Olympics

Shaun White the Favorite Bet at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Associated Press) — Just give him the gold. The betting parlors around Europe pretty much already have.

Shaun White is listed as a 1-2 favorite at Ladbrokes to win the Olympic halfpipe contest next Tuesday.

Sochi Winter Olympics Betting Odds: Men’s Ice Hockey has Canada slightly favored

Sochi Winter Olympics betting odds were available at BetOnline with one of the bigger events being the Men’s Ice Hockey competition and Canada only a slight favorite over Russia.

Mexico Pays 14-1 Odds with Olympic Soccer Gold Medal Win

Team Mexico takes home the gold after stunning heavy favorite Brazil in London Olympic football. 

The Brazil side had some into the Olympics as a slight EVEN odds favorite over Spain while Mexico had somewhat long odds at 14/1.  Mexico still paid $500 for every $100 bet in the Olympics Soccer Final against mighty Brazil. 

It is Mexico’s first Olympic gold in Soccer and, remarkably, Brazil is yet to win one.

London Olympics Betting August 10 – Top 5 Bets Include Men’s 4x100m Relay, Men’s 500

London Olympics betting for August 10 had Jamaica among the most wagered on at 1/5 odds to win the Men’s 4x100m Relay.  These odds were available at Bookmaker.eu and were subject to change. 

Team USA was the most bet on at 4/9 odds to win the Women’s 4x100m Relay while team USA was also favored to win the Men’s 4x400m Relay.

Olympic Men’s Basketball Betting Odds – August 8: Argentina vs. Brazil, Australia vs. USA

sp between Argentina and Brazil and Australia and the US along with Spain vs. France and Lithuania vs. Russia.   All odds were courtesy of Bookmaker.eu, which was giving away up to US$500 in FREE BETS here. 

Before you get too down on Australia, keep in mind that Team USA must cover by 33 points in this matchup.  80 percent of those betting on Australia vs. USA were still backing the huge favorite. 

Argentina vs. Brazil was promising to be more competitive with Argentina a -3.5 point favorite. 

Olympic Betting August 6 – Gymnastics Odds

Bookmaker.eu has a ton of Olympic Betting odds for August 6 with plenty of Gymnastics action on tap.  Qualified new customers receive up to US$500 in FREE BETS here. 

Favorites in Monday’s events include Javier Culson at 5/4 odds of winning the Men’s 400m Hurdles.  Felix Sanchez has very close odds of winning that event as well at 11/8.

Oscar Pistorius Odds to Win Olympic Men’s 400m at 100 to 1 After Amazing Feat

He may be a huge long shot to win the Men’s 400m but there is little doubt everybody, including sports bettors, will be rooting for South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius to win this big event.  Paddy Power was one of the bookmakers offering odds on Pistorius to win the 400m at 100/1.

London Olympics Betting Odds: Table Tennis, Fencing Men’s Team Sabre Outrights August 3

London Olympics betting odds for Table Tennis (both Men’s and Women’s) and Fencing Men’s Sabre outrights were available from BetOnline here. 

One would have to bet on the underdogs to upset China in both the Table Tennis events since China requires a ridiculous wager to be placed in order to make a small profit.  For example, you would have to bet $20 to win $1 (plus the $20 is refunded) for the Women’s Team outright and $15 for the Men’s outright. 

London Olympics Betting: Mens’ Four Rowing has Great Britain, Australia as Favorites

Olympics host country Great Britain has a shot at taking home the gold in Men’s Four Rowing.  Great Britain was coming in as the 4/6 favorite but with Australia a very close 5/4.  Greece had the next shortest odds at 14/1.  All betting odds available at Bookmaker.eu, which was offering up to US$500 in FREE CASH for qualified customers here. 

2012 London Olympics: Men’s Singles Tennis Odds for July 31, August 1

2012 London Olympics Men’s Singles Tennis odds for July 31 and August 1 were available at Bookmaker.eu, which was offering up to US$500 FREE BETTING for qualified new customers. 

The first match for those living in North America features Richard Gasquet v Marcos Baghdatis with Gasquet the 1/3 favorite.  This one goes off at 6:35 am EDT. 

London Olympics Fencing Odds: Women’s Team to Win Gold

London Olympics Fencing odds were available for the women’s team to win the gold medal with Italy coming in as the -250 favorite at BetOnline here. 

Olympic fencing is one of five sports featured in every one of the modern Olympic games.

Italy’s favorite status comes just as Elisa Di Francisca won the gold in fencing’s individual foil at the London Olympics on Saturday, beating Arianna Errigo 12-11 in extra time of an all-Italian final

Ryan Lochte Odds to Win Gold at London Olympics 200 m Freestyle at Even

There was terrific value in Ryan Lochte odds of winning the gold at the 200 m Freestyle following his first gold at this year’s London Olympics.  Bookmaker had him listed at EVEN odds for the Sunday swim event with nearly 86 percent of the betting action coming his way. 

Michael Phelps Still 1-5 Favorite to Win London Olympics 200m Butterfly Despite Poor Showing

With Michael Phelps still listed as a 1-5 favorite to win the Olympics London 200m Butterfly following an unusually slow start, there could be plenty of value on the other Olympic contenders to win gold in this event at Bookmaker.eu. 

Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte London Olympics Betting Odds

One of the great rivalries at this year’s London Olympics will be good friends Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte with betting odds favoring the later at the 400m Individual Medley.