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The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, run through Aug. 11 in Paris, France. We’ll review the best bets for Saturday. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines for the best bets and prop plays for Saturday’s Olympic action, and make our expert Summer Olympic picks and predictions.
Each day we’ll check out the best bets, as well as the top prop plays when applicable.
For Saturday, Aug. 3, it’s another busy day of Olympic action.
It’s time for Round 3 of the men’s golf tournament, and the schedule also includes judo, women’s badminton, men’s and women’s beach volleyball, women’s handball, men’s and women’s skeet shooting, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s archery, men’s and women’s rowing, women’s shooting, men’s rowing, equestrian, women’s field hockey, various track and field events, men’s water polo, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s cycling road race, men’s and women’s swimming, tennis, men’s and women’s sailing (weather permitting), women’s fencing, women’s table tennis, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, men’s and women’s boxing, men’s and women’s canoe slalom, as well as men’s and women’s surfing (weather permitting).
Medals will be awarded for men’s and women’s shooting, equestrian, men’s and women’s rowing, men’s cycling road race, tennis, women’s table tennis, men’s and women’s sailing (weather permitting), women’s archery, women’s badminton, men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, judo, women’s fencing, various track and field, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s surfing (weather permitting) and women’s boxing.
Saturday’s 2024 Olympics best bets
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:03 a.m. ET.
Men’s shot put — To win a medal: PAYTON OTTERDAHL, USA (+220)
Otterdahl led Group B in the men’s shot put qualification with a throw of 21.52m, besting New Zealand’s Tom Walsh (21.48m) and fellow American Joe Kovacs (21.24m). Kovacs has shorter odds (-180) to medal than Otterdahl, despite a worse qualification distance.
Italy’s Leonardo Fabbri (-550) topped Group A at 21.76m, just edging out Czechia’s Tomas Stanek (21.61m) and USA’s Ryan Crouser (21.49m).
Otterdahl showed out in qualification, and he is one of the best values for a chance to more than double up if he simply reaches the podium.
The competition starts at 1:35 p.m. ET.
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Men’s water polo: ROMANIA +6.5 (-114) vs. Italy
Romania (0 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws) is still searching for some modicum of success at the Paris Olympics. Romania hung with Croatia Thursday but lost 11-8, although it was able to cover as a 6.5-goal underdog.
On the flip side, Italy (3-0-0) is unbeaten. It has an average margin of victory of just 3.0 goals per game (GPG), including a narrow 11-9 win over Montenegro Thursday as it failed to cover as a 3.5-goal favorite.
Romania is not going to beat Italy, the group favorite and leader. But a margin of more than 6 goals is quite a bit. Look for the Romanians to hang around and grab a cover as the ‘dog.
The match starts at 3:05 p.m. ET.
Men’s individual archery — Gold medal winner: KIM WOOJIN, South Korea (+105)
KIM WOOJIN (+105) is the chalk to win the gold medal in the men’s individual event. He is the top-ranked archer in the world — South Korean archers are routinely at the top across all competitions.
Woojin won gold in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the team competition, but he was a disappointing 19th in the individual event in Rio, and 5th in Tokyo in the individual event, missing the podium. Turkey’s Mete Gazoz shocked the world in Tokyo with a gold, and Italy’s Mauro Nespoli took silver, with Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa earning bronze.
Look for a Woojin resurgence in Paris as he has his mojo back, and he is motivated after his disappointment 3 years ago. Ku Bon-chan won gold for South Korea in 2016, and Oh Jin-Hyek won gold in London in 2012. Woojin is looking to join the club.
The competition starts Sunday at 3:30 a.m. ET.
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