Olympic Basketball USA Vs Serbia Winning Predictions

Olympic Basketball USA Vs Serbia Winning Predictions

On Thursday, the United States Men’s Basketball team will play their third game of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The American’s blasted their opponents in the first two games. United STates beat China 119-62 in the first game, and then took down Venezuela by 44 points on Tuesday. Now, it’s Serbia’s turn to get a chance to get after the United States team. Find the latest betting odds here.

Olympic Basketball USA Vs Serbia Winning Predictions

Team Serbia has Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic, Miroslav Raduljica among their many athletes. Serbia beat Venezuela by 24 points in their first game of the Olympics, followed by a loss to Spain by 15 points. Serbia, following this game will take on Team China on Sunday, and hope to move on to the Quarterfinals. Team USA was led by Paul George in their most recent win. He scored 20 points in just 20 minutes of play. The American’s also saw Carmelo Anthony, who is one of the all-time leading scorers in Olympic history score an additional 14, while Kevin Durant added 16 points. Jimmy Butler and DeAndre Jordan were the other two players for Team USA to score in double figures in the game. The United States, following a slow start scored 38 points against a worn out opponent in the fourth quarter. The American’s are playing in the Olympics without a few of the best players in the country. LeBron James and Steph Curry are two of the notables that are not playing in the event this season. Team USA will play this game against Serbia, and then move on to take on France. They will likely then be in the Quarterfinals and beyond like they have for many years in the Olympics. This should not be much of a contest. The United States of America is the big favorite to win the Gold Medal for a reason. Serbia has a solid team, but they are in big trouble in this game. The American’s will have much more athleticism in this game. The United States of America can pretty much pick whatever point spread they want to cover in this game. This has a chance of being a close game for a while, but when push comes to shove, the United States are going to win this game. Take the United States in a landslide in this game. The United States -40.5 is the way to go, with the total spread ending closer to 50 points.