China Odds to Win
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China this year and it’s no surprise that oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog favor the host country in a lot of events.
According to oddsmakers, China is the favorite to take home most overall medals this year, with its odds set at 4/5. China is also the favorite to win the most gold medals at 2/5 and the country’s over/under total for medals won has been set at 94.5.
NBA star Yao Ming will also play for China’s basketball team this summer. While China is listed as a long shot to win the Men’s Basketball Tournament at 50/1, don’t count them out with the 7-6 Ming under the basket.
Given they’ll be on their home land and how much estimated money has been spent into training their athletes, China has become the odds-on favorite to take home the most medals this summer. Oddsmakers aren’t the only ones excited about China’s potential for medal greatest this summer – the media is too. The buzz is that while the United States will give them a run for its money, China appears to have an inside track to claim the most victories in Beijing.
2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing, China – August 8-24 – China Prop Odds
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Most Overall Medals
301 China 4/5
302 USA 11/10
303 Russia 14/1
304 Any Other Nation 50/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Most Gold Medals
305 China 2/5
306 USA 13/8
307 Russia 25/1
308 Any Other Nation 50/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Total USA Medals
309 China Over OV 94½ (-115)
310 China Under UN 94½ (-115)
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Team To Win Baseball Gold Medal
315 Cuba 2/3
316 USA 7/4
317 Japan 6/1
318 South Korea 40/1
319 Canada 66/1
320 Chinese Taipei 80/1
321 China 50/1
322 Netherlands 100/1
Beijing Olympics 2008- Team to Win Men’s Basketball Gold Medal
USA 2/7
Spain 7/2
Argentina 15/2
Russia 14/1
Lithuania 18/1
Greece 25/1
China 50/1
Croatia 80/1
Slovenia 100/1
Brazil 150/1
Australia 150/1
Puerto Rico 250/1
Germany 250/1
Canada 300/1
Angola 300/1
New Zealand 300/1
Iran 500/1
Lebanon 500/1
South Korea 500/1
Cameroon 500/1
Cap Verde Islands 500/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Team To Win Women’s Basketball Gold Medal
345 USA 1/5
346 Australia 5/2
347 Russia 6/1
348 Spain 25/1
349 Brazil 28/1
350 Czech Republic 40/1
351 China 33/1
352 Latvia 80/1
353 Belarus 100/1
354 S Korea 80/1
355 New Zealand 200/1
356 Mali 500/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Team To Win Men’s Soccer Gold Medal
357 Brazil 11/4
358 Argentina 2/1
359 Italy 7/1
360 Netherlands 7/1
361 Cameroon 14/1
362 Ivory Coast 15/1
363 Serbia 20/1
364 Nigeria 20/1
365 Belgium 25/1
366 S Korea 33/1
367 Japan 25/1
368 USA 28/1
369 Australia 50/1
370 China 66/1
371 Honduras 100/1
372 New Zealand 150/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Team To Win Women’s Soccer Gold Medal
373 Germany 7/4
374 USA 2/1
375 Brazil 5/1
376 Norway 9/1
377 Sweden 12/1
378 N Korea 14/1
379 China 14/1
380 Canada 25/1
381 Japan 40/1
382 Nigeria 80/1
383 Argentina 100/1
384 New Zealand 150/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Team To Win Women’s Softball Gold Medal
409 USA 1/6
410 Australia 7/1
411 China 7/1
412 Japan 10/1
413 Canada 100/1
414 Chinese Taipei 300/1
415 Netherlands 500/1
416 Venezuela 500/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 -Team To Win Men’s Water Polo Gold Medal
417 Hungary 11/8
418 Serbia 11/4
419 Montenegro 6/1
420 Croatia 6/1
421 Spain 10/1
422 Greece 20/1
423 Italy 25/1
424 Germany 33/1
425 USA 33/1
426 Australia 80/1
427 Canada 125/1
428 China 200/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 -Team To Win Women’s Water Polo Gold Medal
429 USA 11/4
430 Australia 10/3
431 Russia 7/2
432 Italy 7/2
433 Hungary 10/1
434 Greece 14/1
435 Netherlands 28/1
436 China 40/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Team to Win Men’s Volleyball Gold Medal
437 Brazil 1/1
438 Russia 3/1
439 Bulgaria 11/2
440 Italy 8/1
441 Serbia 10/1
442 USA 12/1
443 Poland 14/1
444 China 30/1
445 Germany 50/1
446 Japan 250/1
447 Venezuela 500/1
448 Egypt 500/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Women’s Volleyball
449 Brazil 2/1
450 Russia 5/2
451 China 3/1
452 Cuba 6/1
453 Italy 6/1
454 Serbia 20/1
455 Poland 40/1
456 USA 40/1
457 Japan 100/1
458 Kazakhstan 1000/1
Beijing Olympics 2008 – Women’s Field Hockey
473 Netherlands 5/2
474 Argentina 10/3
475 Germany 7/2
476 Australia 5/1
477 China 9/1
478 Japan 18/1
479 New Zealand 20/1
480 Spain 25/1
481 S Korea 33/1
482 Great Britain 40/1
483 S Africa 50/1
484 USA 50/1
Other 2008 Summer Olympics Related Articles
– Gold & Overall Medal Win Totals For Each Country
– China Odds to Win All Medals
– Women’s Softball Odds to Win
– Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Odds to Win
– United States Odds to Win All Medals