No NBA, no college hoops, no problem as the basketball world championships about to get underway are an even better way to get your basketball online wagering fix. Loaded with talent and long list of international superstars the world championships are actually just about as high a level of competition as basketball fans will find and a great opportunity for sports fans to get into the wagering online action.
With the NBA not set to crank up its schedule for another two and a half months and the regular season NCAA online wagering action not getting underway until January basketball fans have to find there fix wherever they may. True, the WNBA is in full swing and the playoff action is starting to heat up, but really, who get’s jazzed up about the WNBA.
Fortunately, for hard core wagering online fans of basketball, the World Championships will be held this year. Even better, the preliminary games will start in a matter of days. The USA will once again enter this international event as the favorite. But gone are the days when the Americans could pack up a group of the top college players in the land and head overseas with victory a foregone conclusion.
The level of play overseas has increased almost exponentially over the past decade and there are several teams that could knock off the NBA-studded lineup of Team USA. Argentina has snagged a few of these titles over the years with its handful of NBA player’s efficient style of ‘international’ basketball. On the Old Continent you’ve also got a very good Spanish side with half a dozen NBA players on the roster and plenty of titles of its own, as well as Greek side that always seem in the online wagering mix.
Nonetheless, this tournament is Team USA’s to lose. Even sans LeBron, Dwayne, Kobe, Amare and the others this team is still the most talented in the draw and it would be a huge disappointment if they didn’t capture gold. Oklahoma Thunder F Kevin Durant has assumed role of leader on this squad of all-stars and has been terrorizing opponents in the teams several warm up games leading up the championships. Expect Durant to continue to dominate and USA to win gold.