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Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has over 330 markets open on the 2012 London Olympic Games, including a variety based on how the Australian team performs.

The line for how medals Australia will collect is set at 39.5, while in total gold medals won, twelve or more is the $1.68 favourite, with under 11 or less priced at $2.12.

Bronze has been opened as the $2.62 favourite to be the medal most won by Australia, ahead of gold and silver, both at $2.70.

James Magnussen ($1.33) in the men’s 100m freestyle, Sally Pearson ($1.53) in the women’s hurdles, Mitchell Watt ($4.00) in the men’s long jump, Anna Meares ($2.35) in the women’s sprint and the men’s hockey team ($2.30) are just a handful of Australian athletes or teams priced as gold medal favourites by sportsbet.com.au.

“The market suggests we’re in for a battle to eclipse the 14 gold medals Australia won in Beijing, but given our fighting qualities, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we did,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

In the overall medal count, the USA is the $1.57 favourite to win the most gold medals, ahead of China ($2.15) and Great Britain ($51).

Michael Phelps winning four gold medals has been priced at $2.75, ahead of him winning five golds at $3.75, while Magnussen has been priced at $2.25 to collect two gold medals.

Sportsbet.com.au also has a number of athlete specials, including Usain Bolt winning each of the men’s 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m events, which is paying $2.80.

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Australian Team Specials

Australia Total Gold Medals

$1.68   Over 11.5

$2.12   Under 11.5

Australia Total Medals

$1.88   Over 39.5

$1.88   Under 39.5

What colour medal will Australia win most of?

$2.62   Bronze

$2.70   Gold

$2.70   Silver

Australia’s best hopes

Men’s 100M Freestyle

$1.33   James Magnussen

$7.00   James Roberts, Cesar Cielo              

$15      Brent Hayden, Yannick Agnel, Nathan Adrian
$34      Cullen Jones
$41      Sebastian Verschuren, Fabien Gilot, Nikita Lobintsev

Others quoted

Men’s 4 x 100M Freestyle

$1.65   Australia
$3.00   USA
$5.00   France
$15      Russia

Women’s 200m Individual Medley
$3.75   Ye Shiwen
$3.90   Stephanie Rice
$4.50   Alicia Coutts
$4.50   Ariana Kukors

Women’s 400m Individual Medley
$2.00   Elizabeth Beisel         
$4.50   Stephanie Rice
$4.50   Hannah Miley
$8.00   Katinka Hosszu

Women’s 110m hurdles
$1.53   Sally Pearson
$4.00   Kellie Wells
$8.00   Dawn Harper
$11      Briitte Foster-Hylton

Men’s Long Jump
$4.00   Mitchell Watt
$6.00   Greg Rutherford
$8.00   Sebastian Bayer
$8.50   Irving Saladino

Men’s Pole Vault
$1.83   Renaud Lavillenie
$7.00   Bjorn Otto
$8.50   Malte Mohr
$12      Steve Hooker

Men’s Omnium
$2.88   Glenn O’Shea
$5.00   Ed Clancy
$6.50   Zach Bell
$7.00   Elia Viviani

Women’s Sprint
$2.25   Anna Meares
$2.88   Victoria Pendleton
$9.00   Shuang Guo
$9.00   Simona Krupeckaite

Women’s Team Sprint
$2.37   Australia

$2.88   Germany
$3.25   Great Britain
$10      China

Men’s Team Pursuit
$1.72   Great Britain
$2.00   Australia
$13      New Zealand
$23      Russia

Men’s BMX
$3.75   Marius Strombergs
$4.33   Joris Daudet
$4.50   Sam Willoughby
$6.50   Connor Fields

Men’s 10m platform
$1.33   Qui Bo
$4.80   Tom Bailey
$11.50 David Boudia
$11.25 Matthew Mitcham

Men’s Hockey
$2.30   Australia
$4.33   Germany
$6.50   Netherlands
$7.00   Great Britain

Men’s Coxless Four
$1.57   Great Britain
$3.10   Australia
$10      Greece
$13      Germany

Men’s Laser
$1.72   Tom Slingsbury
$4.33   Paul Goodison
$11      Bruno Fontes
$11      Julio Alsogaray

James Magnussen Specials

Will James Magnussen break the 100m Freestyle World Record?

$1.50   No

$2.50   Yes

How many gold medals will James Magnussen win?

$2.25   2 Gold Medals           

$2.75   1 Gold Medal             

$5.50   3 Gold Medals            

$10      0 Gold Medals            

 

Major events

Men’s basketball

$1.10   USA
$9.00   Spain
$26      France
$26      Russia

Men’s 100m

$1.72   Usain Bolt
$2.50   Yohan Blake
$15      Tyson Gay
$19      Justin Gatlin

 

Other Specials

Most Gold Medals

$1.57   USA

$2.25   China

$51      Great Britain

$67      Russia

$151    Australia, Germany

$501    Italy, France

How many gold medals will Michael Phelps win?

$2.75   4 Gold Medals           

$3.75   5 Gold Medals            

$4.00   3 Gold Medals            

$6.00   6 Gold Medals       

Usain Bolt specials
$2.25   Bolt to win both 100m and 200m
$2.80   Bolt to win 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay
$3.75   Bolt to break 200m world record
$3.75   Bolt to break 100m world record
$8.50   Bolt to break 100m and 200m world record    

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