Beach Volleyball 2020 Tokyo Olympics odds: Picks, predictions for April Ross-Alix Klineman Team USA pairing's quarterfinal match from proven expert

Team USA's April Ross and Alix Klineman take on Germany's duo of Laura Ludwig and Maggie Kozuch on Monday night in the women's beach volleyball quarterfinals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ludwig won the gold medal and Ross took bronze when they were paired with other teammates at Rio 2016. The veterans have faced off regularly for well over a decade, but now they are paired with relative newcomers to beach volleyball.  

First serve is set for 8 p.m. ET. Klineman and Ross are listed as the -400 favorite in the latest 2020 Tokyo Olympic women's beach volleyball odss from Caesars Sportsbook, while Ludwig and Kozuch are the +275 underdogs. Before you make any 2020 Olympics bets or Tokyo 2020 predictions, be sure to see what SportsLine Olympics expert Mike Tierney has to say. (To keep up with how the Americans are faring at Olympics 2020, check out our medal tracker)

A national sportswriter whose work appears in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered nine Olympic Games in person. For 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.

And for 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 analyzed Monday's women's beach volleyball quarterfinal from every angle to help bettors cash in at the the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. (Head over to our 2021 Olympics page for more analysis and updates)

He has identified an X-factor that has him jumping all over one team on the money line. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what he has to say before locking in your picks. 

Who wins gold in Monday's 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's beach volleyball quarterfinal? And what X-factor makes one team a MUST-BACK on the money line? Join SportsLine right now to find out which team you should back in the women's beach volleyball quarterfinal, all from the expert who has crushed his Olympic picks!

Tierney's pick: 

Women's beach volleyball quarterfinals
April Ross and Alix Klineman (USA) vs. Laura Ludwig and Maggie Kozuch (Germany)

Ludwig-Kozuch (+250)

The betting public apparently cannot imagine the U.S. getting shut out of the semifinals. With the Americans' two other duos eliminated, April Ross and Alix Klineman have been established as inflated favorites (-400) against an opponent that includes the defending Olympic champion. Laura Ludwig seized gold with another partner in 2016, when Ross took bronze with a separate sidekick herself. Much is being made of Ross' 20-8 career record against Ludwig, but those matches involved different pairings for both. The Germans ride into the quarters on the heels of an upset win over a Brazilian tandem whose odds to win gold were a tad higher than Ross-Klineman's. 

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