Men’s basketball semifinals Aug. 8 France vs. Germany and Serbia vs. USA with the winners playing for the Gold Medal Aug. 10. Odds, matchups, updates men’s and women’s 2024 Olympic basketball and most bet sports with information you can bet on.
Quarterfinal Results
Germany 76, Greece 63
Serbia 95, Australia 90 (OT)
France 82, Canada 73
USA 122, Brazil 87
Host country France was the only underdog winner in the quarterfinals in their win over Canada. That despite last year’s NBA No. 1 overall draft pick Victor Wembanyama making just 2-of-10 shots from the floor for 7 points, but adding a team-high 12 rebounds.
Serbia rallied from a 24-point first half deficit to outlast Australia 95-90 in overtime.Semifinal Matchups And Odds
Thurs., Aug. 8
France vs. Germany (-4.5), Total 158.5 – 11:30 a.m. ET
Serbia vs. USA (-16.5), Total 184.5 – 3 p.m. ET
Serbia and USA will play a rematch from their July 28 opening contest when USA won 110-84 as a -13.5 point favorite.Top NBA Players in 2024 Olympics
ESPN did a feature on the top NBA players competing in the Paris Olympics. Team USA had six of the top-10 players, but none of the top-3. Only one of the top-3 remains with a shot at a medal, and it’s Serbia’s Nikola Jokic, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player who has won the MVP award in three of the past four seasons.
