busch finished runner-up to Harvick last year in Dover, so that is another reason to think he will fare well this weekend.

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