Two huge underdog wins on Sunday caused big ripples in Olympic futures betting for the men's soccer competition in London.
Senegal beat Uruguay 2-0 as a +355 dog and Honduras toppled Spain 1-0 at +455 in what will likely be the biggest shocker of the tournament. The loss for Spain - who was the second favorite to win gold entering the Games at +240 - sent the team packing early from London. The Spanish side failed to gain a point in either of its first two matches so far.
As a result, Brazil has moved from a +175 favorite where it was set before the competition to a huge -188 favorite to win gold. Great Britain is now the second favorite to win gold though their odds haven't changed from +800 pre-tourney.
Senegal and Honduras were set at +5000 and +20000 before the Games began and their odds have now adjusted considerably.
Men's action resumes on Wednesday with a huge game between Team GB and Uruguay, who are fighting to advance from Group A. Britain and Senegal are currently tied atop Group A with four points apiece while Uruguay has three points through two matches.
ODDS TO WIN GOLD (courtesy of
bet365.com)
Brazil -188
Great Britain +800
Uruguay +900
Japan +1000
Mexico +1100
Senegal +1600
South Korea +2000
Belarus +6600
Egypt +6600
Honduras +8000
Switzerland +10000
Gabon +25000
Morocco +50000
New Zealand +150000
MATCH ODDS - WED, AUG. 1Brazil vs. New Zealand (-600, +600, +1400)
Egypt vs. Belarus (+105, +240, +250)
Japan vs. Honduras (+115, +200, +275)
Mexico vs. Switzerland (+100, +240, +270)
South Korea vs. Gabon (-188, +300, +500)
Spain vs. Morroco (-175, +333, +400)
Great Britain vs. Uruguay (+150, +230, +175)
Senegal vs. UAE (-250, +333, +750)