Spain meets Greece in the most important match of the tournament for both units. Both teams come into this event with a loss, and another failure here would put them in an extremely tough situation.
Before Betting on Spain vs. Greece 2024 Olympics Basketball
Spain didn’t have the juice to compete with Australia in the opening round, and it was evident that physically, the Aussies broke Red Fury into pieces. In the end, it was 92-80 for Mills and the boys, who didn’t allow Spain to control the game for one moment.
That physical inferiority was evident on the glass, where Spain had 14 boards fewer than the rivals, 32-46. Santi Aldama scored 27 points, hitting six threes; veteran Sergio Llull had 17, and Willy Hernangomez 14, which was pretty much all from the Spaniards in this one.
On the other hand, we saw the same scenario with Greece, which was constantly behind Canada in their opening event here in Paris. Giannis and the crew lost 86-79, and apart from him, the Greek team didn’t have enough muscle to fight the Canadians.
The former NBA MVP had 34 points, five boards only, and was an unstoppable force. However, Kostas Papanikolau was the only one with a double-digit number of points besides Giannis, 17, and no other players were able to help.
Spain vs. Greece Basketball Head to Head
In 2022, two friendlies were between these teams, with both claiming one win. Greece was better in the first clash, 86-70, while the second saw Spain getting its revenge, 87-80.
Spain vs. Greece 2024 Olympics Basketball Offshore Betting Odds
Spain is a team with enormous experience. Even though the Greeks have Giannis plus several other veterans like Kalathes and Papanikolau, this time, we have to pick the underdogs, which would be Spain. To make it even safer, our pick here would be Spain with a +6.5 spread, an alternative one.
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