Sky Sports commentator Wayne “Radar” Riley believes the bookmakers have got their odds wrong for the forthcoming Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Team USA have been installed as odds-on favourites with most major bookies in the UK, with Keegan Bradley‘s side favoured to continue the lengthy streak of wins for the home team.
European captain Luke Donald has conceded that the home support will be the biggest advantage Team USA will have, but the Englishman’s line-up has the upper hand on previous experience.
JJ Spaun, Russell Henley, Cameron Young and Ben Griffin will all be making their Ryder Cup debuts later this month, while Rasmus Hojgaard is the only rookie on Donald’s team that features 11 of the 12 players who lifted the trophy in Rome two years ago.
William Hill have the US team as 8/11 favourites to win this year’s Ryder Cup, with Europe at 11/8 to record their first win on American soil since the Miracle at Medinah in 2012.
You can get odds of 12/1 on a 14-14 tie, which would be enough for Europe to retain the trophy for another two years, but Riley believes that Europe should be favourites to win outright.
“Europe should be the favourites going into this Ryder Cup, there’s no doubt about it,” said Riley, who will be patrolling the fairways at Bethpage Black as the on-course commentator for Sky Sports.
“There’s no reason to be fearful of this United States team lead by Keegan Bradley. There are so many strong characters in Team Europe, like Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry.
“Matt Fitzpatrick was the final pick and there were no surprises there. He’s a US Open champion, so you can’t leave him out.”
Sky Sports commentator: No doubt Europe should be Ryder Cup favourites
Sky Sports commentator Wayne “Radar” Riley believes the bookmakers have got their odds wrong for the forthcoming Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Team USA have been installed as odds-on favourites with most major bookies in the UK, with Keegan Bradley‘s side favoured to continue the lengthy streak of wins for the home team.
European captain Luke Donald has conceded that the home support will be the biggest advantage Team USA will have, but the Englishman’s line-up has the upper hand on previous experience.
JJ Spaun, Russell Henley, Cameron Young and Ben Griffin will all be making their Ryder Cup debuts later this month, while Rasmus Hojgaard is the only rookie on Donald’s team that features 11 of the 12 players who lifted the trophy in Rome two years ago.
William Hill have the US team as 8/11 favourites to win this year’s Ryder Cup, with Europe at 11/8 to record their first win on American soil since the Miracle at Medinah in 2012.
You can get odds of 12/1 on a 14-14 tie, which would be enough for Europe to retain the trophy for another two years, but Riley believes that Europe should be favourites to win outright.
“Europe should be the favourites going into this Ryder Cup, there’s no doubt about it,” said Riley, who will be patrolling the fairways at Bethpage Black as the on-course commentator for Sky Sports.
“There’s no reason to be fearful of this United States team lead by Keegan Bradley. There are so many strong characters in Team Europe, like Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry.
“Matt Fitzpatrick was the final pick and there were no surprises there. He’s a US Open champion, so you can’t leave him out.”
Source link