What, you thought the Americans weren’t going to be prohibitive favorites in London?
Check out the odds on the Americans winning the gold medal. You have to put $8 down to win $1.
You want a dark horse bet in case the unfathomable happens? Take Brazil at 40-1.
In case you forgot, Brazil was ahead of Team USA for almost the entire first half of their “friendly” in Washington, D.C. less than two weeks ago. And they have the healthiest front line with Anderson Varejao, Nene and Tiago Splitter, along with the best non-NBA point guard at the Games — Marcelinho Huertas.
Here are a slew of Olympic basketball odds, courtesy of our friends at Bovada.lv.
Men’s Basketball Props
Basketball – Men’s – Odds to win the Gold Medal
USA 1/8
Spain 13/2
France 28/1
Argentina 28/1
Lithuania 33/1
Russia 33/1
Brazil 40/1
Australia 100/1
Great Britain 250/1
China 400/1
Nigeria 500/1
Tunisia 1000/1
Basketball Men’s – Odds to win Silver
Spain 4/9
France 7/1
Argentina 7/1
Basketball Men’s – Will USA and Spain meet in the finals?
Yes 4/5
What will be the average margin of victory for the USA Men’s Basketball Team at the 2012 Olympics?
Over/Under 25.5
What will be the largest margin of victory for the USA Men’s Basketball Team?
Over/Under 45.5
What will be the smallest margin of victory for the USA Men’s Basketball Team?
Over/Under 12.5
Will the USA win both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Gold Medals?
Yes -600 (1/6)
No +400 (4/1)
Lebron James – PPG for the tournament?
Over/Under 17
Lebron James – APG for the tournament?
Over/Under 4.5
Lebron James – RPG for the tournament?
Over/Under 6.5
Kobe Bryant – PPG for the tournament?
Over/Under 13.5
Kevin Durant – PPG for the tournament?
Over/Under 17
Carmelo Anthony – PPG for the tournament?
Over/Under 13.5
Historical Matchups – Who will Average More Points Per Game
(Whole Tournament)
Lebron James -2
Michael Jordan (1992) +2
(Note: Jordan averaged 14.9 pts per game)
Kevin Durant +1
Charles Barkley (1992) -1
(Note: Barkley averaged 18 pts per game)
Kobe Bryant -.5
Karl Malone (1992) +.5
(Note: Malone averaged 13 pts per game)
Historical Matchups – Who will Average More Assists Per Game
(Whole Tournament)
Chris Paul Pick
Magic Johnson (1992) Pick
(Note: Magic averaged 5.5 assists per game)
Game 1 Lines
USA -24.5 -8000 167.5
France +24.5 +1400
Total Points – Team USA
96
Total Points – Team France
71.5
Margin Of Victory
USA by 1-5 18/1
USA by 6-10 10/1
USA by 11-15 6/1
USA by 16-20 9/2
USA by 21-25 4/1
USA by 26 or more 1/1
France by 1-5 50/1
France by 6-10 200/1
France by 11-15 250/1
France by 16-20 300/1
France by 21-25 350/1
France by 26 or more 400/1