Lithuania vs France: Analysis and Prediction – As part of preparations for the FIBA World Cup, Lithuania and France will play game in Kaunas.
Lithuania vs France Odds
Lithuania vs France (1/2): 2.85 / 1.38
Asian Handicap (+5.5 / -5.5): 1.90 / 1.76
Total Over/Under (159.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
Lithuania Team News
The team led by Kazys Maksvytis, already played six preparatory games. In all those matches Maksvytis rotated a lot, and everyone gets some minutes, and opportunity to play. They won first four games, and after that they lost against Finland and France.
Lithuania has been facing relatively easier opponents in the initial stages of their preparations. However, they are currently playing against much stronger teams. They will face France for the second time in a row, and have matches scheduled against Finland and Latvia after that.
In the match against France, Lithuania held on in an even battle for nearly 20 minutes. Mindaugas Kuzminskas was the top scorer with 18 points, while Ignas Brazdeikis scored 12. The most prominent name on this team, Jonas Valanciunas, contributed nine points and four rebounds in just 16 minutes.
France Team News
In the preparation stage, Vincent Collet has built a team that dominates opponents. France is games by an average margin of 26 points in the previous four encounters.
France conceded an average of 61 points in those four matches, highlighting their strongest asset. When they perform well offensively, most teams struggle to compete against them. To achieve high placement in the upcoming FIBA World Cup, their offense will also need to perform ah high level.
In the first matchup between these two teams, France’s offense functioned almost perfectly, as indicated by 23 assists on 30 made field goals. Guerschon Yabusele led France with 15 points, Rudy Gobert had 14 points while maintaining a perfect shooting record from both field goals and free throws. Nando De Colo contributed 13 points, although his field goal shooting was slightly weaker.
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Lithuania vs France H2H
They have played a substantial number of matches, both official and friendly. In the last couple of years, France has been notably successful, including victories in the recent European and World Cup.
Absences and Injuries
Mathias Lessort remains sidelined, with Yves Pons and Yoan Makoundou taking his place and receiving minutes in his absence. Evan Fournier was sidelined in the previous match due to an ankle issue. As for the Lithuanian side, coach Maksvytis yesterday cut Dovydas Giedraitis and Donatas Tarolis from the roster.
Lithuania vs France
In their first match, France showed strength against their opponent. We chose option that Lithuania do not lose more than five points. We try to explain why we chose this bet. When you play the game front of your fans, and it is expected that there will be more than 10 thousand of them, then it is clear that motive is at a high level.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 11.08.2023, 18:30 CET
Prediction: Lithuania +5.5
Odds: 1.90
Sportsbook: Bet365