Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Germany
Greece
On August 6, all four quarterfinals of the Olympic men's basketball tournament will be held, with Germany vs. Greece being the first to play for a trip to the semifinals. Dailysports analysts have prepared their prediction for this event.
Germany
The German team has been flawless so far at this Olympics, winning all three games at the group stage with a difference of more than 10 points. In the first match they defeated Japan with a score of 97:77, then they were able to defeat the Brazilians - 86:73.
The last match was a battle for the first line in the quartet, there they managed to beat a strong French team with a score of 85:71. The team has four representatives of the NBA, they make the weather, Franz Wagner averages almost 23 points in this tournament, and Dennis Schroeder has 20 points with 9 assists. Germany is definitely capable of contending for medals.
Greece
The Olympics are not going to be easy for the Greeks, who have already been sent home by many. The team started the tournament with a 79-86 loss to Canada, then lost to Spain 77-84. In the last round they managed to unexpectedly beat Australia - 77:71.
There was a difficult situation in the group, when three teams scored the same number of points, as a result Greece became the third and according to the ranking of third places crept into the quarterfinals. The backbone of the team is made up of Panathinaikos and Olympiacos players, which sounds solid. There is also one NBA representative, but what a representative, Yannis Adetokounbo, who averages 27 points per game at this tournament.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The teams have a lot of history of face-to-face confrontations, a year ago there was a friendly meeting, then Germany won with a score of 84:71, then the compositions were different, so you should not take the result seriously.
- The Germans have not lost so far in this tournament, while the Greeks have only one win in three meetings.
- The odds for the match are as follows: W1 - 1.28, W2 - 3.3.
Germany vs Greece Prediction
Each team has its own stars that can make the difference, Germany is logically quoted as the favorite, it is enough to look at the results of the team in this tournament. It is worth expecting an interesting one. Since the result will be important, I do not expect spectacular basketball. A bet on the total under 161.5 points looks good.
