Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Russia vs Mexico 6/30/2021 Picks Predictions Previews
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Team Mexico are facing Team Russia at the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia on Wednesday, June 30, at 10:30 ET in the second day of the Group Phase of the 2021 Olympic Game Qualifiers. Mexico was 1-5 in their six friendly matches played prior to the tournament. Russia was in absolute balance in their six friendlies, having a 3-3 record.
Mexico had a 2-4 record in the 2022 AmeriCup Qualifiers and finished in the third place of Group D. In their opening game of the tournament they lost against Team Germany with an 82-76 score even though they shot better than their opponents both from the field (41.8% to 39.1%) and from behind the arc (30% to 24.1%). Fransisco Cruz did everything he could, leading all scorers with 30 points. He made 4 triples and added 7 rebounds and a team-high 6 assists. Gustavo Ayon added 18 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
Francisco Cruz leads the team in scoring with 18 ppg, adding 4 dimes per game. Lucas Martinez follows with 17.5 ppg and 4 boards per game.
Mexico score 76 ppg offensively and allow 82 ppg defensively. They have a 41.8% field goal percentage and a 30% 3-point percentage.
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Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Russia vs Mexico Predictions 6/30/2021
Russia had a 4-2 record in the 2022 Eurobasket Qualifiers and were tied with Team Italy in the first place of Group B. They lost the tie-breaker and ended up second. They were 4-1 in their previous five matches and in their last game they won against Team Estonia with a 75-52 score. They shot better from behind the arc than from the field (47.2% to 41.4%) and held their opponents into just 25% shooting from downtown. They were led in scoring by Evgenii Baburin with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Andrey Vorontsevich added 13 points, 7 rebounds and a team-high 4 assists.
Dmitrii Kulagin leads the team both in scoring with 16 ppg and in assists made with 7.5 per game. Joel Bolomboy adds 14.5 ppg.
Russia averaged 76.7 ppg in the 2022 Eurobasket Qualifiers and allowed 67.5 ppg defensively. They had a 42.5% field goal percentage and the second-best 3-point percentage in the whole competition with 40.3%. They were fifth-best in rebounding with 39 and sixth-best in assists made with 19.5.
This will be the first ever meeting between those two squads in any competition. Both teams have quite underwhelming rosters, missing any player from the NBA. Russia is not the powerhouse it used to be and expect Mexico to take advantage of that and force a closer game than 5 points, and maybe even win the game. Pick Mexico with +4.5 today.
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Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Russia vs Mexico 6/30/2021 Picks Predictions Previews
Time: 10:30 ET
Location: Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
TV: –
WNBA Odds/Point Spread: Mexico +4.5
WNBA Totals: +154