FIBA 2022 Basketball World Cup Womens (22nd Sept- 1st Oct)

[NYRB]

Basketball womens world cup tips off this week.

12 teams , 2 pools, 2 venues . All matches played in Sydney.

Outright Odds (from TAB):

USA 1.10
Japan 15
France 21
Australia, Belgium, Serbia 26
China 29
Canada 41
Korea, Puerto Rico 101
Bosnia & Herzegovina 251
Mali 251


Group A Winner
USA 1.03
Belgium 13
China 15
Puerto Rico 67
Korea 67
Bosnia & Herzegovina 101

Group B Winner
Japan 3.50
France 4
Australia 4
Serbia 4.50
Canada 7
Mali 151


Early thoughts are , I thought Australia were pretty average at the olympics last year. They had a 1-3 record. The teams they lost to though are on the other side of the pool. (USA, Belgium and China)

Im not sold on this Australian team even making it past the pool stages here.

 

[iluvparis]

Definitely a thread worthy event

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Definitely a thread worthy event

It's a little higher than Estonian Ice-Hockey

 

[NYRB]

USA Squad, all ladies under the age of 30.

U.S. women’s basketball roster for FIBA World Cup
Ariel Atkins — Tokyo Olympian
Shakira Austin
Kahleah Copper
Chelsea Gray — Tokyo Olympian
Sabrina Ionescu
Brionna Jones
Betnijah Laney
Jewell Loyd — Tokyo Olympian
Kelsey Plum — Tokyo Olympian (3×3)
Breanna Stewart — Tokyo Olympian
Alyssa Thomas
A’ja Wilson — Tokyo Olympian

 

[NYRB]

1st round of round robin matches:
Handicap lines
B & H -13.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Puerto Rico +13.5 pts (10:30 AM AEST)
USA-22.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Belgium +22.5 pts (11:30 AM AEST)
Canada -3.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Serbia +3.5 pts (1 PM AEST)
Japan -26.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Mali +26.5 pts (2PM AEST)
South Korea +29.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 China -29.5 pts (5:30PM AEST)
Australia -6.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 France +6.5 pts (8:30PM AEST)

 

[demon_fanatic]

1st round of round robin matches:
Handicap lines
B & H -13.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Puerto Rico +13.5 pts (10:30 AM AEST)
USA-22.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Belgium +22.5 pts (11:30 AM AEST)
Canada -3.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Serbia +3.5 pts (1 PM AEST)
Japan -26.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 Mali +26.5 pts (2PM AEST)
South Korea -29.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 China +29.5 pts (5:30PM AEST)
Australia -6.5 pts $1.90 v $1.90 France +6.5 pts (8:30PM AEST)

any leans on these lines??

 

[NYRB]

any leans on these lines??

Don’t watch a lot of WNBA but that -22.5 line looks a bit high to cover. Probably need to watch a few first round games to get a good impression.

But surprised aussies are ranked number 3 in the world in women’s basketball. Not sure if they still have the same coach as last season but he seemed not that great tactically .

Will probably get to quarters but 4th spot is not that lucrative as you will be facing the Americans.

 

[NYRB]

Sure, LJ dominated the NBL1 comp last season, but let's not pretend she's the LJ from 15 years ago – she's 41 now.
Aussies have an OK squad – not our strongest, but a few really good players in there including Ezi who has developed quite a bit since her last international tournament.

 

[NYRB]

This is the Aussie Opals squad:

Australian Opals 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Team

Bec Allen

Sara Blicavs

Darcee Garbin

Cayla George

Lauren Jackson

Ezi Magbegor

Tess Madgen

Anneli Maley

Steph Talbot

Marianna Tolo

Kristy Wallace

Sami Whitcomb

 

[NYRB]

Looking like the 1st big upset of the World Cup, Puerto Rico 62-43 up over B & H midway through the 3rd quarter

 

[NYRB]

China 100-43 Korea with a minute or so left, can they be the ones that give the might Team USA the challenge they crave for?

 

[NYRB]

Day 2 Matches and Lines. Odds courtesy of Sportsbet ($1.83 lines)

Puerto Rico +35.5 pts v -35.5 pts USA
Serbia +8.5 pts v -8.5 pts Japan
Belgium -32.5 pts v +32.5 pts South Korea
China -30.5 pts v +30.5 pts B & H
France -3.5 pts v +3.5 pts Canada
Mali +28.5 pts v -28.5 pts Australia

I think the Puerto Rico +35.5 pts looks a tad big and Mali +28.5


All the pressure is on Australia to win and win well . Anything less than a smashing and questions will still linger.

 

[NYRB]

3rd games for teams from these pool today:

Handicaps
Australia -7.5 $1.83 v $1.83 Serbia +7.5
Japan +3.5 $1.83 v $1.83 Canada -3.5

 

[NYRB]

Ill take a double on Serbia/Japan to do the double over Australia/Canada at 9.98 Boosted at TAB

 

[NYRB]

i dont know what minimum odds i would ignore a Serbia /Japan double but just seems a bit biggish to me.

 

[NYRB]

dont know what the handicap for Mali was today but they are giving a good showing today against France.

 

[NYRB]

My reason for tipping the Serbs to win today, despite Aussies having home court. Serbia beat Australia 73-71 at the 2016 Olympics. (Serbia lead the H2H 1-0)

Japan v Canada should be close with teams splitting the H2H over the last 3 years, 1-1. Japan beat them earlier this year.

I am feeling cool about both bets now after reading a bit of the unlimited information available online.

 

[NYRB]

Correction Serbia have a 2-0 head to head over Australia

 

[NYRB]

3.60 looking mighty tasty for Serbia to beat the Aussie Opals

 

[NYRB]

Serbia playing terrible 22-32 down


but Anderson drills that from DOWN TOWn

 

[NYRB]

Anderson lighting it up!!!

 

[NYRB]

Australia too good against Serbia. Defense strong from Aussies tonight.

 

[NYRB]

4th games today

$1.83 lines from Sportsbet
Belgium -22.5 pts v B & H +22.5 pts
Serbia -26.5 pts v Mali +26.5 pts
France -3.5 pts v Japan +3.5 pts
South Korea +50.5 pts v USA -50.5 pts
China -31.5 pts v Puerto Rico +31.5 pts
Canada +3.5 pts v Australia -3.5 pts

ill do a multi Mali +26.5 pts, France -3.5 pts, Canada +3.5 pts @ 7.16 Boosted

Dont think Mali were that bad yesterday in their 3rd game, Australia dont look that good despite their win over Serbia who I reckon are a poor side and Canada look like possibly the 2nd/3rd best team at this tournament.

 

[NYRB]

one of Serbian players injured with under 30 seconds on the clock- dont why they want to risk injury so much given how important a game there is tomorrow. Could do to take a lesson from the AFL and how teams went about it in the prelim finals.

 

[NYRB]

Japan Squad for 2022 FIBA Womens World Cup: Mawuli, Masuma, Takada, Tokashiki, Yoshida, Yamamoto, Hirashita, Miyazaki, Miyazawa, Todo, Akaho, Okoye

Japan Squad for 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Akaho, Todo, Takada, Hayashi, Machida, Mawuli, Miyazaki, Miyazawa, Miyoshi, Motohashi, Nagaoka, Okoye


The thing for me is, only 7 of those players are backing up after winning silver at their home Olympics last season. One of those players was balling with her assists. They have really liked a poor team this tournament and I sense they will be the team that misses out the qualifying stages.