A number of intriguing events in the pool highlight Thursday's 2024 Paris Olympics schedule. Among those is the women's 200-meter butterfly, which features Canada's Summer McIntosh (-280), the clear favorite to take the gold. Her top competition when the event gets under way at 2:30 p.m. ET will come from former world record holder Regan Smith (+500) of the United States. Also expected to vie for a spot on the medals stand include Yufei Zhang (+900) of China, Elizabeth Dekkers (+2000) of Australia and Alex Shackell (+3500) of the United States.

Before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics predictions for Thursday, Aug. 1, 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. 1. We can tell you that Tierney is backing Regan Smith in the women's 200-meter butterfly event. 

Tierney also has identified three other strong men's and three women's swimming picks on Thursday, including one that returns +500! You ABSOLUTELY need to see his 2024 Paris Olympics picks before locking in your own.

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