Despite poor performances in two Olympic tune-ups this week, WagerOnSports.com still gives the U.S. men?s basketball team a good shot to win the gold medal in Athens although the online bookmaker does not think this year?s team can extend Team USA?s unbeaten Olympic streak since NBA players were allowed to compete in the Summer Games.WagerOnSports.com currently lists the odds that the team will win the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Games at 1/3, while the chance the team captures the silver is at 2/1 odds. The odds that Team USA will finish Olympic basketball play without capturing a medal come in at 3/1 while the odds on the team winning the bronze medal are the long shot at 5/1. Meanwhile, WagerOnSports.com believes that the 2004 USA basketball team will falter at some point during Olympic play ? listing the odds of the team losing in Athens at 1/3, while the odds the team finishes the Summer Games undefeated are at 2/1.
