Team Great Britain Total Medals Won Odds and Picks for Tokyo Olympics

It won’t be long before the opening ceremonies for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games get underway. Beginning July 23, the Summer Olympics will kick off in Japan’s capital city and run through August 8.

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Team Great Britain is normally one of the stronger contingents of athletes among summer games competing countries. In Summer Olympic Games history, Great Britain has won the third-most medals overall and the third-highest number of golds.

The Brits will have a hard time replicating their medal counts at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Team Great Britain totaled 67 medals with 27 golds. Here’s a look at the team’s total medals won odds and picks for 2021.

Team Great Britain Total Medals at Summer Olympics

There are two bets in the futures market for Team Great Britain’s total medal count in Tokyo. The first puts the total at 42.5. The second lists 45.5 as the total. Here are the wagers:

Team Great Britain Total Medals – Line: 42.5

Over (-155)

Under (+110)

Team Great Britain Total Medals – Line: 45.5

Over (+130)

Under (-182)

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As mentioned, the Brits totaled 67 medals at the Rio games. At home in London in 2012, Team Great Britain won 65 total medals and won 29 golds. The team’s performance in 2016 made Great Britain the first country to win more medals four years after hosting than they won at home.

The 2021 medal count is expected to be much lower. In 2016, nearly one-third of the Brits’ medals came in track cycling, artistic gymnastics, and rowing. While Great Britain has some solid talent in each of the three sports, it’s not the same as 2016. They are not expected to win as many (22 total) medals in those three sports this time around.

Team Great Britain is projected to win 36 total medals. Give or take a few still leaves them far below the 42.5 total. That’s where the real value is. The team is highly unlikely to come near 46 medals leaving the Under 42.5 at plus-money the best pick.

BEST BET: Team Great Britain Total Medals Under 42.5 (+110)

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Team Great Britain Gold Medals Won Odds and Picks

Team USA normally captures the most gold medals in Summer Olympic games. Great Britain has fared pretty well over the past two summer games winning 27 golds in 2016 and 29 in 2012. That put the Brits second in 2016 and third in 2012. They were fourth in 2008 with 19 golds in Beijing.

Here are the over/under odds for Team GB at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo:

Team Great Britain Gold Medals – Line: 14.5

Over (-118)

Under (-118)

There will be an additional 33 medal events in Tokyo. In Rio, there were 306 events across 28 sports. In Tokyo, there will be 339 events in 33 sports. The problem is that many of the new events introduced are not among the Brits’ strengths.

Cyclists Jason Kenny and his wife Laura lead the British cyclists. The pair won five gold medals in Rio. They could repeat, but getting to 15 is going to be extremely difficult. The one wager at plus-money – Over 15.5 (+130) just seems unattainable. Team Great Britain is projected to win 11 golds in Tokyo leaving really just one sound bet.

BEST BET: Team Great Britain Gold Medals Under 14.5 (-118)

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