Olympic Prop Report: Olympic Basketball, Odds & Best Bets (8/6)

We’re betting Shai and Nikola in must-win games, is the NBA back? Not quite but we’ve got Olympic Basketball on the docket and we’re now onto the knockout stage. We’ve got 4 games, and by the end of it we’ll have 4 winners and 4 losers.

Let’s try to lump ourselves in with the winners. With a ton of props to go through, let’s jump right into it.

Here are our best bets for the Olympic Men’s Basketball Knockout Stage, Tuesday, August 6th!

• Denis Schröder o19.5 Points (+116) BetOnline
• Nikola Jokic o41.5 PRA (-106) BetOnline
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander o22.5 Points (-130) BetOnline

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Dennis Schröder  o19.5 Points (+116) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS 

Dennis Schröder has his eyes set on a Gold Medal, and he’s ready to go through anyone to get it.

Matchup Information

• Location: Bercy Arena;Paris, France
• Date: Friday, August 6th, 2024
• Tip-off: 5:00 AM EST

Breakdown

Germany is coming off a Gold Medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and have their eyes set on a similar finish here at the Olympics. Dennis Schröder has been the leader of this German squad, averaging 19.7 points and 9 assists per game. 

Schröder’s averaging 14 shot attempts per game, including 7.3 3-P attempts per game. More importantly, he’s shooting 54.8% from the field and 41% from beyond the arc.

Franz Wagner is averaging the most shots per game through the group stage, but as we saw against France, against the big dogs it’s Dennis who takes over. In a dominant 85-71 win, he finished with 26 points on 10/17 (59%) from the field and 4/7 from deep. 

He was clearly the best player on the court and that included Victor Wembanyama. Germany’s 3-0 through group play with no signs of slowing down.

Tonight they matchup with a Greek team that almost wasn’t here. They snuck by with an upset win over Australia in the final game of the group stage and now face off with top seeded Germany.

Look to Dennis tonight to lead the charge and get Germany to the next round.

Dennis Schröder o19.5 Points (+116) BetOnline

 

Nikola Jokic o40.5 PRA (-106) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS 

Nikola Jokic had 35 PRA in just 23 minutes against Puerto Rico.

Matchup Information

• Location: Bercy Arena;Paris, France
• Date: Friday, August 6th, 2024
• Tip-off: 8:30 AM EST

Breakdown

We’re going to the Joker in a must win game, is it October yet? In all seriousness, this Serbian team is really really good. They lost to Germany in the World Cup Final last year and they made it there without Nikola Jokic.

They’ve won both games in the group stage outside of their clash with the United States and now look ready to move passed this Australian squad. Serbia’s currently averaging 95.7 points per game (2nd) and shooting 52.6% while doing it.

Serbia enter’s tonight’s matchup as a 7.5 point favorite with the total sitting at 173.5, one of the higher totals we’ve seen for the tournament. Jokic is currently averaging 37 combined points, rebounds and assists per game and he’s played just under 27 minutes per game. 

It’s a must win game for both teams and we know Jokic has had his fare share of must-win games.

Nikola Jokic o40.5 PRA (-106) via BetOnline

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 022.5 Points (-130) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS 

Shai looks ready for the road ahead, a win tonight would most likely mean a date with Germany in the semi-final.

Matchup Information

• Location: Bercy Arena;Paris, France
• Date: Friday, August 6th, 2024
• Tip-off: 12:00 PM EST

Breakdown

Shai’s averaging just 19 points per game so far in the Olympics and he’s playing just under 28 minutes per game. He’s still managing 8.3 free throw attempts per contest but having yet to cross 21 points in a single game.

During Canada’s Bronze Medal run last year in the World Cup, Shai averaged 24.5 points per game and shot 54% from the field. He was seeing 32.1 minutes per game but it was during the second round of the World Cup when he saw a big uptick in minutes.

Having now reached the knockout stages in the Olympics, Shai looks ready for a similar bump in both minutes and usage today against France. In last year’s World Cup, both France and Canada faced off in the opening game of the tournament.

Canada would go on to win BIG and Shai would score 27 points in 27 minutes on 48% from the field. In the tournament’s quaterfinal, Shai recorded 31 points on 67% and went 14/16 from the free throw line.

He’s a guy who understands the international game and understand how to get himself to the free throw line.

There’s no more room for bad performances or for taking games off; every game from hear on out is win or go home, look for Shai to act like it.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander o22.5 Points (-130) via BetOnline

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To Recap, Olympic Betting Insights for August 6th, 2024:

In today’s Olympic Men’s Basketball Games, we’re rolling with 3 plays. Dennis Schöder o19.5 Points (+116) and we’re rolling with Nikola Jokic o40.5 PRA (-106); both via BetOnline. Lastly, we’re taking Shai Gilgeous-Alexander o22.5  Points (-130) via BetOnline.

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