USA at Spain 8/3/21 - Olympic Games Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/02/2021 at 10:24 PM ET

Spain gets a chance to play the US men’s team again, but this time it will be for the knockout round with the winning team moving onto the medal contention. Now, the last meeting between the teams ended up seeing USA have to battle back to get the win late in the game.

The last meeting had a final score of 83-76. However, the US team was dominated by the Spanish team until the end of the game. It was at that point that the US men’s team finally decided to show up on the court.

Ricky Rubio ended up leading the Spanish team in scoring with 23 points. However, the second high scorer was Willy Hernangomez with 11 points. The rebounding was controlled by Marc Gasol with 5 boards. 

Team USA did not have a true leader step up in the last meeting between the teams. The US team was led by Damian Lillard in the scoring with 19 points. The second high scorer was Keldon Johnson with 15 points. The rebounding lead actually went to Jayson Tatum who pulled down 6 boards in the game.

Team USA has shown back up in force since losing the opening game in the Olympics. Now, the US team has to face the Spanish team, who pushed them to the limit in the last meeting. Look for Team USA to continue to dominate in the games here and that will allow the US men’s team to win and cover the spread. Final Score Prediction, Team USA wins and cover 89-73.

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