Lebanon vs Canada: Analysis and Prediction – Lebanon and Canada will play against each other in the FIBA World Cup second round.
Lebanon vs Canada Odds
Lebanon vs Canada (1/2): 18.00 / 1.01
Asian Handicap (+38.5 / -38.5): 1.86 / 1.92
Total Over/Under (175.5): 1.89 / 1.89
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
Lebanon Team News
Lebanon did not play well against Latvia at the start of the tournament. From the beginning of the game, they struggled and in the end, lost 109:70. A loss of almost 40 points is not something that encourages the Asian team, but it represents a realistic ratio of the quality of the two teams.
As expected, Lebanon could not be aggressive enough to stop Latvia’s shooters. After the first half, the result was devastating – 55:30 for the Baltic team. By the end, Latvia collected 34 assists and hit 18 three-pointers, with a 51 percent success rate. Everything that Lebanon could not allow.
The positive thing for the team led by Jad El Hajj is that the leading trio played an excellent game. Sergio El Darwich scored 19 points, Omari Spellman 18, and Wael Arakji 14. Only the latter had problems with shooting percentages. That is a positive thing, but it is not the case that, despite such games, Lebanon lost by almost 40 points. Another bad news is that the next rival played a game that recommended them as early candidates for the gold medal.
Canada Team News
Canada had a statement game against France and won by 95:65, in the derby of the first round of Mundobasket. Exceptional athleticism came to the fore, even against the “tricolors”, who are the most powerful in Europe in that segment, which was ultimately decisive for coach Jordi Fernandez to await the continuation of the tournament with great pleasure.
At the start, it didn’t seem like it would be like that. Canada’s weakness was visible – three-point shooting, so France was competitive for most of the first half due to the opponent’s poor use of open looks. Something like that started to change in the middle of the second quarter when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander found a rhythm. He finished the game with 27 points, most of which came in the third quarter. In that stretch of the game, Canada conceded just eight points and made France look powerless.
The extraordinary athletic power that characterizes Canada is also reflected in the ratio of rebounds. Fernandez’s team had 10 more than the rival, which he forced into 17 turnovers. That attitude to the game, along with the leadership role of Gilgeous-Alexander, says that Canada can go very far.
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Lebanon vs Canada H2H
They have met three times. Lebanon won twice, but the last time back in 2010.
Absences and Injuries
Lebanon has no problems with injuries and absences. Canada is without two important players at the World Cup, Jamal Murray, who has not fully recovered, while Andrew Wiggins has decided not to be part of the squad.
Lebanon vs Canada Prediction
Canada is a much better team than Lebanon overall, defensively and offensively. It would be expected that the Asian team does not find an answer to the aggressiveness of the opponent, who will use it to get easy points. Canada will surely win by a large margin, but not by a bigger than Latvia did. Fernandez’s team is not so inspired by shooting and will try to conserve energy before the next, very important duel against Germany.
Therefore, our suggestion is that Lebanon will lose by a smaller margin than the handicap offered.
Tip-off Time: Sunday 27.08.2023, 11:45 CET
Prediction: Lebanon +39.5
Odds: 1.71
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