Paris Olympics Day 16 preview, best bets & top odds | August 11

It’s the final day of the 2024 Paris Olympics this Sunday with the last batch of medals up for grabs. Here are our best bets for Day 16.

Athletics: Women’s Marathon

On a tough course due to its severe changes in elevation, the women’s marathon is wide open. While not one of the top favourites, keep an eye out for Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir ($8), the defending Olympic gold medallist. She has since won the two most hilly major marathons in New York and Boston, while also winning the London marathon earlier this year. At $2.95 with leading athletics bookmakers, Jepchrchir offers great value to get on the podium.

Handball: Germany vs Denmark Men’s Gold Medal Match

After finishing runner-up in Tokyo and in this year’s European Championships, Denmark will be looking to finally secure gold. Undefeated in the tournament so far, they will face the top ranked German side. Both teams won their quarterfinal and semi-final by just one goal and when these sides faced off earlier this year, Denmark won by just three points. So back the Germans to cover the handicap of 3.5 goals at $2 with top handball bookmakers.

Water Polo: Serbia vs Croatia Men’s Gold Medal Match

Despite a disappointing group stage, defending Olympic champions Serbia have scraped through to the final against Croatia. Croatia have been the more impressive side in these Games and enter as the European champions. Since the last Olympic Games, Croatia have won four out of five matches between the sides, so back them to secure gold at $2.10 with leading sports bookmakers.

Basketball: Belgium vs Australia Women’s Bronze Medal Match

Making it out of the group stage in third place, Belgium have been the overachievers of these games after an unexpected quarter-final victory. However, as they face Australia, it will be tough to continue their fairy-tale run, with the Australian women looking very strong up until they faced the dominant USA in the semi-finals. The Aussies won bronze at the most recent World Cup, so back them in again at $1.80 with PlayUp.

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