Women’s Olympic Track 4x100m Relay Final Odds, Preview & Best Bet

• Women’s track and field 4×100 meter relay competition concludes with the finals on Friday, Aug. 6th
• Jamaica is the favorite, followed by the United States and Great Britain
• See full odds, favorites and the best bet below

With just a few days left at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as closing ceremonies take place this weekend, the women’s track and field competition is nearing completion with a few events yet to see final results.

One of those final events is the 4×100 meter relay, which began Wednesday and will conclude at 9:30am ET on Friday, Aug. 6th to see who comes away with Olympic medals. The qualifying round started with a 16-country field, getting narrowed down to a talent-filled field of eight countries for the final race.

The finals can be streamed live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com or it can be watched on delay on NBC on Friday night.

Women’s 4x100m Relay Odds

Odds as of August 5th at FanDuel

Jamaica Will Be Tough to Top

Jamaica (-360) is the heavy favorite going into the finals, and the dominant relay team will be tough for any other country to overcome and upset.

Headlined by the trio of Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, they will look to claim Jamaica’s second gold medal in this event. They booked a trip to the final with a time of 42.15, easing into a third-place finish in the qualifying round on Wednesday. Jamaica finished with the fifth-best time in qualifying.

Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson will be tough to take down and upset for other countries, as they all displayed their dominance in the 100 meter individual competition, where they swept the podium.

USA, Great Britain Worth Watching

Two other countries who are early favorites are the United States (+700) and Great Britain (+800).

In the qualifying round, the USA team of Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels, English Gardner and Aleia Hobbs recorded a time of 41.90 to take second in first heat, trailing only Great Britain.

#TeamUSATF runs a smooth women's 4x100m relay, finishing 2nd in heat 1 (41.90)!

We'll see ya in the final ✌️. #Tokyo2020

— USATF (@usatf) August 5, 2021

With the second-best time in qualifying, the Americans will be interesting to watch to see if they can pull off another surprise and perhaps steal gold in the relay. Regardless, the United States should be somewhere on the podium.

Dina Asher-Smith recovered from her hamstring strain to help Britain to a national record of 41.55 seconds and into the Olympic 4×100 metres relay final as the fastest qualifiers on Thursday. https://t.co/brl8LvdTxv

— Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) August 5, 2021

Great Britain, led by Dina Asher-Smith, put together an impressive performance in Wednesday qualifying, finishing with a time of 41.55, good for first place in the first heat and the best time overall in advancing to the finals. Asher-Smith, Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot and Daryll Neita will try and put together another strong showing to grab a medal.

Best Bet

It’s tough to go against Jamaica, given the type of team it has and the talent that is on that relay team. Jamaica will medal in the event, it’s just a matter of if another country will be able to put together a perfect performance to upset them.

If you are going to bet on a country outside of Jamaica to claim gold, go with the United States or Great Britain, as those two countries impressed in the qualifying round to finish ahead of Jamaica.

All it takes is one of those countries to put together a performance like Wednesday to upset the favorites. When the dust settles,  we will likely see Jamaica, USA and Great Britain coming away with medals — it’s just a matter of which medal each country claims.