When you think of athletic powerhouses across the world, you believe USA, Germany, Russia.
You likely do not think about Norway, the Nordic country who is set to open a can of whoop-ass in Pyeongchang.
Either some seriously sharp Olympic bettors were piling Norway or even Bovada just eventually realized their chances were way off when they made odds for each one the respective events. We have seen some good movement over the last couple of months, since Norway has gone from +300 to +140 for total awards and +185 into -120 for golden medals.
There are currently odds for all but one of those 102 events recorded on Bovada and I decided to go through and count how many people with high 3 chances in each event are from Norway, Germany, and USA. You should probably bet on Norway at +140…
Norway: 47
Germany: 30
USA: 29
For comparison’s sake, Russia had 29 awards to take the crown in 2014, USA had 37 for shirts in 2010, and Germany had 29 in 2006. Norway hasn’t taken this title.
Now, counting the folks with top 3 odds does not mean that Norway will have 18 more medals than USA. Also consider the fact that Team USA’s odds are likely shaded. I am no doctor…or scientist…or census person, but I’d imagine Bovada has more Americans in their site than Norsemen.
In terms of the gold medals, Norway is likely still a solid bet even at -120. They’ve 22 favorites, including eight events with an odds-on favourite. Germany has 13 favorites with six odds-on, and the USA is favored in 12 events, but only three of which have an odds-on favourite. If you’re curious, those three events are women’s hockey, Mikaela Shiffrin in women’s ski slalom, and Lindsay Vonn in women’s downhill ski.
The Olympics are only a couple of days away and coming your way soon is going to function as super-duper mega Olympic guide, together with odds, picks, and results for EVERY occasion.
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