With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada only a few days away now you need to begin researching your wagers if you haven’t already. Every four years when the Winter Olympics roll around, millions of people around the world bet on the various events that are played at the Olympic Games. The online sportsbooks have already posted their odds for most of the events already so you can start betting now.
There is no doubt that the most popular event at the Olympic Winter Games betting is Men’s Ice Hockey. The sportsbooks have had the odds posted for Ice Hockey for awhile now. You can wager on what team you think will win the gold medal and you can also bet on what team you think will win each group. The current favourite to win the gold medal is Team Canada at -200 around most bookies with Russia sitting at +200 odds roughly. Betting on what team you think will win a given group might pose a simpler challenge for you and you should definitely check that out if you think picking the gold medal winner is to difficult.
Another popular event you can do some online sports betting at the 2010 Winter Olympics is Figure Skating, especially for the women and trust me lots of women enjoy betting on these events. You’ll be able to wager on both Men’s and Women’s Figure Skating at the Olympics including Singles and Doubles. Figure Skating can be fun to bet on plus it can be fairly easy. For instance, the Women’s Singles event has Yu-Na Kim listed as a ½ favourite with the closest competitor being listed as an 11/2 underdog. I don’t know a lot about Figure Skating, but Yu-Na Kim seems like it would be a wise bet this year in Vancouver.
You can also bet on Speed Skating which is the last widely bet on event at the Winter Olympics. There are plenty of Speed Skating events that you can bet on at the Olympics ranging from Short Track to Long Track Speed Skating. The best thing about betting on Speed Skating is that the events don’t take that long to complete. It might only take a couple days to finish each event in Speed Skating for the most part, so you don’t need to wait as long as you would if you had bet on Figure Skating or Ice Hockey. The Canadian team has a strong Speed Skating team this year so make sure you look at them when it comes down to these events.
Generally the most popular event held outside at the Winter Olympics is skiing. Skiing is a widely popular sport in many countries around the world and it’s very competitive which helps draw in the bettors. There are lots of skiing events to bet on at the 2010 Winter Olympics including Downhill Skiing, Alpine Skiing and Freestyle Skiing. Skiing is very competitive and anything can happen which makes it one of the most difficult sports to bet on at the Winter Olympics and you should make sure you do your research before betting any money.
Men’s and Women’s snowboarding is also widely bet on by many people around the world. Just like skiing, snowboarding is very competitive although I find it a bit easier to win your bets. There are generally only a few snowboarders in each of the events that have a good shot at winning the gold whereas in skiing there could be 10+ skiers that could potentially take away gold.
Some of the other sports you can bet on at the Olympics that aren’t as popular include Curling, Luge, Skeleton and Bobsledding. These sports aren’t bet on by that many people, but this means you can often find more value in these events if you know what you’re doing. There are also some other cool prop bets being offered by many online sportsbooks this week while leading up to the start of the Winter Games. For instance, you can bet on what country you think will win the most amount of medals and what team will win the least amount of medals.