FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, is the body that governs International basketball. This includes the international matches and competitions within each continental region including Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.  FIBA also governs the main global international basketball events including the FIBA Basketball World Cup and Olympic Basketball tournament among others.  OddsJet compares FIBA match betting odds from several reputable sportsbook companies that serve customers in Switzerland, several of which offer CHF accounts.  This allows OddsJet to display the best international basketball odds for every game on the schedule, which helps Swiss bettors maximize their potential returns.  OddsJet also displays the different handicap values from each sportsbook for both Point Spreads and Totals to find the optimal wagering opportunity for any opinion on any given FIBA game.  Once you have found the highest odds for your wagering ideas, look to see if that provider also has Swiss betting bonuses for new customers.       

FIBA international basketball odds explained

Money Line

When one is betting on the Money Line, one is betting on the team that you think will win a given FIBA game.  There is no handicap – just select a winner.  Favorites and underdogs are determined through odds pricing.     

Point Spread

For FIBA, the Point Spread is the most popular type of handicap betting.  The Point Spread is an effort by the sportsbook to offer prices that are similar for both potential outcomes.  The Point Spread means the game does not start at 0-0.  The Point Spread can be viewed as a point handicap which the favorite must overcome in order to be declared the winner.  From the perspective of the underdog, the Point Spread may be viewed as a head start on points toward winning the game.  For example if the spread is 8.5 points, the favorite will need to win by 9 to be declared the winner.  The underdog can lose the game by as many as 8 points and still be considered the winner for wagering purposes. 

Oftentimes, one will see Point Spreads that end in 0.5.  In this case, one side or the other will always win the bet.  However, if the Point Spread is a whole number like 10 points and the game ends with the favorite winning by exactly 10 points, all stake money should be returned as if no bet occurred.

OddsJet helps to analyse the Point Spread as well as the best odds price.  The ‘+’ button associated with each FIBA game on the events schedule opens up a window that displays all the different Point Spreads from all our sportsbooks.  This helps to identify if any sportsbook is offering a Point Spread that is particularly attractive for a given opinion in relation to the potential game outcome.

For example, if one prefers the favorite and the consensus Point Spread is around -5.5 points, the OddsJet ‘+’ button and handicap analysis could show that one or two sportsbooks have set their spread at -4.5 points.  For those that like the favorite, this is clearly a better proposition as the favorite needs only to win by 5 points to win the bet.  Conversely, the same window could display a sportsbook with a spread of -6.5 points which is a superior handicap if one prefers the underdog.  Whether you like the favorite or the underdog, OddsJet helps to find your ideal handicap. 

Total or Over/Under

For FIBA, the Total or Over/Under refers to a figure for the total number of points to be scored by both teams over the course of a game.  The sportsbook sets this point total figure and sets odds pricing for the respective ‘Over’ and ‘Under’ outcomes.  Given the point figure handicap, the ‘Over’ and ‘Under’ prices tend to be similar in value.

The OddsJet ‘+’ buttons also help with Totals in the same way they help with Point Spreads.  The window that pops up will display all the different Total lines for the associated game from our sportsbooks.  If you like the ‘Under’ for a given game, you might look for the highest Total line available in order to have more room to stay ‘Under.’  If you like the ‘Over’, one could look for the lowest ‘Total’ so that the teams might overcome the ‘Total’ line more easily.  If there are several sportsbooks offering a particularly attractive ‘Total’ line, OddsJet also displays the offered odds prices so one may get the best odds price for the ideal Total figure.  

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FIBA Odds expressed in American, Decimal and Fractional Formats

For American odds format, note the difference between positive and negative expressions.  When the odds are below even-money, a negative number is used.   A negative odds price expresses how much one needs to wager in order to return a profit of CHF 100.  For example, if Team Argentina is favoured heavily on a Money Line, one might see a figure of -248.  This means that one would need to wager CHF 248 in order to return CHF 100 in profit for a total potential return of CHF 348.  When one sees a positive odds price in American format, the odds are above even-money and express how much profit one might gain with a wager of CHF 100.  At +129 on Team Canada, a winning bet of CHF 100 would return one’s stake plus CHF 129 for a total return of CHF 229.  Note that although the American odds format centres on the figure of CHF 100, this is purely for expression and is not a restriction in any way on the amount that must be staked. 

For the Decimal odds format, simply multiply the stake amount by the decimal odds price to see the full amount that would be returned on a win including the stake amount.  For example, if one wagered CHF 100 on Team Brazil at a price of 1.93, the total return would be CHF 193, a profit of CHF 93. 

For Fractional odds format, the figures express the potential profit return that could be received over and above the stake amount.  For example, if one wagered CHF 100 at an odds price of 13/3 (said thirteen-to-three) the potential profit would be CHF 433.33 (13 divided by 3, multiplied by CHF 100).  Including the stake, the total potential return would be CHF 533.33.