Belgium vs USA Prediction & Betting Tips - Olympic Matches Women

Prediction published on 31/07/2024, 12:53  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 31/07/2024 at 12:57 in Basketball Predictions

Belgium will go in search of their first win at the Paris Olympics women’s basketball tournament when they play the USA next. The two teams are competing in Group C where the USA sit top and Belgium third. Let’s look at some stats for this match, and a prediction.

Belgium had an unfortunate start to their Paris campaign as they fell 83-69 to Germany. Rachid Meziane’s players struggled to get going offensively and couldn’t score more than 20 points a quarter in the first three.

The loss ended a run of five successive victories and they will be eager to return to that form as they seek to avoid back-to-back defeats. Emma Meesseman scored a game-high 25 points while Julie Vanloo put up 18 against the Germans. Belgium shot 47% from the field and 53% from 2-point range.

The USA have never lost against Belgium. They have won all four matchups with the most recent victory coming earlier this year. That was an 81-79 success in the qualifying tournament for this year’s Olympics.

Coupling this dominance with their stunning record at major tournaments, Team USA will be confident of victory here. Cheryl Reeve’s players began their country’s quest for an eighth successive Gold Medal with a 102-76 victory over Japan.

The US were the only team to score at least 100 points in the first round of matches across all groups. A’ja Wilson led the team with 24 points and 13 rebounds while Breanna Stewart put up 22 points. Five players in total scored in double figures for the US who as a team shot 59% from the field and 73% from inside the arc.