Sports Betting Website – FIBA Shocker as Spain is Knocked Out by Serbia. The big basketball news at the sports betting website on Wednesday as an FIBA shocker as defending champion Spain was beaten by Serbia in the quarterfinals. That clears the way for the United States to win the title and they will be favored in sports betting to do so.
Spain and the United States were the two favorites at SBG to win the FIBA championship and now it is all about the U.S. Spain was beaten 92-89 in the quarterfinals by Serbia as Milos Teodosic hit a long three-pointer with thee seconds left.
Serbia will now face Turkey in the semifinals on Saturday. Serbia could have a tough time in the semifinals since this win over Spain was so emotional. Marko Keselj and Novica Velickovic scored 17 points each for Serbia, while Dusko Savanovic added 15. Serbia simply couldn’t stop Serbia from the outside. Serbia was 15 of 30 from 3-point range. Spain did not defend well and they deserved to lose. Teodosic finished with 12 points. Center Nenad Krstic of the Oklahoma City Thunder had 13 points and nine rebounds.
Spain a Major Failure – Spain lost three times in this tournament and was a major disappointment. They won the world championship four years ago but they were missing their best player in Lakers All-Star Paul Gasol who decided to rest this summer and Spain also lost Jose Calderon just before the tournament started.
Costly Loss for Spain – You might not think this loss meant anything for Spain but it did. Now Spain will have to qualify for the 2012 Olympics at next year’s European championship.
U.S. Should Roll – With Spain out of the tournament the United States should have an easy time and they will be heavily favored in basketball odds at the sports betting website. The only team that could possibly be a threat is Argentina but the United States is stronger than Argentina and they should win it all. Argentina has Luis Scola and Carlos Delfino but the United States is loaded with talent led by Kevin Durant and Chauncey Billups. While Argentina has two good players, the United States has a number of players who are stars on their NBA teams including Chicago’s Derek Rose. With Spain out, you can hand the title to the U.S.