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#1
the olympics are just over 3 weeks away.. hopefully we can find some value in either team or individual events and earn some cash...
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#4
I messed up spelling but how it that hard to follow. There are lines posted for total gold medals for each nation. Ive looked at a number of olympic medal predictors weather it be a machine or people who have predicted medals in the past and been accurate. Ive seen that almost all the nations o/u for medal is a bit off with most of the odds being in the the + money favor. Being +EV for betting on the lines.
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#13
Quote Originally Posted by mr_bollox:
really?
what do you base that on, population size, russia isnt the USSR anymore .
dont under estimate homefield advantage, GB has a lot of genuine gold contenders as well
really?
what do you base that on, population size, russia isnt the USSR anymore .
dont under estimate homefield advantage, GB has a lot of genuine gold contenders as well
Homefield isn't enough to matter for GB/NI with regards to this prop. It's not the same "advantage" a China or a U.S.A. would enjoy, tbh. If it were GB/NI vs. a country they have historically been even with at the Olympics, then yes, worth a shot, but not against the Russians. It will take a pretty big collapse on the Russians part to have the British and Northern Irish beat them out in the gold medal count.
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#15
Quote Originally Posted by tmoss387:
what kind of gold medal threats do poland and greece have ?
5dimes has usain bolt golds vs greece golds, and missy franklin golds vs poland golds
i would favor bolt over greece, and poland over franklin, anybody have any insight on the greeks or poles ?
Poland had three golds in the last two Summer Olympics.
Greece had 4 in 2000, 6 in their home 2004 Olympics, 0 in 2008.
Franklin will be in seven events and she holds the world record in two of them.
Tough calls on both props. Good luck!
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#18
Quote Originally Posted by clepto:
I wouldn't touch a gold prop against the home side. Look what just happened in Vancouver with Canada setting a country and Olympic record for most golds at a winter games. GB is going to be winning gold(s)in cycling for sure.
I wouldn't touch a gold prop against the home side. Look what just happened in Vancouver with Canada setting a country and Olympic record for most golds at a winter games. GB is going to be winning gold(s)in cycling for sure.
Bad comparison, imo. Canada is all about winter sport. Sure, they have competitors in summer events, but it's not like you're going to see a Canadian in most or any track and field or swimming events. Like has been said, cycling and rowing. zzzzz....
Winter events are different though as the whole country is geared toward winter sport, so homefield advantage in the winter olympics would be much more massive for Canada than if they hosted the summer olympics.
GB isn't really geared around either summer or winter sport so I don't see their homefield being big enough a factor to overtake Russia.
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Quote Originally Posted by HeadOverHeart:
Bad comparison, imo. Canada is all about winter sport. Sure, they have competitors in summer events, but it's not like you're going to see a Canadian in most or any track and field or swimming events. Like has been said, cycling and rowing. zzzzz....
Winter events are different though as the whole country is geared toward winter sport, so homefield advantage in the winter olympics would be much more massive for Canada than if they hosted the summer olympics.
GB isn't really geared around either summer or winter sport so I don't see their homefield being big enough a factor to overtake Russia.
Bad comparison, imo. Canada is all about winter sport. Sure, they have competitors in summer events, but it's not like you're going to see a Canadian in most or any track and field or swimming events. Like has been said, cycling and rowing. zzzzz....
Winter events are different though as the whole country is geared toward winter sport, so homefield advantage in the winter olympics would be much more massive for Canada than if they hosted the summer olympics.
GB isn't really geared around either summer or winter sport so I don't see their homefield being big enough a factor to overtake Russia.
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