Men’s Olympic Rowing Odds & Picks – Single Sculls, Coxless Pair, Coxed Eight & More
- Men’s Olympic rowing begins on Thursday at 7:30 pm ET with Single, Double and Quadruple Sculls Heats
- Martin and Valent Sinkovic are the reigning Coxless Pair World Champions, and are undefeated in 2021
- Read below for odds, analysis and best bets for Men’s Olympic Rowing at the Tokyo Games
Thursday marks the first day in the water for the world’s best male rowers at the Tokyo Olympics. The action gets underway with Single Sculls heats at 7:30 pm ET, while Double and Quadruple Sculls heats are also on tap. Coxless Pair and Four teams hit the water for heats on Friday, with Coxed Eight heats starting on Saturday.
Medals will be awarded on Monday through Thursday next week for the different events, meaning we have eight full days of rowing to not only look forward to, but wager on as well.
Men’s Single Sculls Odds
| Rower | Odds |
|---|---|
| Oliver Zeidler (GER) | +120 |
| Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (DEN) | +200 |
| Kjetil Borch (NOR) | +550 |
| Damir Martin (CRO) | +750 |
| Alexander Vyazokin (ROC) | +1600 |
| Stefanos Ntouskos (GRE) | +2500 |
| Mindaugas Griskonis (LTU) | +2500 |
| Stefan Broenink (NED) | +3500 |
| Trevor Jones (CAN) | +4000 |
| Gennaro Di Mauro (ITA) | +4000 |
| Jordan Parry (NZL) | +6500 |
| Bendeguz Petervari-Molnar (HUN) | +15000 |
| Onat Kazakli (TUR) | +15000 |
| Ryuta Arakawa (JPN) | +15000 |
| Lucas Verthein (BRA) | +30000 |
Odds as of July 21st at DraftKings.
The lone singles event is expected to be closely contested battle between Oliver Zeidler of Germany and Sverri Sandberg Nielsen of Denmark. Zeidler was the 2019 World and European champion, and has won the majority of the races this season, but fell short to Nielsen at the World Rowing Cup in June.
Can you tell who won? @MaheDrysdale or Damir Martin? @WorldRowing #OnThisDay #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/Nd3DwSKlme
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 13, 2017
No one would fault you for grabbing either one of them, but don’t sleep on Croatia’s Damir Martin. The 33-year-old narrowly missed out on the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, settling for silver in a photo finish, and is a two-time World Champion.
Pick: Damir Martin (+750)
Men’s Double Sculls Odds
| Rowers | Odds |
|---|---|
| Liu Zhiyu & Zhang Liang (CHN) | +175 |
| Ronan Byrne & Daire Lynch (IRL) | +250 |
| Melvin Twellaar & Stefan Broenink (NED) | +500 |
| Miroslaw Zietarski & Mateusz Biskup (POL) | +1000 |
| Chris Harris & Jack Lopas (NZL) | +1200 |
| Matthieu Androdias & Hugo Boucheron (FRA) | +1200 |
| Barnabe Dlearze & Roman Roosli (SUI) | +1400 |
| John Collins & Graeme Thomas (GBR) | +2000 |
| Saulius Ritter & Aurimas Adomavicius (LTU) | +3500 |
| Ioan Prundeanu & Marian-Florian Enache (ROU) | +5000 |
| Ilya Kondratyev & Andrey Potapkin (ROC) | +5000 |
| Stephan Kruger & Marc Webber (GBR) | +13000 |
| Jakub Porazil & Jan Cincibuch (CZE) | +15000 |
Like the Men’s Single Sculls, the Double Sculls doesn’t feature a runaway favorite. However, outside of the Chinese team of Liu Zhiyu and Zhang Liang, the rest of the field is somewhat unproven. Zhiyu and Liang are the reigning World Champions, and took gold at the World Rowing Cup last month.
If you feel the need to chase longer odds, the French team of Matthieu Androdias and Hugo Boucheron might be worth a sprinkle. The duo won gold at the 2018 World Championships, and are the reigning European Champions.
Pick: Liu Zhiyu and Zhang Liang (+175)
Men’s Quadruple Sculls Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | -175 |
| Italy | +230 |
| Poland | +1100 |
| Estonia | +1600 |
| Australia | +1600 |
| Great Britain | +2500 |
| Germany | +3500 |
| China | +6500 |
| Russian Olympic Committee | +6500 |
| Norway | +15000 |
Netherlands may be the favorite, but Italy is perhaps a more enticing bet at much more favorable odds. The Italians bested the Dutch at the recent European Championships, and won gold at the Worlds in 2018.
Buona giornata da Luca Rambaldi, Simone Venier, Andrea Panizza e Giacomo Gentili! ☀️#ItaliaTeam | @canottaggio1888 pic.twitter.com/467S6SHCEW
— ItaliaTeam (@ItaliaTeam_it) March 23, 2021
Italy hasn’t taken home gold at the Olympics since 2000, but have back-to-back podium finishes at the World Championships and feature Simone Venier, a veteran of four previous Olympic games.
Pick: Italy (+230)
Men’s Coxless Pair Odds
| Rowers | Odds |
|---|---|
| Martin Sinkovic & Valent Sinkovic (CRO) | -700 |
| Sam Hardy & Joshua Hicks (AUS) | +1400 |
| Martin Mackovic & Milos Vasic (SRB) | +1400 |
| Kai Langerfeld & Conlin McCabe (CAN) | +1600 |
| Giovanni Abagnale & Marco Di Costanzo (ITA) | +2500 |
| Marius-Vasile Cozmiuc & Ciprian Tudosa (ROU) | +3500 |
| Nicolas Van Sprang & Guillaume Krommenhoek (NED) | +3500 |
| Guillaume Turlan & Thibaud Turlan (FRA) | +10000 |
| Stephen Jones & Brook Robertson (NZL) | +10000 |
| Jamie Ganalejo & Javier Garcia (ESP) | +15000 |
| Joachim Sutton & Frederick Vystavel (DEN) | +25000 |
| Dzmitry Furman & Siarhei Valadzko (BLR) | +30000 |
| Luc Daffam & Jake Green (RSA) | +50000 |
Finally, we have an overwhelming favorite, and to be honest it’s hard to bet against the Sinkovic brothers. They won gold in the Double Sculls at the 2016 Olympic Games, and are the reigning World and European Champions in this event.
Only 3 days left until our qualifying race 😎#sinkovicbrothers #broTOkyo #rowing #olympics #tokyo #gettingready #teamCroatia pic.twitter.com/ONVALEHrsK
— Sinkovic Brothers (@SinkovicBros) July 21, 2021
They’re unbeaten this season with convincing victories at all three World Cup Races, in addition to their win at the Euros.
Pick: Martin and Valent Sinkovic (-700)
Men’s Coxless Four Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | -150 |
| Australia | +340 |
| Italy | +900 |
| USA | +1000 |
| Netherlands | +2000 |
| South Africa | +2000 |
| Romania | +2500 |
| Canada | +2500 |
| Poland | +3500 |
| Switzerland | +15000 |
Great Britain has won at least one rowing gold in every Olympic Games since 1985, and have won the Men’s Coxless Four in each of the past five Olympics. It’s no surprise they are favored this year, especially after wins at the European Championships and the second World Cup event.
USA checks in with the fourth shortest odds, but if you’re chasing a longshot consider Poland. They won gold at the 2019 World Championships and finished just off the podium (4th) at the European Championships.
Pick: Great Britain (-150)
Men’s Coxed Eight Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | +125 |
| Germany | +160 |
| Netherlands | +800 |
| USA | +900 |
| Romania | +1000 |
| New Zealand | +1200 |
| Australia | +1400 |
Great Britain is also the favorite in the Men’s Coxed Eight, but the gap between them and the next closest competitor is much shorter. Germany checks in with the second shortest odds, and is perhaps the best value.
Sure, they failed to impress at the recent European Championships, but that was their first major defeat since 2016. I’m willing to bet they’re able to shake off the rust and capture their second gold medal in the last three Olympic Games.
Pick: Germany (+160)
As SBD's resident Swiss Army Knife, Chris covers virtually every sport including NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, NCAAB, NCAAF and the Olympics. A true grinder, he'd rather pick off small edges in the player props market than swing for the fences with a 5-leg parlay.
