Georgia vs Australia: Analysis and Prediction – Georgia and Australia will play a friendly game before the FIBA World Cup 2023 starts.
Georgia vs Australia Odds
Georgia vs Australia (1/2): 6.50 / 1.08
Asian Handicap (+13.5 / -13.5): 1.85 / 1.85
Total Over/Under (163.5): 1.85 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
Georgia Team News
Georgia played six preparation games and recorded defeats against Egypt, Lithuania, and Latvia. They defeated Jordan, Montenegro, and Iran in the last match. It seems that such a result could have been better, but also worse. First of all, it refers to the match against Egypt, when coach Ilias Zouros rested the best player.
Tornike Shengelia sat out the first training match. In that game, Zouros also gave a chance to younger players, so it should not be taken seriously. Already in the next game, the same player shined with 30 points against Lithuania, but in Baltic state close victory – 104:102. Virtus power forward is the leader of this team, where the points are very well distributed. Goga Bitadze, Giorgi Shermadini, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Thaddus McFadden also had double-digit performances in the preparations.
Georgia is playing the last match before the start of the FIBA World Cup, so we should not expect the national team to be in full swing. The main goal is to rest Shengelia, but also not to take any risk with the recently recovered Bitadze.
Australia Team News
Australia has played four warm-up games so far. They beat Venezuela, South Sudan, and France. The only team that beat the Boomers was Italy.
The two best players in the previous period were Josh Giddey and Duop Reath. They were consistent, from the first game to the last. Patty Mills has a leadership role, which he proved against France when he scored one of the key points. Nick Kay proved that he can be a reliable attacking option, as well as Dante Exum. Brian Goorjian has limited the time his players spent on a court so far in the preparation. He got what he wanted in the victory over France, which was de facto the most important game for the Boomers before the FIBA World Cup.
Australia is in a difficult group, and at the start, they play against a tough rival – Finland. Goorjian will not want to risk anything before that game, so the full capacity of the team should not be expected in the clash with Georgia.
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Georgia vs Australia H2H
Two teams have never faced each other.
Absences and Injuries
Georgia has no problems with absences and injuries. Australia is playing without its biggest star, as Ben Simmons decided to spend the summer preparing for the next season in the NBA. Jock Landale will also miss the FIBA World Cup due to an injury.
Georgia vs Australia – Prediction
Excluding the first game against Egypt, Georgia only scored less than 84 points against Latvia (57), while they scored 102 against Lithuania. Australia scored 78 points against France, probably the best defense in the upcoming tournament. In the other matches, they have an average of 90.3.
Also, there will be probably a more casual approach to both selections, because the tournament starts very soon, so it is logical to expect efficient basketball and a total number of points higher than the offered limit.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday 22.08.2023, 12:00 CET
Prediction: Over 163.5
Odds: 1.85
Sportsbook: Bet365