Spain vs Dominican Republic: Analysis and Prediction – Spain and Dominican Republic will play friendly game before FIBA World Cup.
Spain vs Dominican Republic Odds
Spain vs Dominican Republic (1/2): 1.30 / 3.30
Asian Handicap (-7.5 / +7.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook
Spain Team News
Spain has played four games so far in the preparations. They easily defeated Venezuela, and then they outplayed Slovenia and lost to the USA. The fourth match was against Canada, in which they lost after extra time.
Although they have many problems with injuries, the Spanish national team has shown what distinguishes them all these years. The ability of individuals to adapt to a given situation and make the most of it. However, they proved that they have weak points against the United States of America, and then against Canada too.
For them, this will be the third duel in a row against an extremely high-quality opponent. The USA is certainly number one, Canada is right behind, but the Dominican Republic, where Karl Anthony-Towns returned after a ten-year pause, is not a team to be underestimated at all.
Dominican Republic Team News
The Dominican Republic originally lifted the trophy at the Central American and Caribbean Championship. They lost three times in friendly matches. Better than them were Puerto Rico twice and Latvia once. The most important test for them was certainly Canada, which they defeated by a large number of points and showed their seriousness.
How important Karl Anthony-Towns is in the rotation of the Dominican Republic was also seen against Canada. He scored 20 points, grabbed six rebounds and was fouled seven times. LJ Figureo also played a good game with the same number of points, and Angel Delgado had double-double. When you add to that important players in the form of Andres Feliz and Eloy Vargas, it is clear that this team is not an easy opponent.
Anthony-Towns brought much-needed confidence to his teammates. Certainly, they will want to continue their good game against Canada against Spain, which has been damaged by injuries. It may not be expected that they will win, but a competitive game that will be decided in the last few minutes is the scenario we see.
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Spain vs Dominican Republic H2H
Spain and the Dominican Republic have played only one game in their history. The triumph went to the Spanish national team.
Absences and Injuries
Ricky Rubio, who took a break from his career due to mental health, is not in the Spain team. Alberto Diaz is on the list of injured players. Apart from him, Sergio Llull and Usman Garuba have injury problems, although they played against Canada. There are no injured players on the other side.
Spain vs Dominican Republic – Prediction
When we take everything into account, we can expect a game with a large number of points, but we expect drama in the end. Spain is a big favorite and they will certainly try to justify it. The Dominican Republic has something to threaten. Therefore, as the expected outcome of this match, we expect the victory of Spain with fewer points than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Saturday 19.08.2023, 21:30 CET
Prediction: Dominican Republic +7.5
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: Bet365