Greece vs Serbia: Analysis and Prediction – As part of preparations for the FIBA World Cup, Greece and Serbia will play a friendly game in Athens.
Greece vs Serbia Odds
Greece vs Serbia (1/2): 1.62 / 2.20
Asian Handicap (-2.5 / +2.5): 1.80 / 1.86
Total Over/Under (164.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Greece Team News
For the Greeks, this will be the third match in preparation for the upcoming tournament. In their two prior games, they faced Slovenia and emerged victorious in both. Greece demonstrated strength and cohesion in these matches, and that gives them hope that they can achieve a good result in the championship.
In the absence of their star player, Giannis Antetokoumpo, the Greek team has mostly used the nucleus of Olympiacos players. The collaborative efforts of key players such as Kostas Papanikolaou, Thomas Walkup, Michalis Lountzis, and Giannoulis Laurentzakis have significant influence on the national team.
The most important question is whether Giannis will play for a national team. With him on the roster, they can beat everyone, without him, a quarter-final is a reality. There is still no official information about his injury. We are sure that coach Dimitris Itoudis will wail until the last day to decide whether he will go to the championship.
Serbia Team News
Serbia faced significant challenges but managed to secure their position in the World Cup by finishing the group stage in third place. In their preparatory phase, the team played in a pair of friendly fixtures, competing against Bosnia and Poland. Regrettably, due to the nature of the matches being held ‘behind closed doors,’ limited information is available.
At the upcoming championship, Serbia will play without very important players: Nikola Jokic, Vaslije Micic, Nikola Kalinic, Vladimir Lucic. Furthermore due to injuries, several role players canceled the assignment, so the team is going to the championship with a significantly changed composition.
Serbia has a very good schedule at the championship, so they should qualify for the quarterfinals without any problems. If they wanna more, someone else needs to step up alongside Bogdan Bogdanovic.
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Greece vs Serbia H2H
These two teams have clashed in a 16 matches, each side securing victory on eight occasions. Their most recent showdown on a grand stage took place in 2014 during the World Cup in Spain, where Serbia emerged dominantly in that match.
Absences and Injuries
It is expected that Giannis will not be part of Greece’s national team for this match. Alen Smailagic and Uros Trifunovic are in the process of recovering from injury, which means they will sit out this match. Nikola Topic and Dusan Beslac will not be participating in this tournament.
Greece vs Serbia Prediction
Greece looked good in the first two duels with Slovenia. Both matches were at a high tempo, with a lot of points. This time it will be something different, the match will be at a slow pace, and it will be below 165 points.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday 08.08.2023, 18:45 CET
Prediction: Under 164.5
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: Bet365