Spain vs Latvia: Analysis and Prediction. Spain play against Latvia in the first round of qualification for EuroBasket 2025.
Spain vs Latvia Odds
Spain Team News
Spain does not have a successful period behind them, considering that they experienced a debacle at the Mundobasket this summer and were eliminated before the quarterfinals as the defending champion. Big challenges await them now, since after the qualification for the EuroBasket, they will have to qualify for the Olympic Games through also.
Of course, the biggest news is that Ricky Rubio has decided to return to the court, after a few months of hiatus due to mental health and personal issues. He signed for Barcelona, but will officially return to the court in the Spanish jersey this season. It is he, along with Rudy Fernandez and Juancho Hernangomez, who will lead the rejuvenated Spain squad, which will also include the experienced Victor Claver, another “soldier” of Sergio Scariolo.
It is the experience of individual players, as well as the entire system created by Scariolo, that will be Spain’s greatest advantage, both in the next match and in the following period. Spain still remembers the defeat against their old rivals at the Mundobasket, so they will enter this duel even more motivated.
Latvia Team News
Latvia achieved historic success at the previous Mundobasket, finishing the competition in a high fifth position, and one shot from Davis Bertans separated them from the semi-finals, which was considered incredible before the start of the tournament.
The most responsible for this is Luca Banchi, the current head coach of Virtus and the man who completely changed the course of basketball in the national team of Latvia. With his extremely fast game, high tempo and aggressive defense, he managed to do the impossible, which can be called the success of Latvia at the FIBA World Cup. Due to the players from the NBA, who are absent before the next duel, Latvia will not be as dangerous, but it should not be written off, while they have players like Dairis Bertans, Rodions and Arturs Kurucs, Andrejs Grazulis.
The high tempo and high percentage of three-point shots will be the recipe against Spain, which does not seem to have enough offensive weapons to match the Latvian team, that are very well organized and knows what they want at every moment.
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Spain vs Latvia H2H
In seven meetings, Latvia only beat Spain in the previous one.
Absences and Injuries
Spain is missing Santi Aldama and Usman Garuba from the NBA, as well as Sergio Llull, Alex Abrines, Sergio Rodriguez and Willy Hernangomez from the EuroLeague. Davis Bertans and Kristaps Porzingis will not play for Latvia due to NBA commitments. Arturs Zagars is also out for Latvia.
Spain vs Latvia Prediction
Tip-off Time: Thursday, 22.02.2024, 20:00 CET
Prediction: Spain -12.5
Odds: 1.75
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