Bulgaria vs Iceland – Analysis and Prediction: This will be the third round Olympics pre-qualification game between Bulgaria and Iceland.
Bulgaria vs Iceland Odds
Bulgaria vs Iceland (1/2): 2.25 / 1.57
Asian Handicap (+3.5 / -3.5): 1.80 / 1.86
Total Over/Under (155.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
Bulgaria Team News
In the first round of pre-qualification, Bulgaria faced off against Ukraine. At the end of the regular part of the match, it was tied, so Ukraine won after overtime. Then, in the second round, Bulgaria played an extremely bad match against Turkey, where they were defeated by 104:66.
Sasha Vezenkov, who is not there, is definitely an irreplaceable player of this team. Pavlin Ivanov and Alex Simenov showed part of their repertoire too, but that did not bring wins. Brandon Young will play like naturalized American.
Bulgaria finished their performance at this pre-qualification tournament very quickly. After two defeats, they had no chance to advance to the next stage. Thus, the duel against Iceland will be an ideal opportunity for some individuals to come to the fore, without the pressure of the result.
Iceland Team News
Like Bulgaria, Iceland was defeated in the first two rounds of pre-qualification. Turkey convincingly outplayed them by 99:72, while they managed to show some resistance against Ukraine, but without success. In the end, the scoreboard showed 82:69 for Ukraine.
Center Tryggvy Hlinason played excellent game against Ukraine, while Orri Gunnarsson shone against Turkey. The end is written for them as well, because they suffered two lost games in two duels, without a chance to qualify for the second part of the pre-qualifications.
This will be a game for prestige, without any result importance. It can be expected that both of them will play without pressure, which would result in a large number of points.
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Bulgaria vs Iceland H2H
Bulgaria and Iceland played four duels in their history. Every time the national team of Bulgaria won.
Absences and Injuries
Sasha Vezenkov is not there for Bulgaria and his name can be singled out as the most significant omission. Also Codi Miller-McIntyre will not play. As for the rest of the roster, according to available information, there are no injuries.
Bulgaria vs Iceland – Prediction
After Bulgaria scored over 80 points in five games in a row before the duel against Turkey and Ukraine, the streak stopped there. This is an ideal meeting for them to catch the offensive rhythm and return to their old form against Iceland, which is not at all defensively oriented.
As we have already said, the game has no result significance, so it is to be expected that the total number of points will be higher than the offered margin.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday, 15.08.2023, 16:00 CET
Prediction: Over 155.5
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: Bet365