- The Dominican Republic will play Japan in the first game of the Olympics.
- Israel and South Korea will play each other in a lopsided matchup.
TOKYO – Olympic baseball is back for the first time since 2008. The host country, Japan, will play the Dominican Republic in the first game of the tournament while Israel and South Korea will be the matchup in the second game.
First Olympic Baseball Action in 13 Years
Japan, the betting favorite to win gold, will kick off the Olympic tournament against the Dominican Republic. The individual game odds are unavailable on most major online sportsbooks, but the general thoughts on the game can be deduced from the overall tournament odds.
Japan is the overall favorite with odds of +115 while the Dominican Republic is the fourth choice out of the six teams with +600 odds. The DR was the last team to qualify for the Olympics and will be led by Jose Bautista, Melky Cabrera and Emilio Bonifacio. Japan’s roster is loaded with talent from international leagues and is rightfully listed as the favorite.
As mentioned, not many sports betting sites have odds available, but betting on Japan to cover the runline could be beneficial.
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Tokyo 2021 – Baseball
- Japan (JPN) +115
- South Korea (KOR) +300
- USA (USA) +300
- Dominican Republic (DOM) +600
- Mexico (MEX) +1000
- Israel (ISR) +3300
The second game of the Olympics will be between South Korea and Israel. This game is simply going to be a lopsided affair. Israel has by far the longest odds of any team in the Olympics while South Korea is listed as the second favorite. If moneyline bets were being offered it’s likely that there wouldn’t be any value on South Korea.
If Israel were to pull off the upset it would completely shake up the Olympic baseball event as a whole. It’s an unlikely scenario but in these Olympic Games, we’ve seen anything can happen.
Nick got involved with the world of sports at a young age and never turned his back on it. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Broadcast/Journalism. In his free time, you can catch him at the bottom of the leaderboards on any video game he’s playing.
