Olympic Basketball Selections and Player Propositions

The Summer Olympics are come, and right now is the best moment to gamble on international basketball. Though the FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket have some fireworks with well-known NBA players, seldom do more stars show than when there is an opportunity to win a gold medal. Team USA has brought a formidable lineup as usual, hence, despite (or maybe because of) the name recognition element, the greatest Olympic basketball choices and player props most likely aren’t overs for American players. You must play the best slot games to earn money.

Player Prop Pick from Puerto Rico vs South Sudan

For our top player prop choice in this game, we have Jose Alvarado under protection. These teams actually convened at the FIBA World Cup last year, but Alvarado wasn’t on the squad then. In a nail-biter Puerto Rico prevailed five points. Along with dishing out 11 assists and 35 points, South Sudanese standout Carlik Jones turned it over five times.

Though other from Jones, I doubt many of their players can keep control of the rock. This South Sudan squad can score. South Sudan scored 15 turnovers in the showcase game against the United States, allowing six American players to score a steal each. Though it was in a meaningless showcase game, South Sudan handed it over 21 times in last year’s crucial encounter against P.R.

Jose Alvarado is the only player that is as defensively disruptive. P.R. had to qualify for the Paris Olympics, hence earlier in July we saw him in action for his national squad. Over four games, he averaged 2.3 thefts per game, collecting three or more against Italy and Bahrain but not so against Lithuania and Mexico.

Alvarado is at odds of +140 at BetMGM to collect at least three thefts, which he should control against this somewhat young South Sudan club. Three of the five men who started for P.R. last year— Stevie Thompson, Ismael Romero, and Tremont Waters—all went for at least three thefts against South Sudan in that game.

Player Prop Pick United States vs. Serbia

against Sunday morning (in the United States, that is), the United States will play against Nikola Jokic and Serbia in the encounter most likely deciding Group C. Across the market, Team USA is a 13.5.5 point favorite, which seems to me like just a pinch of Homerism. This is a fantastic place to choose an under for a Team USA member; the only issue is which one.

Another issue has to be addressed though: Kevin Durant missed friendly play with an injury, but the seasoned forward is no stranger to the Olympics. Leading performance for Team USA in Tokyo, he will drastically change player use if he can sneak back into the mix on Sunday. Right now, Durant sounds like he will play.

During friendly play, Jayson Tatum and Devin Booker swapped starting positions; Tatum never really accomplished much. Against South Sudan, he scored a high nine points. Over the five-game sample, he turned out averaging just 6.2 points per game. He found other ways to help, but he most definitely wasn’t a high-usage scorer. Furthermore unknown is whether Tatum or Booker would start should Durant be free.

To the untrained observer, Tatum’s points prop—which is selling at 8.5 throughout the market—may look shockingly low for a top player. The issue is that Tatum has showed us he is at ease playing a low-key role; should Durant be back in the mix, he may have even less volume.

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