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Betting Women’s Long Jump, Men’s 100m Hurdles At Olympics

Jimmy Reinman — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:01:00 +0000

Team USA member Brittany Reese is the women's long jump second favorite with +325 odds, just behind Malaika Mihambo (+275) of Germany.
Grant Holloway ran the 110m hurdles in 12.81 seconds at the Olympic trials and is the outright favorite to take gold (-275 odds).

TOKYO - The Americans are looking for more gold medals in the track and field events as sportsbooks have two Team USA members as the favorite for track and field events happening Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Britney Reese takes the headline as an SEC alumni, spending her college days at Ole Miss. The 34-year-old is a seven-time world champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters.

This looking to bet on Olympic track and field can get Reese for a terrific price of +325 - just slightly shorter than her odds of +350 a few days ago.

Athletics Long Jump Women Odds

Malaika Mihambo (GER) +275
Britney Reese (USA) +325
Ivana Spanovic (SRB) +350
Tara Davis (USA) +350
Chantel Malone (IVB) +900
Ese Brume (NGA) +1000
Khaddi Sagnia (SWE) +4000
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) +4000
Tyra Gittens (TTO) +6600
Abigail Irozuru (GBR) +8000
Jazmin Sawyers (GBR) +8000
Brooke Stratton (AUS) +10000

German Malaika Mihambo, who will be her toughest competition in the event, who finished second in Group B (6.98m) behind Ivana Spanovic (7.0m).

While Mihambo missed out on a bronze medal in 2016, she remains Reese's biggest competitor, who landed a 6.86m jump over the weekend.

Tokyo 2021- 110m Hurdles Men Odds

Grant Holloway (USA) -275
Sergey Shubenkov (RUS) +725
Orlando Ortega (ESP) +825
Ronald Levy (JAM) +1000
Shunsuke Izumiya (JPN) +1800
Devon Allen (USA) +2200
Wilhem Belocian (FRA) +2800
Daniel Roberts (USA) +3300
Damian Thomas (JAM) +3500
Taio Kanai (JPN) +4000
Andrew Pozzi (GBR) +5000
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) +5000
Aurel Manga (FRA) +6600
Asier Martinez (ESP) +8000

On the men's side, Grant Holloway is the current world record holder in the 60m hurdles, and the reigning world champion in the 110m.

Holloway’s time at the Olympic Trials was 12.81 seconds - the second fastest time recorded behind Aries Merritt’s 12.80 seconds. Given that he set this time on Jun. 26, it seems like Holloway could be in optimal form to win a gold medal when this event kicks off on Tuesday morning.

Longshots Preventing Holloway From Gold

His closest competition looked to come from Ronald Levy, according to the Olympic sportsbooks. Levy, who had +750 odds to take home the gold now sits with +1000.

Levy won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 110m hurdles, but came in 14th at the 2019 World Championships.

His best time in the 110m hurdles is 13.05 seconds, which puts him about 1/5th of a second behind Holloway, although his 14th place finish in the World Championships saw him clock in at 13.48 seconds.

At +825 odds, Orlando Ortega’s best time in the event is 12.94 seconds, but Ortega is 30 years old, and his time at the 2019 World Championships was 13.30 seconds.

Sergey Shubenkov is the main challenger to Holloway, sitting with +725 odds.

Shubenkov’s best time was 12.92 seconds, which he reached in 2018, and he won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships with a time of 13.15 seconds. This saw Holloway edge him out by 0.05 seconds, as he reached the end of the race in 13.10, a time he has since far surpassed.

Still, the reason these other racers are near the top of the Olympic odds boards is that if Holloway has a poor run, any of them could pass him.

If Holloway performs as he did in the Olympic Trials in June, however, a gold medal is all but assured.

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There’s No Stopping Caeleb Dressel, Emma McKeon From Gold

Jimmy Reinman — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:03:18 +0000

Olympic swimming continues on in Tokyo, where American Caeleb Dressel is going for another gold medal in the 100m butterfly as a -1000 favorite.
Elsewhere, Australian Emma McKeon is the heavy -300 favorite to win gold in the women’s 100m freestyle.

TOKYO - Swimming is the sport possibly the most synonymous with the Olympics, and this year in Tokyo has solidified that fact with defining performances from some of the biggest names in the sport.

One of those names is American Caeleb Dressel, who already owns the gold medal in Tokyo for the 100m freestyle and the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Now, Dressel is going for his third gold in the same Games with his entry into the 100m butterfly competition.

Betting odds for the event are available via the online Olympic sportsbooks, with only Kristof Milak as a competitor on the odds.

Swimming 100m Butterfly Men Odds

Caeleb Dressel -1000
Kristof Milak +600
Matthew Temple +1300
James Guy +2000
Joseph Schooling +2000
Mehdy Metella +2000
Chad Le Clos +2500
Josif Miladinov +2500
Andrey Minakov +3300

The sportsbooks have Dressel as a massive -1000 favorite, and for good reason.

Dressel broke the Olympic Record for the 100m butterfly in his preliminary round on Wednesday in Tokyo with a time of 50.39 seconds.

The next closest time in his heat was 50.97 seconds - over half a full second slower than Dressel.

Oh, by the way. Caeleb Dressel went 50.39 and broke the Olympic Record in PRELIMS of the 100 butterfly. This. Dude. Is. DANGEROUS.pic.twitter.com/JOADNDGRiV

— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) July 29, 2021

It is clear that Dressel is the man to watch these Olympics, and has no plans of slowing down anytime soon.

Those looking for a betting line with more parity can check out the odds for the women’s 100m freestyle, where Australian Emma McKeon is the big favorite.

Swimming 100m Freestyle Women Odds

Emma McKeon (AUS) -300
Siobhan Haughey (HKG) +450
Cate Campbell (AUS) +600
Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) +1500
Penny Oleksiak (CAN) +2000
Femke Heemskerk (NED) +2500

While -300 isn’t much parity, it is certainly more to work with than the -1000 price tag Dressel is holding.

Those looking to bet on the swimming at the Olympics can lay down a decent amount on McKeon and still receive a 33% ROI.

McKeon is in a similar place in that she also set the Olympic record in the prelims with a time of 52.13 seconds - well ahead of the next fastest time (52.70).

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What Past Results Influence Women’s Olympic Handball?

Jimmy Reinman — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:48:52 +0000

Women’s handball is a sport available to bet on at the Tokyo Olympics, with Norway as the favorite to win with +100 odds.

TOKYO - Handball is one of the more exciting sports at the Olympics despite its lack of popularity in the United States. Handball is an extremely fast-paced game that combined athleticism with precision, and at the women’s level, few teams are more complete than Norway.

Norway is the current leader of Group A with two wins and zero losses and comes in with even +100 odds to win the gold medal on the online Olympic sportsbooks.

Handball Women's Odds

Norway +100
France +400
ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) +400
Netherlands +700
Sweden +800
Brazil +1600
Spain +2000
Hungary +3300
Montenegro +3300
South Korea +4000
Japan +8000

Handball began as an Olympic sport on the women’s level back at the 1976 Montreal Games. That year, the Soviet Union brought home the gold, but the sport has seen a few different countries dominate the podium over the years.

The Russians as well as former Yugoslavia, South Korea, and China were common winners throughout the 70s and 80s, with Norway also being a strong player. Denmark became a powerhouse at the 1996 games in Atlanta, starting a streak of three straight gold medals through 2004.

It wasn’t until 2008 that Norway finally broke through and won their first gold medal in the event, dethroning the Danish.

Norway went on to win gold in London 2012 as well, before finishing third in the 2016 Games.

Now, those looking to bet on the Olympics can back Norway to climb the mountain back to the top of the sport.

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USWNT Vets Give Best 2020 Olympic Odds To Win Gold

Daniel Borjas — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:23:27 +0000

The USWNT will have mostly returning faces when they go to Tokyo.
A majority of the women are older than 31 years old.
Many young upstarts were not considered to go to Tokyo.

CHICAGO – Now that the USWNT has qualified for Tokyo 2020, most of the team are returning veterans.

The USWNT has a new head coach guiding them into the Summer Olympics. Vlatko Andonovski is now guiding the USWNT into Tokyo 2020. As such, he is deciding that veterans are going to be best suited to win Gold in Tokyo.

Some of the members of the team include Becky Sauerbrunn, Megan Rapinoe, Ali Krieger, Tobin Heath, Christen Press, and Kelley O’Hara. Many recognizable names are in this list. A good amount of these women were in the 2016 Olympics and the previous FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Half of the team will be 31 years or older by the time they head to Tokyo. Andonovski seems to be relying heavily on veterans to increase their Olympic odds. He is even bringing pregnant Alex Morgan to Tokyo. Her baby is due in April, giving her three months to recover.

👀 People keep talking about the Olympics as if Alex Morgan won't be there. But here she is training a couple days ago via @BeastModeSoccer. Her baby is due in April. #USWNT #NWSL pic.twitter.com/PisXMi9ILn

— Caitlin Murray (@caitlinmurr) February 5, 2020

This means though that a good number of young players on the USWNT will not be able to play at the Tokyo Olympics. Tierna Davidson, who is 21, will not be playing in Tokyo. Davidson is looking to be the future of the USWNT, but she will not get the chance to prove it in Tokyo.

During their last three qualifying matches, the USWNT did not allow their opponents to score even once. The USWNT are looking to be the favorite to win gold at Tokyo during the 2020 Olympics. Bettors interested in Olympic betting on women’s soccer during Tokyo will be hard press to wager on any other team than the USWNT.

The USWNT will have a few more months to prepare for Tokyo 2020. Afterall, one player first needs to give birth before she can prepare for the games. Soccer matches in Tokyo begin on Wednesday, July 22 in Tokyo.

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Surfer John John Florence Is Aiming For Olympics Despite Injury

Daniel Borjas — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:22:53 +0000

John John Florence is hoping to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
An ACL injury has taken him out of the 2019 World Surf League Championship Tour.
Now Florence must wait to see if he will get an opportunity to qualify for Tokyo.

OAHU, Hawaii – John John Florence is hoping to make it to the 2020 Olympics, despite the fact he tore his ACL.

Qualifiers Are Passing By

One of the biggest qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics is the 2019 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour. During this time, there will be 10 men and women who will end up qualifying for the Tokyo Games. For each gender, there can be only two representatives per country. That means that only two US men will make it to the Olympics.

If the Championship Tour were to end today, Florence would qualify for the Olympics. Despite being out, Florence is currently ranked third in the overall standings. But the problem is that there is another US representative in front of him. He is currently behind Kolohe Andino. At this point, it seems like Andino will more than likely represent team USA in Tokyo.

That means that if one more US surfer surpasses him in the rankings, Florence will miss his Tokyo opportunity. Kelly Slater is the closest US surfer to overtake Florence. Slater is currently in eighth place in the Championship Tour.

Opportunities To Qualify

There are a couple of different ways that Florence can still qualify. The first is that he remains his position as the second-highest scoring American in the WSL tour. This is unlikely as there are five more surfing contests left in the WSL Championships.

OlympicBettingOdds.com knows another way for Florence to qualify is that either only Andino qualifies this round, or no Americans qualify. This will give Florence the opportunity to qualify via the 2020 ISA World Surfing Games.

Florence underwent reconstruction surgery for his torn ACL. He is currently undergoing rehab in hopes to make it to the 2020 Olympics. He wants to recover in time just in case he needs to go to the ISA World Surfing Games to qualify. Florence does not want to miss the opportunity to represent Team USA at the 2020 Olympics.

“It's the Olympics, the top of sporting, and being a part of it would be awesome. I think it would be so cool to have a Hawaiian on the team," said Florence. "Since it's the first year in the Olympics for surfing, I imagine there is going to be a lot of conversation... To be part of the first one and growing our sport in the Olympics would be cool,” said Florence.

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Two MN 3-On-3 Basketball Teams Take First Steps Toward Tokyo

Daniel Borjas — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:45:52 +0000

Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have 3-on-3 basketball matches.
These Minnesota teams have taken the first steps to go to the Olympics.
There are still many more qualifiers that will occur before these teams can make it to Tokyo.

BLAINE, Minn. – Two local Minnesota 3-on-3 basketball teams have taken their first steps to represent Team USA in Tokyo 2020.

A Demanding Game

Two teams came out victorious in the Red Bull 3-on-3 tournament last Saturday. For the women’s side, it was the MN OGs. On the men’s division, it was Treyball MN. The MN OGs grew up in Minnesota and were part of the Big Ten when they went to school. That was over a decade ago. Jenna Smith of the MN OGs still plays professionally overseas. A good portion of the MN Treyball plays professionally as well.

One thing that both teams agree on is that 3-on-3 basketball is much harder than the traditional version. One of the main differences between 3-on-3 basketball and traditional basketball is the pacing.

“You're actively moving, there's 10 seconds of possession. Just the intensity you have to play with is brutal. Not only that, with all the different rules, your mind has to be right," said Breanna Salley of the MN OGs.

It is not just the possession time that is different. Traditional basketball is played on a full court. The 3-on-3 version is played on a half-court, meaning the ball is almost always in range for a shot. This combined with the short shot clock, this demands a lot from all players.

"In 5-on-5, you get beat to the bucket, you might have a little help side; 3-on-3, there's no help. Individually, you have to be solid. If you're not solid individually, 3-on-3 might not be the sport for you" said Brensley Haywood of Treyball MN.

A Local Tournament To Start The Journey

Despite the game’s difficulties, the MN OGs and Treyball MN are on the road to Tokyo 2020. This tournament was sponsored by Red Bull and awarded the winning teams $2,000. This tournament was also the very first step towards the Olympics.

OlympicBettingOdds.com knows it is going to be quite some time before MN OGs and Treyball MN can get to Tokyo. There are 22 different qualifiers happening between June to September. Afterward, there will be four regional tournaments happening in the fall. Then the national event will happen in the spring. The winners of the nationals will represent Team USA in Tokyo.

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Brooke Raboutou Qualifies For Tokyo 2020 Climbing Event

Daniel Borjas — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:42:14 +0000

Brooke Raboutou will go to Tokyo 2020 for the climbing event.
She is the first USA athlete ever to qualify for Olympic climbing.
More qualifiers for the climbing event will be held throughout the year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Brooke Raboutou is going to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the climbing event.

Qualifying In Japan

The first qualifiers for the Olympic climbing event were at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. Hachioji is less than an hour away from where the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held. There, Raboutou qualified for the Olympic climbing event.

Climbing has three different disciplines. Speed climbing is a race between two climbers that scale a 15-meter wall. Bouldering is when climbers scale as many fixed routes as they can within four minutes. Lead climbing is when climbers climb as high as they can on a 15-meter wall within six minutes. There are no re-climbs in lead climbing.

Normally, a climber would choose one or two different disciplines to focus on. To be an Olympic climber, they need to do all three. This is known as combined climbing. Because of this, the IFSC Climbing World Championships was combined climbing.

During the World Championships, Raboutou placed sixth in the speed round. She then ended in tenth place for the lead and bouldering rounds. Her final standing was ninth place. Her ninth-place finish allows her to go to Tokyo in 2020.

By our count here at OlympicBettingOdds.com this officially makes Raboutou the seventh member of Team USA. The others are three open water swimmers, two modern pentathletes, and a triathlete. Tokyo 2020 will only have 20 athletes per gender with a max of two per country in climbing. This means that team USA can potentially send up to three more climbers to Tokyo. There are seven more opportunities for USA climbers to qualify for the climbing event and join Raboutou.

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Gymnast Simone Biles Makes History On Road To Olympics

Christina Monroe — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:04:52 +0000

Gymnast Simone Biles has won 20 all-around competitions in a row for the last six years.
She won her sixth U.S. all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championship this weekend with 4.95 points.
Clara Schroth Lomady, a gymnast from the 40s and 50s has six U.S. all-around titles and is now tied with Biles.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In the Rio 2016 Olympics, gymnast Simone Biles proved to herself and the world that she was a true Olympic champion, taking home four gold medals and one bronze. In just one Olympic showing she became the female American gymnast with the most medals. Now the 22-year-old is back to competing in order to get to Tokyo 2020 and she’s already made history.

Biles became the first female gymnast in the history of the sport to complete a triple twisting double somersault during her floor routine. Not only that, but she was also the first to do a perfect double-twisting double somersault for her balance beam performance. The U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri was a night of historical firsts, all made by Biles.

At such a young age, Biles continues to make a name for herself. She is now the first woman to be the proud holder of six U.S. all-around titles in almost 70 years.

"You'll go your whole entire career and everybody will tell you you're great. But the minute you say you're good, people are like, 'Oh my gosh, you're so cocky! Cancel her,' or this or that," said Biles. "There should be times where we can celebrate whenever we do a good routine. Or if you've been on a winning streak for a year. Or so forth. I think it's something you should have pride in. Not be cocky about it, but have pride in it."

The 2020 Olympics

While there was uncertainty as to whether or not Biles would be returning to competing in gymnastics, she has decided to continue her advancement in the sport. The coach she’s had since she was seven years old, Aimee Boorman, moved to Florida to train there after the 2016 Olympics. Biles did not follow her.

Instead, after taking a year off from competition, Biles hired two new coaches. Cecile and Laurent Landi, of Texas, are now part of Biles’ team. They helped gymnast Madison Kocian receive a silver medal in the Rio Olympics for the uneven bars routine. Her new coaches are more about pushing her to go further rather than have routines that are perfect but with moves that are less difficult.

Biles will be competing in an October qualifier for a spot in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. She has said that the reason she’s able to do so well is that she is no longer out to prove herself. She is competing simply for the love of the sport. OlympicBettingOdds.com feels that should she make those historical moves in her performances once again at the qualifiers, they will be named after her.

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USA Baseball Already Preparing For The 2020 Olympics

Christina Monroe — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:59:27 +0000

12-15 pro scouts have been working with USA Baseball since April looking for talented minor leaguers.
A list of over 100 players has already made its way to the desk of Team USA for consideration.
The official roster for Team USA at the 2020 Olympics will have 28 players.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – USA Baseball has started looking at potential players for Team USA in the 2020 Olympics. The last time baseball made an appearance in the Olympics was in 2008. With 12 years between events, it is unlikely that any former members will be on the 2020 team making the entire squad a sea of new faces.

A formal ranking of possible athletes will be made through player evaluations and recommendations by the scouting staff. Teams will be contacted in August by USA Baseball seeking permission to use their players for the 2020 Olympics. An official public announcement of the 28-man lineup for Tokyo 2020 will be done by October.

The Premier12 Tournament will be the beginning of qualifiers to make it to the Olympics. The tournament is made up of twelve different teams that span the globe. Team USA will play in Mexico on November 2nd.

Should Team USA fail in the tournament, they will have 2 more chances to make it to the Olympics. After the Premier12 Tournament, there is an Americas Qualifier and then the third tournament in Taiwan. The qualifying rounds for Tokyo 2020 baseball are literally playing by the 3 strikes and you’re out rule.

With qualifiers, there are no guarantees that Team USA will be competing in the Olympics. They need to be able to advance in any one of the 3 tournaments they’re allowed. In 2004, they were unable to make the cut.

“We’ve had people say, ‘When do you go to Tokyo?’ and we’re quick to remind people we’re not in Tokyo yet. We have to qualify,” said Paul Seller, CEO of USA Baseball. “It’s going to be really, really difficult. Seven of the top 12 teams in the world are from our region. FIFA has the pools of death. We have the continent of death.”

Team USA

The last Team USA was comprised of both seasoned players and prospective ones that had not yet made their mark in the MLB. This new team will have the same makeup, taking the top players from wherever the scouts find them. In general, it’s good practice to have the varying age range for good chemistry; the older players can teach the newer players and the newer players boost the competitive side of the veterans.

“It’s about the best player in the moment, and that could be a lot of different guys,” said Sellers. “Obviously the minor league player is where the bulk of our team will come from, but if there is a player like a former pro pitching in Japan, that might be somebody who is attractive based on their familiarity of the landscape and where we might be going.”

OlympicBettingOdds.com thinks the United States needs to look long and hard for the right players and coaches to make it to Tokyo 2020. This could very well be their last chance for an Olympic medal for some time. The 2024 Olympics will not be featuring baseball as an event. Depending on the ratings in 2020, that could either help or hurt an appearance of baseball for the 2028 Olympics.

The winners for baseball in the 2008 Beijing Olympics were South Korea who took home the Gold, Cuba that brought back the Silver and the United States bringing back the Bronze medal. Practice for the qualifiers will begin in October. Team Japan already has a spot at the Olympics because they are the host country.

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Japanese Breakdancers Are Preparing For Paris 2024

Daniel Borjas — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:14:15 +0000

Breakdancing is expected to appear in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A few Japanese breakdancers are preparing for 2024.
Breakdancing will not appear in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Japanese breakdancers are starting to prepare their moves for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

As we are approaching Tokyo 2020, more is being revealed about Paris 2024. In early 2019, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to include breakdancing in Paris. The qualifiers are not likely to occur until 2023. But that has not stopped Japanese breakdancers from preparing for the Olympics.

Breakdancer Shigeyuki “Shigekix” Nakarai is one of the Japanese breakdancers preparing for Paris. The 17-year-old breakdancer is comfortable competing in the world stage. Nakarai won the bronze medal during the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aries for breakdancing.

Nakarai said that he is going to turn his “frustration into positive energy.” He wants that positive energy to turn into an Olympic gold medal. Nakarai is one of Japan’s biggest hopes to win breakdancing gold in 2024. But other Japanese breakdancers are also aiming for the gold medal.

Issei Hori is a 22-year-old breakdancer, and he is also aiming for Olympic gold. He won the Red Bull BC One World Finals back in 2016, making him the world champion. He was the first Japanese breakdancer to win that competition.

“I would love to win that first gold medal,” said Hori.

Ami Yuasa is also excited that breakdancing is coming to the Olympics. The details for the breakdancing competition have not been hammered out yet. But OlympicBettingOdds.com thinks that it is likely that both men and women will get the opportunity to compete. In that case, Yuasa is also expected to represent Japan. Yuasa said that she considers breakdancing as a form of expression, like photography or art.

Yuasa believes that breakdancing will be a good fit for the Olympics. This is due to the fact that figure skating and synchronized swimming are in the Olympics. At the moment, breakdancing is not officially in Paris 2024. The IOC needs to rubber-stamp the decision in December of 2020. This will likely happen because skateboarding and surfing are in Tokyo 2020.

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