Anticipated showdowns in boxing, track and field, wrestling, field hockey and weightlifting headline the 2024 Paris Olympics schedule on Friday. SportsLine Olympics analyst Mike Tierney has zeroed in on numerous track and field events that include the men's triple jump, shot put, relays and hurdles. Tierney also has dissected the matchups for the boxing finals, in which the gold medals will be won for both men and women in two weight classes each. 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 Friday, Aug. 9. You can visit SportsLine now to see his 2024 Summer Olympics picks.
Top 2024 Paris Olympics picks for Aug. 9
Tierney is backing co-favorite Pedro Pichardo (+125) of Portugal to win the men's triple jump (2:10 p.m. ET) Jordan Diaz of Spain is also offered at +125, while Jamaica's Jaydon Hibbert comes in at +550. Salif Mane of the United States is a longshot at +1500.
"The defending champion declared he intends to repeat with a qualifying best of 17.44 meters, well ahead of favorite Jordan Diaz, a Cuba native repping Spain. Diaz, the European champion, is relatively inexperienced at age 23. The only other looming threat is Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso, who offers a nice price but has not attained the distance of the big two," Tierney told SportsLine. See the rest of Tierney's picks here.
How to make 2024 Olympics picks
Tierney has locked in four other Olympic best bets for Friday, including a surprising +1800 longshot. He's only sharing his picks and analysis here.
What are Tierney's best bets for the 2024 Olympic Games on Friday, and which surprising longshot should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see Mike Tierney's 2024 Summer Olympics best bets and analysis, and find out.
