Montenegro vs Egypt: Analysis and Prediction – Montenegro and Egypt will play game of second round at the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Montenegro vs Egypt (1/2): 1.03 / 12.00
Asian Handicap (-17.5 / +17.5): 1.89 / 1.87
Total Over/Under (155.5): 1.88 / 1.88
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Montenegro Team News
After fluctuating results in the preparatory period, where they secured two wins and suffered three losses, the Montenegro national team comfortably defeated the Mexico team in the first round by 91:71.
From the start of the game, Nikola Vucevic demonstrated that he is the best player of this team. He took responsibility into his own hands and carried the team on his shoulders for much of the first half. During that period, Montenegro scored the majority of their points from inside the paint. In the second half, Kendrick Perry and Nikola Ivanovic showed how dangerous they can be when inspired. One potential concern is period when Vucevic is on the bench, as stronger opposing teams may exploit it.
Without a doubt, Montenegro is a more quality team than Egypt. With a win in this match, Montenegro would achieve its goal of advancing to the next round. Nikola Vucevic will once again be a central figure in the game, and we expect him to make a significant impact. It’s of great importance for the Montenegro team to have Bojan Dubljevic in his full form for the continuation of the FIBA World Cup. During the preparations, he didn’t perform well, which often led to his frustration.
Egypt Team News
Egypt, after just two preparatory games, faced Lithuania and, as expected, suffered a defeat. Lithuania imposed their rhythm from the very beginning and secured a convincing win by 93:67.
In this game, the best players for the Egyptian team were Amr El Gendi and Assem Marei. As expected, Egypt struggled against Lithuania’s frontcourt players. Jonas Valanciunas completely dominated the paint, particularly in rebounding. At certain moments of the game, Lithuania had nearly 50% of offensive rebounds under Egypt’s basket. Similarly, Montenegro also relies on their top players in the frontcourt positions. So we expect a huge problems for the Egypt frontcourt.
We will see how Egypt enters this game, but we believe that they will channel all their efforts towards the game against Mexico. For Egypt to triumph in this match, they need to completely neutralize Montenegro’s frontcourt. Do they have the quality for that? We think not, and they will likely experience another defeat.
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Montenegro vs Egypt H2H
This will be the first game between these two national teams.
Absences and Injuries
Both teams will play with their best rosters.
Montenegro vs Egypt Prediction
Montenegro is a more skilled team than Egypt in all aspects of basketball. Egypt truly struggled in the first round against Lithuania, even though Lithuania gave playing time to all their players. We believe something similar will occur in the match against the Montenegro team. Egypt simply lacks the quality to seriously challenge Montenegro. On the other hand, the Montenegro team is not renowned for being a high-scoring team.
Considering all the factors mentioned, we would suggest that there will be fewer than 157 points in the match.
Tip-off Time: Sunday 27.08.2023, 10:45 CET
Prediction: Under 157.5
Odds: 1.72
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