Lithuania vs Slovenia Prediction & Betting Tips - Basketball World Cup

Prediction published on 06/09/2023, 16:24  by Joseph King | Modified on 06/09/2023 at 16:32 in Basketball Predictions

Lithuania and Slovenia face off in the Classification bracket of the 2023 FIBA World Cup after both suffering quarter-final defeats. They’ll be playing for fifth-place as FIBA uses these games to assist in determining qualification spots for the 2024 Olympics. Slovenia started out red-hot in this tournament with four consecutive wins. During this time they defeated Venezuela, Georgia, Cape Verde and capped things off with a 91-80 win over third-ranked Australia. Superstar Luka Doncic is, as expected, playing at an MVP-level as he currently leads the competition in scoring at 26.3 points per game. Slovenia encountered major problems when they faced off against Germany in the final game of the second group stage phase. They would fall to a heavy 100-71 defeat in this fixture which unfortunately carried over to the quarter-finals. Slovenia were unable to slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Canada team as they would eventually succumb to a 100-89 loss. They’ll have a quick turnaround here as they have to play a back-to-back while Lithuania have an extra day’s rest.

Similar to Slovenia, Lithuania came off the blocks in scorching form as they recorded five victories in their first five games. They easily topped both group phases, winning each of their first four outings by a margin of at least 20 points. Their run culminated in a historic 110-104 win over the United States in the second phase final group stage match. Lithuania finally saw their hot shooting form come to an end in their quarter-final matchup against Serbia. Lithuania, who rank first in three-point field goal percentage and third in overall field goal percentage, shot only 43% against sixth-ranked Serbia. Nothing seemed to go right for Lithuania as they lost the rebound battle, committed 15 turnovers and allowed their opponents to shoot 55%. They’ll have to be much better this time around while also keying in on slowing down the Dallas Mavericks star.