Olympic Basketball Betting - USA Beats China

Let everyone know that its official, Olympic basketball betting on the Dream Team is back. The United States opened its search for basketball gold in the 2008 Olympics at Wukesong Indoor Stadium with a 101-70 win over host country China.

Although the Chinese basketball team along with 7-foot-6 Yao Ming was the home team, you couldn’t tell by the cheers of the crowd when the USA stepped on the court.

"The excitement of it, the anxiousness of it, the anticipation was just crazy," said Dwyane Wade who finished with 19 points.

"I'm kind of glad it's out of the way now. This game was just over the top."

The USA started their Olympic campaign with the biggest game in China’s history as 30.5 point Olympic basketball betting favorites at BetUs sportsbook but only pulled out a slim ½ point victory led by Dwyane Wade 19 points, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James 18 points.

If you can appreciate the “cirque de soleil” aerial attack that only the United States can display on the court, then we’ll ignore the 7-for-29 shooting from beyond the arc that greatly effected the margin of victory in Olympic basketball odds.

However, for the Chinese fans, Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi, President George W. Bush and his father; it was a live All-Star performance complete with tomahawk dunks, reverse put downs and precision teamwork that they are not accustomed to see.

"I think they knew that history was being made tonight," Kobe Bryant said. "Obviously, it was a proud moment for their country as it is for ours. You could feel the electricity."

In other Olympic basketball betting news, the defending champions Argentina and San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobli fell 79-75 to Lithuania. European basketball champions Russia beat Iran 71-49 and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki dropped 23 points for Germany as they swallowed Angola 95-66.

Angola is next up in Olympic basketball betting odds for the United States who are -40 point favorites for Tuesday’s game at BetUs sportsbook.