2024 Paris Olympics odds, track & field predictions, best bets: Olympic champion reveals picks for Aug. 4

The 2024 Paris Olympics continue to roll on, and track & field is taking the spotlight in the coming days. The men's 100 meters final is Sunday at 2:05 p.m. ET and it could come down to USA's Noah Lyles and Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. Thompson is the -150 favorite, while Lyles is +200. No other runner comes in lower than +1400 in that event. The men's 400 meter is also Sunday (1:05 p.m. ET) and Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith is the +125 favorite, followed by American Quincy Hall (+300).

There's also plenty of qualification ongoing in events such as the hammer throw, long jump and more. What are the best bets for Olympics track & field on Sunday and beyond? Before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics picks or track & field predictions, you need to see what SportsLine Olympic insider Dan O'Brien has to say .

O'Brien is a highly decorated decathlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the first American to accomplish the feat since Bruce Jenner 20 years earlier. O'Brien is also a five-time U.S. champion and three-time world champion in the event, and he held the decathlon world record from 1992-99 and the heptathlon world record from 1993-2010. As a result of his achievements, O'Brien is a member of the USATF, USOC and IAAF Halls of Fame.

Now, O'Brien has broken down the 2024 Paris Olympics track & field events from every possible angle and revealed his best bets. You can visit SportsLine now to see his 2024 Summer Olympics track & field medal picks .

Top 2024 Summer Olympics track & field predictions

One of O'Brien's picks is that American Grant Holloway wins the men's 110 meter hurdle. Qualification is ongoing, with the finals set for Thursday at 3:45 p.m. ET. The Americans have multiple gold-medal contenders in that event, but O'Brien likes Holloway, who took silver in Tokyo, to get the job done in Paris.

"The only thing left is the gold," O'Brien told SportsLine. "GH just keeps getting better and I think it's because he lost the gold in 2021. Because of that loss he has become an insatiable competitor and just refuses to lose. He is the indoor WR holder and the outdoor record is not far behind. He is determined and focused on this one thing." See more track & field predictions from O'Brien at SportsLine .

How to make 2024 Paris Olympics track & field picks

O'Brien has analyzed the 2024 track & field events and has locked in his picks for upcoming events, including a play on one athlete who is "a cut above the rest" in her event. He's only sharing his picks here .

Who is O'Brien backing in track & field at the Paris Olympics 2024? Visit SportsLine now to see Dan O'Brien's 2024 Summer Olympics track & field medal picks and analysis , all from the 1996 Olympic decathlon gold medalist who is also a three-time world champion in the event.