2024 Olympic basketball odds: Team USA women separating from the pack as favorites

Women’s National Basketball Association

Updated Aug. 5, 2024 2:48 p.m. ET

To the delight of bettors who’ve backed them, Team USA women’s basketball squad has continued its dominance in Paris — even without one of the WNBA’s newest superstars on the roster.

“They’re gonna be just fine — they’re gonna win gold and dominate, so I’m not worried,” Clark said in her All-Star Game postgame presser after she, along with fellow rookie Angel Reese, helped lead the All-Stars to a 117-109 victory over the squad playing in the 2024 Games.

And according to the odds, Clark’s prediction could be spot on.

Like the men’s side, the American women’s basketball team is the heavy favorite to win it all this summer. They’re currently first on the board at -3000 after opening up at -1800.

Those odds have shortened from -2000 in three days.

Second on the board is France at +2500 after opening at +2800.

Let’s check out the entire board at DraftKings Sportsbook.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL ODDS: *

USA: -3000 (bet $10 to win $10.33 total)

France: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

Belgium: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)

Germany: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)

Australia: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)

Spain: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)

Serbia: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)

Nigeria: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

*odds as of 8/5/24

The women’s basketball Olympic team is a perennial winner; it has won gold nine times and is on a consecutive run of winning gold dating back to the 1996 Atlanta games.

It took home bronze in 1992 and silver in 1976.

As usual, this year’s team features a mix of WNBA veterans, champions and Olympians, such as Diana Taurasi,Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray. Newbies on the roster include Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu and Kahleah Copper.

With Caitlin missing from the Olympic lineup, “The Herd” host Colin Cowherd explained why the USA could have benefited from including her.

Has Caitlin Clark proved she belonged in the Olympics?

“She helped her WNBA All-Star team beat the USA women’s Olympic team. She was the best playmaker — she had 10 assists,” Cowherd said. “Clearly, she stretches the floor, she’s great with spacing and she’s also — in my opinion — the perfect Olympic or All-Star player.”

“The women’s Olympic team said, ‘You know, if we put her on the team, there is no question she’s gonna be a distraction.’ Well, you know what’s a distraction? Her not on the team. Caitlin Clark belongs on the Olympic team.”

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