Team USA remains the FIBA favorite after Kevin Durant's withdrawal

When Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant withdrew from Team USA, announcing that he will not play in the 2014 FIBA World Cup, it caused a bit of an uproar. Durant has led the NBA in minutes and cited both his physical and emotional exhaustion as the reasons for him removing himself from the team.

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It also led many to speculate that Team USA may no longer be the favorite and that teams like Spain, France or Greece could challenge the US for basketball supremacy. However, Team USA is still filled with talented players like Chicago Bulls’ point guard Derrick Rose, Cleveland Cavaliers’ point guard Kyrie Irving, Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry and New Orleans Pelicans’ power forward Anthony Davis. That’s why Team USA remains a heavy favorite to win the World Cup.

“Despite the numerous injuries and now the withdrawal of Kevin Durant from the USA’s roster, the Americans remain clear favorites to take it all,” said Kevin Bradley the Sports Book Manager at Bovada.lv. “That said, we have seen some late money come in on Spain with the recent news. Even at 2/7, the USA has taken more money than any other country in what looks like a two team race, but there may be a little bit of value in teams like Argentina and Lithuania who are likely to come out of their respective groups and maybe pull a late round upset.”

You can find the complete odds below.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 – Outright Winner

USA 2/7

Spain 5/2

France 25/1

Greece 25/1

Argentina 28/1

Brazil 33/1

Lithuania 40/1

Serbia 50/1

Turkey 50/1

Croatia 150/1

Slovenia 150/1

Puerto Rico 200/1

Australia 250/1

Angola 500/1

Finland 500/1

Iran 500/1

Ukraine 500/1

Dominican Republic 1000/1

Mexico 1000/1

New Zealand 1000/1

Philippines 1000/1

Senegal 1000/1

South Korea 1000/1

Egypt 2000/1

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 – Group A Winner

Spain 4/9

France 7/2

Brazil 6/1

Serbia 13/2

Eqypt 200/1

Iran 200/1

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 – Group B Winner

Argentina 13/10

Greece 13/10

Croatia 3/1

Puerto Rico 9/1

Philippines 200/1

Senegal 200/1

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 – Group C Winner

USA 1/100

Turkey 9/1

Dominican Republic 25/1

Finland 33/1

Ukraine 33/1

New Zealand 200/1

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 – Group D Winner

Lithuania 5/6

Slovenia 7/4

Australia 3/1

Angola 33/1

Mexico 150/1

South Korea 200/1

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Team USA remains the FIBA favorite after Kevin Durant’s withdrawal

By Andrew Melnick | Aug 8, 2014