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

The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup continues on Wednesday with a pair of quarterfinal qualifier contests, including Italy taking on Australia. The winner of this single-elimination game will advance to the Quarterfinals to play Spain. Australia finished 2nd in Group C with a 2-1 record, securing victories over Puerto Rico and Turkey before suffering a setback against Belgium in their group finale. Italy placed 3rd in Group D with a 1-2 record but did take Team USA to the limit in a narrow 55–52 loss.

ITALY VS AUSTRALIA ODDS, GAME TIME

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
• Game Time: 2:45 PM ET
• Location: Berlin, DE
• Stadium: Uber Arena
• Favorite: Australia
• Underdog: Italy
• Over/Under: 139.5
• Point Spread: Australia (-6.5)

HOW TO WATCH ITALY VS AUSTRALIA

• TV: truTV/HBO Max

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR ITALY VS AUSTRALIA

Dunkel Ratings: Italy 70.369; Australia 71.372
Dunkel Line & Total: Australia by 1; 133
Vegas Line & Total: Australia by 6 1/2; 139 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Italy (+6 1/2); Under

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

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR CHINA VS PUERTO RICO

Time: 11:45 AM ET
Dunkel Ratings: China 68.656; Puerto Rico 64.646
Dunkel Line & Total: China by 4; 144
Vegas Line & Total: China by 9 1/2; 141 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Puerto Rico (+9 1/2); Over