Everyone is gearing up for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. The Mayor of Paris was recently making the rounds in the news for swimming in the Seine River to prove that the venue is clean and ready for the Olympics. Those in the bookie pay per head industry need not dive into bodies of water, but we are all starting to feel the pace of having the Olympics betting activity increase. By now, bookies should be well-prepared to manage Olympic betting lines. With only less than a week until the Olympics opens, find out what is in store for one of the most popular teams in the world: Team USA basketball.

NBA superstars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and more will be gunning for the gold medal for the Men’s 5×5 basketball category. And with the Olympic basketball tournament’s lineup filled, people are now starting to place bets on the event. You will see the odds on your preferred sports betting platform– from individual game bets, prop bets, all the way to who will win the medal.

Team USA Basketball Details

This year, Team USA is looking to win its 5^th straight gold medal, so there is a lot of pressure for them to win. Team USA will be joining Serbia, Puerto Rico, and South Sudan in Group C in the group stage of the tournament. USA got an automatic bid to the Olympics by finishing as one of the two top countries in the Americas in the FIBA World Cup.

Of course, bettors are hoping for a better outcome that that of the FIBA World Cup, where USA placed fourth. The team lost out the bronze medal after losing to Canada. As a result, the roster this time is more star-studded than in the World Cup, so we can expect more for the upcoming games.  So far, the only change we have in the roster for Team USA is Kawhi Leonard sitting this one out, with the Boston Celtics’ All-Defensive guard Derrick White taking his place.

Team USA Basketball Schedule

The basketball tournament will begin on July 27. However, Steve Kerr’s dream team will not be playing until the 28^th in their game against Serbia, with the following schedule:

• July 28 versus Serbia (Group Stage)
• July 31 versus South Sudan (Group Stage)
• August 3 versus Puerto Rico (Group Stage)
• August 6 TBD (Quarterfinals)
• August 8 TBD (Semifinals)
• August 10 TBD (Gold/Bronze Medal Games)

Men’s Basketball Team Roster

Team USA has always been one of the top favorites in winning medals in the Olympics, and this year is not different. The roster this year is also very interesting because we have Steph Curry playing in his first Olympics ever. Then, we also have Joel Embiid joining in, who could have played for either France or Cameroon. Additionally, if you are looking to earn from player prop bets on the basketball tournament, get the best bookie pay per head providers to help you with your sportsbook. Meanwhile, here is the roster for the tournament:

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