Beijing Total Gold Medals

[TheBaron+]

Anybody considering betting on USA for more gold medals than China? These are the odds at Pinnacle.

China -128
USA +238

Why is China the heavy favorite? I know its in Beijing, but USA always ends up with the most gold medals. Thoughts?

 

[fhmesq44]

It was close last time:

<table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><th> Rank </th> <th>Nation</th> <td style="background: gold none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 4.5em; font-weight: bold;">Gold</td> <td style="background: silver none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 4.5em; font-weight: bold;">Silver</td> <td style="background: rgb(204, 153, 102) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 4.5em; font-weight: bold;">Bronze</td> <th style="width: 4.5em;">Total</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"> United States</td> <td>36</td> <td>39</td> <td>27</td> <td>102</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"> China</td> <td>32</td> <td>17</td> <td>14</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"> Russia</td> <td>27</td> <td>27</td> <td>38</td> <td>92</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[TheBaron+]

Yeah but at these odds I'll gladly take US.

 

[MrCleo]

i was considering it myself

 

[MonsterBuck]

On the gold medals China will be 1st, but the total of medals of the USA will be way higher, imho.