Nick Mazone 
The 2016 Olympics was the lowest-rated since 2000 and least-watched since 2004. Skateboarding, Surfing, Climbing and Karate are the new Olympic sports. Baseball and Softball also make a return to the games after nearly 15 years. TOKYO – The Olympic Games haven’t had the same level of pull as in years past, at least that’s … Read more
Bovada offers the most expensive odds for Team USA and lists them as a -1000 favorite. MyBookie has by far the least expensive odds for the United States at -200. FanDuel is offering -750 betting odds for the USA to win. TOKYO – Men’s Basketball is a competition that the United States is expected to … Read more
Russia was banned from international sporting events until 2022 for doping. Athletes now compete under the Russian Olympic Committee name. TOKYO – With the Russian name being banned from this year’s Olympics due to the mass doping scandal from years ago, athletes will be competing under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee. Other athletes … Read more
Margareta Kozuch and Laura Ludwig are the betting favorites to win the Goal Medals. Kerri Walsh Jennings and Brooke Sweat are longshots with +2800 odds and listed as the third best USA team. TOKYO – The Women’s Beach Volleyball odds suggest that there is no true favorite and the field is wide open. Germany, Brazil … Read more
Nyjah Hutson is the biggest favorite in any Skateboarding event with +125 odds in the Men’s street. Heimana Reynolds is the betting favorite for the Men’s park event. Aori Nichamura and Misugo Okamoto are projected to win the Women’s events. TOKYO – For the first time in Olympic history, skateboarding will be a part of … Read more