Sport Betting

Can Britain improve on it’s 10th place finish in the 2004 games? We think not, but for any optimists amongst you Bet365 will give you 151/1 on ANY nation other than USA, China or Russia winning. Why? Because quite simply no other country can possibly match those 3 nations in terms of number of athletes competing, giving them an unbeatable chance of finishing top of the pile. You’ll get pretty much even odds on either USA or China winning the most medals, with Russia between 15/1 and 20/1.

So, aside from choosing who will top the medals table (let’s be honest, there isn’t much choice!) where should your money be going? We’ve picked out the pick of the bets.

The 100m final always attracts a lot of online betting action, and with 3 runners closely matched leading in to the Olympic finals the bookmakers are having a tough time picking a favourite.

Here at SportBetting101 we can’t see past the man who has always promised but never delivered; Asafa Powell. Aside from his victory over an easy field in the 2006 commonwealth games, Powell has a relatively blank medals slate (Bronze at the 2005 World Championships). After putting in several sub-10 second runs in the 2004 Olympic qualifying rounds he went on to finish a lowly 5th in the final. But this time around, after losing the World Record to Bolt earlier in the year, Powell is surely going to be hungrier than ever for success? Skybet go 5/2 on a Powell gold, which simply can’t be turned down.

Elsewhere in the games look out for Chris Hoy in the men’s cycling sprint. While he may be the favourite, you can still pick up odds of 10/11 on Hoy winning goldwith Ladbrokes.

Meanwhile the event which always throws up a lot of shocks is sure to once again surprise, but backing Brazil at 5/2 seems like a smart bet.