Olympic Medal Count Betting Preview

We are only a few short days away from another fascinating iteration of the winter olympic games and this awesome spectacle should see another shoot-out at the top of the medal standings as countries compete for total medals and total gold medals. With Russia hoping for a high level of performance from their athletes in Sochi 2014, there is some really solid options here for wagering. 

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The outright favourite - as usual - is Norway. They tend to dominate a number of the smaller and lower-profile events but that always winds up with them racking up a high amount of total medals. 

The Norweigians are a 2.25 shot to win the total outright medals table while the United States - particularly effective on the ice sports and many skiing events - are just nipping at their heels with a 3.0 listing floated by most major bookmakers. 

Canada put in a great shift last year after a relatively slow start to affairs and you can back them at a 6.5 price which would be a real coup for the Canadians as they tend to get a lot of gold medals but aren’t as likely to challenge on all fronts like the USA and Norway. 

Germany are also in the mix at 9.0 with the host country Russia sitting at an 11.0 price tag. The odds then jump considerably to 34.0 for Austria and France. 

Canada’s over/under on gold medals is set at 8.5 with the over paying at 1.66 while under 8.5 (definitely a disappointment for Canada) can be backed at a 2.1 price tag. Great Britain to win a single gold medal would pay out at 1.61 while Britain to draw a blank at the 2014 Olympics pays out at 2.2. 

The USA has a very even over/under set at 11.5 with both options paying 1.83. Norway’s over/under is 12.5 with both options also paying 1.83. Russia are trading at a 7.5 over/under with both options paying 1.83. 

Canada are 1.61 to record more gold medals than Germany. Great Britain is favoured to get more gold medals than Finland and they can be backed at a 1.57 listing.