With the final countdown for EuroBasket 2025, that kicks off in less than a week, on August 27, FIBA held a poll on accredited media in the competition in Latvia, Finland, Cyprus, and Poland, a survey asking for their favourites to win the title this year. And it seems to be a clear favourite, with an overwhelming majority of votes.
Only six nations received a significative number of votes when asked who they thought would win EuroBasket 2025. And, with 73.1% of the votes, Serbia is the favourite for the vas majority of journalists. A similar number expects Nikola Jokic to be the MVP of the tournament, 72.2%. No pressure.
The six nations given some chances to win EuroBasket are:
Serbia - 73.1%
Germany - 10.0%
France - 6.2%
Latvia - 3.1%
Greece - 2.3%
Spain - 1.5%
In the MVPs category, nobody gets even close to "Joker"
Nikola Jokic (Serbia) - 72.2%
Franz Wagner (Germany) - 4.8%
Luka Doncic (Slovenia) - 4.8%
Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia) - 2.4%
Dennis Schroder (Germany) - 2.4%
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) - 2.4%
Kristaps Porzingis (Latvia) - 2.4%
Lauri Markkanen (Finland) - 2.4%
Tornike Shengelia (Georgia) - 1.6%
While they give Finland little options to be on the podium (5.4%), Finland wins as the "biggest surprise of the tournament" with 23.1% of votes, followed by Latvia, 17.7%, and Estonia and Poland with 9.2%.
Last year's winners Spain have suffered many abscences and injuries, so while they give them a very small percent of winning, most think it will be the biggest disappointment, 26.9%. In that disgraceful category it's followed by Greece (15.4%), France (11.5%), Slovenia (10%) and Lithuania (9.2%).
You can check the full survey here. What are your predictions for EuroBasket 2025?