FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 - Betting and Discussions

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Someone i know who has been doing pretty well on FIBA bets (100k usd profit apparently) has touted canada easy win today (11+ points)

I havent been betting much of fiba but when i did i got burned by USA , lithuania

Do guys here like canada to win today too?

ML? why not, but it's not good odds though, it's just around 1.49 but if you can throw big money then maybe it will get you good returns. However, I'm thinking that Serbia might give everything they got in the semis against NBA laden Canadian team.

Maybe they will go rough and play good defense against Canada and hopefully their outside shooting will click so that the defense might spread. Canada though is going one on one with SGA. But it's not a one man team thats's why it's hard how the Serbs are going to upset them. The over and under is -/+4.5 and there could be more money in that odds.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Someone i know who has been doing pretty well on FIBA bets (100k usd profit apparently) has touted canada easy win today (11+ points)

I havent been betting much of fiba but when i did i got burned by USA , lithuania

Do guys here like canada to win today too?

You mean Canada won today by 11 points or more? I don't know why he is confident Canada will win easily while the handicap for this match is -7.5 points for Canada meaning the betting market did predict Canada would win but it wasn't easy, sometimes results in semifinals are unexpected the slightest mistake can cause defeat. My last bet here was last Tuesday almost all the bets lost I gave up and didn't follow it again except for the final maybe I would be interested, I'm waiting for USA vs Canada in the final.

[Questat]

Someone i know who has been doing pretty well on FIBA bets (100k usd profit apparently) has touted canada easy win today (11+ points)

I havent been betting much of fiba but when i did i got burned by USA , lithuania

Do guys here like canada to win today too?

You mean Canada won today by 11 points or more? I don't know why he is confident Canada will win easily while the handicap for this match is -7.5 points for Canada meaning the betting market did predict Canada would win but it wasn't easy, sometimes results in semifinals are unexpected the slightest mistake can cause defeat. My last bet here was last Tuesday almost all the bets lost I gave up and didn't follow it again except for the final maybe I would be interested, I'm waiting for USA vs Canada in the final.

There's no guarantee in sports betting; one might have a good run, but it doesn't mean the risk of losing won't happen. We are talking about the semi-finals already. Canada may be the favorites, but the Serbians, even without the Joker, are doing well. So, I wouldn't think the word 'easily' would be appropriate, as Serbia isn't like Slovenia, who are very easy to predict since they rely heavily on Luka.

[jakelyson]

My late FIBA World Cup bet for games today

Serbia vs Canada

The only lost for Canada was Argentina and Brazil, and for sure the number of NBA players, The Canada has pretty much a great game against the Slovenia and it was Dillon Brooks Physical defense that has stopped Luka Doncic offense and likely Luka Doncic ending up out for this game while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett, has great offense for that game against the Slovenia, so my pick for this game are the Canada,

USA vs Germany

For sure Germany has a great team passing and they are really ready when it comes to the game of Basket ball because they also have their own league in their country but the USA is pretty much great with every team they play the only problem they have are the Brazilian team where the two games was all lost but for this game I think that they can likely win against the German Team, so my pick for this game are the USA,

[Joca97]

My late FIBA World Cup bet for games today

Serbia vs Canada

The only lost for Canada was Argentina and Brazil, and for sure the number of NBA players, The Canada has pretty much a great game against the Slovenia and it was Dillon Brooks Physical defense that has stopped Luka Doncic offense and likely Luka Doncic ending up out for this game while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett, has great offense for that game against the Slovenia, so my pick for this game are the Canada,

USA vs Germany

For sure Germany has a great team passing and they are really ready when it comes to the game of Basket ball because they also have their own league in their country but the USA is pretty much great with every team they play the only problem they have are the Brazilian team where the two games was all lost but for this game I think that they can likely win against the German Team, so my pick for this game are the USA,

Your bet aint looking at all. Serbia is destroying Canada so far with their good defence and now on halftime Serbia is leading 52-39 and it will take Canada a lot of effort plus Canadas best player Gilgeous-Alexander is in foul trouble with three fouls already so things arent looking good for Canada so far.

[Wapfika]

My late FIBA World Cup bet for games today

Serbia vs Canada

The only lost for Canada was Argentina and Brazil, and for sure the number of NBA players, The Canada has pretty much a great game against the Slovenia and it was Dillon Brooks Physical defense that has stopped Luka Doncic offense and likely Luka Doncic ending up out for this game while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett, has great offense for that game against the Slovenia, so my pick for this game are the Canada,

USA vs Germany

For sure Germany has a great team passing and they are really ready when it comes to the game of Basket ball because they also have their own league in their country but the USA is pretty much great with every team they play the only problem they have are the Brazilian team where the two games was all lost but for this game I think that they can likely win against the German Team, so my pick for this game are the USA,

Your bet aint looking at all. Serbia is destroying Canada so far with their good defence and now on halftime Serbia is leading 52-39 and it will take Canada a lot of effort plus Canadas best player Gilgeous-Alexander is in foul trouble with three fouls already so things arent looking good for Canada so far.

Canada can’t manage to outscore Serbia consistently which is the main reason to their lose on this game. I consider the game already lose against Canada since there’s only few minutes remaining while the lead can’t cut down below 10. Serbia is bery on fast break and 3 points shot since Canada has a very weak paint defender unlike Serbia.

It’s like playing against team full of Jokic. I think Serbia basketball improves a lot and they might have a chance to take down USA if they can maintain this kind of level of basketball. They are unstoppable because they have both offense and defense.

[casperBGD]

Serbia is in the final, congrats to this team
Bogdanovic came on top as leader, and was driving factor to the win today

now we have to hope for Germany to upset USA, or we have to do it ourselves, although silver is more than we hopped for before tournament

[cryptofrka]

A huge performance from Serbia, I felt they could not outscore Canada but their 1st half performance was simply spotless.
In the 2nd half they were calm and just continued with what worked for them throughout most of the tournament.

I'm interested to see how they will do against USA in the final - USA is a bit better team than Canada, although with a similar basketball philosophy.

I like how Serbia plays much more and I'll be rooting for them in the final.

now we have to hope for Germany to upset USA, or we have to do it ourselves, although silver is more than we hopped for before tournament

What were your expectations before the start of the tournament? Based on the quality of your roster reaching the semifinals was a minimum, no?

[rdbase]

Someone i know who has been doing pretty well on FIBA bets (100k usd profit apparently) has touted canada easy win today (11+ points)

I havent been betting much of fiba but when i did i got burned by USA , lithuania

Do guys here like canada to win today too?

Lithuania won the other day and were the underdogs to win against Slovenia with Luka Doncic.
Serbia just smoked Canada and so they are waiting on the USA vs Germany match to see who they play for the 1st place in the tournament Sunday.

Just hope USA doesn't pull another upset like Serbia just did to the 2nd team behind them in the entire tournament.
What rank were Serbia before this tournament started?

[bisdak40]

Serbia is in the final, congrats to this team
Bogdanovic came on top as leader, and was driving factor to the win today

now we have to hope for Germany to upset USA, or we have to do it ourselves, although silver is more than we hopped for before tournament

Bogdanovic was unstoppable and the Canadian's isolation plays didn't work well with the defense of the Serbians. Just wonder though if they could go this far is their MVP is playing, i mean ball rotation of the Serbians was superb without Jokic. Anyways, it is what it is and now they are on the Finals and thanks to that upset and my bet ticket won  .

Second game, i do't think their will be an upset here as USA for me really playing well after that defeat in the hands of the Lithuanians, might be close but i see Serbia and US playing for the Finals.

[danherbias07]

A huge performance from Serbia, I felt they could not outscore Canada but their 1st half performance was simply spotless.
In the 2nd half they were calm and just continued with what worked for them throughout most of the tournament.

I'm interested to see how they will do against USA in the final - USA is a bit better team than Canada, although with a similar basketball philosophy.

I like how Serbia plays much more and I'll be rooting for them in the final.

now we have to hope for Germany to upset USA, or we have to do it ourselves, although silver is more than we hopped for before tournament

What were your expectations before the start of the tournament? Based on the quality of your roster reaching the semifinals was a minimum, no?

I was surprised actually. Canada is the powerhouse team, that's too obvious but Serbia had been punishing them everywhere. I tried to analyze where the game difference is, and it's difficult to find it until you see the final stats. Outrebounded. That's what happened. Big men of Serbia are better than Canada and they took advantage of that mismatch. All they need is to defend well and pray that the shots won't sink in from Canada and they will get the rebound without any trouble.
Imagine Serbia having more mistakes than Canada 17 against 13 turnovers and yet they still find a way to win this match.

Are we going to see a Serbian NBA champion and a Serbian Team FIBA champion this year?   There's a chance.
Novak Djokovic, Nikola Jokic, Serbian National Basketball Team. Wow, I think this is their year in sports. But they have to go through the USA or Germany first. Game time is in 1 hour.

What rank were Serbia before this tournament started?

Odds is x15 if they win the entire tournament. That's from the tip off of FIBA. They are 8th on the list.

[inthelongrun]

Someone i know who has been doing pretty well on FIBA bets (100k usd profit apparently) has touted canada easy win today (11+ points)

I havent been betting much of fiba but when i did i got burned by USA , lithuania

Do guys here like canada to win today too?

ML? why not, but it's not good odds though, it's just around 1.49 but if you can throw big money then maybe it will get you good returns. However, I'm thinking that Serbia might give everything they got in the semis against NBA laden Canadian team.

Maybe they will go rough and play good defense against Canada and hopefully their outside shooting will click so that the defense might spread. Canada though is going one on one with SGA. But it's not a one man team thats's why it's hard how the Serbs are going to upset them. The over and under is -/+4.5 and there could be more money in that odds.

And you were right. It was a total domination by Serbia against the NBA-laden team of Canada. Overall it was not a bad performance by Canada, it's just that they could not keep up the pace of the Serbs. NBA players are known to be more physical, athletic, and defensive but they were shocked at how Serbia beat them in their own game. Canada still had good shots in the basket but damn, the huge accuracy by the Serbs is unbelievable. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to just below 20 points compared to his previous 30+ points.

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

[Natalim]

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

This is an interesting match up, but in their last game, I saw some problems from Germany, so I think they are not going to beat the USA. It will be USA vs. Serbia in the Finals, and Serbia will upset the USA to take the win. They have the consistency and great teamwork, so although Canada is full of NBA talents, they aren't strong enough to disrupt the great chemistry of Serbia.

[Ziskinberg]

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

This is an interesting match up, but in their last game, I saw some problems from Germany, so I think they are not going to beat the USA. It will be USA vs. Serbia in the Finals, and Serbia will upset the USA to take the win. They have the consistency and great teamwork, so although Canada is full of NBA talents, they aren't strong enough to disrupt the great chemistry of Serbia.

It's too early to predict the Finals matchup. What if there are 2 upsets in the semi-finals, and we end up seeing Germany vs. Serbia in the Finals? The current game is quite close, with Germany even leading by 1 point in the first quarter, so this is a 50/50 ball game. It's a bit concerning if the USA can't dominate, as they might lose again. It would be their second loss if that were to happen, and they'd be out this time around. So far, the field goal percentage is very high, but I expect that defense will be imposed in the succeeding quarters.

[Kelvinid]

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

This is an interesting match up, but in their last game, I saw some problems from Germany, so I think they are not going to beat the USA. It will be USA vs. Serbia in the Finals, and Serbia will upset the USA to take the win. They have the consistency and great teamwork, so although Canada is full of NBA talents, they aren't strong enough to disrupt the great chemistry of Serbia.

It's too early to predict the Finals matchup. What if there are 2 upsets in the semi-finals, and we end up seeing Germany vs. Serbia in the Finals? The current game is quite close, with Germany even leading by 1 point in the first quarter, so this is a 50/50 ball game. It's a bit concerning if the USA can't dominate, as they might lose again. It would be their second loss if that were to happen, and they'd be out this time around. So far, the field goal percentage is very high, but I expect that defense will be imposed in the succeeding quarters.

This game has been exciting to watch. It looks like they are evenly matched, and let's remember that the -10.5 handicap given by the USA could even lead to a loss if they cannot control the tempo of the game. If this game remains close until the 4th quarter, then I would say that +10.5 will be easily covered, and we will see a lot of happy bettors here. USA is just overrated, composed of young and inexperienced players, and we expect them to dominate?

[Ziskinberg]

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

This is an interesting match up, but in their last game, I saw some problems from Germany, so I think they are not going to beat the USA. It will be USA vs. Serbia in the Finals, and Serbia will upset the USA to take the win. They have the consistency and great teamwork, so although Canada is full of NBA talents, they aren't strong enough to disrupt the great chemistry of Serbia.

It's too early to predict the Finals matchup. What if there are 2 upsets in the semi-finals, and we end up seeing Germany vs. Serbia in the Finals? The current game is quite close, with Germany even leading by 1 point in the first quarter, so this is a 50/50 ball game. It's a bit concerning if the USA can't dominate, as they might lose again. It would be their second loss if that were to happen, and they'd be out this time around. So far, the field goal percentage is very high, but I expect that defense will be imposed in the succeeding quarters.

This game has been exciting to watch. It looks like they are evenly matched, and let's remember that the -10.5 handicap given by the USA could even lead to a loss if they cannot control the tempo of the game. If this game remains close until the 4th quarter, then I would say that +10.5 will be easily covered, and we will see a lot of happy bettors here. USA is just overrated, composed of young and inexperienced players, and we expect them to dominate?

It has been a close game so far, with the first half ending and USA holding only a one-point lead. The score is 60-59, and it's evident that it has been a high-scoring game, with both teams shooting at a high field goal percentage.

USA is shooting at 76%, while Germany is at an impressive 85%. Germany has been the more aggressive team, with more free throw attempts compared to the USA. Additionally, they are leading in terms of rebounding.

[Maslate]

Someone i know who has been doing pretty well on FIBA bets (100k usd profit apparently) has touted canada easy win today (11+ points)

I havent been betting much of fiba but when i did i got burned by USA , lithuania

Do guys here like canada to win today too?

You mean Canada won today by 11 points or more? I don't know why he is confident Canada will win easily while the handicap for this match is -7.5 points for Canada meaning the betting market did predict Canada would win but it wasn't easy, sometimes results in semifinals are unexpected the slightest mistake can cause defeat. My last bet here was last Tuesday almost all the bets lost I gave up and didn't follow it again except for the final maybe I would be interested, I'm waiting for USA vs Canada in the final.

There's no guarantee in sports betting; one might have a good run, but it doesn't mean the risk of losing won't happen. We are talking about the semi-finals already. Canada may be the favorites, but the Serbians, even without the Joker, are doing well. So, I wouldn't think the word 'easily' would be appropriate, as Serbia isn't like Slovenia, who are very easy to predict since they rely heavily on Luka.

Right, Serbians are more thorough and are flexible enough to make some in-game adjustments as long as it's needed unlike Luka and his company that is only good in the first two quarters while they are still fresh but when the game drags on and opposing teams learn their rhythm, it's getting more easy to bust them up specially after the fact that Luka is the only threat in the team. Not to underestimate but they aren't that heavy specially now that we're already in Semis, so it's no wonder that Slovenia will have some hard time just like they had recently.

[carlisle1]

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

This is an interesting match up, but in their last game, I saw some problems from Germany, so I think they are not going to beat the USA. It will be USA vs. Serbia in the Finals, and Serbia will upset the USA to take the win. They have the consistency and great teamwork, so although Canada is full of NBA talents, they aren't strong enough to disrupt the great chemistry of Serbia.

It's too early to predict the Finals matchup. What if there are 2 upsets in the semi-finals, and we end up seeing Germany vs. Serbia in the Finals? The current game is quite close, with Germany even leading by 1 point in the first quarter, so this is a 50/50 ball game. It's a bit concerning if the USA can't dominate, as they might lose again. It would be their second loss if that were to happen, and they'd be out this time around. So far, the field goal percentage is very high, but I expect that defense will be imposed in the succeeding quarters.

This game has been exciting to watch. It looks like they are evenly matched, and let's remember that the -10.5 handicap given by the USA could even lead to a loss if they cannot control the tempo of the game. If this game remains close until the 4th quarter, then I would say that +10.5 will be easily covered, and we will see a lot of happy bettors here. USA is just overrated, composed of young and inexperienced players, and we expect them to dominate?

Still far from the conclusion, 2 more quarters for both teams to come up with good plays and good blending of players inside the court.

Germany is really playing well, not letting team US to dominate and control the tempo, just a single point lead after 2 quarters, still hard to predict
if who's National squad will control the final half and win the slot for the finals.

Same with you, that handicap might be covered for Germany if the tempo of this game remains the same.

[Sanitough]

Coming up next. The USA is a big favorite over Germany. An upset is not out of the table but I do hope we'll see an exciting game.

This is an interesting match up, but in their last game, I saw some problems from Germany, so I think they are not going to beat the USA. It will be USA vs. Serbia in the Finals, and Serbia will upset the USA to take the win. They have the consistency and great teamwork, so although Canada is full of NBA talents, they aren't strong enough to disrupt the great chemistry of Serbia.

It's too early to predict the Finals matchup. What if there are 2 upsets in the semi-finals, and we end up seeing Germany vs. Serbia in the Finals? The current game is quite close, with Germany even leading by 1 point in the first quarter, so this is a 50/50 ball game. It's a bit concerning if the USA can't dominate, as they might lose again. It would be their second loss if that were to happen, and they'd be out this time around. So far, the field goal percentage is very high, but I expect that defense will be imposed in the succeeding quarters.

This game has been exciting to watch. It looks like they are evenly matched, and let's remember that the -10.5 handicap given by the USA could even lead to a loss if they cannot control the tempo of the game. If this game remains close until the 4th quarter, then I would say that +10.5 will be easily covered, and we will see a lot of happy bettors here. USA is just overrated, composed of young and inexperienced players, and we expect them to dominate?

Still far from the conclusion, 2 more quarters for both teams to come up with good plays and good blending of players inside the court.

Germany is really playing well, not letting team US to dominate and control the tempo, just a single point lead after 2 quarters, still hard to predict
if who's National squad will control the final half and win the slot for the finals.

Same with you, that handicap might be covered for Germany if the tempo of this game remains the same.

This is the kind of game that is very exciting to watch. It does look like the Finals to me, and personally, my heart says USA. However, I'm rooting for Germany as I love an underdog to beat the top favorites, the USA. I'm currently enjoying the game while watching from my PC and might even place a small live bet just to add more excitement. Good luck to the bettors out there.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

This game has been exciting to watch. It looks like they are evenly matched, and let's remember that the -10.5 handicap given by the USA could even lead to a loss if they cannot control the tempo of the game. If this game remains close until the 4th quarter, then I would say that +10.5 will be easily covered, and we will see a lot of happy bettors here. USA is just overrated, composed of young and inexperienced players, and we expect them to dominate?

I watched this match since the first quarter it really impressed both teams hunting for points until the last seconds, overall the game is almost the same I mean no team dominates although in the first half Germany left behind by 1 point but still safe. The 3rd quarter had just started and Germany was leading with consecutive points I think Germany can win the 3rd Quarter then USA will try to catch up in the 4th Quarter same scenario as the first half  but we can't be sure who will win Germany could make a surprise like Serbia.