Olympics Odds Today July 25th – Picks for Medal Events in Swimming, Diving, Skateboarding
By Robert Duff in News
Published:
- Medals at the Toyko 2020 Olympics will be awarded in several sports on Sunday, July 25th
- Swimming, diving, skateboarding, archery, cycling, fencing, judo, shooting, taekwondo and weightlighting all will feaure medal presentations
- Read below for odds, analysis and best bets
Sunday at the Tokyo Summer Olympics is a busy one. There will be medals earned in 10 different sports – swimming, diving, skateboarding, archery, cycling, fencing, judo, shooting, taekwondo and weightlighting.
The women cyclists will take on the road course. A small but elite 67-rider peloton will contest the road race over a 137km course. Defending champion Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands is the +200 favorite.
This Olympic course sets up well for van Breggen to win another gold. The double world champion excels at mid-race climbs and fast-paced charges to the finish. Then again, she’s comfortable racing any style.
Olympic Women’s Cycling Road Race Odds
| Rider (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) | +200 |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | +400 |
| Marianne Vos (NED) | +500 |
| Elizabeth Deignan (GBR) | +700 |
| Demi Vollering (NED) | +700 |
| Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | +1200 |
| Maria Bastianelli (ITA) | +2000 |
| Coryn Rivera (USA) | +2000 |
| Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | +2000 |
| Lotte Kopecky (USA) | +2000 |
| Lisa Brennauer (GER) | +2000 |
| Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | +2000 |
| Cecilie Uttrop Ludwig (DEN) | +2500 |
| Emma Norssgaard (DEN) | +2500 |
| Chloe Dygert (USA) | +2800 |
| Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (CUB) | +3500 |
| Maria Cavalli (ITA) | +4000 |
| Grace Brown (AUS) | +5000 |
| Amanda Spratt (AUS) | +5000 |
| Leach Kirchmann (CAN) | +6500 |
| Ruth Winder (USA) | +6500 |
| Liane Lippert (GER) | +8000 |
| Christine Majerus (LUX) | +8000 |
| Eugenia Bulak (SLO) | +10000 |
| Soraya Paladin (ITA) | +10000 |
| Marlen Reusser (SUI) | +10000 |
| Leah Thomas (USA) | +10000 |
Odds as of July 24th at DraftKings
Great Britain’s Elizabeth Deignan has been right on van Breggen’s heels this season.
🇳🇱 @AnnavdBreggen
🇳🇱 @AvVleuten
🇬🇧 @lizziedeignanAnna van der Breggen leads the field ahead of a hotly-anticipated Women's Road Race, but can she retain her crown from Rio? #Tokyo2020
— Eurosport (@eurosport) July 23, 2021
If she can stay close to the climbers, Germany’s Lisa Brennauer can out-sprint any rider to the finish line.
Pick: Anna van der Breggen (NED) +200
Olympic Men’s Swimming 400 IM Odds
| Swimmer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Chase Kalicz (USA) | +150 |
| Lewis Clareburt (NZL) | +400 |
| Brendon Smith (AUS) | +225 |
| David Verraszto (HUN) | +600 |
| Jay Litherland (USA) | +1000 |
| Leon Marchand (FRA) | +1400 |
| Albert Razzetti (ITA) | +1400 |
| Max Litchfield (GBR) | +2500 |
This race was thrown wide open when Japanese favorite Daiya Seto finished ninth in qualifying. The three-time world champion missed the final by 32-100ths of a second.
New PB ✅
New Australian Record✅
Fastest into the final✅Brendon Smith has showed a strong performance in the 400m IM with a time of 4:09.27🐬#TokyoTogether | #Tokyo2020 | #ItsTokyoTime | @AUSOlympicTeam pic.twitter.com/dcSuwupEhw
— Australian Swim Team (@DolphinsAUS) July 24, 2021
Australia’s Brendon Smith topped qualifiers in 4:09.27. American Chase Kalisz, the silver medalist in Rio, qualified third in 4:09.65.
Pick: Brendon Smith (AUS) +225
Olympic Men’s Swimming 400m Freestyle Odds
| Swimmer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Elijah Winnington (AUS) | +200 |
| Henning Muhlleitner (GER) | +200 |
| Felix Aubock (AUT) | +450 |
| Gabriel Detti (ITA) | +450 |
| Jack McLoughlin (AUS) | +500 |
| Kieran Smith (USA) | +1800 |
| Jack Mitchell (USA) | +1400 |
| Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN) | +5000 |
Australia’s Elijah Winnington was the pre-race gold-medal favorite. His personal best in this event is 3:43.90.
Winnington and McLoughlin qualify in equal fourth fastest for the Men's 400m Final. They'll have their work cut out for them tomorrow morning.
Germany's Henning Muhlleitner qualifies fastest with a time of 3.43.67. #Tokyo2020 #Olympics
— Lachlan McKirdy (@LMcKirdy7) July 24, 2021
Germany’s Henning Muhlleitner bettered that time with a 3:43.67 in qualifying. Was Winnington just doing what he needed to do in order to get to the final?
Pick: Henning Muhlleitner (GER) +200
Olympic Women’s Swimmng 400m IM Odds
| Swimmer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Emma Weyant (USA) | -110 |
| Yuhi Ohashi (JPN) | +150 |
| Katinka Hosszu (HUN) | +600 |
| Hali Flickinger (USA) | +1000 |
| Aimee Wilmott (GBR) | +1100 |
| Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | +2200 |
| Ilaria Cusinato (ITA) | +6500 |
Emma Weyant was nearly two seconds faster than everyone else in qualifying.
#TokyoOlympics In 400IM heats, @USASwimming's @emmaweyant turns in top time (PB) 4:33.55. Finals tonight! #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/8pfxjt5JiI
— Virginia Swimming and Dive (@UVASwimDive) July 24, 2021
There will be plenty of support from the hometown crowd for Ohashi. No one is beating Weyatt, though.
Pick: Emily Weyatt (USA) -110
Olympic Women’s 3m Springboard Synchronised Diving Odds
| Country | Odds |
|---|---|
| China | -330 |
| Canada | +350 |
| Great Britain | +900 |
| Germany | +1200 |
| Italy | +2500 |
| USA | +3500 |
| Japan | +5000 |
| Mexico | +8000 |
The Chinese tandem of Shi Tingmao and Wang Han are veterans on the world diving circuit. Tingmao won gold in the 3m springboard event at the Rio Games.
Shi Tingmao (#CHN) wins #gold in women's 3m springboard! #Olympics #diving pic.twitter.com/aUamnLBlRN
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 14, 2016
Then she paired with Wu Mingxia to pick up the gold medal in the 3m springboard synchro competition. Tingmao and Hao paired to win the gold medal in this event at the most recent world championship in 2019
Pick: China (-330)
Olympic Men’s Fencing Individual Epee Odds
| Fencer (Country) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Gergely Siklosi (HUN) | +350 |
| Sergey Bida (ROC) | +400 |
| Igor Reizlin (UKR) | +500 |
| Masaru Yamada (JPN) | +500 |
| Yannick Borel (FRA) | +700 |
| Bas Verwiljen (NED) | +1000 |
| Andrea Santatelli (ITA) | +1200 |
| Sang-young Park (KOR) | +1300 |
| Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN) | +2000 |
| Lotte Kopecky (USA) | +2000 |
| Alexandre Bardenet (FRA) | +2000 |
| Kazuyasu Niobe (JPN) | +2000 |
| Bogan Nikishin (UKR) | +2500 |
| Max Heinzer (SUI) | +2500 |
| Koki Kano (JPN) | +3000 |
| Enrico Garozzo (ITA) | +3500 |
| Ruslan Kurbanov (KAZ) | +5000 |
| Roman Svichkar (UKR) | +6000 |
| Houssam Elklord (MAR) | +6500 |
| Sergey Khodos (ROC) | +7000 |
| Pavel Sukhov (ORC) | +7000 |
| Curtis McDowald (USA) | +7000 |
| Zijie Wang (CHN) | +10000 |
| Marco Fichera (ITA) | +10000 |
| Young-Jun Kweon (KOR) | +10000 |
| Romaine Cannone (FRA) | +10000 |
| Mohamed El-Sayed (EGY) | +10000 |
| Minghao Lan (CHN) | +10000 |
South Korea’s Park Sangyoung, will be looking to retain his title in the men’s epee fencing competition.
With a 15-14 in the final Gergely Siklosi 🇭🇺 won the men's individual epee World Cup in #Heidenheim 👏
Results: https://t.co/yoyVvUQG6N#fencing #roadtotokyo #worldcup pic.twitter.com/l2WqyPBO8v— FIE (@FIE_fencing) January 11, 2020
He’ll face stiff challenges from world champion Hungary Gergely Siklósi of Hungary and Russia’s Sergey Bida. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Budapest.
Pick: Gergely Siklósi (HUN) +350.
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
