Paris 2024 Olympics Betting Odds: Men’s Volleyball Picks

Paris 2024 Olympics Betting Odds: Men's Volleyball Picks

Bonjour, the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony begins July 26th at 10:30 AM PT, and Men’s Volleyball matches begin on July 27th at midnight PT! Sportsbooks offer these markets once every four years, sometimes with very actionable Olympic betting odds.

The Sports Gambling Podcast Network is offering many articles handicapping different Summer Olympic events, hopefully delivering many winners. This article has tip of the iceberg analysis on Men’s Volleyball picks while displaying all the Men’s Volleyball betting odds from DraftKings.

One of my family’s favorite Olympic events has always been Volleyball. My sister coaches college volleyball and both her and my mom played growing up. I’ve been sitting in Gyms across the Great Lakes Region of America watching Volleyball since I was young.

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Paris 2024 Olympics Betting Odds: Men’s Volleyball Picks

Volleyball Betting Odds: Group Winner

The Men’s Volleyball Tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics is debuting a new format. Three pools of four teams, the top two from each pool advance, plus two wildcards. Personally, I dislike the new format. We could potentially see a team win one match and still advance to the single-elimination medal round.

Also, if a team like the USA wins two matches, will it go into load management mode? Given this fear, I think it’s more logical to explore dark horses in this round rather than to win the Gold Medal.

GROUP A

-185 France (FIVB World Ranking: 4th)

+275 Slovenia (FIVB World Ranking: 5th)

+900 Canada (FIVB World Ranking: 9th)

+1000 Serbia (FIVB World Ranking: 10th)

GROUP B

-105 Poland (FIVB World Ranking: 1st)

+200 Italy (FIVB World Ranking: 3rd)

+300 Brazil (FIVB World Ranking: 7th)

+50000 Egypt (FIVB World Ranking: 19th)

Group C

-135 USA (FIVB World Ranking: 6th)

+200 Japan (FIVB World Ranking: 2nd)

+650 Argentina (FIVB World Ranking: 8th)

+1800 Germany (FIVB World Ranking: 11th)

Volleyball Betting Odds: Outright Winner

The National Men’s Volleyball scene is very competitive. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, France won Gold after entering the tournament ranked 9th. France now enters the Paris 2024 Olympics as one of the betting favorites. Nobody has repeated as Gold Medal winners since the USA did back in the 1984 and ’88 Games.

The French have one of the best attacking duos between outside hitters Earvin N’Gapeth and Antoine Brizard. As the team’s setter, Brizard won the Nations League MVP.

FIVB Nations League is the last batch of formal competition we see from each of the teams prior to the Olympics. The Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) concluded with France winning in the Finals on June 30th.

GOLD MEDAL WINNER

+350 Poland

+400 France

+500 Italy

+700 USA

+800 Brazil & Japan

+900 Slovenia

+1300 Canada & Argentina

+2000 Serbia & Germany

+70000 Egypt

Paris 2024 Olympics Betting Odds: Men’s Volleyball Picks

Men’s Volleyball Picks: +200 Japan Group C Winner

Japan was the runner-up in the VNL. They lost a tough 4-setter to France in the Finals, all three of their lost sets were by the minimum, two points. Earlier in the tournament, the Japanese defeated France 3-2 (17-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-10). Also, more importantly, Japan recorded wins against the USA, Argentina, and Germany.

USA opens as the pool’s betting favorite but is stumbling into the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Americans have lost four of their last seven matches and also lost in a huge upset to Iran (15th in FIVB World Ranking). Also, in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, USA failed to advance out of pool play. Japan at +200 is mispriced.

“Ryujin Nippon” (meaning: “Japanese Dragon God”) brings back 8 veterans from the 2020 Tokyo Games while also including 5 rookies on the 2024 squad. Head Coach Philippe Blain has helped Japan tremendously in international volleyball competitions. Under Blain’s tutelage the Japanese took Bronze in the 2023 VNL and Silver at 2024 VNL.

Japan’s Paris 2024 Olympic National team is captained by Yuki Ishikawa. The 28-year-old is an outside hitter for the Japanese. Keep an eye on other star attacking players Ran Takahashi and Yuji Nishida.

+200 Japan Group C Winner

Men’s Volleyball Picks: +350 Poland Outright Winner

Yes, it will be a very competitive tournament, but I’m still going with Poland, the betting favorite. Poland has won an incredible 36 of their last 39 matches, including the 2023 VNL and European Championships.

Their most recent loss came in 5-set nail-biting fashion against France 2-3 (25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-18). “Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn” (Poland Men’s National Volleyball team) will be looking for ultimate revenge in Paris, as the Poles aim for their first Olympic Gold Medal since 1976.

Poland’s roster is littered with stars. Wilfredo Leon was an international Volleyball prodigy, now turned superstar. The 30-year-old is Cuban-born with Polish citizenship. In the 2023 European Championships, Leon earned “Most Valuable Player.” Leon and Bartosz Kurek, another outside hitter, form a lethal offensive duo around one of the best blockers in the game, 6-foot-10 Mateusz Bieniek. Last but not least, one of the best liberos entering the 2024 Games, Pawel Zatorski.

Head Coach Nikola Grbic and Poland have one of the strongest and most experienced teams in the Paris 2024 Olympics. They have the DNA to bring home the Gold.

+350 Poland Outright Winner

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