France vs Venezuela: Analysis and Prediction – As part of preparations for the FIBA World Cup, France and Venezuela will play a friendly game in the “Co’Met Arena” in Orleans.
France vs Venezuela Odds
Finland vs Lithuania (1/2): 1.01 / 13.00
Asian Handicap (-21.5 / +21.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Total Over/Under (144.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
France Team News
France did a great job during qualifications for FIBA World Cup. They did not have any problems to qualify for the tournament. This match against Venezuela will be their third in this period after easy victories against Tunisia and Montenegro.
Defense is for sure mail strength for this team. Rudy Gobert, Guerschon Yabussele, Terry Tarpey and Frank Ntilikina are excellent defenders. On the other side of court they have Elie Okobo and Nando De Colo, these guys can score 20+ points every day. The important thing is continuity they have with head coach Vincet Collet who is on almost 15 years on the bench this team.
Although they lack the importance like official matches, friendlies serve as a platform for teams to fine-tune their game. France has a very difficult group in FIBA World Cup, and they need to be at 100% from the start. Additionaly they also want to boost their self-confident to the maximum.
Venezuela Team News
The team that qualified for the championship in a very uncertain battle with the Dominican Republic and Argentina. This will be their fifth participation in the FIBA World Cup. So far, they have played two friendly matches and experienced two defeats. Argentina and Spain were better than them.
During the qualifiers, they struggled to score 70 points, and it is clear what is the main problem of this team. This was also seen in the preparatory period when they scored 132 points in two matches. They simply do not have a player who can respond to aggressive defenses.
One of the qualities of this team is that most of the players have been together for a long time. However, the lack of quality is clearly visible in duels against physically stronger teams. Their opponent is one of the most dominant in the world, so we expect another tough match for them.
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France vs Venezuela H2H
In the last 20 years, they have played two official matches, at the Olympic Games, and at the World Cup. Both duels, as expected, were won by France, by 40 and 20 points.
Absences and Injuries
Mathias Lessort is presently sidelined due to injury, prompting the call-up of Yves Pons as his replacement. Meanwhile, the visiting team should play with all capable players.
France vs Venezuela Prediction
France is a huge favorite in this match. Anything except a blowout win would be a huge surprise. We mentioned that Venezuela is struggling to score points, and it will be an additional problem against France’s defense. If the home team plays with motivation, Venezuela will not score many points. Therefore our prediction is, France win by at least 22 points.
Tip-off Time:Β Monday, 07.08.2023, 20:30 CET
Prediction: France -21.5
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook:Β Bet365