A men’s and women’s swimming and two women’s track and field events highlight Saturday’s action at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The home pool advantage will be put to the test during the men’s 100-meter butterfly, which begins at 2:30 p.m. ET. Hungary’s Kristof Milak (-115) is the favorite, with Canada’s Josh Liendo and France’s Maxime Grousset at +430, while Switzerland’s Noe Ponti at +750. Grousset will be looking to follow in the footsteps of countryman Leon Marchand, who has earned four gold medals at these games.
Another event that is expected to come down to the wire is the women’s 200-meter individual medley, which begins at 3:08 p.m. ET. Canada’s Summer McIntosh is the +155 favorite, while American Kate Douglass is at +260, American Alexandra Walsh at +310 and Australian Kaylee McKeown at +600. McIntosh has already won two gold medals in Paris – the 200 butterfly and the 400 medley events. She took gold in the 200 medley at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics picks on those events or others, you need to see what SportsLine Olympic insider Mike Tierney has to say.
A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has…
