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Serbia vs Australia Preview and Prediction for 2024 Paris Olympics Women's Basketball | August 7
No. 10 Serbia will square off against No. 3 Australia in the first quarterfinal of the 2024 Paris Olympics women's basketball event on Wednesday.
Serbia and Australia finished the group stage with identical records. The European nation finished second in the Group A standings with a 2-1 record. The Opals finished in second place in the Group B standings with a 2-1 record.
Serbia vs Australia: Preview, Prediction and Odds
The 2024 Paris Olympics women's basketball quarterfinal game between Serbia and Australia is scheduled to tip off at 5:00 a.m. ET at Bercy Arena in Paris. The game will not be telecast live on TV but the live streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and Fubo.
Moneyline: Serbia (+280) vs Australia (-350)
Spread: Serbia (+7.5) vs Australia (-7.5)
Total over/under: Serbia (o139.5-105) vs Australia (u139.5-105)
Editor's note: The odds could change closer to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of writing.
Serbia vs Australia: Preview
Both Serbia and Australia finished the group stage as average to below-average teams in terms of offense. The Opals ranked seventh in offense and averaged 70.3 points per game. Serbia ranked ninth and averaged 67 ppg.
Australia has been efficient in scoring, shooting 47.7% from the field, which is the second-best among all teams. The Opals have shot the three-ball at a decent clip (37.3%).
Sandy Brondello's team's biggest problem so far has been turnovers. Australia averages 21 turnovers per game and is the second-worst-ranked team in this category.
Sami Whitcomb leads the team in points (14.7 ppg). Steph Talbot leads Australia in rpg (nine) and apg (seven).
On the flipside, Serbia has shot 34% from beyond the arc and has been disciplined while running actions on the offensive end. The European nation averages 13.7 turnovers per game and is one of the better teams in the competition in this category.
Yvonne Anderson leads the team in points (13.3 ppg) and assists (7.0 apg).
Serbia vs Australia: Head-to-head
Serbia and Australia have battled against each other on four occasions, winning two games each. In their only previous Olympic Games face-off in 2016, Serbia registered a 73-71 win.
Serbia vs Australia: Predicted Starting 5s
Serbia: Ivana Raca, Sasa Cadjo, Yvonne Anderson, Jovana Nogic and Tina Krajisnik.
Australia: Jade Melbourne, Steph Talbot, Alanna Smith, Ezi Magbegor and Sami Whitcomb.
Serbia vs Australia: Prediction
The game between Serbia and Australia promises to be a thriller as both teams are evenly matched. The Opals hold a slight edge as they boast a few players in their squad with the experience of playing in pressure games.
Expect Australia to register a hard-fought win over Serbia in the first quarterfinal.
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