Australia vs USA 8/5/21 - Olympic Mens Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/04/2021 at 4:59 PM ET

Team USA will meet Australia in the Olympics again. However, the last meeting between these two teams was a win for the Australian team in overtime in the preliminary rounds before the Olympics.

Now, the US team is going to come in here with a full roster as the players missing in the last game are back from the NBA finals. The downside is the Australian team did not really lose or gain any players.

Damian Lillard ended up getting a total of 22 points for the US team in the last meeting. The second high scorer for team USA was Kevin Durant who ended up getting 17 points. Durant and Lillard both ended up getting a total of 4 boards in the game.

Patty Mills ended up getting a total of 22 points in the game for Australian. The second high scorer for the Aussies was Joe Ingles. The rtbeounding for the Australian team was led by Jock Landale who pulled down 7 boards in the game.

Team USA is coming to the game here with a full roster and all of the players coming back from the finals. Now, the Australian team will have to continue to play at a high level to get the win here, but the US team with the returning players from the playoffs will help secure the win. Final Score Prediction, Team USA wins 92-80.

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