2026 Women's World Cup Basketball: Sunday's Picks

The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup continues on Sunday with four games, including USA taking on Italy. Italy is making a historic return, competing in the FIBA World Cup for the first time in 32 years (their last appearance was in 1994), and started their tournament on a high note with a 52-47 Day 1 victory over the Czech Republic. USA is the top-ranked team in the tournament and is chasing its fifth consecutive gold medal. Kara Lawson's team opened with a 94-61 victory over China.

ITALY VS USA ODDS, GAME TIME

• Game Day: Sunday, September 6, 2026
• Game Time: 2:45 PM ET
• Location: Berlin, DE
• Stadium: Uber Arena
• Favorite: USA
• Underdog: Italy
• Over/Under: 153.5
• Point Spread: USA (-29.5)

HOW TO WATCH ITALY VS USA

• TV: TNT

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ITALY VS USA

Dunkel Ratings: Italy 63.448; USA 96.318
Dunkel Line & Total: USA by 33; 147
Vegas Line & Total: USA by 29 1/2; 153 1/2
Dunkel Pick: USA (-29 1/2); Under

Below are all of Dunkel's Picks for Sunday's games of the FIBA World Cup schedule:

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR TURKEY VS AUSTRALIA

Time: 5:30 AM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Turkey 67.338; Australia 65.939
Dunkel Line & Total: Turkey by 1 1/2; 149
Vegas Line & Total: Australia by 8 1/2; 144 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Turkey (+8 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR CHINA VS CZECH REPUBLIC

Time: 8:30 AM ET
Dunkel Ratings: China 66.841; Czech Republic 63.328
Dunkel Line & Total: China by 3 1/2; 137
Vegas Line & Total: China by 10 1/2; 146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Czech Republic (+10 1/2); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR PUERTO RICO VS BELGIUM

Time: 11:45 AM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Puerto Rico 54.302; Belgium 84.425
Dunkel Line & Total: Belgium by 30; 156
Vegas Line & Total: Belgium by 26 1/2; 149 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Belgium (-26 1/2); Over