Team USA still favored to win World Cup after loss to Lithuania
After yesterday's shocking 104-110 loss to Lithuania in the 2023FIBA Basketball World Cup, Team USA is facing some questions. Ledby Jonas Valanciunas, Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Vaidas Kariniauskas,Lithuania bullied Team USA and took advantage of their lack ofsize.
Fortunately for Team USA, they have already clinched a spot inthe Paris Olympics thanks to losses by Brazil, Puerto Rico and theDominican Republic.
But entering the quarterfinals, is Team USA still favored to winthe World Cup?
The United State squad is a 16.5-point favorite against Italyfor Tuesday morning's matchup. And despite the loss to Lithuania,SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline still have Team USAfavored to win the gold medal.
It helps that France (which featured NBA players Rudy Gobert,Nicolas Batum, Evan Fournier and Frank Ntilikina) was upset afterjust two games – thanks to losses against Canada and Latvia.Entering the World Cup, France had the second-best odds (8/1) towin the tournament after Team USA (even odds).
Here's a look at the updated World Cup odds:
USA-135Canada+450Germany+750Lithuania+900Serbia+1000Slovenia+1400Latvia+5000Italy+6600Link to this article：https://www.brazilv.com/post/857.html