The Men’s USA Basketball team tips off their group stage game against Serbia on Sunday morning. Team USA has been a little shaky in their friendly exhibition games but can they try it on when it matters the most? The USA Men’s Basketball team will look to set the tone for the games. Below are my best bets for the Group Stage matchup between USA and Serbia.
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Summer Olympics Best Bet For Sunday (July 28th): Men’s Basketball: USA vs. Serbia
Start Time – 11:15am EST
Team USA tips off their group-stage matchup on Sunday morning against Nikola Jokic and Serbia. These two countries played each other in the tune-up games on July 17th, and the USA handled Serbia rather easily, cruising to a 26-point victory. Team USA has not looked as dominant as many thought in the friendly matchups. However, there is no doubt that the USA has the best roster from 1-12.
Former NBA MVP and Finals MVP Nikola Jokic will lead Serbia. Will that be enough for Serbia to stay competitive against the United States? I don’t think so. I fully expect Team USA to set the tone and send a message in their first group-stage game. After all the United States are a heavy favorite to win the gold medal.
Joel Embiid’s status for this first game is up in the air. He is dealing with an illness. Nonetheless, I do expect Anthony Davis to get minutes in this game and dominate on the boards for the USA vs. Serbia. This will be a player prop I will be on for this game.
Best Bets: USA 1H -7, USA TT Over 98.5, Anthony Davis Over 7.5 Rebounds