In the second round of the newly formed Group M, Philippines and China will face each other at the FIBA World Cup.
Philippines vs China Odds
Philippines vs China (1/2): 1.64 / 2.25
Asian Handicap (-3.5 / +3.5): 1.92 / 1.84
Total Over/Under (158.5): 1.84 / 1.92
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
Phillipines Team News
The Philippines finished the group stage with all three defeats, only to tie the fourth against South Sudan and officially lose all chances of being at the Olympic Games in Paris.
The squad led by Vincent Reyes came to the tournament with high expectations. It was not unrealistic that they would pass the group in front of their audience, but everything happened besides that. If the defeats against the Dominican Republic and Italy were understandable, the same can hardly be said for the defeat against Angola. After all that, it was hard to expect the Asian team to play better against South Sudan, who is the pleasant surprise of the tournament. Again, Jordan Clarkson was the leading scorer for the Philippines and again with high consumption and lower percentages – 24 points and 9/23 from the field in FIBA competitions cannot be a good sign for any team. Such a game is a reflection of what Clarkson has been doing throughout the tournament and the reason for the Philippines’ failure.
The Philippines have to play their last game in the tournament and at least make up for the very bad impression they left. Reyes was booed after the duel with South Sudan and surely that will be his motivation to win the next match.
China Team News
China finished the first part of the tournament like its rival in this game – without a win. Aleksandar Djordjevic’s team was not even close to avoid failure, but against Angola the epilogue was different.
In an equal duel, the Asian team finished the third quarter with a plus 10. Thus gained a big enough advantage, which it kept until the end. Jinqiu Hu was the best with 20 points, and Kyle Anderson also raised the level and with 17 points helped to overcome the African team. With that victory, there was hope that China might be able to qualify for the Olympic Games, but Japan’s new victory changed everything, so we won’t see Djordjevic in Paris.
China seemed to lack energy for most of the tournament. Therefore, it is difficult to expect something like that to change in the next duel when the Asian team was left without a chance to be at the most important sports competition.
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Philippines vs China H2H
The two teams have met nine times so far. The score is 6-3 for China.
Absences and Injuries
Both teams have all players available.
Philippines vs China Prediction
South Sudan beat both teams by around 20 points. The Philippines lost to Angola, which China beat. We are talking about two evenly matched national teams, which are weak both in defense and attack. We expect that in this game, the motivation of the Philippines to not experience a fifth consecutive defeat will eventually make a difference of more than two points.
Tip-off Time: Saturday, 02.09.2023, 14:00 CET
Prediction: Philippines -2
Odds: 1.75
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