AUSTRALIA VS SLOVENIA
Betting Strategy
BACK Australia -5.5 points vs Slovenia (1 unit recorded at $1.85)
FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2023 – OUTRIGHT DISCUSSION
The FIBA World Cup tips off in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan on Friday, August 25, with 32 countries competing for the title. It shapes up to be a fascinating couple of weeks of basketball, with a number of big names participating in the tournament. For the NBA lovers, there are 55 players on current rosters across 21 of the countries taking part in the tournament, with the USA team leading the way with their full 12-man roster filled with NBA talent.
As is commonly the case with international basketball tournaments, USA is the clear favourite coming into the World Cup. Although the team doesn’t command the likes of LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, they have certainly made an effort to provide a balanced squad of players, with many capable of having an impact here even without the ball in their hands.
Leading the charge of the rest of the countries is the FIBA number one ranked country in Spain, however their team has certainly undergone a changing of the guard in recent years, but still command respect on the world stage. France, behind the likes of Rudy Gobert, Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier will be strong competitors, as will fellow Group H members Canada, behind breakout OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Luguentz Dort, Dwight Powell, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Kelly Olynyk.
For the Australian Boomers, it is certainly a competitive roster, with 9 NBA players representing them at the World Cup. The Boomers were hit by injury in the lead-up, with starting centre Jock Landale ruled out having injured his ankle on the eve of the tournament. With the likes of Josh Giddey, Patty Mills and Joe Ingles leading the squad, the Boomers will be a tough challenge for any team, even if they are a little short on big men.
32 teams are reduced to the Top 16 teams for the second stage, with the remaining countries playing in 17-32nd classification matches. From there, the 16 teams are culled to 8 quarterfinalists, leads the charge in terms of the odds coming into the
The two-tiered pool stages will help the USA have more time to gel in preparation for the last 8, and looking to the rest of the countries, Canada looks best placed to challenge, followed by Australia.
SUGGESTED BETS
Betting Strategy
BACK: USA (WIN) for 2 units at $1.95+
BACK: CANADA (WIN) for 0.5 units at $12.50+
BACK: AUSTRALIA (WIN) for 0.4 units at $12.00+
FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP
The 2023 FIBA World Cup will see eight groups consisting of 32 nations compete for world cup glory. The 2023 Men’s Basketball World Cup will be hosted by multiple nations for the first time in its history with the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia taking centre stage from August 25 to September 10. Spain are the defending champions, while the Boomers will be hoping to improve on their fourth-place effort in 2019.
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