The Women’s Basketball knockout stage begins on Wednesday. Team USA will start the road to repeating itself as a gold medalist against Nigeria. The women’s Nigerian basketball team made history by reaching the quarterfinal matchup after beating Canada in their final group-stage game. Below is my Summer Olympics Best Bet for Wednesday, August 7th!
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Summer Olympics Best Bet For Wednesday (August 7th): WOMen’s Basketball: USA vs. Nigeria
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The USA Women’s National Team cruised in their group stage games but didn’t look very impressive outside of the game against Japan. The Nigerian Women’s team has played with plenty of confidence and no fear over the last two weeks of the Summer Olympics.
Will Team USA be able to win this game wire-to-wire, or will Nigeria give Team USA a run for their money? Team USA struggled against Belgium, winning the game by only 13 points.
Two factors will determine Nigeria’s success in the game. First, can they limit the USA’s second-chance opportunities? Second, can Nigeria contest the USA’s three-point shooting?
I expect this game to be a lower-scoring affair. If Nigeria wants to stay in this game, it will have to be on the defensive side. Meanwhile, Team USA has not looked overly impressive on the offensive side, scoring well below expectation in the final two group-stage games.
Best Bet: USA/Nigeria Under 158