A pair of men's basketball semifinal matchups will be at the forefront of Thursday's 2024 Paris Olympics schedule, along with intriguing women's volleyball, and men's and women's track and field events. SportsLine expert Mike Tierney is paying particular attention to the men's basketball semis. 

In one of them, Serbia will look to derail the high-flying Americans, who have breezed through the tournament to this point. Serbia is led by Denver Nuggets standout Nikola Jokic, who helped lead Serbia to a silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. There's also a huge event in men's track & field as American Noah Lyles (-400) tries to add a 200m gold to his 100m gold.

Before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics predictions for Thursday, Aug. 8, 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 covered nine Olympic Games in person. At Rio in 2016, Tierney profited big-time. He told readers to bet over on Team USA's gold medal count (41.5) and over on Team USA's overall medal count (102.5). The result? 46 golds, 121 medals and two easy cashes. Then, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Tierney hit two of his three predictions: Germany (+200) to win the most gold medals and the United States winning under 10.5 gold medals (+110).

Now, Tierney has broken down the 2024 Paris Olympics from every possible angle and locked in his best predictions and bets for Thursday, Aug. 8. We can tell you that Tierney is backing Femke Bol (+270) of the Netherlands to win the women's 400-meter hurdles. 

"As brilliant as the American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has been in her signature event, an enduring memory of these Games is Bol closing from fourth place to first down the stretch to deliver the Dutch a gold medal in the mixed relay," Tierney told SportsLine. "This is a two-person race, with all other entrants playing extras in this drama, so Bol can focus on one competitor. It's a tall task, but the temptation to grab a world-class runner at +270 is too tempting to pass up."

Tierney also has identified four other best best for Olympic action on Wednesday, including a STUNNER in the men's 200m! You ABSOLUTELY need to see his 2024 Paris Olympics picks before locking in your own.

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