Australia vs Serbia Prediction 8/6/24 Men’s Olympic Basketball Picks

Australia and Serbia meet Tuesday in the 2024 Men’s Basketball Summer Olympics quarterfinals at the Accor Arena. Here’s a Australia vs Serbia Prediction. This article will include a Australia vs Serbia Pick.

Australia Betting Preview

Australia are in the quarters after beating Spain but losing to Canada and Greece. Australia is averaging 82 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 83.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Jock Landale is averaging 17.7 points and 3.3 assists, while Josh Giddey is averaging 15 points and 8.7 rebounds. Patty Mills is the third double-digit scorer and Dyson Daniels is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. Australia is shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 63.5 percent from the free throw line. Australia is allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and is grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game.

Serbia Betting Preview

Serbia lost to the USA, but is coming off wins over Puerto Rico and South Sudan. Serbia is averaging 95.6 points on 52.6 percent shooting and allowing 87 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Bogdan Bogdanovic is averaging 19 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Nikola Jokic is averaging 18.7 points and 7 assists. Vasilije Micic is the third double-digit scorer and Filip Petrusev is grabbing 5 rebounds. Serbia is shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. Serbia is allowing 43.4 percent shooting from deep and is grabbing 42 rebounds per game.

Australia vs Serbia Prediction

Serbia is the better, more talented team with the best player on the floor in Nikola Jokic, so the line isn’t that surprising. However, we can not sleep on the Australians, a team that’s been here before, is experienced and has played well offensively for the most part. Yes, a loss to Greece doesn’t put Australia in a great light, but this is a feisty bunch that usually plays hard and doesn’t go down easily. Also, as talented as Serbia may be, it has been getting cooked from deep and that could be an opening for Australia to hang around, especially with its 38.7 percent shooting percentage from deep entering this contest. I’ll take the points with the Aussies. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Australia +6.5