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James Magnussen has drifted from $1.33 out to $1.62 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au for the men’s 100m freestyle at the London Olympics, as punters jump on Frenchman Yannick Agnel.

 

Agnel was opened as a $15 chance before the games commenced, but following France’s win in the men’s 100m freestyle relay, has firmed sharply, now into $5.00.

 

“We had only seen a handful of bets on Agnel to win the men’s 100m freestyle prior to the relay, but since then he has firmed from $15 into $5.00 and has now attracted 20 percent of bets wagered on the event,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

 

“The Missile does remain the best backed swimmer by a fair margin, but the gap between him and Agnel is closing fast.”

 

Fellow Australian James Roberts has also eased in betting, drifting from $7.00 out $8.00 to win gold.

 

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Men’s 100m Freestyle
(prices in brackets from 10 July)

$1.62 James Magnussen (out from $1.33)

$5.00 Yannick Agnel (in from $15)

$8.00 James Roberts (out from $7.00)
$8.00 Cesar Cielo (out from $7.00)

$17 Brent Hayden (out from $15)
$17 Nathan Adrian (out from $15)
$34 Cullen Jones (steady)
Others quoted

It seems Australia is right behind Nick D’Arcy, with the swimmer having attracted 74 percent of bets so far wagered on the men’s 200m butterfly with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

 

Despite Michael Phelps being the red-hot favourite at $1.20 for gold, only nine percent of bets have been for the American.

 

Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda ($5.50) follows Phelps in the betting, with D’Arcy next in the market at $15.

 

“Despite what has gone on in the past, one thing is certain here and that’s Nick D’Arcy having the support of Australian punters,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Men’s 200m Butterfly
$1.20 Michael Phelps
$5.50 Takeshi Matsuda
$15 Nick D’Arcy
$26 Wu Peng, Laszlo Cseh, Tyler Clary
$34 Chad Le Clos
$51 Kazuya Kaneda, Chen Yi
$67 Leonardo de Deus
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Others quoted

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has over 330 markets open on the 2012 London Olympic Games, including a variety based on how the Australian team performs.

 

The line for how medals Australia will collect is set at 39.5, while in total gold medals won, twelve or more is the $1.68 favourite, with under 11 or less priced at $2.12.

 

Bronze has been opened as the $2.62 favourite to be the medal most won by Australia, ahead of gold and silver, both at $2.70.

 

James Magnussen ($1.33) in the men’s 100m freestyle, Sally Pearson ($1.53) in the women’s hurdles, Mitchell Watt ($4.00) in the men’s long jump, Anna Meares ($2.35) in the women’s sprint and the men’s hockey team ($2.30) are just a handful of Australian athletes or teams priced as gold medal favourites by sportsbet.com.au.

 

“The market suggests we’re in for a battle to eclipse the 14 gold medals Australia won in Beijing, but given our fighting qualities, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we did,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

 

In the overall medal count, the USA is the $1.57 favourite to win the most gold medals, ahead of China ($2.15) and Great Britain ($51).

 

Michael Phelps winning four gold medals has been priced at $2.75, ahead of him winning five golds at $3.75, while Magnussen has been priced at $2.25 to collect two gold medals.

 

Sportsbet.com.au also has a number of athlete specials, including Usain Bolt winning each of the men’s 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m events, which is paying $2.80.

 

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Australian Team Specials

 

Australia Total Gold Medals

$1.68 Over 11.5

$2.12 Under 11.5

 

Australia Total Medals

$1.88 Over 39.5

$1.88 Under 39.5

 

What colour medal will Australia win most of?

$2.62 Bronze

$2.70 Gold

$2.70 Silver

 

Australia’s best hopes

 

Men’s 100M Freestyle

$1.33 James Magnussen

$7.00 James Roberts, Cesar Cielo

$15 Brent Hayden, Yannick Agnel, Nathan Adrian
$34 Cullen Jones
$41 Sebastian Verschuren, Fabien Gilot, Nikita Lobintsev

Others quoted

 

Men’s 4 x 100M Freestyle

$1.65 Australia
$3.00 USA
$5.00 France
$15 Russia

 

Women’s 200m Individual Medley
$3.75 Ye Shiwen
$3.90 Stephanie Rice
$4.50 Alicia Coutts
$4.50 Ariana Kukors

 

Women’s 400m Individual Medley
$2.00 Elizabeth Beisel
$4.50 Stephanie Rice
$4.50 Hannah Miley
$8.00 Katinka Hosszu

 

Women’s 110m hurdles
$1.53 Sally Pearson
$4.00 Kellie Wells
$8.00 Dawn Harper
$11 Briitte Foster-Hylton

 

Men’s Long Jump
$4.00 Mitchell Watt
$6.00 Greg Rutherford
$8.00 Sebastian Bayer
$8.50 Irving Saladino

 

Men’s Pole Vault
$1.83 Renaud Lavillenie
$7.00 Bjorn Otto
$8.50 Malte Mohr
$12 Steve Hooker

 

Men’s Omnium
$2.88 Glenn O’Shea
$5.00 Ed Clancy
$6.50 Zach Bell
$7.00 Elia Viviani

 

Women’s Sprint
$2.25 Anna Meares
$2.88 Victoria Pendleton
$9.00 Shuang Guo
$9.00 Simona Krupeckaite

Women’s Team Sprint
$2.37 Australia

$2.88 Germany
$3.25 Great Britain
$10 China

Men’s Team Pursuit
$1.72 Great Britain
$2.00 Australia
$13 New Zealand
$23 Russia

 

Men’s BMX
$3.75 Marius Strombergs
$4.33 Joris Daudet
$4.50 Sam Willoughby
$6.50 Connor Fields

 

Men’s 10m platform
$1.33 Qui Bo
$4.80 Tom Bailey
$11.50 David Boudia
$11.25 Matthew Mitcham

 

Men’s Hockey
$2.30 Australia
$4.33 Germany
$6.50 Netherlands
$7.00 Great Britain

 

Men’s Coxless Four
$1.57 Great Britain
$3.10 Australia
$10 Greece
$13 Germany

 

Men’s Laser
$1.72 Tom Slingsbury
$4.33 Paul Goodison
$11 Bruno Fontes
$11 Julio Alsogaray

 

James Magnussen Specials

 

Will James Magnussen break the 100m Freestyle World Record?

$1.50 No

$2.50 Yes

 

How many gold medals will James Magnussen win?

$2.25 2 Gold Medals

$2.75 1 Gold Medal

$5.50 3 Gold Medals

$10 0 Gold Medals

 

Major events

 

Men’s basketball

$1.10 USA
$9.00 Spain
$26 France
$26 Russia

 

Men’s 100m

$1.72 Usain Bolt
$2.50 Yohan Blake
$15 Tyson Gay
$19 Justin Gatlin

 

Other Specials

 

Most Gold Medals

$1.57 USA

$2.25 China

$51 Great Britain

$67 Russia

$151 Australia, Germany

$501 Italy, France

 

How many gold medals will Michael Phelps win?

$2.75 4 Gold Medals

$3.75 5 Gold Medals

$4.00 3 Gold Medals

$6.00 6 Gold Medals

 

Usain Bolt specials
$2.25 Bolt to win both 100m and 200m
$2.80 Bolt to win 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay
$3.75 Bolt to break 200m world record
$3.75 Bolt to break 100m world record
$8.50 Bolt to break 100m and 200m world record

 

Renowned for their stingy defence, online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has opened a market on whether or not the Sydney Swans can restrict the Gold Coast Suns to their lowest score of the season.

 

Keeping the Suns under their season low of 34 points does look unlikely though, with the Swans priced at $7.00 to achieve the feat. $1.08 is on offer should punters think the Suns will score 34 points or more.

 

“The Suns have been on the up over the last few weeks, and while the Swans are well known for their defence, the market suggests it’ll be tough for them to restrict the Suns to less than six goals,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

 

Sportsbet.com.au has also opened a market on whether or not Suns star Gary Ablett will tally more possessions than any Swans players, with ‘Yes’ priced at $1.85 and ‘No’ at $1.90.

 

The Swans are the $1.05 favourite in head-to-head to betting, with the Suns priced at $11. The line gives the Suns a 50.5 point head start, paying $1.92.

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Will the Swans keep Gold Coast to their lowest score (34) so far this season?
$1.08 No
$7.00 Yes

Will Gary Ablett have more possessions than any Swans player?
$1.85 Yes
$1.90 No

Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns
$1.05 Sydney Swans
$11 Gold Coast Suns

Line
$1.92 Sydney Swans (-50.5)
$1.92 Gold Coast Suns (+50.5)

Margin
$1.50 Sydney Swans 40+
$3.00 Sydney Swans 1-39
$12 Gold Coast Suns 1-39
$82 Gold Coast Suns 40+

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has suspended betting on who will be Australia’s flag bearer at the London 2012 opening ceremony after a flood of money roared in for Lauren Jackson late today.

 

“We’ll have to wait and see if this is just a rumour but based on some punters trying to pay off their mortgages this afternoon by backing Jackson the cat appears to be out of the bag,” sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane said.

 

Jackson opened at $31 in sportsbet.com.au’s market, was $4.50 at the start of today and was backed further into $1.50 before betting was suspended.

Online bookmaker Sportsbet  has opened a market on how many wins new Parramatta Eels coach Brad Arthur will tally for the remainder of the season, with just one win the $2.10 favourite.

Next in the market is two wins ($2.40), while no wins or three wins share the third line of betting at $6.50.

“We can’t see things turning around for the Eels, especially with news that star fullback Jarryd Hayne has been ruled out for the rest of the season with injury,” Sportsbet’s Ben Hawes said.

The big outsiders in the market are five wins ($101) or six wins ($251) from the remaining six games.

Sportsbet.com.au paid out on the Eels to collect the wooden spoon after just four rounds of the season, and now with just six games left, they’re into $1.30 to run last.

 

Markets courtesy of Sportsbet

How many wins will interim Eels coach Brad Arthur tally for the rest of the year?
$2.10 1 win
$2.40 2 wins
$6.50 0 wins
$6.50 3 wins
$26 4 wins
$101 5 wins
$251 6 wins

2012 NRL wooden spoon
$1.30 Parramatta Eels
$3.15 Penrith Panthers
$21 Sydney Roosters

Leisel Jones is on the third line of betting with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to win gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke, priced at $7.00 to take out the event.

 

Ahead of Jones in the market is $1.33 favourite Rebecca Soni, with Breeja Larson next at $5.00, however, the Australian is given some chance of gold by punters.

 

“We’ve had more bets on Leisel Jones to win the women’s 100 metre breaststroke event than anyone else listed in the market,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

 

Australia is also on the third line of betting for the women’s 100m individual medley, priced as a $13 chance for gold, with the USA ($1.11) and China ($7.00) the top two in betting.

 

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Women’s 100m Breaststroke
$1.33 Rebecca Soni
$5.00 Breeja Larson
$7.00 Leisel Jones

$21 Yulia Yefimova
$26 Satomi Suzuki, Leiston Pickett
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Others quoted

 

4 x 100m Women’s Individual Medley
$1.11 USA
$7.00 China
$13 Australia
$26 Russia

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Others quoted

 

Punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au think the Titans recent run of form will continue unabated, with the Gold Coast side the best backed team to make the NRL top eight.

 

The Titans have attracted 18 percent of money wagered on the market so far, with most of the interest coming in the last month, including one bet of $1,200 when the Titans were priced as a $10 chance last week.

 

Despite being flogged by Canberra last round, punters also like Cronulla’s hopes of earning a finals berth, with the Sharks ($1.33) attracting 16 percent of money, while the Raiders ($4.00) themselves are the next best backed side with 14 percent.

 

“The betting suggests the punters like what they’ve seen from the Titans and Raiders over the last month, and that they expect their good form to continue,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

 

In premiership betting, the Bulldogs are now outright favourite for the first time this season, firming into $4.25, ahead of the Storm ($4.50), while the Rabbitohs have moved onto the third line betting at $6.00.

 

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

 

To finish in NRL top 8
$1.03 Brisbane Broncos

$1.03 North Queensland Cowboys

$1.07 Manly Sea Eagles
$1.33 Cronulla Sharks
$2.10 Wests Tigers
$2.50 New Zealand Warriors
$3.50 Gold Coast Titans
$4.00 Canberra Raiders
$5.00 Newcastle Knights
$13 St. George Illawarra Dragons
$51 Sydney Roosters
$101 Penrith Panthers

 

2012 NRL Grand Final winner
$4.25 Canterbury Bulldogs (in from $4.50)
$4.50 Melbourne Storm (out from $4.25)
$6.00 South Sydney Rabbitohs (in from $6.50)
$7.50 Manly Sea Eagles (out from $6.50)
$8.00 Brisbane Broncos (out from $7.00)
$10 North Queensland Cowboys (in from $13)
$21 Wests Tigers (out from $16)
$21 Cronulla Sharks (out from $19)
$23 New Zealand Warriors (out from $21)
$61 Gold Coast Titans (in from $151)
$67 Newcastle Knights (in from $151)
$81 Canberra Raiders (in from $251)
$101 St. George Illawarra Dragons (out from $81)
$501 Sydney Roosters (steady)

 

Leisel Jones is now the outright favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to be the Australian team flag bearer at the London Olympics, firming from $5.50 into $2.50.

 

Despite firming from $26, it seems as though it’s not a done deal for Jones, with cyclist Anna Meares firming from $9.00 into $4.00 overnight.

 

Punters continued to steer clear of Natalie Cook, who has drifted from being the $2.00 favourite out to $3.00, while Drew Ginn has eased from $2.60 to $3.00 after declaring he’s not interested in the honour.

“There’s been a hive of activity on the market in the last three days, and while we aren’t sure who will be awarded the honour, the betting suggests it’s likely to be a female,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

 

After firming from $13 into $9.00 yesterday, Lauren Jackson has eased back out to $13, while Stuart O’Grady ($13), Andrew Hoy ($21), Cadel Evans ($26) and Jamie Dwyer ($26) have all drifted in betting.

 

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

 

Who will be the Australian flag bearer at the 2012 London Olympics?
(Prices in brackets from 24 July)

$2.50 Leisel Jones (in from $5.50)

$3.00 Natalie Cook (out from $2.00)
$3.00 Drew Ginn (out from $2.60)
$4.00 Anna Meares (in from $9.00)
$13 Stuart O’Grady (out from $8.00)
$13 Lauren Jackson (out from $9.00)
$21 Andrew Hoy (out from $13)
$26 Jamie Dwyer (out from $13)
$26 Cadel Evans (out from $15)
$26 Russell Mark (out from $17)
$26 Michael Diamond (out from $21)

$51 Lleyton Hewitt (out from $31)
$67 Sally Pearson (out from $41)
$67 James Magnussen (out from $51)
$101 Steve Hooker (out from $51)
$151 Stephanie Rice (out from $101)