The Match is a made-for-TV golf exhibition that has helped expand the game with a primetime audience. On Thursday, The Match VIII will feature a cross-sport battle between world-famous teammates as Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs take on Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors. Curry is well known as a formidable player with a +1.0 handicap while Mahomes is also solid playing to a 7.7. Meanwhile, Kelce reportedly plays to an 11 while Thompson's handicap reportedly sits at 15. 

The format will be a modified alternate shot where everybody hits a tee shot and then alternate shot is played from the best of the two drives. The 12-hole match will begin with a 6:30 p.m. ET start. The latest Match VIII odds list the Curry-Thompson team as the -230 favorites (bet $230 to win $100) while Mahomes-Kelce are fetching +195.

In addition to picking a winner, a number of prop bets will be available for bettors to wager on, and SportsLine's Mike McClure has pinpointed his must-play. So before you lock in The Match VIII picks, be sure to see McClure's best bets.  

McClure's model has returned almost $10,000 on $100 best bets since June of 2020 and has called the winner of nine major tournaments entering the weekend. McClure was also all over Brooks Koepka defeating Bryson DeChambeau as a +110 underdog in The Match V and nailed Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth for an easy win over Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in The Match VII.  Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns!

Now, with sportsbooks taking bets on The Match VIII, McClure has scoured the odds and found a critical x-factor that has him jumping all over one side! He also has a couple of prop bets he's playing. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before making any selections of your own!

So who wins The Match 8? And where does all the betting value lie? ... Join SportsLine right now to see who you can bank on to win The Match VIII, all from the expert that's nailed nine golf majors!