The Summer Olympics are in full swing in Paris, with 32 sports represented by 329 events. The 2024 Olympic Games feature thousands of athletes from more than 200 nations, with 592 athletes representing Team USA this year.
Of those athletes competing in the Paris Summer Olympics, 17 hail from the Bay State, giving Massachusetts sports bettors even more to cheer for.
Betting on Massachusetts athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
When betting on this year’s Paris Olympics, odds can be found at any of the state’s seven licensed online sportsbooks or at one of the Massachusetts sportsbooks located in person at the state’s three full-service casinos.
Here’s a look at some of the Massachusetts Olympic athletes you can wager on in the Bay State, as well as recent odds available from Massachusetts sportsbooks. Be sure to check the latest odds at your preferred sportsbook, as betting lines can change due to injuries or other factors.
Sportsbooks favor Thomas to win gold: 200-meter track & field
Gabby Thomas, a Harvard-educated epidemiologist from North Hampton, is one of the most talked about Team USA athletes at the Summer Olympics. The sprinter won two medals at the Tokyo Olympics and has notched the fourth all-time fastest speed in the 200-meter event.
The full 200m field has yet to be determined. The first round is set for Sunday, Aug. 4, and the semifinal is scheduled for Aug. 5. The 200m final is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 3:40 p.m.
Thomas is a fairly heavy favorite to win the gold, with DraftKings odds putting her at -110 odds of winning the final, ahead of Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson (+180) and St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred (+550).
Team USA women’s rowing features 4 Massachusetts athletes
The Team USA women’s rowing team features four Massachusetts natives:
- Margaret Hedeman (Concord)
- Daisy Mazzio-Manson (Wellesley)
- Regina Salmons (Methuen)
- Kristi Wagner (Weston)
Hedeman and Mazzio-Manson are on the Olympic roster for the first time, while Salmons and Wagner competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Hedeman and Salmons are a part of Team USA’s women’s eight rowing squad, which will compete in a repechage on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 4:10 a.m. ET for a spot in the finals. DraftKings odds have Team USA at +750 to win Thursday, behind favorites Great Britain and Romania (at -500).
Wagner is competing in the women’s double sculls rowing for Team USA, just as she did at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The women’s double sculls semifinals begin Tuesday, July 30 at 4:50 a.m. Team USA has +900 odds at DraftKings of winning, below Australia, France and the favorites, Romania.
Mazzio-Manson is a member of the Team USA women’s four rowing team, which competes in a repechage on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Team USA has the longest odds to win the gold in this category, with FanDuel odds set at +4400.
Henry Hollingsworth (Dover) is competing for the Team USA men’s eight rowing team. After winning its heat Monday, the team qualified for Aug. 3’s 5:10 a.m. ET final. Bally Bet odds have Team USA as the favorite to win at +110, followed closely by Great Britain at +120.
All-Harvard USA Men’s saber fencing team: Eli Dershwitz
Boston’s Eli Dershwitz is a three-time Olympic champ and current saber world champion. He suffered a surprising upset in his first individual men’s saber fencing bout, where he was a favorite for gold.
Dershwitz has a chance at redemption when the all-Harvard USA men’s saber team competes for a team medal at 7:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 31. The South Korean team is favored to win at +160 at FanDuel, but Team USA has the second-best odds to win gold at +250.
Massachusetts triathlon athlete Kirsten Kasper competes July 31
North Andover’s Kirsten Kasper will compete for Team USA at the women’s triathlon final Wednesday at 2 a.m. Kasper isn’t among the favorites to claim the gold, however. BetMGM gives her +8000 odds of winning, giving bettors plenty of value in the pick.
Kasper will also compete as part of USA’s mixed relay triathlon team on Aug. 5 at 2 a.m. Team USA has the fifth-best odds (+800) of winning the relay competition at BetMGM, while France and Great Britain are the favorites (both at +150).
Massachusetts longshots to win Olympic gold in archery, shooting
Ada Korkhin of Brookline will participate in the women’s 25m sport pistol shooting qualification precision round on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 3 a.m. ET. Korkhin is among the shooters with the longest odds of winning a gold medal in 25m pistol shooting, with ESPN Bet listing her at +20000.
Archer Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez, a Boston native who grew up in Mexico, competes in the elimination round of the Olympics’ women’s individual archery competition on Thursday at 5:27 a.m. She’ll face Mexico’s Alejandra Valencia, who has already won a bronze medal in this year’s women’s team archery competition. Valencia is among the favorites to win the gold, while Mucino-Fernandez has some of the longest odds at DraftKings (+20000).
Summer Olympic athletes you can’t wager on in Massachusetts
There are two Massachusetts athletes for which wagering is not available in their home state due to sports betting regulations.
When determining prohibited Olympic bets in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission decided not to allow wagering on events in which the winner is determined by a judge or panel of judges.
That means Massachusetts bettors cannot place bets on popular sports like:
- Gymnastics
- Diving
- BMX freestyle
- Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Break Dancing
- Trampoline
- Artistic Swimming
- Equestrian Events
So if you’re wagering from Massachusetts, you haven’t been able to place bets on Team USA gymnast Fred Richard, a native of Stoughton, or pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik, who’s from Worcester.
Commonwealth bettors will also not be able to wager on Ruby Remati, who grew up in Andover, when she goes for gold in artistic swimming next week.
