Hello. Friendly in a neutral location. Australia against Serbia. We move with Serbia on a negative handicap. Australia had a very long preparation. They fought hard against Japan twice and were crushed twice by China. Yesterday they played against the USA, where they were down by -24 points in the 3rd quarter. Then they fought back till the end (maybe the Americans relaxed a bit) and ended up only losing by 6 points. On paper, everything looks great, but overall the American basketball players seemed to be much better. Worth mentioning that the game is being played under the day and also against Serbia. Serbia played a friendly game four days ago and won by 12 points, not against just anyone, but against France. Serbia has gathered their strongest possible team and I think they are one of the main competitors for the USA in this year's Olympics. In the first friendly games, the Serbs looked really good and now after one or two more friendlies, I think even better. Also, the Australians are not a good matchup for the Serbs. Giddey is a good player, but very inconsistent from three-point range, and Patty, despite his surprises in major championships, is already getting older and needs to keep up. The Serbs like to defend aggressively and I think this will throw the Australians off their game a bit. Yes, the Australians can do the same, but I don't see anyone stopping Jokic, and without stopping him, there aren't many chances. Plus, players like Bogdanovic and Micic are also very solid with the ball. In short, I see at least a 5-point lead for Serbia here. Good luck.
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