The Olympics are going well so far with 100% success in the 4 markets played and the Banker Acca shaping nicely.
In the spirit of bankers and class I’m looking at the Men’s 200m butterfly and the two times Olympic Champion Michael Phelps. He is a household name however many people were asking questions over him coming into these games and some were even writing him off after the 400m IM on Saturday. A lot has been made of Ryan Lochte and how this could be his games, this has contributed people forgetting about just how good Phelps can be.
Coming into the Olympics Phelps swam 1:53.65 in this event, which was the fastest time in the world this year. His closest challenger Takeshi Matsuda’s fastest time is 1:54.01. In the 2011 World Championships Phelps beat Matsuda by .67 seconds. This form alone is enough to convince me he should be a shorter price.
Throw into that Phelps swimming the fastest leg for the USA in the 4x100m Freestyle final and I think it’s safe to say he is still a class act when it comes to major finals over the shorter distances.
I am happy to put some of my Olympic profit on this…
Michael Phelps to win 200m Butterfly 1.70
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