The 2024 Paris Olympics feature a jam-packed slate for Saturday, including the anticipated men’s basketball final between the United States and France (3:30 p.m. ET). However, there’s also plenty of action away from the hardwood. Gold medals also will be awarded in numerous track and field events, as well as wrestling, boxing, water polo and much more. Before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics picks on these events or others for Saturday, you need to see what SportsLine Olympic insider Mike Tierney has to say.
A national sportswriter whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered nine Olympic Games in person. At Rio in 2016, Tierney profited big-time. He told readers to bet over on Team USA’s gold medal count (41.5) and over on Team USA’s overall medal count (102.5). The result? 46 golds, 121 medals and two easy cashes. Then, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Tierney hit two of his three predictions: Germany (+200) to win the most gold medals and the United States winning under 10.5 gold medals (+110). Anybody following has seen some big returns.
Now, Tierney has broken down the 2024 Olympics from every possible angle and revealed his best bets for Saturday, Aug. 10. You can visit SportsLine now to see his 2024 Summer Olympics picks.
Top 2024 Paris Olympics picks for Aug. 10
We can reveal that Tierney is backing France +16.5 points against the United States in the men’s basketball final. Tierney also backed the underdog in the semifinals, telling SportsLine members to back Serbia +16.5 and not only were the points never in doubt, but Tierney also nearly pinpointed a massive outright underdog winner. Serbia led by double figures for most of the second half and entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead. However, LeBron James and Stephen Curry led a fourth-quarter surge that led to a 32-15 difference in the final frame and a 95-91 victory.
Tierney told SportsLine he anticipates many bettors will consider the semifinal result a wake-up call and bank on a blowout win for the United States in the final, but he isn’t so sure. “In Tokyo, France knocked off the U.S. during pool play, then fell in the finals by just five points. A rowdy home crowd can ignite the French to stay within the spread,” Tierney told SportsLine. See the rest of Tierney’s picks here.
How to make 2024 Olympics picks
Tierney has locked in four other Olympic best bets for Saturday, including two sizable underdogs in track and field events that would pay out plus-money. He’s only sharing his Olympic picks and analysis here.
What are Tierney’s best bets for the 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday, and which underdogs should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see Mike Tierney 2024 Summer Olympics best bets and analysis, and find out.
