We are down to the final four in men’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with France facing Germany at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, and the United States taking on Serbia at 3 p.m. ET. We break down each matchup with the basketball odds.
2024 Paris Olympics Men’s Basketball Semifinal Games
| We are taking both underdogs ATS and like a France-USA gold medal game |
France +181 vs Germany -217
Thu Aug 8, 11:30 AM | This is a rematch of a group stage game won by Germany 85-71 on Aug. 2. Germany’s physicality clearly was an issue for France, especially in the second quarter, the turning point of this game, when they held them to nine points and took a 21-point lead to the break. The game was frankly over at that point.
Franz Wagner had 26 points, shooting 8-of-15 from the field, and 8-of-8 from the free throw line, with 5 rebounds to lead Germany.
Wagner is a bright, young, rising star for the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Veteran NBA guard Dennis Schröder scored 26 points and dished out 9 assists, connecting on three straight decisive passes and five points in the fourth to keep France at bay when the French were trying to make a run.
Germany, the current FIBA World Cup champion, is focused on continuity and chemistry to defend their title after all 10 players from the final returned for the upcoming games. In a historic moment, Germany reached the Olympic semifinals in men’s basketball for the first time by defeating Greece 76-63.
The key moment came when Schröder drew a charge from Giannis Antetokounmpo, leading to a 9-2 run that secured the victory. Wagner scored 18 points, Schroder contributed 13 points and 8 assists, and Bonga added 9 points and 6 rebounds. Germany’s performance improved significantly with Bonga on the court.
France reached the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics and that team didn’t have reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama, who is competing in his first major senior international tournament alongside reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert.
But with Evan Fournier (31) and Nando De Colo (37) aging, France’s guard play is no longer as strong as it was in 2021.
Despite being underdogs, France beat Canada 82-73. Coach Collet changed his lineup, benching Gobert and Fournier while starting Cordinier and Yabusele.
Yabusele scored 22 points, Cordinier had 20, and Fournier added 12 late points.
Gobert played only three minutes due to a finger injury, but was grateful to compete after recent surgery.
^Serbia +929 vs USA -1667
Thu Aug 8, 3:00 PM | Serbia is led by three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and the country won silver last year at the world championships in the Philippines, beating Canada in the semifinals before losing by six to Germany in the final, and the team did it without perhaps the world’s best player.
Jokic rested last summer following a long run to the title with the Denver Nuggets.
In a stunning turnaround, the Serbs made Olympic history by coming back from a 24-point deficit to defeat Australia 95-90.
Patty Mills forced overtime with a last-second shot, but Jokic’s dominance led Serbia to victory.
Their aggressive play near the rim resulted in 16 offensive rebounds and a 24-11 edge in second chance points. Doubts about a comeback were acknowledged by Bogdan Bogdanović.
Serbia is aiming for its first Olympic medal since the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, where it took silver. That was the first Olympics for a then 21-year-old Jokic.
The United States is dominating in the Olympics, with an easy victory over Brazil. Devin Booker scored 18 points, Kevin Durant had 11, surpassing Lisa Leslie as the top U.S. Olympic scorer.
Durant aims for his fourth consecutive gold medal, just like LeBron James, who suffered a minor injury but is okay. The U.S. team is the favorite for another gold medal after blowing out every opponent.
The USA opened group stage play in the Olympics with a 110-84 rout of Serbia. The Americans shot 18-of-32 from deep, compared to Serbia’s 9-of-37.
Durant led the USA with 23 points off the bench, while LeBron had 21. The United States is 3-0 all-time vs. Serbia in the Games.
^Olympic Tournament Basketball Winner Odds
- USA -1299
- Germany +660
- France +1200
- Serbia +1700
Semifinal Showdown vs Serbia. ⚔️
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Tokyo Olympics Men’s Basketball: Semi-Final Matches
MyBookie returns with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics event rundown, where we take a look at which sporting events you can bet on Thursday, August 5th. Here are our best bets for two Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s basketball semi-finals matches featuring two exciting clashes in Slovenia vs. France and USA vs. Australia. Let’s jump right into action so you can bet against their Olympics Betting odds.
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USA Vs Australia
- When: Thursday, August 5th
- Time: 12:15 a.m. ET
Kevin Durant was sensational in the USA’s victory against Spain, where he scored 29 points, added two rebounds, and four assists in 31 minutes on the court. He has previously posted 23 points against the Czech Republic and is currently the eight-best performing player at the Olympics.
The USA entered the Olympics as the team to beat, and while this is not the time to start doubting them, Durant and co. have had some issues making it past Australia in the pre-Olympics friendlies.
These two nations met on July 13th, when Australia stunned the USA with 91-83, just two days after the USA national basketball team dropped the ball against Nigeria (87-90). Gregg Popovich’s men have since improved with victories against Iran, Czech Republic, and twice against Spain, so they might be rounding into form just in time to secure a spot in the finals.
Australia are undefeated across their last nine outings. During that stretch, they have won against Hong Kong (81-52), New Zealand (81-52), Argentina (87-84, 97-59), USA (91-83), Nigeria (108-69, 84-67), Italy (86-83), and Germany (89-76).
Although not exactly spectacular results, it’s hard to ignore Australia’s victory against world no.4 Argentina (97-59), who they completely demolished in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The USA are likely going to win here and avenge their loss from July, but considering the form Australia have been showing, we have to side with the Aussies on the points spread.
Prediction: Australia + 11.5 points
Slovenia Vs France
- When: Thursday, August 5th
- Time: 7:00 a.m. ET
Luka Doncic and co. have been lighting teams on fire at the Olympics and looked nearly unstoppable for over a year now. Slovenia boast an incredible 14-2 record and enter this match on a 10-game winning streak.
Slovenia’s only two losses since February 2019 came against Hungary (75-77) and Ukraine (65-70); however, it’s important to note that Slovenia have yet to lose with Doncic on the court. Although Doncic is the main driving force behind Slovenia’s incredible run in Japan, this team is far from a one-man roster.
The whole team have exceeded everyone’s expectations and once again reminded the world who is the reigning European basketball champion. Their next opponents, France, haven’t been as flashy in Japan. However, they got the job done and enter the semi-finals following an 84-75 victory against Italy.
Before that, Les Bleus won against Iran (79-62), Czech Republic (97-77), and the United States, who they beat 83-76 in the tournament opener.
Slovenia and France last met in the final group stage match of the 2017 EuroBasket, when Slovenia secured a commanding 95-78 victory. Goran Dragic was the top scorer of the day with 22 points, while Luka Doncic managed only 15.
A lot has changed since, mainly for the better for Slovenia. Doncic has since blossomed into an NBA superstar and is currently the best performing player at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with 26.3 PPG, 52.2 FG%, and 35.5 3P%.
Obviously, stopping Doncic will be crucial for France’s chances of beating Slovenia for the first time since 2013, but they’ll still need to keep an eye on Zoran Dragic (16.0 PPG) Vlatko Cancar (14.5 PPG), and Klemen Prepelic (14.5 PPG).
France are a solid team and former European champions. However, no matter how you look at this fixture, Slovenia seem way too strong even for France to stop.
Prediction: Slovenia to win
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