FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 - Betting and Discussions

[Hirose UK]

It was always obvious that Serbia would do fine, Jokic is there, and him alone is good enough to beat other teams at this level, he the best player in the NBA right now, so obviously he will be better than anyone who is not even in the NBA, other sides only have 1-2 players in NBA who are not even that good, Serbia has one that is MVP of the greatest league in the world. All in all I would guess that it is going to be fine, and I think it should be considered that we could make it work one way or another.

This is of course only possible if we are talking about something major, and Jokic injured or something which could be the only reason for them to lose. This gam was fun, big difference, definitely a fun for Serbia.

Serbia managed to occupy the sixth position in the FIBA World Ranking and all this success could not have been separated from the support of Nikola Jokic who also plays for the Nuggets in the NBA plus Milos Teodosic and also Aleksa who became the player with the highest score.
If you compare it with other teams Serbia does have the support factor of great players in it which other teams that compete in the FIBA championships every season cannot have but Serbia cannot just stick around or rely on one or two players to win and get used to team play without Mainstay players like Nikola Jokic must be done so that there is no reason to lose just because one core player is injured.
Not only in basketball but in other sports of course they will do the same thing with the aim of being able to play better with existing players.

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[Sanitough]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Canada is double-teaming Luka, but Slovenia has already anticipated this, as they have ready shooters who are willing to take the shot when Luka struggles to find an opening. The game is still close, with Canada leading by just 4 points. By the looks of it, it seems like it's anybody's ball game. Let the fun continue as Slovenia takes a little break with a timeout. They don't want Canada to take a big lead; they need to make an adjustment right away.

[wheelz1200]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Canada is double-teaming Luka, but Slovenia has already anticipated this, as they have ready shooters who are willing to take the shot when Luka struggles to find an opening. The game is still close, with Canada leading by just 4 points. By the looks of it, it seems like it's anybody's ball game. Let the fun continue as Slovenia takes a little break with a timeout. They don't want Canada to take a big lead; they need to make an adjustment right away.

Thinking Canada vs the US in the finals.  Would be a battle of 2 of the smaller teams in the tournament.  I think that is possibly one of the worst outcomes for the US, as Canada's fromtcourt can play with US's.  Would think at that point going inside to Jackson, Portis etc would be the gameplan.

[Kasabus]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Canada is double-teaming Luka, but Slovenia has already anticipated this, as they have ready shooters who are willing to take the shot when Luka struggles to find an opening. The game is still close, with Canada leading by just 4 points. By the looks of it, it seems like it's anybody's ball game. Let the fun continue as Slovenia takes a little break with a timeout. They don't want Canada to take a big lead; they need to make an adjustment right away.

They are now approaching the second half of the game and we can see that Canada are somehow struggling against Slovenia even though it's predicted that they will not have that much trouble. Scores are still tight because Luka and company do always have some answers whenever Canada makes some shots. Now the question is, will the Canada retain its status as undefeated or it will be the opposite of it? This will be a good game folks! Good luck to all who already placed their bets.

[Sanitough]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Canada is double-teaming Luka, but Slovenia has already anticipated this, as they have ready shooters who are willing to take the shot when Luka struggles to find an opening. The game is still close, with Canada leading by just 4 points. By the looks of it, it seems like it's anybody's ball game. Let the fun continue as Slovenia takes a little break with a timeout. They don't want Canada to take a big lead; they need to make an adjustment right away.

Thinking Canada vs the US in the finals.  Would be a battle of 2 of the smaller teams in the tournament.  I think that is possibly one of the worst outcomes for the US, as Canada's fromtcourt can play with US's.  Would think at that point going inside to Jackson, Portis etc would be the gameplan.

I guess Canada will likely advance in this game, as they seem to have figured out how to play the right defense against Luka. What's happening is that when they lock down Luka, others are also affected. As I'm witnessing now, they are struggling to score points, and Canada is enjoying a double-digit lead already.

The score is 77-61 in favor of Canada; I think I've seen this before 

[Ziskinberg]

The score is 77-61 in favor of Canada; I think I've seen this before 

Canada still holds a double-digit lead, and the worst thing is that Luka has been thrown out of the game. He committed two technical fouls for constant complaining about non-calls. Slovenia's journey in this tournament will likely come to an end soon, and unfortunately, it won't end well.

[stadus]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Too bad for Luka; he got ejected from the game when they were down big. It was a mental game. Slovenia had a great start, but they lost their focus in the second half because they complained too much and played less. There's more physicality in FIBA compared to the NBA, so I understand why Luka was complaining, as he can easily draw fouls with his style of play in the NBA. However, this is different, and it's a quarter-finals game. He should have been more patient and continued to play hard to inspire his teammates.

Anyway, congratulations to Canada. They put in a great effort in the second half and secured a big win while also managing the spread for bettors.

[danherbias07]

Sorry, Luka Doncic fans. It hurts. Just kidding.

Well, to summarize it, Canada used all their weapons to win this game. RJ Barrett was hot, SGA doing his normal thing, and Alexander-Walker stepped up his game. While on the Slovenian side, there's Luka and Prepelic only, actually, it's mostly in the hands of Doncic.
The first half was fun very close game on that part and they ended it with a tie. Slovenia was playing with lots of energy and then the second half happened. 3rd quarter was all Canada, Barrett precisely. Then, the referees became aggressive at calling lots of fouls. There was a time in the fourth quarter when I thought Slovenia could try to come back but SGA quickly stopped the bleeding by an and1 and IMO, that's also the dagger that ended the game.

[inthelongrun]

The score is 77-61 in favor of Canada; I think I've seen this before 

Canada still holds a double-digit lead, and the worst thing is that Luka has been thrown out of the game. He committed two technical fouls for constant complaining about non-calls. Slovenia's journey in this tournament will likely come to an end soon, and unfortunately, it won't end well.

Would've loved to see an upset in this game but it is really hard to pull an upset especially if the team is nearly dependent on a single player. The main focus of the defense will be obviously on Luka Doncic. I remember when Luka was having a hard time converting his shots in the first half against Cape Verde, Slovenia also struggled. And against the Canadian favorites where it has a lot of options for their offense.

Big props to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, that was a very solid performance. Barely missed his shots except during the times when he tried for the threes. I won't be surprised if Canada wins this FIBA World Cup for the first time.

[LTU_btc]

Anyway, we didn't deserve to win. The coaching was just horrible. How can you let Dennis Schröder play 30 minutes ( the most of all players ) while he is shooting 4/26 (3 of them layups). I mean you can miss shots, but not like this.
We were up 6 or 7 with 2:25 to go, and Schröder shoots a 3 with 14 seconds left on the shot clock. What kind of decision making is this please? And after the rebound and attack of Latvia Schröder gets a technical foul for flopping, 1 more point for Latvia.

As a coach you HAVE TO take him out. Bench him the whole 4th quarter. This was just terrible. With a similar performance on Friday we will lose by 40 against the USA.

I think it's such kind of situation when player is bigger than a team. Coach can't bench him even when he brings team down. I don't like such management, but I understand such kind of decision, considering that Schroder isn't easy personality.
When Germany had +10 in 4th quarter, I was almost that's over, but Latvia don't give up so easy. And that last Bertans buzzer-beater - it was very close. It was just debut World Cup for Latvia, but they achieved much more than most of us expected. Congrats with Germany win. Not sure about your chances against USA, but now you already got spot in 2024 Olympics.

Sorry, Luka Doncic fans. It hurts. Just kidding.

Well, to summarize it, Canada used all their weapons to win this game. RJ Barrett was hot, SGA doing his normal thing, and Alexander-Walker stepped up his game. While on the Slovenian side, there's Luka and Prepelic only, actually, it's mostly in the hands of Doncic.
The first half was fun very close game on that part and they ended it with a tie. Slovenia was playing with lots of energy and then the second half happened. 3rd quarter was all Canada, Barrett precisely. Then, the referees became aggressive at calling lots of fouls. There was a time in the fourth quarter when I thought Slovenia could try to come back but SGA quickly stopped the bleeding by an and1 and IMO, that's also the dagger that ended the game.

There is a reason why I don't like Slovenia. When game doesn't goes as they planned, they start to argue with referees too much. And today they wasted too much energy on it, instead of trying to make a comeback. Doncic, c'mon, you're leader of team and you leave your team alone in 4th quarter getting 2 technical fouls. And IMO, referees worked well today. What is pleasant surprise, considering that there is no Eurloeague referees and there was lot of scandals about referees work in previous FIBA torunaments.
Gilgeous -Alexander, another perfect performance from him and now he looks like main contender to become tournamnet MVP.

[cryptofrka]

More or less expected results so far. Can anybody stop the USA-Canada final?
I feel Serbia with Jokić would trouble Canada, without him I just don't see it. USA should walk over Germany.

Although USA will be the favorites in their eventual final, I liked Canada's performances more so far.

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Betting-wise, I really like Latvia against Italy @1.9 odds.

[mirakal]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Too bad for Luka; he got ejected from the game when they were down big. It was a mental game. Slovenia had a great start, but they lost their focus in the second half because they complained too much and played less. There's more physicality in FIBA compared to the NBA, so I understand why Luka was complaining, as he can easily draw fouls with his style of play in the NBA. However, this is different, and it's a quarter-finals game. He should have been more patient and continued to play hard to inspire his teammates.

Anyway, congratulations to Canada. They put in a great effort in the second half and secured a big win while also managing the spread for bettors.

We cannot blame him for acting that way because the referees have changed their tune during the second half and so he was unable to anticipate what could happen which eventually lead to an ejection. I know that it was a fair game and Luka's not really accustomed because FIBA is so much different compared to NBA, but I cannot deny that Canada deserved the win too. Now this means that they are now moving towards semifinals, right?

[blockman]

Sorry, Luka Doncic fans. It hurts. Just kidding.

That's fine mate.  
As much as I'm rooting for Slovenia to win this one, no doubt that Canada is impressive and one of the best teams on this WC.

Well, to summarize it, Canada used all their weapons to win this game. RJ Barrett was hot, SGA doing his normal thing, and Alexander-Walker stepped up his game. While on the Slovenian side, there's Luka and Prepelic only, actually, it's mostly in the hands of Doncic.
The first half was fun very close game on that part and they ended it with a tie. Slovenia was playing with lots of energy and then the second half happened. 3rd quarter was all Canada, Barrett precisely. Then, the referees became aggressive at calling lots of fouls. There was a time in the fourth quarter when I thought Slovenia could try to come back but SGA quickly stopped the bleeding by an and1 and IMO, that's also the dagger that ended the game.

What a sweet ending for Canada but a disappointing end for Slovenia. It seems that all were counting for Luka but he just can't when the synchronization of Canada is way better than them. It's all blow for Canada and everyone contributed pretty well.

More or less expected results so far. Can anybody stop the USA-Canada final?
I feel Serbia with Jokić would trouble Canada, without him I just don't see it. USA should walk over Germany.

Although USA will be the favorites in their eventual final, I liked Canada's performances more so far.

That's most likely going be the finals on this one. It's just sad that Jokic didn't played for Serbia and the same goes for Murray to Canada.


Moving forward, Slovenia is going to be against Lithuania while on the other side Italy against Latvia tomorrow.

[YuginKadoya]

Sorry, Luka Doncic fans. It hurts. Just kidding.

Well, to summarize it, Canada used all their weapons to win this game. RJ Barrett was hot, SGA doing his normal thing, and Alexander-Walker stepped up his game. While on the Slovenian side, there's Luka and Prepelic only, actually, it's mostly in the hands of Doncic.
The first half was fun very close game on that part and they ended it with a tie. Slovenia was playing with lots of energy and then the second half happened. 3rd quarter was all Canada, Barrett precisely. Then, the referees became aggressive at calling lots of fouls. There was a time in the fourth quarter when I thought Slovenia could try to come back but SGA quickly stopped the bleeding by an and1 and IMO, that's also the dagger that ended the game.

For sure Luka Doncic has done his all to win but still, it is not enough as Canada has some powerhouse aswell, and they also got the Dynasty sure he got ejected from the game because of his classic taunting this time on the crowd, and after his 2nd technical Luka Doncic also got ejected for sure it was a fun and great game to watch and I got to admit Dillon Brooks is funny in this game if it wasn't for the booing I think he will not retaliate from that taunting for sure,


The results of my picks for today's game,

Germany VS Latvia SCORE 81 - 79 - WIN

It was a close game for both these teams for sure Even though Latvia doesn't have any NBA players they managed to make a great game against Germany, but Germany has become a great team with Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner on the team, for this game the Germany has managed to make a win against the Latvia, Dennis Schroder just manage to get 9 points, Wagner Moritz got 10 points Andres Orst got 13 and Franz Wagner got 16 points

Canada VS Slovenia SCORE 100 - 89 - WIN

This game was wild, Dillon Brooks got ejected because of taunting the crowd, and the crowd didn't like that so Brooks got ejected after a while Luka Doncic also got ejected because of the 2 technical fouls, and so the crowd went mild as their are so many fans of Luka Doncic that the Canadian team manage to win it without Luka Doncic, and so Walker Nickeil Alexander got 14 points Dillon "Dynasty" Brooks got 14, RJ Barrett got 24 points and Gilgeous-Alexander Shai,  

[Westinhome]

Serbia managed to occupy the sixth position in the FIBA World Ranking and all this success could not have been separated from the support of Nikola Jokic who also plays for the Nuggets in the NBA plus Milos Teodosic and also Aleksa who became the player with the highest score.
If you compare it with other teams Serbia does have the support factor of great players in it which other teams that compete in the FIBA championships every season cannot have but Serbia cannot just stick around or rely on one or two players to win and get used to team play without Mainstay players like Nikola Jokic must be done so that there is no reason to lose just because one core player is injured.
Not only in basketball but in other sports of course they will do the same thing with the aim of being able to play better with existing players.

Serbia had won the quarter final occurred six position in the table now.They made a good match against Lithuania as 87-68 which made the Lithuania not to close them till the end of the match.Serbia doesn’t have huge good player as compared to the Lithuania in the quarter final,but they managed with the good score nearer to 90 and stop the opponent to score 19 points less them was not easy task.Serbia was the star team like other team in the quarter final.Now they moved to the semi final which going to occur on September 8,the opponent is the strong team Canada.Germany and USA going to make this another semi final.The Germany and USA was two strong team in the one of the semifinal.If Serbia won Canada is enough to play on Final.

[danherbias07]

What a sweet ending for Canada but a disappointing end for Slovenia. It seems that all were counting for Luka but he just can't when the synchronization of Canada is way better than them. It's all blow for Canada and everyone contributed pretty well.

When I saw Luka drive and then pass the ball outside to Prepelic for a three-point shot which sank in, I thought they found a way for a new play. That might actually work if the chemistry is high but they have little time to practice for it. Slovenia needs another threat, it cannot be always Luka who will be the center of their plays, it's too readable.

Moving forward, Slovenia is going to be against Lithuania while on the other side Italy against Latvia tomorrow.

No bearing game or was it for the rankings in the Olympics? I don't think they need that too as all of these teams left are going there.

Latvia already won against Italy. 87-82. I am out so I missed the game.

The next game I won't miss it and already have my popcorn ready. Now waiting for the Slovenia versus Lithuania game. I am having a hard time deciding on which team I want to bet for. Lithuania is the favorite @1.35. Slovenia is underdog @2.95.
The offer for Slovenia is so sweet I am drooling to take the money line again.

Congratulations on your bets @YuginKadoya.
I only got Germany right, but the risk for Slovenia didn't hit. How I wish it did.

[btc_angela]

Canada vs. Slovenia is up next. According to the bookies, Canada is the heavy favorite to win. But who among us here believes we're going to see an upset?

On the sportsbook I'm using, here are the odds:

Canada: 1.31 or -7.5
Slovenia: 3.65 or +7.5

Can Luka carry his team?

The game has started. Well, considering this is a do-or-die game and Slovenia is still a decent team, I think I would choose the handicap. Canada is probably the next best team after Team USA, but this is a big challenge for them. Let's see how they'll compete against Slovenia. If they win this game dominantly, it would prove they are ready for the next stage.

I'm rooting for LUKA! I hope he gets this big win.

Too bad for Luka; he got ejected from the game when they were down big. It was a mental game. Slovenia had a great start, but they lost their focus in the second half because they complained too much and played less. There's more physicality in FIBA compared to the NBA, so I understand why Luka was complaining, as he can easily draw fouls with his style of play in the NBA. However, this is different, and it's a quarter-finals game. He should have been more patient and continued to play hard to inspire his teammates.

Anyway, congratulations to Canada. They put in a great effort in the second half and secured a big win while also managing the spread for bettors.

We cannot blame him for acting that way because the referees have changed their tune during the second half and so he was unable to anticipate what could happen which eventually lead to an ejection. I know that it was a fair game and Luka's not really accustomed because FIBA is so much different compared to NBA, but I cannot deny that Canada deserved the win too. Now this means that they are now moving towards semifinals, right?

Yes, it was hard to see Luka got ejected, and as much as he tried to really lead his team, Canada has a lot of NBA players so they are really that good and they know how to disrupt Luka and it become a mind game between him and Dillon.

And we all know how Dillon works, he will try to get into your skin. Luka should have control his emotions though and as least be in the front whether win or lose. So with this win, the finals might look like what we have anticipated, Canada vs US.

[Natalim]

Yes, it was hard to see Luka got ejected, and as much as he tried to really lead his team, Canada has a lot of NBA players so they are really that good and they know how to disrupt Luka and it become a mind game between him and Dillon.

And we all know how Dillon works, he will try to get into your skin. Luka should have control his emotions though and as least be in the front whether win or lose. So with this win, the finals might look like what we have anticipated, Canada vs US.

Luka didn't have a problem with Canada's defense against him; his problem was that the referees' calls were not in their favor, or seemed biased. That really frustrated him. Even in the first half, he was already complaining. He was just lucky that his shots were sinking in; I believe he was 2/4 from the 3-point area in the first half. However, he really struggled big time in the second half. Luka was their best player, and when he got frustrated, everything seemed to fall against them.

[Kelvinid]

Germany vs. USA will be battling in the semi-final round. Although Germany is surely an underdog, I believe this team could match the USA due to their great chemistry. Let us not forget that they are undefeated in the FIBA World Cup, while the USA has lost once. Hopefully, Dennis SCHRODER will have a good game and bounce back after a not-so-good performance in their last game. This is their ticket to the Finals, and beating the USA would give them very good momentum to face the winner of Serbia vs. Canada.

[Baofeng]

Germany vs. USA will be battling in the semi-final round. Although Germany is surely an underdog, I believe this team could match the USA due to their great chemistry. Let us not forget that they are undefeated in the FIBA World Cup, while the USA has lost once. Hopefully, Dennis SCHRODER will have a good game and bounce back after a not-so-good performance in their last game. This is their ticket to the Finals, and beating the USA would give them very good momentum to face the winner of Serbia vs. Canada.

Germany though is a huge underdog, -10.5 against the US. While Canada is -5.5 against Serbia. So if there will be a close match in the semis, it will be Canada vs Serbia.

US might have to lock in Dennis the Menace and that's it, they will have a good chance to win and might cover the spread. As against the Canada that might go against a Serbian team that might be looking for an upset in this FIBA World Cup.