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Olympics Odds Today July 25th – Picks for Medal Events in Swimming, Diving, Skateboarding

Robert Duff

by Robert Duff in News

Updated Jul 24, 2021 · 5:58 PM PDT

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Netherland's Anna Van der Breggen, right, crosses the finish line to win the Women's Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Fleche Wallonne, in Huy, Belgium, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
  • 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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