Czech Republic vs North Macedonia: Analysis and Prediction – This will be the first round Olympics pre-qualification game between Czech Republic vs North Macedonia.
Czech Republic vs North Macedonia Odds
Czech Republic vs North Macedonia (1/2): 1.03 / 9.50
Asian Handicap (-15.5 / +15.5): 1.76 / 1.90
Total Over/Under (150.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
Czech Republic Team News
Czech Republic did not perform commendably in the preparatory games. They registered only one win in five games, and that was against Jordan. They lost to Ivory Coast (without Costello), Portugal, Belgium and Argentina respectively. They then took win over Estonia (67:64) as part of the pre-qualifications, but lost to Israel (80:67).
In these pre-qualifications, the Czech Republic is in a completely different composition than in previous years. Tomas Satoransky, Jan Vesely, Patrik Auda and Ondrej Balvin are not there, and Jaromir Bohacik also dropped out later. The Czech Republic is led by new coach Diego Ocampo.
Vit Krejci is the only Czech NBA player at this moment. He has lived up to expectations and the burden he carries on his back. Against Estonia, he was the best player with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists. Martin Kriza was the Krejcis biggest support. It is precisely their good games that will be necessary against North Macedonia for an important win.
North Macedonia Team News
This summer, North Macedonia has not had any commitments so far. They played their last official match back in February. They qualified for the next stage without any problems, and started a new cycle of qualifications, this time for the Olympic Games.
They have played only one preparatory game so far, against Poland, and they were convincingly defeated. Poland won 82:54, although North Macedonia was not in a complete squad. They were not complete either against Israel or Estonia during the first two rounds of pre-qualification, where they were defeated both times.
Nenad Dimitrijevic’s injury is a big problem for them, but also the fact that they have five players under the age of 21. T.J. Shorts commands on the court, but from what we have seen so far, without any support.
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Czech Republic vs North Macedonia H2H
It sounds almost unbelievable, but these two teams have not played a single official match so far.
Absences and Injuries
North Macedonia will be without Dimitrijevic, Krstevski, Nikolov and Mekic. For the Czech Republic, we established a few lines earlier that Satoransky, Vesely, Auda, Balvin and Bohacik are not there.
Czech Republic vs North Macedonia Prediction
Given the fact that both teams are in serious trouble with rosters and that they are meeting for the first time, we should not expect a spectacle. What is extremely important for the Czech Republic is that with a possible win, they would take a huge step at the next stage of the pre-qualifications. Their rival, North Macedonia, after two lost games, nothing is going in their favor. That is why we predict a convincing win for the Czech Republic.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday, 15.08.2023, 15:00 CET
Prediction: Czech Republic -15.5
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: Bet365