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USA A Longshot In Beijing Olympic Cross Country Skiing Odds

Nick Mazone — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:36:05 +0000

The United States are +25000 longshots to win the 4x10km relay.
James Schoonmaker has +20000 odds in the individual sprint freestyle.
USA is a +15000 betting option in the men’s team sprint.

BEIJING - The United States isn’t expected to be competitive in the Olympics when it comes to cross country skiing.

Norway is the heavy favorite in the men’s 4x10km relay while the United States are major longshots. Considering the United States has won just one single gold medal in cross country skiing history, their long odds on Olympic betting sites seem justified.

Beijing 2022 - Men's 4x10km Relay Odds

Norway (NOR) -275
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) +225
France (FRA) +2000
Finland (FIN) +3300
Sweden (SWE) +3300
Italy (ITA) +5000
Switzerland (SUI) +10000
Germany (GER) +15000
Czech Republic (CZE) +25000
USA (USA) +25000

The Norwegians won the event in 2018 and have dominated cross country skiing in general as an Olympic sport, showing they are the rightful favorites in the 4x10km relay.

Men’s Individual Sprint Freestyle Odds

A few Americans will attempt to win the first gold medal in the country’s history in men’s cross country skiing but James Schoonmaker and Ben Ogden are major longshots to do so.

Beijing 2022 - Men's Individual Sprint Freestyle Odds

James Schoonmaker +20000
Ben Ogden +25000
Kevin Bolger +30000
Luke Jager +30000
Logan Hanneman +50000

The Americans are given the 22nd and 24th shortest odds in the field while other competitors like Kevin Bolger, Luke Jager and Logan Hanneman are given longer odds. The favorite in the event has -350 odds showing just how outlandish an American winning may be.

Men’s Team Sprint Odds

The best chance the United States has at winning a medal comes in the men’s team sprint. Although they remain a large underdog, their odds are a little shorter than in the other events.

Beijing 2022 - Men's Team Sprint Odds

Norway (NOR) -350
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) +275
France (FRA) +1600
Finland (FIN) +2500
Italy (ITA) +2500
Sweden (SWE) +3300
USA (USA) +15000

While the United States’ women’s team won the gold medal in 2018, the men have never made it on the podium. Although the women's USA cross country skiing odds has them listed as the seventh-shortest odds, there's a large gap between Sweden and the USA, showing the gap between the USA and the competition.

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Sportsbooks Pull Olympic Hockey Odds With NHL Players Out

Brett Crown — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:34:25 +0000

Canada was favored to win the Olympic hockey gold medal with +150 odds.
It is unclear which hockey players and leagues will participate in Beijing.

BEIJING - Following the announcement that the NHL and NHL Players Association have pulled all players from representing their countries in the 2022 Winter Olympics, sportsbooks have pulled all Olympic Ice Hockey odds.

The announcement that NHL players will not play in the the Olympics has left sportsbooks on thin ice. It is currently unclear which leagues will allow their players to be considered for the Winter Olympics.

Some speculate that the Russian Olympic Committee may see the largest Olympic betting odds benefit because of the NHL players lack of participation. The KHL - the second best hockey league in the world - is allowing players to participate in Beijing 2021 and is over 50% comprised of Russian athletes.

Finland (6%) and Czech Republic (6%) may also see their Olympic Ice Hockey odds shorten, as over a tenth of the KHL are of these nationalities.

Canada is in a different boat leaving the board as the betting favorite Despite a 7% representation in the KHL, Canada's hockey odds will likely get longer as notable NHL veterans like Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will be absent after being named to the team.

Notable Canadian Hockey Players Missing Olympics

Brad Marchand
Sidney Crosby
Patrice Bergeron
Jonathan Huberdeau
Connor McDavid
Shea Theodore
Alex Pietrangelo
Marc-Andre Fleury

Canada has won two silver medals in the past (Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994) but putting together a team this late will be a real challenge for Shane Doan and Claude Julien. Even further, with concerns over health and safety of players, coaches, and staff, Canada also withdrew from the Spengler Cup on Monday.

Building Teams Without Professional Players

One possible route for the Americans and Canadians to go when building their teams is through the NCAA. Some options from the player pool for the Canadians include: Owen Power (1st overall selection), Mason McTavish (3rd selection), and Kent Johnson (5th). Americans Matty Beniers (2) and Luke Hughes (4th) provide the United States with some great options as well.

An important piece of recent history is that the 2018 Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament was also played with no NHL players.

The Russians won gold, Germany got silver and Canada got the bronze. The difference between then and now is that each country knew well in advance who would make up their teams. With the NHL pulling their players so close to the Olympics, many countries will be left in tough spots.

The Russian team was give +100 odds to win the Gold for the 2018 Winter Olympic tournament, which may give some indication as to how strong of an advantage they have given their KHL pipeline.

For that same tournament, Canada was given +450 odds and the USA was given +1000 odds to win the gold medal.

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Odds Released For Countries To Boycott Winter Olympics In 2022

Nick Mazone — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:19:57 +0000

The United States has -2500 odds to not boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Norway has the shortest odds to boycott, sitting at +750.

BEIJING – The 2022 Winter Olympics are in danger of being boycotted from a handful of prominent countries. However, the odds show there is little chance of any country sitting out of the games in Beijing.

United States Odds To Boycott

The reason why people are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been well-documented, but despite the alleged wrongdoings and public demands for the games to be boycotted, the odds suggest the United States will send athletes to the event.

USA To Fully Boycott The 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Yes +800
No -2500

The wording of the bet is important as it states the country needs to “fully boycott” the event. Reports suggested that President Biden may diplomatically boycott the Olympics, but that would still allow athletes to attend and compete.

There have been no signs of a full boycott of the Olympics that are set to begin in just a couple of weeks. If there is any boycott at all from the United States, it will be diplomatic which is why the odds are so lopsided towards no full boycott.

Other Countries Odds To Boycott

The Olympic betting odds for other countries seem to mirror the United States’ in that it’s highly unlikely that any listed country decides to fully boycott the Olympics in Beijing.

Odds To Fully Boycott The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Norway +750
United Kingdom +800
Canada +800
Netherlands +900
Germany +900
France +900

Of the listed countries, Norway is given the highest chance to boycott the Winter Olympics, but are still given long odds to do so. On the other side of the spectrum, Germany, France and the Netherlands are labeled as the least likely countries to boycott.

Canada and the United Kingdom are given the same betting line as the United States.

Even though some countries are seemingly more likely than others, none of these prominent countries are seemingly actually considering a full boycott in which their athletes are prevented from competing. Morally, it may make sense to push for a boycott, but for betting purposes, the opposite couldn’t be more true.

The 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony is scheduled for February 4, 2022.

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Beijing 2022 Hockey Odds: Canada The Early Favorite

Nick Mazone — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:14:18 +0000

Canada has +150 odds as the betting favorites to win the gold medal in the upcoming Olympics.
The Russian Olympic Committee has +350 odds as the second option on the odds boards.
Sweden (+650) and the United States (+650) are the only other countries with odds short of +1000

BEIJING - The Olympics are closer than many realize and one of the main events will be Ice Hockey where Canada is favored to win the gold medal.

Canada As The Favorite

Canada has won the gold medal in three of the last five Olympics, earning bronze in one of those years as well. Given their consistency and clear elite-level talent, it’s not too surprising to find them atop the odds boards on Olympic betting sites.

Beijing 2022 Odds - Men's Hockey

Canada +150
Russian Olympic Committee +350
Sweden +650
USA +650
Finland +1000
Czech Republic +1600
Germany +3300
Switzerland +3300
Slovakia +8000
Latvia +12500

Canada has the most gold medals (9), the most overall medals (16) and can be confidently bet on as one of the favorites. A quick look at Canada’s roster and it’s easy to see why they’re the favorites.

Can Any Country Other Than Russia Compete?

In the history of ice hockey in the Olympics, besides Canada, Russia has been the best team. Now competing under the Russian Olympic Committee moniker, Russia has combined for eight gold medals and 12 total medals, both good for second-most of all-time.

As to be expected, those betting on Olympic ice hockey can find Russia as the biggest threat to Canada as their roster is filled with some of the NHL’s biggest stars.

Aside from Russia and Canada, Sweden and the United States are next on the list as the top competitors. However, neither may be worth betting on to win the gold medal. The United States has only won two gold medals and an astounding eight silver medals.

The USA hasn’t won since 1980 and likely won’t this time around, but does have the talent to make a decent run at a bronze or silver medal. Sweden has come in first or second in two of the last four Olympics and may be the better pick.

At the end of the day, The Russian Olympic Committee and Canada seem to clearly be the two best countries in the world.

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Will Norway Lead The Gold Medal Count Again For Winter Olympics?

Maxwell Sanders — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:13:24 +0000

Norway has +185 odds to lead the Olympic gold medal count in Beijing.
Norway has been top two in medal count in the previous three iterations of the Olympic Games.
Germany is next, with +200 odds, while no other countries have seen odds shorter than +500 yet.

BEIJING - The 2022 Winter Olympics are edging closer and closer, with a start date of Feb. 4, 2022.

Leading up to the Games, online sportsbooks that offer Olympic odds have begun to post betting lines on large scale categories, such as which country will come home with the most gold medals.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 - Most Gold Medals

Norway +185
Germany +200
Canada +600
USA +600
Russia +700
China +1500
Netherlands +2000
Sweden +3300
Austria +5000
France +5000
Switzerland +6600
Italy +10000
South Korea +10000
Finland +25000
Japan +25000
Poland +25000

The 2022 Winter Olympics medal odds seem very similar to how the 2018 odds ended up. In the 2018 Games, Norway and Germany tied for the most gold medals with 14 each.

Norway, however, ended up with 39 overall medals to Germany’s 31, and are thus listed first in the official count.

Past Medal Counts For The Winter Olympics

In 2014, when the Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia came out on top, with 11 gold medals and 30 overall medals, beating Norway to the finish by four overall medals, despite both countries ending up with 11 golds to bring home.

The 2010 Olympics was the last time that the Winter Olympics had a true outright gold medal winner, as there were ties for the gold medal category in both 2014 and 2018.

In 2010, however, Norway dominated, winning 14 gold medals, while Germany won 10 gold medals.

If one considers 2014 to be an outlier due to Russia’s home-field advantage, Norway has been the most consistent country in terms of gold medal production for the Winter Olympic Games.

However, 2006 was the last time Norway was not near the top of the gold medal list, although Germany dominated in 2006 to the tune of 11 gold medals, two more than their closest competitor, the United States.

This review of the previous four events of the Winter Olympics should make it clear that Norway is likely going to be at the top of the medal count while Germany is another top contender and other countries outside of the two are considered the longshots.

This seems to match up with the way the odds were set up by sportsbooks - Norway and Germany at the top with no other countries under odds of +500.

However, it seems likely that these betting lines will change and shift as the Games get closer, so smart betting fans might want to jump on any of the better looking odds they see now while they’re still available.

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Which Country Is Most Likely To Win 2022 Ice Hockey Gold Medal?

Nick Mazone — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:26:57 +0000

The Olympic athletes From Russia are the current reigning gold medalists from 2018.
Canada took home the gold medal in 2010 and 2014 and has the most medals of all time.
The United States has the second-most medals of all time, including eight silver medals.

BEIJING – The 2022 Winter Olympics will be hosted in Beijing as Canada looks to regain its spot as the top country for ice hockey. The Olympic Athletes From Russia are the reigning champions, but could struggle in defending the title.

Which Teams Will Be Favored?

As of this point, there are no Olympic betting odds available for the 2022 ice hockey event. However, it’s not too hard to figure out which teams will be the favorites.

Canada

The Canadians are the leaders of the hockey world. The country has won two of the last three gold medals and has the most gold medals of all time (9). From top to bottom, no country can compete in terms of talent.

With options like Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid as forwards and Jordan Binnington and Carey Price in net, it’s an elite team and the top players don’t stop there.

Russia

Russia will have players like Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Nikita Kucherov, Vladimir Tarasenko and goalies like Andrei Vasilevskiy and Sergei Bobrovsky leading the team there is a lot of talent in Russia. The team won the Olympic ice hockey gold medal in 2018 and will likely be near the top of the odd boards again in 2022.

United States

Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Johnny Gaudreau, Jack Eichel, Seth Jones and Connor Hellebuyck will likely lead the United States as the country looks for their first hockey gold medal since 1980.

The United States seems to always be competitive, but never the best. However, their talent should be enough to keep them towards the top on the short list of betting favorites.

Olympic Rosters At Full Strength

The 2018 Olympics didn’t have any NHL players as they weren’t allowed to leave their teams mid-season, however, that will not be the case in 2022. The NHL and NHL Player’s Union have made an agreement to allow players to compete in the Olympics with a scheduled break in the middle of the NHL season.

This likely gives Canada a much better shot to compete and the same can be said with the united States while Russia’s chance of repeating likely decreases a bit. Either way, there’s a lot of time for things to change and be solidified before the Olympics start.

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2021 Olympics 3×3 Basketball Odds Favor Serbia, USA

Nick Mazone — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:18:23 +0000

Serbia has +140 odds on the men’s side of the 3x3 basketball event as the favorite.
The women’s United States team is the betting favorite at +110 ahead of France (+200).

TOKYO – The 2021 Olympics will debut 3-on-3 (3x3) basketball for the first time. Serbia and Latvia are projected to battle for the gold on the men’s side while the USA and France are favored for the women.

One of the most notable things when looking at the Men’s 3x3 basketball odds is that the USA failed to qualify and are not competing. This could potentially be surprising since the USA is considered the best basketball country in the world and have the overwhelming favorites in the 5x5 event.

Regardless, Olympic betting odds show that Serbia and Latvia are the top dogs in the inaugural event.

Men’s 3x3 Basketball Odds

Serbia +140
Latvia +225
ROC +700
Netherlands +850
Poland +1400
Belgium +1600
China +3300
Japan +4000

The odds show that it’s essentially a two-horse race between Serbia and Latvia and since Serbia is the No. 1 ranked team in the world by a wide margin, it may actually be a steal to get +140 odds attached to their name.

Women’s 3x3 Basketball – USA Favored, France Top Competition

The women’s basketball events are projected to be dominated by the United States. Not only is the USA a large -900 favorite for the 5x5 event, but they also carry the shortest Olympic basketball odds for the 3x3 event, narrowly ahead of France.

Women’s 3x3 Basketball

USA +110
France +200
ROC +550
China +800
Japan +1800
Italy +2500
Romania +4000
Mongolia +6600

The United States’ roster is very talented consisting of two-time NCAA Champion and two-time WNBA All-Star Stefanie Dolson, former NCAA Champions and WNBA Rookie of the Year Allisha Gray, the all-time NCAA scoring leader Kelsey Plum, and former NCAA champion and recent No.4 overall pick Katie Lou Samuelson.

In terms of talent, there’s not a team in the world that can compete with the USA, but France does have three of the top-ranked 3x3 players in the world and could pose a decent threat.

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Coronavirus Causes Cautious Preparation For 2020 Olympics

Samuel Profeta — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:22:48 +0000

The coronavirus has shifted plans for the 2020 Olympic events.
The U.S. and Japan have been taking serious precautionary measures.
Training and travel plans have been redirected as the games will take place in Tokyo.

TOKYO, JAPAN - With the outbreak of the contagious coronavirus, both the United States and Japan have been taking precautionary measures in order to keep it contained. Both countries have been holding restrictions for Olympic players and officials regarding travel and training.

The effect it will have for certain athletes Olympic betting odds may not be seen until the games start. However, many are still finding ways to get in the best shape possible before the biggest events of their lives.

Postponed/Canceled Events

Many different sporting events have been either postponed, canceled or the location has been changed. All events that were held in China that are not being postponed or canceled have been relocated to either Australia or Serbia. Four sports that were moved there are:

Women’s Soccer (Australia)
Women’s Basketball (Serbia)
Badminton (Canceled)
Boxing (Canceled)

The LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) has canceled 3 events that were to be held in Hainan Island, China, Singapore, and Thailand and has no plans of rescheduling any of them for the remainder of 2020.

The World Indoor Athletics Championship will, however, postpone their event by a whole year and will be scheduled for March of 2021. They released a statement on the change of plans.

“We know that China is doing all it can to contain the new Coronavirus and we support them in all their efforts but it is necessary to provide our athletes, Member Federations and partners with a clear way forward in what is a complex and fast-moving set of circumstances.”

United States Safety

The main concern for the U.S. is the international traveling by the players, coaches and general staff as well as the travel from Asian athletes to the United States for pre-Olympic events.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has been working hand in hand with Homeland Security in order to process incoming athletes from Asia for skiing and speed skating events held in Utah.

Colton Brown, a member of the United States Judo team has spoken out about the cancelation of some events. “I remember being told I should take extreme caution—some people warned me against even traveling to Brazil for the Olympics—but everything turned out to be fine.”

Brown continued, “I feel terrible for the Chinese athletes who currently aren’t able to travel to some of the Olympic qualifying events—but I seriously think that we are at a point with international medicine that this won't last too long and everything will be resolved before the Olympics.”

Japan Safety

Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, said, “We must firmly tackle the new coronavirus to contain it—or we are going to regret it. I will do the utmost to contain this new problem as we cooperate closely with all of you.” Koike also advised the citizens of Tokyo to take proper sanitary measures to avoid contamination.

The Olympic committee in Tokyo added to Koike’s concerns, “Countermeasures against infectious diseases constitute an important part of our plans to host a safe and secure (Olympic) games.”

Travel And Training Disruptions

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has voiced their concerns about the virus. They are pushing for non-U.S. citizens who were in China within 14 days of their travel plans to not be permitted into the United States.

UFC fighter, Weili Zhang was originally training in Beijing but moved it back to the U.S. in Las Vegas. Chinese Sports authorities have canceled training for 10 sports. Sports that training has not been canceled has been moved to isolated areas.

The head official in charge of competitions from the General Administration of Sports, Liu Guoyong said, “The epidemic has indeed presented severe challenges as we prepare for Tokyo…but as of now, preparations for all teams are going smoothly and no suspected case has occurred.”

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