Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Serbia
Australia
Fans of the Olympics on Tuesday will be able to watch the quarterfinals in men's basketball. Prediction for the match Serbia - Australia prepared by Dailysports experts.
Serbia
The Serbians did not have the most difficult group at the Olympics, they were able to confidently become the second. In the first game, they could not resist the formidable Americans, losing 84:110. Then they left no chance to Puerto Rico - 107:66.
Serbia's last match was against unyielding South Sudan, a battle for second place in the quartet, which was won 96:85. Of course, the main star of the team is Nikola Jokic, who averages 19 points and 11 rebounds. In total, there are four NBA representatives in the Serbian lineup.
Australia
The championship started encouragingly for the Australians, they beat the strong Spaniards 92:80 in the first game, and in the second game they expectedly lost to the powerful Canada 83:93.
In the last match of the group round Australia was the favorite in the confrontation with Greece, but suffered a defeat with a score of 71:77. The situation was interesting in the group, three teams had one win and two defeats, the Australians eventually managed to become the second on additional indicators. The roster here is not bad, there are NBA representatives, but no stars of the first magnitude.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The rivals crossed paths just three weeks ago in a friendly match, then the Australians won with a score of 84:73.
- In five meetings out of 6, with the participation of the teams scored more than 170 points.
- Bookmakers have prepared such quotes for this meeting: W1 - 1.34, W2 - 2.95.
Serbia vs Australia Prediction
In this confrontation, the Serbs are listed as favorites, which we agree with, the Jokic factor should play its role. The teams are expected to play spectacular basketball, perhaps it will be so. I'll bet on Serbia's success with a -5.5 point handicap.
