We’re down to the final weekend of the 2024 Summer Olympics , officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, which conclude Sunday 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.
On Saturday, the men’s marathon goes off early in the morning, we have the final round of the women’s golf tournament, and the men’s and women’s pentathlon each continue.
We’ll also have artistic swimming, men’s basketball medal games, men’s beach volleyball medal matches, men’s and women’s boxing gold medal matches, men’s breaking, women’s canoe sprint, men’s and women’s cycling track, men’s diving, women’s handball medal matches, group rhythmic gymnastics, women’s sport climbing, women’s team table tennis medal matches, men’s and women’s taekwondo, the men’s volleyball gold medal match, women’s water polo consolation and medal matches, men’s and women’s weightlifting, more wrestling, as well as various track and field events.
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 1:58 a.m. ET.
Men’s beach volleyball bronze medal match: QATAR ML (+235) vs. Norway
This match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET.
It’s going to be a tall order for the Qatari duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan to score a bronze medal for the 2nd consecutive Olympics. They took care of a Latvian team in Tokyo with a straight-set win to reach the podium, but it’s a much taller order to medal this time around.
Standing in the way is the Norwegian combo of Anders Mol and Christian Sorum , the defending Olympic gold medalists.
Norway bounced back after a 1st-set loss against Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler of Germany in the semis, winning 21-17 in the 2nd set. However, Germany won the tiebreaker 15-13, assuring us of a new Olympic champ.
One of these medal duos will go home empty-handed from these Olympics. Qatar is a much better value for the opportunity to more than double up.
Men’s 5000m — To win a medal: GRANT FISHER, USA (+210)
This event is scheduled to start at 1:50 p.m. ET.
In the 5000m, USA’s Grant Fisher ( +210 ) is worth a look for the opportunity to more than double up. We’re looking for value in the 5000m, the premier long-distance race of the Olympics.
We saw Kenneth Hooks surprise with a silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase final, and Fisher could run his way to the podium Saturday. He managed a time of 13:52.440 in Heat 2 on Wednesday, the crazy heat which saw a photographer wander onto the track while covering the women’s javelin event.
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( -230 ) is the overwhelming favorite to win gold, but the podium is wide open for the final 2 spots.
Men’s cycling — Madison team gold medal winner: NETHERLANDS (+200)
This event begins at 11:59 a.m. ET.
The Dutch have been thundering around the velodrome in Men’s Cycling Track, posting gold medals in the men’s sprint and men’s team sprint. Harrie Lavreysen took care of Australia’s Matthew Richardson for the men’s sprint individual gold, defending his title from the Tokyo games.
Jeffrey Hoogland of Netherlands was unable to take home the bronze in the event, losing to Great Britain’s Jack Carlin in a controversial run which saw Carlin collide with Hoogland at one point, drawing the ire of Dutch fans.
Yoeri Havik and Jan-Willem van Schip comprise the Men’s Madison team. Havik and van Schip won gold in the Men’s Madison in the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
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