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