- Team USA is a -400 favorite to beat the International team in the Sept. 24-27 matches at Medinah.
- The Americans have won 10 straight Presidents Cups since 2005, and the Internationals haven’t won since 1998.
- Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 and USA’s top points qualifier, profiles as the Americans’ top scorer at +375 odds.
- Ryan Fox, fresh off his first major win at The Open Championship, gives the Internationals their best scoring case.
MEDINAH, Ill. – Team USA is a -400 favorite over the International team at the Sept. 24-27 Presidents Cup, chasing an 11th consecutive title in a series the Americans haven’t lost since 1998.
Presidents Cup Betting Odds
| Outcome | Odds | Implies |
|---|---|---|
| USA | -400 | About 80% |
| International | +375 | About 21% |
| Tie | +1400 | About 7% |
Laying $400 to win $100 on the favorite is a short number by any sport’s standard, and it leaves little cushion for the outright bet to pay for the risk it carries. That pushes the value case toward session results, matchup props and the two point-scorer markets rather than picking the winner straight up, the kind of bets legal sports betting sites will lean on heaviest once Thursday’s opening four-ball matches go off.
A Decade Without A Loss
Team USA has won 10 straight Presidents Cups, a streak that started in 2005 and includes an 18.5-11.5 rout of the Internationals at Royal Montreal in 2024, the 10th straight American title. The International team’s only win in the event’s first 15 editions came in 1998 at Royal Melbourne, and Brandt Snedeker’s Americans enter Medinah bidding for a 14th title in 16 tries against Geoff Ogilvy’s side.
Scheffler Tops A Loaded Board
Scheffler qualified for the team with the most FedExCup points of any American, a run that also produced his second FedExCup at the Tour Championship in August. The world’s No. 1 arrives at Medinah in the best form of anyone on either roster, and captains typically play their best player in as many of the week’s five sessions as the schedule allows, the same math that makes him the pick to lead all scorers over automatic qualifiers Cameron Young and Wyndham Clark or captain’s picks Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas.
Fox Gives The Internationals Their Best Case
Si Woo Kim topped the International team’s qualifying points list, but Ryan Fox carries the freshest case for that side’s top scorer. Fox closed The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in July with a birdie on the 72nd hole, his first major title and the first by a New Zealander in 63 years. Paired against a legal PGA Tour betting board that leans almost entirely American, that recent major-winning form gives the Internationals their one player capable of outscoring the U.S. side’s top options.
What’s Next
Practice rounds at Medinah begin Tuesday, with five four-ball matches opening play Thursday, five foursomes matches following Friday and the format running through 12 Sunday singles matches.
