Spain vs Australia Prediction & Betting Tips - Basketball World Cup

Prediction published on 12/09/2019, 17:45  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 12/09/2019 at 18:45 in Basketball World Cup Predictions

Spain are second in the world rankings and now the USA have departed, the highest ranked side in this tournament. They were the world champions in 2006 and are now just two games away from winning their second title. The Spaniards had failed to make it into the last four in both the events held since that world cup triumph. Marc Gasol is a key member of their squad and he's hoping to join Lamar Omar as only the second player to win the NBA title and the world cup in the same calendar year. Spain have won all six of their games in this tournament (as have their opponents) and are in fine form having beaten Serbia and Poland in their last two matches.

Australia are playing in their first world cup semi-final. Their previous best had been the quarter finals 25 years ago. In 2016, Australia finished fourth in the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament and have built on that result. They are ranked 11th in the world but will be in the top ten after this run to the last four. In the second group stage, they had a narrow win over France who went on to beat the USA in the quarter finals. Revenge will be on their mind as it was Spain who beat them to deny them a bronze medal three years ago. Spain have the third best defensive record in this event and they can use those skills to get a win over the Australians.