2024 Paris Olympics Basketball Odds & Picks: Tuesday (7/30)
After a day off for the Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament, we’ve got four games on the slate for Tuesday.
The United States doesn’t play until Wednesday, but there are still a couple of games you’ll want to tune into, including the Canada-Australia matchup in Group A.
Let’s include a best bet for that game and another intriguing matchup between Brazil and Germany.
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Tuesday’s Best Men’s Olympic Basketball Bets
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Canada vs. Australia
Canada’s draw in Group A was tough, but they proved they could handle it in the tournament’s first game by beating Greece.
R.J. Barrett led the charge with 23 points, while Shai Gileous-Alexander added 21 points in the win. The bench lacked a bit. Jamal Murray played the most minutes off the bench but finished with eight points and no three-pointers. In fact, Canada didn’t get a three from anyone off the bench and shot just 32% from downtown against Greece.
However, the defense held Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece to 39% from the field and just 28.1% from downtown. While Canada’s offense wasn’t spectacular, the defense did well enough to secure the win.
Now, Canada will take on Australia for their second game. Again, it won’t be an easy one. Australia already added a 92-80 win over Spain. After shooting over 50% from the floor and 50% from downtown, they had no trouble scoring. Jock Landale scored a team-high 20 points, but Patty Mills scored 19, while Josh Giddey scored 17. Ultimately, Australia’s depth doesn’t match Canada’s. We’ll see if the high amount of minutes for the Australian starters gets to them in the second game.
It feels like Australia will have to rely heavily on six players while Canada can go ten-strong and compete. I’ll back Canada at -6.5 (-102).
Pick: Canada -6.5 (-10-2)
Brazil vs. Germany
Germany was impressive in their first win against Japan, 97-77. Franz Wagner scored 22, and Dennis Schroder scored 13 points while dishing out 12 assists. Daniel Theis also scored 18 points in just 20 minutes, and Moe Wagner scored 15 points off the bench.
Germany didn’t get to the foul line much. But they didn’t have to after shooting 53.5% from the field against Japan. Meanwhile, Germany’s defense held Japan to only 36.4% from the field. Ultimately, Japan took a lot of three-point attempts, which is why the rate was so poor from the field.
Meanwhile, Brazil was just as poor offensively against France. Brazil lost its first game, 78-66, shooting 40.4% in that game. Brazil was also weak at the foul line, hitting 68.4% from the charity stripe. Bruno Caboclo and Leonardo Meindl were both in foul trouble early in the game. Caboclo wasn’t able to produce much in the 11 minutes he played. However, Brazil played a bit slower than other teams.
France shot 50% from the field and 32% from three but couldn’t even crack 80 points. There will likely be fewer possessions in this game as Brazil looks to limit turnovers and keep the game close.
Take the Under 166.5 (-112) in this one.
Pick: Under 166.5 (-112)