The 2023 FIBA World Cup Finals have been set but the most attention may go to the third place game. The United States, favourites to win the tournament from the start, were shocked in the semifinals, losing to Germany 113-111.…

What a difference four years makes! In 2019, Canada’s national men’s basketball team had one of its worst outings in international play. Just a few short years later, they entered the 2023 FIBA World Cup as one of the favourites,…

It’s crunch time in international basketball, as we’ve reached the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup. And it’d be an understatement to say that things look much different this time around for Team Canada compared to 2019. Back then, Canada…

Just as quickly as Canada became the talk of the tournament, its future is now suddenly in peril. After starting with three impressive and convincing wins, Canada entered the second round of the FIBA World Cup looking like one of…

We are now officially into the second round of the group phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. In this round, the top two teams from each group – eight in total – will be combined into four groups. As…

Heading into the FIBA World Cup, there was a bit of debate around how high the Canadian national team could soar. On paper, this was one of the best teams that Canada has ever brought to this tournament, or any…

Before the opening game against the French, there was lots of uncertainty surrounding Team Canada. Would this talented roster be able to set the tone with a win against one of the best teams in the field? Would things work…

The FIBA World Cup got off to a rousing start with an all-time record crowd on opening day to see one of the host countries’ teams, the Philippines, play in their first match. The 38,115 fans in attendance were the…

The FIBA World Cup is getting set to kick off, providing a platform for some of the world’s best players to compete against each other. That includes not only notable NBA stars, but prominent players from other leagues around the…

Basketball bettors are in a for a special treat this summer as the FIBA Basketball World Cup gets underway on Friday from the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. Leading up to the tournament, Canada had the second-shortest outright winner odds (+400…

It has been a transformative offseason for the Toronto Raptors, and they might not be done overhauling the roster just yet. The firing of head coach Nick Nurse kicked things off in April, officially signalling that major changes were coming…

The start of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is just a few short weeks away. That means each country is in the process of formalizing its rosters. Canada, which finished a disappointing 21st in 2019, is looking to have…

In the dead of summer, any talk of the NBA is done with a lot of speculation in mind. So, why not speculate on who will walk away with next year's hardware? With odds from bet365 Sportsbook, let’s take a…

Now that the Denver Nuggets have been crowned NBA champions, it's time to look ahead to the next big event on the basketball schedule: The NBA Draft. It's the time when teams can look to the future with hope, aiming…

The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of history. Denver is one win away from the first NBA title in franchise history heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night against the visiting Miami Heat. The Nuggets…

The Miami Heat will try to even their best-of-seven series at two games apiece when they host the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Game 4 of The Finals. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first ever teammates in…

After Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it looked like we were in for a lopsided series. The Nuggets cruised to an 11-point win, and it was never even really that close until a late push from the Heat made…

The Finals they said nobody wanted is nearly upon us. The Miami Heat will visit the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. ET in the best-of-seven series opener. Faced with the possibility of the two most…

Will the Boston Celtics make history on Monday night? The Celtics are one win away from becoming the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit and win a playoff best-of-seven series. Boston has complete momentum in the…