The competition heats up in the pool on Monday as several top swimming events highlight the schedule at the 2024 Paris Olympics. One of the headlining events is the women's 400-meter individual medley final, which starts at 2:30 p.m. ET. At -2400, Canadian Summer McIntosh is the big favorite. But capable competition awaits in American Katie Grimes (+1800), Freya Colbert of Great Britain (+4200) and Emma Weyent of USA (+4200).
Tatjana Smith of South Africa is the -220 favorite in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at 3:25 p.m. ET. China's Tang Qianting (+380), Team USA's Lily King (+1000) and Ireland's Mona McSharry (+1000) are the other top contenders in that event. Before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics picks on those events or others, you need to see what SportsLine Olympic insider Mike Tierney has to say.
A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered nine Olympic Games in person. At Rio in 2016, Tierney profited big-time. He told readers to bet over on Team USA's gold medal count (41.5) and over on Team USA's overall medal count (102.5). The result? 46 golds, 121 medals and two easy cashes. Then, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Tierney hit two of his three predictions: Germany (+200) to win the most gold medals and the United States winning under 10.5 gold medals (+110). Anybody following has seen some big returns.
Now, Tierney has broken down the 2024 Olympics from every possible angle and revealed his best bets for Monday, July 29. You can visit SportsLine now to see his 2024 Summer Olympics picks.
Top 2024 Paris Olympics picks for July 29
Tierney is backing Australian Mollie O'Callaghan (+115) instead of the favorite in Aussie teammate Ariarne Titmus (-150) in the women's 200-meter freestyle, which is scheduled to begin at 3:48 p.m. ET.
"Aussie teammate Ariarne Titmus' outstanding swim to win gold Saturday in the 400 free has generated quite a gap in the odds," Tierney told SportsLine. "Titmus, at -150, holds the world record -- which she seized from O'Callaghan. Their best clockings were superior by more than a second to everyone else, so this race builds down to an apparent duel. They are not separated as much as the odds suggest." See the rest of his picks here.
How to make 2024 Olympics picks
Tierney has analyzed the 2024 Paris Olympics odds for Monday from every angle and locked in three women's swimming and one men's tennis best bets. He's only sharing his picks here.
What are Tierney's best bets for the 2024 Olympic Games on Monday? Visit SportsLine now to see Mike Tierney 2024 Summer Olympics best bets and analysis, and find out.
