The United States came to Tokyo expecting to win gold in the women’s gymnastics team final for the third straight time, but their run came to a sudden end when the Russian Olympic Committee team easily out-pointed the Americans to take gold on Tuesday. The ROC team compiled 169.528 points […]
The United States won the last two team all-around competitions in Olympic women’s gymnastics, and most expected Team USA to coast to a third straight gold. But Russia and China showed that they aren’t going to let the Americans walk away with the crown during the qualification round of the […]
Simone Biles may be the most recognizable athlete on Team USA, if not in the entire Tokyo Olympics. But bettors who want to make a few dollars on the American gymnast’s brilliance may find it difficult to place wagers at regulated bookmakers in the United States. The presence of many […]
World No. 1 Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau will both miss the men’s golf tournament at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of the event, eliminating two of the top medal hopefuls in the field. Rahm opened as the clear +500 favorite to win a gold medal […]
Fiji’s men’s rugby sevens team made history in 2016, winning the country’s only medal in Olympic history when it took gold in Rio. Now, the team is back for the Tokyo Olympics and favored to win another gold medal for the island nation. FanDuel Sportsbook rates Fiji as a +230 […]
The second round of group games in the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics came with fresh moments of madness on the pitch. France is still in the competition with chances of progressing thanks to Gignac’s goals while defending champions Brazil couldn’t get past Cote d’Ivoire. South Korea thumped […]
The United States has never won a gold medal in Olympic women’s volleyball, but oddsmakers are giving the Americans a fighting chance of unseating defending champion China at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Those two teams lead a group of five teams that are likely to fight for the medals in […]
American swimmer Katie Ledecky will compete in four individual events at the Tokyo Olympics, and is a favorite to medal in all of them. But it’s in the long-distance events where Ledecky is a nearly unstoppable force who will all but certainly win gold for Team USA. Ledecky comes into […]
European squads are likely to sweep the medal table in the men’s 3×3 basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, as teams from the continent secured six of the eight qualifying positions in the event. They’ll be joined by China and hosts Japan, both of whom are long shots to win […]
The Netherlands came within one goal of winning its third straight gold medal in Olympic women’s field hockey in 2016, only losing in a shootout. Now, the Dutch team will try to avenge that loss and reassert itself as the best team in the world at the Tokyo Olympics. BetMGM […]
At least half of the 12 teams in the Olympic men’s field hockey competition will enter the tournament believing they have realistic chances of winning gold. But it’s traditional powerhouse Australia that comes into the Tokyo Olympics as the favorite to take the top spot for the first time since […]
Brazil started their push for gold in the men’s football tournament at the Olympics with a spectacular 4-2 win over Germany. Mexico beat France 4-1, while Spain were held by Egypt, 0-0. Richarlison, the man of the day It was Brazil 3, Germany 0 after just half an hour in […]
Despite a COVID-19 scare and injuries, Team USA is still the favorite to win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at -320 odds. Bradley Beal tested positive for COVID-19, but Team USA dodged a bullet when they were able to avoid a full-blown outbreak. They […]
The United States is enjoying an unprecedented reign of dominance in women’s water polo over the past seven years. Now, the team will try to cap that run with a third straight Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games in Tokyo. Team USA has won six straight World Championships and […]
Hungary will attempt to collect its 10th gold medal in men’s water polo, but will face plenty of competition in the pool at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hungary last won gold in 2008, the last of three consecutive Olympic victories for the country’s water polo team. Varga leads Hungary into […]
Norwegian women’s handball has made headlines worldwide in recent days for controversy over uniforms in the beach version of the sport. But its national team will be focused on gold as Norway comes into the Tokyo Olympics as the favorite to top the podium. The Norwegian women’s beach handball team […]
European nations have long dominated handball – the Olympic game, not the American sport sometimes known as wallball – with only one team from another continent ever winning a medal in men’s play. That trend will likely continue in 2021, as a slew of European powerhouses lead the men’s handball […]
Sweden ended a 44-match unbeaten streak for the United States in women’s soccer on Wednesday, defeating the Americans 3-0 in their opening match at the Tokyo Olympics. Stina Blackstenius scored twice and Lina Hurtig also netted a goal in a dominant win for the Swedes. Sweden continues to vex USWNT […]
Heading into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Team USA is the betting favorite at -1200 odds to win the most gold medals at the rescheduled summer Olympics. China is the second-favorite on the board at +600 odds to win the most gold medals, followed by the host country of Japan at […]
Japan upset the United States 3-1 in the gold medal game of the Olympic softball tournament in the 2008 Summer Games. Now, as softball returns to the Olympics for the first time in 13 years, those two teams are once again the clear favorites to win gold in Tokyo. Team […]
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