Spain - Australia (+ 5.5) The time of the World Cup semifinals has come with Beijing, China, focusing on the eyes of the ubiquitous basketball fans of the planet. Spain and Australia cross their swords in the first, time-of-the-day showdown with the Iberians being regarded as the favorite by the buffs.
Skariolo's team reached 4ada, winning the second round of the tournament's big favorite, Serbia, thus securing an easier opponent in the quarter-finals where they played against Poland, avoiding the strong Argentina. Before the event started, everyone was talking about an aging team that could hardly find the medals, but Rubio, Jul, Gasol and Fernandez were all to deny it. He may not be playing basketball in previous years, but he remains a very effective team thanks to his impressive athletic roleplaying skills and an impressive defensive performance that he did not have in previous years.
The Australians, on the other hand, are in the top 4 teams in the world for the first time in their history but their ambitions do not end here as they have the ability and confidence needed to conquer the top. They have many and quality players who play in the NBA with the top scorer Mills standing out and the terribly useful and multidimensional Baines and Ingles following while coach Leimanis requires his players to run the court at every opportunity and shoot several three-pointers. On their way to the semifinals, Canada, Lithuania, France and the Czech Republic won, having passed, far from the second, the most difficult path so far. At the Rio Olympics, they were in 4th place, losing in the small final to their current opponents 89-88, but they had many and justified complaints from the refereeing decisions that deprived them of the bronze medal. Opportunity for revenge, then, since the differences in their roster from then until now are minimal ...
The Spaniards look like the favorite because they wear one of the heaviest jerseys in the world and because their opponents come from a country known mainly for kangaroos but racing there is no big difference between the two teams and for this + 5.5 Australia looks ideal in my eyes. I'll throw something high anyway in the Australian Qualifier around 2.40
