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The United States won 46 gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Can they approach that number again at the Olympics in Rio this month? At sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com the OVER/UNDER for American gold medals in Rio has been set at 40.5, with the OVER listed as the betting favorite on the wager at -140 odds.
That's just one of the many 2016 Olympics props set out for this month. Track superstar Usain Bolt is set as the -200 favorite on the odds to win the men's 100m event, and as -300 chalk to claim the 200m event. Michael Phelps is the even-money favorite on the odds to win the men's 100m butterfly race, and he's at -110 to win the individual medley.
And the United States is the huge -1600 favorite on the odds to win the gold medal in men's basketball, with Spain (+1000) and France (+1400) their two closest competitors.
How many gold medals will the USA win in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
OVER 40.5 -140
UNDER 40.5 +110
How many medals will the USA win in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
OVER 103.5 -115
UNDER 103.5 -115
2016 Summer Olympics: Men's 100m Winner
Usain Bolt (JAM) -200
Justin Gatlin (USA) +165
Yohan Blake (JAM) +1100
Trayvon Bromell (USA) +1100
Andre De Grasse (CAN) +2200
Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) +2800
Marvin Bracy (USA) +5000
Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) +5000
Jaques Harvey (JAM) +6600
Keston Bledman (TTO) +8000
James Ellington (GBR) +10000
2016 Summer Olympics: Men's 200m Winner
Usain Bolt (JAM) -300
Justin Gatlin (USA) +325
LaShawn Merritt (USA) +750
Yohan Blake (JAM) +1400
Andre De Grasse (CAN) +2800
Ameer Webb (USA) +3300
Alonso Edward (PAN) +4000
Anaso Jobodwana (RSA) +5000
Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) +5000
Ramil Guliyev (AZE) +10000
2016 Summer Olympics: Men's 4x100m Winner
Jamaica -200
USA +185
Great Britain +2200
France +2500
Canada +2800
Antigua And Barbuda +3300
China +4000
Germany +4000
Trinidad and Tobago +5000
South Africa +6600
Bahamas +8000
Brazil +10000
2016 Summer Olympics: Men's 100m Butterfly Winner
Michael Phelps (USA) EVEN
Chad Le Clos (RSA) +200
Laszlo Cseh (HUN) +350
Joseph Schooling (SIN) +1000
Tom Shields (USA) +1400
Konrad Czerniak (POL) +2800
Li Zhuhao (CHN) +4000
Piero Codia (ITA) +6600
Mehdy Metella (FRA) +6600
Pawel Korzeniowski (POL) +8000
Evgeny Koptelov (RUS) +8000
Matteo Rivolta (ITA) +8000
Jeremy Stravius (FRA) +8000
Alexsandr Sadovnikov (RUS) +8000
2016 Summer Olympics: Men's 200m Individual Medley Winner
Michael Phelps (USA) -110
Ryan Lochte (USA) +200
Kosuke Hagino (JPN) +300
Thiago Pereira (BRA) +1400
Laszlo Cseh (HUN) +1800
Shun Wang (CHN) +2800
Hiromasa Fujimori (JPN) +6600
Federico Turrini (ITA) +8000
Henrique Rodrigues (BRA) +8000
Marcin Cieslak (POL) +8000
Simon Sjodin (SWE) +10000
2016 Summer Olympics: Men's Olympic Basketball Winner
USA -1600
Spain +1000
France +1400
Brazil +2800
Lithuania +2800
Argentina +2800
Serbia +2200
Croatia +5000
Australia +15000
China +50000
Venezuela +50000
Nigeria +50000
