A Guide to FIBA Intercontinental Cup Betting

However, there are plans to expand the tournament to include more clubs, and it still remains a hugely exciting tournament. Furthermore, it is a competition that Brazilian teams thrive in. Flamengo won in 2022 and were the runners up in 2019. Bauru were runners up in 2015, while Flamengo won the year before in 2014. Other Brazilian teams to do well in the past include Pinheiros Sky, Corinthians, and Monte Libano.

Betting on the FIBA Intercontinental Cup

There are several bets available on the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. You can bet on the competition as a whole and on the individual games. Often, there are more than 100 bets available for each game, and here we will explain the main ones.

FIBA Intercontinental Cup Outrights

These are the bets that are on the tournament rather than a game. The most straightforward one is a bet on which team will be crowned champions. For example, you could bet on Flamengo to win another title.

Game Winner

This is the simplest bet you can place on a basketball game. You just need to predict which team will win. For example, you could bet on Flamengo to defeat San Pablo Burgos.

Game Handicap

The idea here is to provide longer odds on the favourite team. It does this by giving the favourite a handicap that must be overcome and the underdogs an advantage. For example, in a game between Flamengo and San Pablo Burgos, it may look something like this:

Flamengo -5.5                    San Pablo Burgos +5.5

If you were to bet on Flamengo, you need them to win the game by at least 6 points for you to win the bet. If you were to bet on San Pablo Burgos, then you would win the bet if they win the game or lose by no more than 5 points.

Points Total

This is simply a bet on the total number of points scored in a game by both teams. However, rather than betting on a specific number, you are betting on whether it will be more or less than the number given. For instance, in a game between Flamengo and San Pablo Burgos, you could bet on there being more or less than 135.5 points. Normally there will be several options for you to choose from with this type of bet.

You will come across a number of other bets that work in the same way. For instance, you can bet on the number of points scored by one of the teams rather than the combined total of points.

Game Winning Margin

This allows you to bet on how many points you think a team might win by. For example, you could bet on Flamengo to beat San Pablo Burgos by 1-2 points, 3-6 points, 7-9 points, 10-13 points, and so on.

First Half/Full Time

If you think you have a good idea of how a game will play out, then this is an excellent market. It requires you to predict what the situation will be at halftime and at full time. For example, in a game between Flamengo and San Pablo Burgos, you could bet that Flamengo will be winning at halftime and go on to win, you could bet that the teams will be tying at halftime and then one of them will win, you could bet that San Pablo Burgos will be ahead at halftime and then lose, and so on.

Player Proposition Bets

These are bets on how individual players will perform and there are several of them. There are bets relating to how many points a player will score, rebounds and assists. In each case, the bets work using the over/under principle. For example, you can bet on Rafael Mineiro making more or less than 2.5 assists.

Game Proposition Bets

This is a hugely enjoyable category of bets as it is so varied. For example, you can bet on which team will be the first to score 5/10/20/30/40/50 points, how many 3-point shots there will be in a game, which team will win each of the quarters, which team will score first in the game, and more.

Many More Bets

It is always worth taking the time to explore the bets on offer carefully. The bets explained above cover all of the different principles that you need to know to understand every type of bet. You can now use this knowledge to design a betting strategy and hopefully place many winning bets.