[the3basketeers]

The 3 Basketeers' World Cup Basketball Top 30 Power Ratings:

Rank	Teams	Power Rating
1	Germany	99.90
2	Lithuania	98.93
3	New Zealand	98.35
4	Nigeria	97.45
5	Greece	95.68
6	Tunisia	95.42
7	Australia	95.14
8	Canada	94.13
9	Czech Republic	93.43
10	South Korea	93.24
11	Spain	93.14
12	Argentina	92.75
13	France	91.37
14	Venezuela	91.33
15	USA	91.01
16	Dominican Republic	90.30
17	Senegal	89.70
18	Serbia	89.68
19	Turkey	89.59
20	Lebanon	89.59
21	Iran	89.30
22	Latvia	88.48
23	Brazil	88.43
24	Cameroon	88.36
25	Bulgaria	87.56
26	Jordan	87.27
27	Finland	86.96
28	China	86.72
29	Uruguay	86.17
30	Puerto Rico	86.02

Predicted Spread = A - B + Home Advantage (HA=0.79)

[the3basketeers]

USA's next opponent:

17.09. 21:00

Panama

has a the3basketeers' Power Rating of 82.31. (Ranked: #44)

USA has a 91.01 - 82.31 + (HA: 0.79) = 9.5 predicated point advantage

[IBetYou]

No offense but that chart is meaningless. Germany scored a blowout win so they're the hottest national team in the world ATS? Yeah right.. They almost lost as 16pt favourites their v.next game.

[IBetYou]

Or you think Germany are the best International team in the world, period? Wow, that's even worse... GL pal.

[the3basketeers]

the3basketeers' 2019 Basketball World Cup Power Ratings as of 09/18/2018:

Americas:
Team	Power Rating	W-L
Canada	92.57	7-1
USA	92.34	7-1
Argentina	91.63	7-1
Venezuela	90.23	7-1
Brazil	88.22	6-2
Dominican Republic	87.37	5-3
Puerto Rico	85.45	5-3
Uruguay	83.31	5-3
Mexico	81.07	3-5
Panama	77.91	3-5
Virgin Islands	76.55	2-6
Bahamas	72.51	1-5
Chile	70.87	1-7
Colombia	70.85	1-5
Cuba	70.64	0-6
Paraguay	66.04	0-6
African:
Team	Power Rating	W-L
Nigeria	99.90	9-0
Tunisia	94.86	9-0
Senegal	88.70	7-2
Angola	86.07	6-3
Cameroon	84.22	5-4
Egypt	83.49	5-4
Ivory Coast	82.19	4-5
Cntrl African Republic	81.19	4-5
D.R. Congo	80.62	2-4
Morocco	79.46	3-6
Mozambique	78.46	2-4
Chad	77.17	3-6
Rwanda	75.24	3-6
Mali	73.93	3-6
Uganda	69.66	1-5
Guinea	62.82	0-6
Asian:
Team	Power Rating	W-L
New Zealand	96.57	7-1
Australia	95.86	7-1
South Korea	92.34	6-2
Lebanon	88.63	6-2
China	87.07	4-4
Philippines	86.12	5-3
Iran	84.90	6-2
Japan	84.84	4-4
Jordan	84.55	5-3
Kazakhstan	75.58	3-5
Chinese Taipei	74.97	1-5
Iraq	74.43	2-4
Qatar	73.04	2-6
Syria	69.87	2-6
Hong Kong	69.37	0-6
India	59.90	0-6
European:
Team	Power Rating	W-L
Germany	96.16	8-0
Lithuania	93.04	8-0
Greece	91.02	8-0
Turkey	89.98	6-2
France	89.93	7-1
Czech Republic	89.16	7-1
Spain	88.48	7-1
Italy	88.04	6-2
Latvia	87.05	5-3
Serbia	86.37	5-3
Ukraine	84.01	4-4
Russia	82.96	4-4
Hungary	81.64	4-4
Finland	81.44	4-4
Poland	81.07	4-4
Croatia	80.84	3-5
Netherlands	80.79	3-5
Bulgaria	80.46	3-5
Georgia	80.28	3-5
Montenegro	79.91	4-4
Iceland	77.98	2-4
Romania	77.22	2-4
Israel	77.18	3-5
Bosnia-Herzegovina	75.30	2-6
Slovenia	75.10	2-6
Sweden	74.63	1-5
Great Britain	73.92	1-5
Estonia	73.54	2-6
Belgium	72.56	1-5
Austria	70.31	0-6
Belarus	70.17	1-5
Kosovo	66.68	0-6

Straight: 82.0%
ATS (sample of 21 games): 88.5%
Predicted Differential = H - A + HA (Home Adv=1.00)
Note: Power Ratings are valid within regions. There have not been any inter-regional games in this tourney.