2024 Olympic basketball odds: Team USA women set to face France for gold medal
Team USA's women's basketball squad is headed to the gold medal match, and like their counterparts on the men's side, they're facing France.
So bettors officially have two USA-France basketball matchups where they can place their wagers.
To the delight of fans who've backed them, Team USA women's basketball squad was able to dominate in Paris — even without one of the WNBA's newest superstars on the roster, Caitlin Clark.
However, according to "The Herd" host Colin Cowherd, excluding Indiana's rising star was a misstep.
"She helped her WNBA All-Star team beat the USA women's Olympic team," Cowherd said. "Clearly, she stretches the floor, she's great with spacing, and she's also — in my opinion — the perfect Olympic or All-Star player."
Like the men's side, the American women's basketball team was the heavy favorite to win it all this summer. Their odds got as short as -3500.
Let's check out the board at FanDuel Sportsbook for Sunday's gold medal game.
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL ODDS: *
GOLD MEDAL GAME
FRANCE vs. USA (9:30 a.m. ET, USA)
Point spread: USA -14.5 (USA favored to win by more than 14.5 points, otherwise France covers)
Moneyline: USA -1250 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $10.80 total); France +710 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $81 total)
Total scoring Over/Under: 154.5 points scored by both teams combined
*odds as of 8/9/24
The women's basketball Olympic team is a perennial winner; it has won gold nine times and is on a consecutive run of winning gold dating back to the 1996 Atlanta games.
It took home bronze in 1992 and silver in 1976.
As usual, this year's team features a mix of WNBA veterans, champions and Olympians, such as Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray. Newbies on the roster include Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu and Kahleah Copper.
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