U.K. Sportsbooks Lead Way With 2012 London Olympic Betting Odds

The 2012 Olympics haven’t even begun yet and oddsmakers have already made their presumptions about track clear. It’s still Usain Bolt, and then everyone else. Well, that is, Michael Johnson from a decade ago shows up. Bolt is getting 8/13 odds from Bet365 to win the 100m, the event he has completely destroyed since breaking the world record in 2008. USA sprinter Tyson Gay gets 13/2 from them also, which is good to know that America is going to be close enough to see Bolt break his old record again.

What isn’t a guaranteed is how well Great Britain will show up in the games in front of the home crowd. Poor showings have drug the UK through the mud in the past. But the strong finish at fourth in golds (19) and a total medal count of 47 medals in Beijing seem to foreshadow a jolly good show. With the home field advantage a possibility, can Great Britain take home the most golds medals? Bet365 is also giving the Brit’s 15/8 odds for gold to be their most-won medal. The silver and bronze are both at 13/8. But nobody’s pulling a “New York Giants-like pre-game t-shirt selling celebration” just yet. They will have to face some superstars from other countries in the form of Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, our own Michael Phelps, and 38-year old Paula Radcliffe.

Other 2012 Summer Olympic Betting Odds from Bet365 include the country that will take home the most gold medal. Currently, the China is set as the favorite at 19/20, followed by The United States at 5/4, Russia at 7/1, and Great Britain at 40/1. If you are rooting for France, chances are you probably know your odds are petite, and that’s because they are a huge longshot at 250/1.

The only boxing odds at this point from online sportsbooks, are for Ireland’s boxer’s Katie Taylor (1/12) and Joe Ward (4/7) to win a medal. Odds of them drinking a pint after the games, however, are enormous.

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