USA vs. Serbia. Olympic Match Forecast
The US team won the previous match of the men's basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics against Brazil. Will the Americans be able to succeed in the playoff semifinal game on August 8 and what bets should they choose? — read our forecast

Command Analysis

USA

The US team has not lost a single match in the current tournament. The Dream Team inflicted a crushing defeat on the Brazilian team in the quarterfinal match on August 6 with a score of 122:87. Devin Booker made the greatest contribution to the victory, scoring 18 points, making three rebounds and three assists. Anthony Edwards recorded 17 points. Joel Embiid - 14.
The United States is ranked number one by FIBA. The Dream Team is the most successful team in international competition, having won medals in all 19 Olympic tournaments, including 16 gold.

Serbia

The Serbian team lost to the USA at the start of the tournament, but then won three victories in a row. The team from the Balkans defeated Australia in overtime in the quarterfinal game with a score of 95:90. Nikola Jokic made the greatest contribution to the victory, scoring 21 points, making 14 rebounds and nine assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic recorded 17 points, Vasilije Micic - 14.
Serbia is fourth in the FIBA world rankings. The Balkan team (excluding Yugoslavia's successes) has two Olympic silver medals.
Trends
Bet Total Assists Micic over 6.5
Micic averages 5.6 assists per game
1.87Bet Total rebounds Jokic over 12.5
Jokic averages 11.3 rebounds per game.
1.88Tip and bets
The US team approaches the semi-final match as the undisputed favorite. According to bookmaker analysts, only a miracle can help Serbia achieve success. The team from Europe will not resist the main contender for gold at the Paris Olympics. The only question is how big the rout will be. In the group stage game, the difference in the score was 26 points. Steve Kerr's team will have to achieve a convincing victory.
Our prediction is a US victory with a handicap of (-16.5) points including overtime for 2.01 on BETCITY
Bet on individual total
The USA has shown excellent performance in the current tournament . The average is 105.2 points. And this time everything is going to the fact that the Americans will be able to significantly improve their statistics. Kevin Durant and company will be able to decently load the opponent's basket.
Our forecast is individual total from USA over 101.5 points including overtime for 1.90 on BC Liga Stavok
First half bet
The American basketball players are in a good mood after a crushing victory over Brazil. They will try to build on their success in another game. Kerr's charges will definitely show who is the boss on the court of the Accor Arena stadium (Bercy) in Paris from the first minutes of the match and will immediately seize the initiative.
Our prediction is a US victory in the first half of the game with a handicap of (-8.5) at 1.79