Japan vs USA 7/30/21 - Olympic Women's Basketball Picks & Predictions
The women’s basketball team managed to pull out a win in the opening of the group play. The win came over Nigeria by a score of 81-72. Now, the game was not nearly as dominating of a win as would have been expected for the US women’s team.
A’ja Wilson ended up leading Team USA in the scoring with a total of 19 points. However, Wilson ended up getting 13 boards in the game. Brittney Griner ended up getting a total of 13 points and 10 boards.
With the 10th ranked Japanese team they were able to take down the French team in the opening game. The score ended up coming in at a mark of 74-70.
For Japan the team ended up with 3 players in the double digits. Mormon Nagaoka, Maki Takada, and Saki Hayashi were able to put in a total of 12 points. Outside of that no Japanese players ended up at double digits.
The game here should be a back and forth battle. However, the talent laden US team should end up playing better than in the opening game and the Japanese team is not nearly as stubborn as the Nigerian team the US women just beat. Final Score Prediction, USA wins 76-70.