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Team USA continues to be the favorite to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Their chances of winning their fifth gold medal in a row further increased with their coasting to the quarterfinal of the marquee tournament. With the pool stage complete, eight teams advanced to the single-elimination round with Team USA as the favorites.
The other seven teams who made the next round were Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Serbia, France, and Greece. Team USA play Brazil in the quarterfinal on Tuesday in France. Ahead of the next round of the tournament, here is a look at the odds of each team as they look for a medal position.
2024 Paris Olympics Men's Basketball Gold Medal Odds ahead of Quarterfinals ft. Team USA
Per FanDuel Sportsbook, USA is the best bet with -550. The closest they have to a threat are familiar foes Canada coming in at +750. Germany (+850) and Serbia (+3500) are the next two major threats at the time of this writing. Rounding off the list are France (+5000), Australia (+10000) and Greece (+15000), and Brazil (+50000).
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Canada and Germany are two teams to keep an eye out for, while Serbia led by Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece can potentially post surprise performances. Canada is led by a stern unit of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, Dillon Brooks, and RJ Barrett. They handed Team USA a shock defeat at the FIBA 2023 World Cup and should they cross paths, will be one of the teams to watch out for.
Earlier, LeBron James spoke about how he respected Brazil as one of the opponents who they will play in the quarters. Brazil have displayed impressive play on both ends of the floor and their 102-84 win over Japan in the pool stage will surely raise eyebrows in the United States camp.
All eyes will now shift to the Bercy Arena in France on Tuesday at 3:30 pm ET as the dominant USA led by James, Kevin Durant, and Steph Curry will take on Brazil who have impressed in the pool stage. Will they spring a surprise on the defending gold medalists, or will it be another clean run for the USA? Only time will tell.
