Basketball World Cup 2019 prediction: follow the experts' predictions

The Basketball World Championship is an unmissable event for basketball buffs! Indeed, even if the event does not enjoy the same media coverage as that of the Football World Cup, the tournament is gradually starting to gain momentum and is, of course, displayed in the window of sports betting sites! Thus, we simply could not miss this major event on Betting at Canada.ca . Find a whole bunch of basketball prognosis , and especially our Basketball World Cup 2019 prediction!

Our free predictions on the Basketball World Cup

Play on a basketball world cup bookmaker

Even if it is less popular than football, basketball remains a sport highly appreciated by the sports betting lovers . Despite everything, some classic bookmakers do not offer a complete offer on basketball. To have an expanded choice when you are going to bet on the basketball world Cup, therefore play on a site that is complete on the sport in question.

On these platforms, you will not only have a extensive betting offer available on the World Cup, but also on best odds . For example, you can bet on the final winner , the team that will finish on the podium, or the winners of each group. What to have the choice for your prediction Basketball World Cup 2019 !

The schedule of the competition for Canada to bet on the basketball world Cup

The competition starts with a first group stage , where 32 teams are divided into 8 groups of 4. The top two qualify for the second group stage. The 16 teams qualified for the second phase are divided into 4 groups of 4 and will compete for tickets for the quarter-finals . It is very important to have an idea of the calendar in mind to be able to bet on the basketball world Cup.

First group stage

• Sunday, September 1st at 9:30 am : Canada - Australia
• Tuesday, September 3 at 13:30 : Lithuania - Canada
• Thursday, September 5th at 9:30 am : Canada - Senegal

Second group stage

The second group stage starts on Friday, September 6 and ends on Monday, September 9. If Canada qualifies, the pace will be quite sustained with sometimes matches every day.

Final phase

Qualifying for the quarter-finals would be a great success for our Canadian team. Here is the schedule of the final stages :

• Quarter-finals : tuesday, September 10th and Wednesday, September 11th.
• Semi-finals : friday, September 13th
• Match for the third place : sunday, September 15 at 10:00 am
• Final : sunday, September 15 at 14:00

The favorites to know for your sports betting basketball world cup

The basketball world cup 2019 is perhaps the most open in many years. With some stars who preferred to book themselves for the NBA season, the cards are totally redistributed. Here our favorites from the competition :

• The United States : of course, the United States remains the favorites of the world Championship. But with the best players in the world absent (James, Kevin Durant, Curry, Harden, Westbrook, Irving, Davis), the spectre of 2006 where Spain had won the title can quickly resurface. Nevertheless, with Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum or Kyle Kuzma, all coached by Gregg Popovich, Team USA has serious arguments.
• Serbia : this team is likely to be a serious contender for the final victory. Led by Nikola Jokic, Bogdan Bogdanovic or Boban Marjanovic, you can integrate it into your sports betting basketball world Cup.
• Spain : despite the absences of Serge Ibaka and Nikola Mirotic, Spain presents itself in China with a very solid roster. Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio or Willy Hernangomez are thus part of the game, and should bring their experience to the group.
• France : even if Tony Parker, recently retired, will not be part of this campaign, France still has a solid team with many successful players in the NBA and in the Euroleague: Rudy Gobert, Nicolas Batum, Evan Fournier, Frank Ntilikina or Nando de Colo.
• Greece : how not to mention the team of the MVP 2018/2019 in the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Even if Greece does not have its former collective, Giannis' superiority could be enough to take them far in the competition with many "total goals".
• Canada : while our favorite team had all the cards in hand to go far in the competition, several thunderbolts fell on the selection, with a wave of forfeiture of our NBA players: RJ Barrett, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cory Joseph, Trey Lyles, Jamal Murray, Kelly Olynyk, Tristan Thompson or Nik Stauskas. In these conditions, it is difficult to have high hopes, even if we do not doubt the willingness of these substitutes to deliver beautiful matches.

Our free basketball world cup prediction

Before betting individually on the match winner, we have identified different values that deserve to be bet. Here is our exclusive free basketball world cup prediction about the results of the group stages and the final winner.

Prognosis group stage

• Group A - China, Venezuela, Poland, Ivory Coast
  
  • Group winner : China at 2.10 on Betway

• Group B - Argentina, Russia, South Korea, Nigeria
  
  • Group winner : Argentina at 1.90 on Betway

• Group C - Spain, Puerto Rico, Iran, Tunisia
  
  • Group winner : Serbia at 1.15 on Betway

• Group D - Italy, Serbia, Philippines, Angola
  
  • Group winner : Spain at 1.01 on Betway

• Group E - United States, Turkey, Czech Republic, Japan
  
  • Group winner : United States at 1.01 on Betway

• Group F - Greece, Brazil, New Zealand, Montenegro
  
  • Group winner : Greece at 1.20 on Betway

• Group G - France, Dominican Republic, Germany, Jordan
  
  • Group winner : France at 1.25 on Betway

• Group H - Lithuania, Australia, Canada, Senegal
  
  • Group winner : Australia at 2.25 on Betway

Prediction winner competition

Even if the USA is widely favorites for bookmakers, the FIBA basketball rules can benefit teams like the Serbia or the Greece .

With the many absentees on the Team USA side, we choose to betting on Serbia who wins the basketball World Cup. To take advantage of the best odds for this bet, you can go to :

General culture update on the Basketball World Cup

The World basketball championship or as it has been called since 2014, the FIBA basketball world Cup ( FIBA Basketball World Cup in English) is an international basketball competition created by FIBA in 1950 and which is taking place in Argentina for the very first edition. The team that has managed to excel during the championship will have the immense honor of receiving the Naismith Trophy which bears the name of the inventor of basketball.

Course of the competition

The competition takes place every 4 years, between the different editions of the Summer Olympic Games, and brings together the best basketball teams from different continents. At least one team per continent must be represented at the championship. Until the year 2002, the competition brought together 16 teams, with the exception of the year 1986 when almost 24 teams competed. In 2006, the competition expanded to 24 teams. Only, during the next edition to be held in China in 2019, FIBA has already announced that the number of teams that will compete will be 32.

The former winners

Since the launch of the competition in 1950, the two nations to have distinguished themselves the most are the Yugoslavia and the United States by totaling almost five gold medals. But it is the United States that dominates the ranking with 12 medals to their credit, compared to 10 for Yugoslavia, of which Serbia is the official heir in terms of awards. Russia, following the USSR, also managed to dominate the competition by winning ten medals, including 3 gold medals. It is also important to note that Brazil and the United States are the only two nations to have played all the competitions since the launch of the championship. Indeed, Canada arrived in the competition in 1954 only and ranked in 7th place in the competition. They will have thus played nearly 13 editions and will have managed to rank two years in a row at the 6th position of the tournament in 1978 and in 1982.