Updated: 2025
Olympics Betting Odds and Guide – Tokyo 2025
The UK At The Olympics
The Rio Olympics was a huge event for Team GB and they flew home with a total of 27 gold medals and there are a lot of positive signs that they will do well again in Tokyo.
Our cycling team have looked strong for many years now and they will be looking to carry on their successes from four years ago.
The likes of Laura Kenny, Jason Kenny, Eleanor Barker and Katie Archibald will all be looking to bring back multiple medals. All eyes will be on Laura Kenny as well with the chance of becoming the most decorated British Olympian ever.
The swimming events gave us a new British champion with Adam Peaty taking the 100-metre breaststroke title. Peaty took the gold with a new world record and he’ll be looking to take another gold and another world record in Tokyo.
The fact that he has won gold medals at the commonwealth games and world championships since Rio means that he will be the man to beat this summer.
The UK has always nurtured great athletes in the track and field events and we’ve got a great squad ready and waiting for the Tokyo games. Laura Muir, Katrina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith are all expected to win medals this summer in the middle-distance running, heptathlon and sprinting events.
Elsewhere, British diver Tom Daley should be able to pick up a medal or two and gymnast Max Whitlock will be looking to keep the gold in the pommel horse event.
Nations with the Most Medals
PaddyPower is already offering odds on the nation with the most medals overall and it’s no surprise to see the USA up at the top with 1/40 odds. China is second with 17/2 odds and the Russian Olympic Committee are third favourites at 18/1 odds. Below we’ve got the list of the top 10 countries and their current Olympics betting odds:
Top 10 Nations – To Win Most Medals at Tokyo 2025 Olympics
- USA – 1/40
- China – 17/2
- Russian Olympic Committee – 18/1
- Japan – 25/1
- UK – 40/1
- Australia – 40/1
- Hungary – 500/1
- Ireland – 500/1
- South Korea – 500/1
- Netherlands – 500/1
Olympic Betting Tips & Strategy
The Olympics is a huge event and so it comes as no surprise to see some punters getting overwhelmed with all the betting markets and opportunities. So, how do you go about backing a winner? How can you take advantage of all these betting markets? Read on and we’ll give you some of our top tips and strategies that will help you find more winning bets at the Olympics.
Betting On What You Know
The Olympics come around once every four years and so it’s not something that you can quickly become an expert on by following it week in week out, like football or basketball, for example.
This means that you need to bet wisely and keep things simple. It’s all too easy to start looking into new and interesting betting markets with so many events taking place.
The key is to stick to the sports that you know about, you might not be an expert on the 100-metre sprint but you’ve probably watched it a few times before and understand how it works and what it takes to win. Keep it simple and bet wiser.
Starts Putting Together Betting Ideas Now
Start researching now as there will be many sporting events leading up to the start of the Olympics. Many of these will be qualification events and this means that you can pick out who the strong contenders might be in Tokyo.
You might not be able to view these events live but you can read up and do your research and start to put your betting strategy together ready for the start of the games.
A little bit of research will go a long way when it does come around to the opening day in Tokyo. You’ll be primed with useful knowledge about the top athletes and this should help you to find out those high-value bets.
Study History & Statistics
A good tip when studying previous results is to not look solely on finishing positions. What you should be looking for is gradual progression leading up to the games in the summer.
The Olympics is the ultimate event for most athletes and they work their seasons in cycles in the hope of hitting their peak form at just the right time, in this case, the date of their Olympic events.
You could look at the world championships before Rio 2016 and see which countries and athletes consistently performed well, then look at the most recent world championships and see if you can find the athletes who have the potential to take their winning form into Tokyo.
Expert Advice
Following expert advice can give you valuable information but we want to make sure that you follow the right advice.
You can find hundreds of tips and predictions sites and you might find some useful information, but it’s not always trustworthy.
Our tip is to follow the professional experts and by this, we mean athletes who have previously taken part in the Olympics. These are the people who offer the best advice as they have been there and experienced the atmosphere.
Olympics History
If we look back at the history of Greece then we can see that the first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. The event back then was dedicated to the 12 Olympian Gods and was held at the ancient site of Olympia, made famous for its link to the mythical gods Zeus and Hera.
The historic event carried on through to 393 AD but it took another 1503 years for it to be reintroduced in the modern era. Since 1896, the Olympics has been an international event and is still considered to be the ultimate accolade for athletes across the world.
There have been countless numbers of athletes taking part in the games but only a handful of them went on to become true legends. Ray Ewry held the title of most gold medals for over a hundred years until Michael Phelps took the title in 2008 with his 11th gold medal.
Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz and most recently Usain Bolt have all created their own Olympic magic by dominating their events. It’s worth taking note that three of those Olympian legends are American and the most successful Olympic nation are still producing number one athletes across multiple events.
FAQ
We recommend that you sign up to multiple sites and this way you can take advantage of the best odds by shopping around.
Our types:
We suggest that you keep things simple with so many events available to bet on. Bet wisely and stick to what you know.
Yes, there will be many in-play markets for the longer scheduled events. Shorter events such as the 100-metre sprints won’t be offering in-play markets though.
The USA currently holds the most with a huge 2,520 medals in total, more than double any other country in the history of the event.
The 2025 Summer Olympics will be hosted in Paris, France.
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