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The Ultimate 2025 Ryder Cup Betting Guide | Preview & Best Bets

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A friend rolling Bethpage's greens says the instruction is 11.5 on the Stimpmeter, and he plans to roll them to 15-plus.

1. The Preferred Lines Podcast's 2025 Ryder Cup betting guide previews Bethpage Black, the Keegan Bradley versus Luke Donald captaincy matchup, and ranked bronze, silver and gold best bets. 2. Joe Idoni (@Torpix) co-hosts with John Haselbauer of PGA Tout, who lives about 20 minutes from Bethpage and played his high school matches on the facility's other courses. 3. The core thesis is that the home team, a trimmed rough and flat greens set up a close but USA-leaning week, with DraftKings listing Team USA at -145. 4. John says the host captain controls setup, citing last year's rumors that Europe's Luke Donald over-watered areas and then soaked them, and expects a scorable Bethpage with moved-up tees and a lower rough. 5. Joe cites strokes gained data in which five of the bottom six players over six months are European (Højgaard, Lowry, Rose, Straka, Åberg), with Morikawa the lone American, as a reason to remove extra variables. 6. John relays a text from a friend rolling the greens, who was told to roll them at 11.5 but wants to go to "15 plus," and warns of hole-to-hole inconsistency on the elevated greens. 7. For the bronze picks, John takes Justin Thomas at 14-1 as top US scorer, citing his record and putting season, while Joe takes Bryson DeChambeau at 12-1 as top overall scorer, citing power, course fit and his pod with Thomas, Cameron Young and Ben Griffin. 8. Silver picks are Rory McIlroy for most holes won (John) and Justin Thomas for two or more points at +100 on FanDuel (Joe), who notes Thomas's 64 percent match win rate and 3-0 singles record and says ties mean there is no hook at 1.5 or 2.5. 9. The gold picks are Joe's Ben Griffin over 1.5 points at -110, backed by a third-place strokes gained ranking and a jump to 11th in the world from about 1,845th at Whistling Straits, and John's Team USA to win, backed by home teams winning 15 of the last 20. 10. Golf bettors preparing Ryder Cup futures, props and matchup wagers will get the most from this.

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