The gold medal at the 1987 Euro basketball tournament was the first victory of a Greek national team in a major competition in any team sport, and basketball became extremely popular in Greece after this performance. Make bets on basketball with Bwin.

It is the second most popular sport in Greece, the first one being football.

Betting on A1 in Greece

The Greek A1 Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Greece and is ranked among the top three leagues in Europe.

The A1 division consists of 13 teams, and the top 8 have playoffs at the end of the season in case of a tie.

Panathinaikos BC has won more titles than any other club by winning the championship thirty-nine times and holds the record for the most consecutive championships with nine titles in a row.

The last-placed team in the season in the championship is relegated to the A2 division. Make bets on the A2 H basketball on our online sports betting platform.

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos have a long-term license with the EuroLeague and are automatically placed in the competition every year. The next three best teams will represent Greece in the Basketball Champions League.

With six trophies, Panathinaikos is one of the most successful teams in the Euroleague, while Olympiakos has played in four of the last nine finals. Make bets on Euroleague H Basketball with Bwin.

Recommended A1 bets

A popular recommended basketball bet offered by Bwin for the A1 League is the top scorer bet. There are always several players available that you can select for this bet in any match. Before choosing to play this bet, punters should always research the previous performances of the players.

The championship winner bet is a type of bet placed well before or during the season. These are bets that are paid out at the end of the tournament season and are, therefore, long term bets that bettors place knowing that they will probably not be paid any winnings for some time. These bets are placed early in the season and allow bettors to bet on what they think the end of season results will be.

Three-time defending champion Panathinaikos are not the favourites this season but only the main underdog at this point in time; instead, the favourite is Olympiakos, which has won the previous three editions consecutively. In the last 18 seasons, one of the two teams has always lifted the winner's trophy in the final.