Top Sports to Bet on This Summer

Summer might seem slightly blank for sporting bets with top European football leagues taking a summer break. And without any huge sporting events like the Olympics or the Euros this summer. But don’t worry, because you can still find some great competition from major cycling and tennis events to the various world and European championships. And football will resume already in August. So, let’s see below the top sports to bet on this summer. 

June was a pretty strong month in 2022 thanks to the FINA World Aquatics Championships, finals of the NBA and NHL seasons, and the golf US Open. But still, several top sporting events are coming up in the next two months with some of them already being started. Like the 2022 Tour de France or the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. We can also find the next major events in golf, tennis, and cycling starting in August.

Along with more races of the different motorsports from Formula 1 to NASCAR. In England, the 2022 Commonwealth Games will take a central point in July while other upcoming major competitions include the Athletics World Championships and the European Swimming Championships. But football fans don’t have to wait for too much until the next big event with the 2022 Women’s Euros starting this week.

Top Sports to Bet on This Summer: Tennis, Cycling, and Golf

The 2022 Wimbledon Championships will end this weekend, but you can still make a bet on the winner of the men’s or women’s singles. With both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal still in the competition unlike the women’s world No1, Iga Swiatek. She can try to claim her third Grand Slam trophy in the 2022 US Open though. Which will be held between 29 August and 11 September in New York. 

Cycling fans can still enjoy the race between the best cyclists for 20 more days.  As the most popular event of the sport will end on the 24th of July. You can make bets for the winners of the individual stages or the overall standings. With two-time winner Tadej Pogacar being the top favorite.

But the third Grand Tour of the season, 2022 Vuelta a Espana is also taking place in the summer, between the 19th of August and the 11th of September. Following the 2022 Tour de Pologne which is another event in the UCI World Tour. Making cycling one of the top sports to bet on this summer. 

Golf offers lots of possibilities as well for bettors thanks to the PGA and LPGA tournaments. Plus, we have a new factor in the sport. LIV Golf which will hold its third stop at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster at the end of July. Back to PGA, the last major tournament of the 2021-22 season, the 2022 The Open Championship is held between 14-17 July. Online sportsbooks in the UK mention Rory McIlroy as the main favorite. The British golfer can win his second Open title in St Andrews. And two major tournaments await the ladies this summer. The Evian Championship and the AIG Women’s Open. 

Major Competitions in the Summer to Bet On 

In July football fans can follow the best European women’s football teams at the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro. Where the host nation, England will try to win its first trophy. Staying still in the country, Birmingham will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games between the 28th of July and the 8th of August. It is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth, meaning athletes from 65 countries.

Some of the most famous names who can compete there include Olympic champion swimmer Adam Peaty. Plus, Tokyo silver medalist 1500m runner Laura Muir and Olympic champion gymnast Max Whitlock. 

We are likely to see Muir in another major event of the summer, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, US. The competition is held between 15-24 July so only in 10 days’ time. The 2022 Fencing World Championships is also held on these days. While the Modern Pentathlon World Championship will be held in Cancun between 24-31 July.

In August one of the main sporting events is seems to be the 2022 Women’s Ice Hockey World Championship, held in Denmark between 25 August – 4 September. The best European swimmers will meet in Rome between 11-21 in August. And Munich will host top European athletes also in August in the 2022 European Championships. With athletes competing in nine different sports from athletics to triathlon. 

More Thrilling Motorsports Races, the Start of the Premier League

All major motorsports competitions like Formula 1, MotoGP, NASCAR, and WRC will continue in the summer.  Fans can already bet on the 2022 F1 Austrian Grand Prix this weekend or the legendary Belgian Grand Prix at the end of August. There are 8 more races from the 2022 NASCAR regular season.

Where drivers are aiming to get into the best 16 for a place in the playoffs. While MotoGP will be back in August with races in Great Britain and Austria after the summer break. One of the most important dates for all football fans is the start of the new, 2022-23 Premier League season. 

Online gambling sites in the UK already offer odds for the final winner. With Manchester City being the top favorite again.  The EPL will begin on the 6th of August. At the same time as the French and the German top leagues. Followed by the start of the Italian and Spanish leagues on the 12th of August.

Even though the group stage of the new Champions League season will only begin on the 6th of September, qualifiers will already start this week. Just like in the other two UEFA competitions, the Europa League and the Europa Conference League. So there are plenty of options to choose from to bet on even in the summer in all kinds of sports. 

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