Tokyo Olympics: Women's 100m track preview

The women's 100-meter race takes place on Thursday, July 29, at the Tokyo Olympics.

The market's identified a clear-cut favorite amid a deep field, but is the chalk the way to go?

Let's dive into the odds and break down the competition.

Odds to win gold

Competition breakdown

This is Jamaica's medal to lose. Three athletes are listed at 9-1 or shorter, headlined by generational talent, Fraser-Pryce (-110).

The 34-year-old owns more global titles in the 100-meter than any other female in sprinter history and has a solid overall track record in the Olympics: two golds, three silvers, and a bronze. Fraser-Pryce has also dominated the World Championships, racking up nine gold medals and another pair of silvers.

Fraser-Pryce - the first mother to win a world title in the 100-meter race in 2019 - can also become the oldest flat sprint champion of all time with a victory at Tokyo.

Her biggest competition is teammate Thompson-Herah (+160), who just this month edged out Fraser-Pryce in the Gyulai Istvan Memorial.

Then there's Jackson (+900), who ran the fastest time of anyone (10.91 seconds) in the opening round at the Jamaican Olympic trials. The 27-year-old was awarded bronze in the 400m in the 2016 circuit.

After Jackson, there's a substantial drop-off in the odds to 50-1.

There isn't a sleeper down the list worth betting, but one flier to consider is Okagbare (+900). She came up empty in both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but just recently tied Fraser-Pryce's mark of 10.63 in the 100-meter; she has the speed to win gold and pull off the upset.

Alex Kolodziej is a betting writer for theScore. Find him on Twitter @AjKolodziej.