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Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletics Sports Betting Guide

Sprint to the Finish! 2024 Olympic Athletics Calendar & Olympic Athletics Betting Guide

Written by on July 26, 2024

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The world’s fastest athletes are set to converge on Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, and the anticipation is reaching a fever pitch! Before the starting gun fires, let’s delve into the Olympic Athletics calendar, analyze the top contenders, and explore the Olympic Athletics betting lines!

 

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Olympic Games Paris 2024: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
August 7th – August 11th, 2024

 

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Olympic Athletics, or track and field, often produces the most exhilarating finishes at the games.

From the exhilarating sprints to the mesmerizing long jumps, this global spectacle promises unforgettable moments.

This year will be no different. Who wins the Men’s 100, the Women’s Long Jump, and the Women’s 400?

Below are Olympic odds, analysis, and free picks for six of the top athletic events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

 

Writer’s Picks for the Athletics Events in Paris 2024

Olympic Men’s 100: Kishane Thompson +100

Favored Kishane Thompson has gotten much better in the past year.

On July 21, 2023, Thompson finished the 100 meters in 10.04 seconds in his Diamond League debut.

Thompson lowered his 100 meter time to 9.85 seconds last September.

In his latest run, Thompson finished the 100 meters at 9.77 seconds to win the Jamaican national title.

If Thompson repeats his personal best of 9.77 seconds, he’ll take home the gold medal.

 

Olympic Men’s 400: Quincy Hall +300

Quincy Hall’s personal best in the 400 meters is 43.8.

He completed his personal best in Monaco this year, which tells us that Hall is surging heading into the 2024 Olympic Games.

For sure, Hall must take down some serious competition.

Also, the best he could do at the World Championships in Budapest was win the bronze.

Still, at +300 odds, Hall is worth a play considering he is improving.

 

Olympic Long Jump Women: Tara Davis-Woodhall +175

The favorite, Germany’s Malaika Mihambo, is at -135.

Davis-Woodhall is the second choice at +175.

She won gold at the 2024 Glasgow Indoor Championships, which tells us Davis-Woodhall should peak in France.

The odds also tell us that most lines makers and Olympic bettors believe the Women’s Long Jump is a two person race between Davis-Woodhall and Mihambo.

Back the long jumper offering the better payout.

 

Olympic 100 Hurdles Women: Masai Russell +300

Franes Cyrena Samba-Mayela is the favorite at +250.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn is second choice at +275.

Third choice Masia Russell offers +300.

The difference in odds from the favorite to the second choice to the third choice implies that Russell, and American, has a massive shot.

Give Russell a chance to turn in a lifetime best time as she takes on Samba-Mayela and Camacho-Quinn.

 

Olympic Women’s 400: Nickisha Pryce +130

Marileidy Paulino is the -135 favorite.

Her odds aren’t much different than what Jamaica’s Nickisha Pryce offers.

Like Russell, Pryce is going to have step up her game to beat Paulino, the world’s top ranked women’s 400 meters runner.

But Pryce can get it done in what should be, like many of this year’s track and field events, a two person race.

 

Olympic Women’s 200 Pick: Shericka Jackson +180

Julian Alfred is third choice at +500 and the USA’s Gabriel Thomas is the +100 favorite.

What the odds on Thomas and Jackson tell us is that there is a chasm between the two top choices.

Can Jackson get it done versus the impressive Thomas? The 30 year old Jamaican produced a lifetime best in Budapest last year.

Jackson ran the 200 meters in 21.41.

Any improvement gets her close to Thomas.

Consider backing Shericka to win gold.

 

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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Athletics Sports Betting Guide
 

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There have been times when it has looked as though the Tokyo Olympics would never see the light of day, and while a few COVID cases are hitting the Olympic village, the games will go head starting this coming Friday. Given that we are now getting used to seeing fans in attendance at sporting events, it is going to be rather jarring to see the amateur athletes at the Olympics do their thing with no fans in attendance. Whether that has an outcome on the performance of certain individuals remains to be seen. We are going to begin our coverage of the Olympics by looking at the track and field events. Historically speaking, we know which countries tend to do well in certain events, which helps us narrow down who might win. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers so you can bet against their Olympics Betting odds.

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Countries That Excelled in Track & Field at the 2016 Olympics

We could take a deeper dive, but let’s focus on the previous Olympics to see how specific countries made out in track and field. It is perhaps not that surprising to see that the United States led the way in 2016, taking a total of 32 medals, 13 of which were gold, in the track events. They far outpaced everyone else, with Kenya coming in second with 13 total medals, 6 of which were gold. If you are looking at playing all the events, then you should be aware that the Kenyan athletes tend to deliver the goods in the distance races, while the US and Jamaica are always among the best in the sprint events.

In terms of showcase events and fan favorites in track and field, it is the 100m that gets a lot of the love. Heading into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it is American sprinter Trayvon Bromell (+130) who is the favorite to win the 100m in the men’s side. He is followed by another American, Ronnie Baker (+400), as well as a Akani Simbine (+500) of South Africa.

On the women’s side of things, it is something of a familiar story in terms of historic favorites. Shelly-Ann Taylor-Price of Jamaica is in as the favorite to take the gold in the 100m at -110. The second favorite is Elaine Thompson-Herah (+160), also of Jamaica. It is a British sprinter, Dina Asher-Smith (+450) who rounds out the top 3 favorites in the women’s 100m.

The Combined Events

Winning a single race is tough enough, but the people who compete in the heptathlon and decathlon have to excel in 7 and 10 sports, respectively. One thing that we do know about the men’s decathlon is that we will have a new gold medal winner this time around. American, Brett Ashton, won gold in the last 2 Olympic Games, but he is now retired. American athlete’s have won gold in 3 straight Olympics.

In the women’s heptathlon, there have been no real dominant countries in terms of the gold medal. That said, British athletes have performed really well in this event and have had a medal winner in heptathlon in each of the last 6 Olympic games. That is something to keep in mind when it comes time to wager.

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