Tokyo 2020 Men's Olympics Basketball Tournament

[acquafredda]

Excitement is growing in Italy for the quarterfinals of the basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, where coach Sacchetti will be called upon to perform yet another great game against Rudy Gobert's France. After beating Nigeria in the last round of the group phase, Danilo Gallinari and his teammates have gained the pass for the knockout phase, where they were immediately drawn with one of the most formidable opponents of the competition, France, the only team capable of beating the highly favored United States during the round.
I think Italy will play well again, but France will reach the semi.

[Yamifoud]

It looks like Spain is not lucky, considering that they will play against the USA in the quarter-finals. Regarding other teams, I guess France and Slovenia might be playing against each other in 1/2 finals. So the USA vs Slovenia match in the final is quite likely.

Yeah unliky for spain they will face usa which after the loss against france i dont think they will repeat that mistake again plus that was the first game they lose in their last three olympics so i think the only capable team to beat them are slovenia.

Upsets do happen in Olympics as well, the fact that USA can be beaten by a lower ranking than Spain, I think Spain here also has a chance to upset the USA. Spain is currently +12.5 and +540 on ML in my sports bookie, I guess we will see lots of bettors here backing Spain.

It happened before and it can happen again if team US will relax, Though for sure that last lost from France gives them the wake call that it's their country's pride that in stake,

And yeah you are right Spain is also a good contender here, might bring much emotions trying to extend their chance for a possible semis.

All in all, we have to wait for all those games and see who will advance. Good luck!

I'm waiting for the outcome of the match, if USA can beat the Spain in a big margin, then I think USA will win this competition. Though France beat them at the start but I doubt they will ever face again as I think they'll not even reach the Finals.

I think Italy will play well again, but France will reach the semi.

Looking for an upset here.

[sana54210]

It happened before and it can happen again if team US will relax, Though for sure that last lost from France gives them the wake call that it's their country's pride that in stake,

And yeah you are right Spain is also a good contender here, might bring much emotions trying to extend their chance for a possible semis.

All in all, we have to wait for all those games and see who will advance. Good luck!

I do not even think that it is much about being relax or not, I think it is a bit more about getting ready. The court is a bit different, the ball is a bit different, even the basket is a bit different. These are all millimetre of course and not a big deal, but at the end of the day it is a bit different. So that took USA by surprise just a bit, sure they trained a lot but training and real game is different as we all know, Dwight Howard can shoot 80-90% from free throws on training if you want to understand the difference.

However USA seems to got that under  control and they are basically working to fight on defense a lot all game and have fast breaks, which lowers the risk of bad shooting because the more fast breaks you do , the more you score.

[W Jr.]

Spain drew the short straw and will face Team USA in the quarter-finals, here's rest of the matchups:


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Doncic is still undefeated with Slovenia, 16-0 now, and not so crazy path to the finals imo. 👀

We see an early final game in basketball. Spain-USA match will be such a match. While the USA is seen as the favourite, Spain is not a team to be taken lightly. Most likely, the winner of this match will be the champion. In other matches, my predictions are that France, Slovenia and Argentina will win.

[stadus]

We see an early final game in basketball. Spain-USA match will be such a match. While the USA is seen as the favourite, Spain is not a team to be taken lightly. Most likely, the winner of this match will be the champion. In other matches, my predictions are that France, Slovenia and Argentina will win.

Agree with that, and that's the reason why I'm betting on Spain against the USA, both point spread and a chance to upset the USA. Spain is one of my favorites to win a gold medal here, so if they'll lose, my prediction is wrong, so I'll be sticking with my prediction.

So attractive.

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[gagux123]

It's true but it's still a long way. Although Germany, Italy, and Argentina are on the bad position at preliminary, they cannot just mess with them.
Italy especially who defeated 2 teams in their preliminary bracket and will face the France team now. Argentina also has a big chance to defeat Australia.
They were in the strongest bracket with Slovenia and Spain that is why their record went bad at 1-2. Australia could be at a good record at 3-0 but they cannot relax in this quarter Finals.
All games will be tomorrow at my time, I guess there will be no turning off the television. 

Yes, these teams that you mentioned, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Spain and others, are traditional teams in the Olympics, I believe that they participated several times and always with chances to win medals (bronze, silver and gold).

I also believe the games between Argentina vs Australia and France vs Italy will be competitive and exciting games, especially Argentina vs Australia.

[bisdak40]

So attractive.

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Attractive indeed but not gonna bet on that one as I'm a big fan of the US basketball team and I expect them to win this one.

I don't expect a blowout win from them so I'm betting for Spain with HC, hope this will works hehe.

[wheelz1200]

So attractive.

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Attractive indeed but not gonna bet on that one as I'm a big fan of the US basketball team and I expect them to win this one.

I don't expect a blowout win from them so I'm betting for Spain with HC, hope this will works hehe.

Yeah not a bad bet.  I don't expect them to lose either they are starting to play real well together but at those odds it's not a bad punt.  I'd hate to straight up play the spread because the US can blow them out for sure.  But with 7.0 odds that would be worth a ML bet in case of an upset which has happened throughout the years.

[Harkorede]

So attractive.

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Attractive indeed but not gonna bet on that one as I'm a big fan of the US basketball team and I expect them to win this one.

I don't expect a blowout win from them so I'm betting for Spain with HC, hope this will works hehe.

Yeah not a bad bet.  I don't expect them to lose either they are starting to play real well together but at those odds it's not a bad punt.  I'd hate to straight up play the spread because the US can blow them out for sure.  But with 7.0 odds that would be worth a ML bet in case of an upset which has happened throughout the years.

I asked stick with my initial pic and go with USA, I think they're really are going to win it with -12.5

I really do not trust Spain enough.

Good luck to everyone!

[harizen]

Agree with that, and that's the reason why I'm betting on Spain against the USA, both point spread and a chance to upset the USA. Spain is one of my favorites to win a gold medal here, so if they'll lose, my prediction is wrong, so I'll be sticking with my prediction.

So attractive.

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Goodluck. It was risky on my part. The USA might not be the USA before but the same goes for Spain.

These teams that clashed before in the Olympic finals have changed through the years. Team USA is much ahead and I don't see any upset.

But for those bettors who are eager to bet on Spain but still confused, a point spread would do. I'm sure they can cover the 14+ spread as in all of their meetings, the average lead of the USA is playing between 6-8 points.

[morvillz7z]

I don't see any upsets in the quarter-finals, so i'm going with France, Team USA, and Australia in a three-team parlay at roughly 1.80x, which is a good price for what should be routine wins imo. I'm going to watch the first 1/4 between Slovenia and Germany, which starts in just over an hour from now. I'd want to take Germany +21.5 with a live bet (current line is +16.5), but Luka and his team need to get off to a fast start, so i could get the line that i want, will see how it goes...

I know most people expect (and want to see) Slovenia vs. Team USA in the final, but i have a strange feeling it will be France, and the US will get a chance to redeem themselves for that loss at the start of the tournament, bringing home yet another gold medal. France has a better FG%, 3pt%, and FT% than Slovenia, they may not have a player like Luka on their team, but their roster is exceptionally well-rounded with a good half-court offense. Not to mention that Batum got the better of Luka in the West first-round GM4 with a couple of steals and blocks against him, which is when the Clippers decided to go small. Luka can surely be slowed down by Batum, at least a little bit. Well, enough talk about possible semi-finals and the such, let's see what happens in the 1/4 first.

Gl, everyone! 

[goinmerry]

It happened before and it can happen again if team US will relax, Though for sure that last lost from France gives them the wake call that it's their country's pride that in stake,

The USA didn't relax on that game loss against France. They are competitive throughout the game but France also gave their best performance because they know it's the USA and going against that team needs a double work.

It's ok that they have lost as you said, a wake-up call to bring their usual fierce in any global basketball competition.

Now facing against Spain, they are much ready and prepared.

[Dave1]

So attractive.
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Attractive indeed but not gonna bet on that one as I'm a big fan of the US basketball team and I expect them to win this one.

I don't expect a blowout win from them so I'm betting for Spain with HC, hope this will works hehe.

[..]

Exactly, we have the same thoughts, so I'm going with the +14.5 @1.92 boosted odds.

Spain will really stick with the US here so I'm also not expecting a blowout win by the US.

And then wait for the result of this match, before I bet on Italy vs France and Australia vs Argentina, I'm smelling some upset between that two games.

[danherbias07]

One down. Slovenia defeated Germany in a blowout game. I should have put more at the spread to gain a better profit. Profit is still money, got to be satisfied with what I won.

France has a better FG%, 3pt%, and FT% than Slovenia, they may not have a player like Luka on their team, but their roster is exceptionally well-rounded with a good half-court offense. Not to mention that Batum got the better of Luka in the West first-round GM4 with a couple of steals and blocks against him, which is when the Clippers decided to go small. Luka can surely be slowed down by Batum, at least a little bit. Well, enough talk about possible semi-finals and the such, let's see what happens in the 1/4 first.

Gl, everyone! 

Bro, this is scary if it happens again. It's the length of Batum that makes him a good defender against guys like Luka who holds the ball too much inviting him for a steal. I can still remember winning a lot of bets for Batum's player props back at Clippers for his defensive stats.
Spain is now +12.5 @ 2.20 versus USA unlike yesterday with only +10.5. A big "Ouch" for me.

[yazher]

It goes well for the team USA and they finally eliminate Spain from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Durant has become the superstar of the team and that prime mode really works this time. Hopefully, they will do the same in their next game to be able to compete for the Silver Medal and Finally go for the gold medal.

[Yaunfitda]

^^ But it was not that easy for the US, Spain jump on an early lead, if I'm not mistaken, Spain has double digit at one point in time. But the US team slowly grind very hard and then tie the score and eventually lead and then it grow.

Italy vs France now,  Italy leading by 7 points in the 3rd quarter.

[Pamadar]

^^ But it was not that easy for the US, Spain jump on an early lead, if I'm not mistaken, Spain has double digit at one point in time. But the US team slowly grind very hard and then tie the score and eventually lead and then it grow.

Italy vs France now,  Italy leading by 7 points in the 3rd quarter.

France Managed to win it was very intense as Italy really rallied in the final quarter,

But those opportunities to tied taking crucial 3 points attempts, If Gallanari convert those it should extend this game to OT maybe, but it was the good ball rotations from France that give them this win, they are really good finding the open man and that kind of trust to each players inside that's really a team efforts.

[LTU_btc]

Disappointed about Spain loss. Rubio was amazing again, but he was prety much alone and didn't got much help from teammates.
Gasol brothers already announced about retirement from national team. An end of era. Wouldn't be surprised if Llull, Rodriguez and Fernandez will do same. The Last Dance.
Italy - France was great game. France were leading most of time, but Italy were close in 4th quarter. And that Gobert 360° dunk was cherry on top.
Slovenia won quite easy, something as expected. Doncic was close from triple double again.
Australia - Argentina is next.

[magneto]

Rooting for Australia tonight.

Argentina is definitely a strong team, but the top two players on the team are probably Campazzo and Scola.

Australia simply has more youth. Scola definitely can't run full court as well as he used to, even though he can still dominate the paint.

Even at 1.26, it would back Aus. Although I'm 100% biased, that's for sure.

[W Jr.]

In fact, Spain finished the first quarter leading 21-19. They finished the first half in a 43-43 draw. Then, Kevin Durant's effective play made the difference. Even though Ricky Rubio scored 38 points by himself, he could not prevent Spain from being eliminated. We can say that the USA won the gold medal in these Olympics.