Women’s Olympic Volleyball Quarterfinals Odds & Picks

• The Olympic Women’s Volleyball competition quarter-finals are set to start Tuesday, August 3rd (in North America)
• The United States has the shortest odds to win gold with pre-event favorite China being eliminated
• See the odds for each matchup on Tuesday’s slate at the Olympics and best bets

The Olympic Women’s Volleyball competition is off to the quarter-finals with just eight teams left vying for the gold medal. China, who came into the event as strong +175 favorites to earn the gold, didn’t even make it out of the pool stage as they dropped three of five contests to slump to fifth in their group. That sets the stage for USA to nab the top spot on the podium as they were +225 before the tournament, and are +150 favorites over Brazil currently.

There are four matchups in the quarter-finals that will begin Tuesday night (in North America), and continue into the early morning hours of Wednesday. Two of the matchups appear, on paper, to be one-sided, while there should be two more evenly matched battles.

Read on to see the matchup odds and best bets to make for Tuesday’s jam-packed action in Women’s Olympic Volleyball.

Olympic Women’s Volleyball Matchup Odds

Odds as of August 3 at FanDuel

Turkey and South Korea Both Surprised

It was hardly a given that either Turkey or South Korea would even make it to the quarter-finals, let alone both of them. They both were able to achieve the feat by winning three of five matches. Pre-event, Turkey had +3000 odds to win gold and Korea had bloated +20000 odds to defy expectations to go on a storybook run.

I think the women's volleyball match between South Korea and Japan is still ongoing. But watch this clip. This is hardcore! https://t.co/AdcqyY0sxq

— John Lee (@koreanforeigner) July 31, 2021

Though the Koreans have surprised many, they still are in tough to topple a Turkey squad that has won two straight and played in the tougher pool.

Pick: Turkey (-1050)

United States Should Easily Handle Dominican Republic

On paper, this matchup should be pretty easily one-sided in favor of the States, who won four of their matches while the Dominican Republic snagged just two. Like South Korea, it’s a pretty big surprise that they made it through, although the bottom half of Pool A was abysmal, allowing them to sneak in.

She’s the new face of USA volleyball. “It's a dream come true.” Former Cincinnati star Jordan Thompson stole the show at the Olympics scoring 34 points. “I'm just so incredibly grateful to be here. It is so special.” #Bearcats pic.twitter.com/SapMNfWtcp

— Brandon Saho (@BrandonSaho) July 27, 2021

USA is the top team in the world rankings, is the favorite to win gold, and the DR is still +8000 longshots for a reason. The United States could win in straight sets for the third time this Olympics.

Pick: United States (-1800)

Serbia Could Upset Italy

Two very evenly matched squads are Italy, which is slightly favored over Serbia in their match. They had the third and fourth shortest odds before the matches and are still locked in the same position to win gold (Italy is +400 and Serbia is +600). They’re also 7-8 in the world rankings.

In the group stage, Serbia actually won four times compared to Italy’s three. Each one of those victories were in straight sets, while Italy lost their last two games. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Serbians won silver, and with odds so close, they’re worth the extra juice.

Pick: Serbia (+110)

Brazil’s Odds Continue to Shorten

The only unbeaten team through five matches was Brazil, who lost only three sets in dominant fashion. In doing so, they went from having the fifth shortest odds to win gold pre-tournament to now second (+230).

Heading into their quarter-final tilt with ROC, Brazil was favored, but not by the -400 number they’re now sitting at. That number continues to rise with the public backing them.

Women's quarterfinals in #Tokyo2020. The schedule for August 4th:
Korea 🇰🇷 – Turkey 🇹🇷
Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 – USA 🇺🇸
Serbia 🇷🇸 – Italy 🇮🇹
Brazil 🇧🇷 – ROC
👉🏼🔎 https://t.co/w4Tlap9Whi

📸 @volleyballworld #EuropeanVolleyball #UnitedByEmotion #StrongerTogether #Volleyball pic.twitter.com/b03dwkIZ9O

— European Volleyball (@CEVolleyball) August 2, 2021

ROC finished fourth in Pool B, although it was a three-way tie for second so it’s not as if their 3-2 record was awful. They have a punchers chance against Brazil, but the second ranked team in the world is just too strong.

Pick: Brazil (-400)