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Paris 2024: Favorites and best value picks on the track
We are just four days away from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics and a little over a week from the start of the athletics events at the Stade de France. If you’re looking to place your bets for gold or want to know the favorites for each event (according to Vegas sportsbooks), we’ve got you covered with insights and odds to help you get the best value out of your picks.
Men’s 100m
Favorite: Kishane Thompson (JAM) -105 [world leader]
Best value: Oblique Seville (JAM) +900
Men’s 200m
Favorite: Noah Lyles (USA) -290 [3x world champion]
Best value: Erriyon Knighton (USA) +1000 [2x world championship medallist]
Men’s 400m
Favorite: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) +120 [world silver medalist]
Best value: Steven Gardiner (BAH) +350 [reigning Olympic champion]
Men’s 800m
Favorite: Djamel Sedjati (ALG) -250 [world leader]
Best value: Marco Arop (CAN) +1500 [reigning world champion]
Men’s 1,500m
Favorite: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) -225 [reigning Olympic champion]
Best value: Josh Kerr (GBR) +175 [reigning world champion]
Men’s 5,000m
Favorite: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) -290 [reigning world champion]
Best value: George Mills (GBR) +4000
Men’s 10,000m
Favorite: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) +120 [world record holder]
Best value: Berihu Aregawi (ETH) +600
Men’s 110m hurdles
Favorite: Grant Holloway (USA) -500 [world leader and world champion]
Best value: Hansle Parchment (JAM) +1000 [reigning Olympic champion]
Men’s 400m hurdles
Favorite: Rai Benjamin (USA) +100 [world leader]
Best value: Alison Dos Santos (BRA) +300 [2022 world champion]
Men’s 3,000m steeplechase
Favorite: Lamecha Girma (ETH) -120
Best value: Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) +190
Men’s marathon
Favorite: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) -190 [reigning Olympic champion]
Best value: Benson Kipruto (KEN) +900 [2024 Tokyo Marathon champion]
Women’s 100m
Favorite: Sha’Carri Richardson (USA) -225 [reigning world champion]
Best value: Julien Alfred (LCA) +700
Women’s 200m
Favorite: Gabby Thomas (USA) +105 [2020 Olympic bronze medalist]
Best value: Shericka Jackson (JAM) +180 [reigning world champion
Women’s 400m
Favorite: Marileidy Paulino (DOM) -135 [2020 Olympic silver medalist]
Best value: Rhasidat Adeleke (IRL) +700
Women’s 800m
Favorite: Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) -290 [Olympic silver medallist]
Best value: Nia Atkins (USA) +1500
Women’s 1,500m
Favorite: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) -285 [world record holder]
Best value: Jessica Hull (AUS) +1000
Women’s 5,000m
Favorite: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) -285 [world champion]
Best value: Beatrice Chebet (KEN) +750 [world XC champion]
Women’s 10,000m
Favorite: Sifan Hassan (NED) +120 [reigning Olympic champion]
Best value: Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) +250 [reigning world champion]
Women’s 100m hurdles
Favorite: Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) +250 [European champion]
Best value: Tobi Amusan (NGR) +1500 [world record holder]
Women’s 400m hurdles
Favorite: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) -700 [world record holder and reigning Olympic champion]
Best value: Femke Bol (NED) +300 [reigning world champion]
Women’s 3,000m steeplechase
Favorite: Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) n/a [world record holder]
Best value: Sembo Almayew (ETH) n/a
Women’s marathon
Favorite: Tigst Assefa (ETH) +250 [world record holder]
Best value: Hellen Obiri (KEN) +400 [2023 & 2024 Boston Marathon champion]
(07/25/2024) Views: 277 ⚡AMPby Marley Dickinson
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
For this historic event, the City of Light is thinking big! Visitors will be able to watch events at top sporting venues in Paris and the Paris region, as well as at emblematic monuments in the capital visited by several millions of tourists each year. The promise of exceptional moments to experience in an exceptional setting! A great way to...
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