Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Turkey vs Uruguay 6/30/2021 Picks

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Team Uruguay are facing Team Turkey at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, Canada on Wednesday, June 30, at 22:35 ET in the opening game of the Group Phase of the 2021 Olympic Game Qualifiers. Turkey have played two friendly matches this summer, both against Russia and were tied 1-1 wins. They won with 80-62 and lost with 64-77. Uruguay didn’t play any preparation matches and their last game as a National Team has been back in February in the Americup Qualifiers.

Uruguay had a 3-3 record in the 2022 Americup Qualifiers and finished in the first place of Group B. In their last game they saw a three-game winning streak getting snapped by losing against Team Panama with a 77-71 score. They shot with just 39% from the field and had only two players in double digit scoring. Federico Haller led the way with 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Joaquin Rodriguez added 15 points and 3 assists.

Bruno Fitipaldo leads the team in scoring with 24.5 ppg, while Luciano Parodi adds 16.5 ppg and a team-high 6.5 assists per game.

Uruguay had the fifth-best offense in the Americup Qualifiers with 79.7 ppg and allowed 78.5 ppg defensively. They had a 40.9% field goal percentage and a 36.7% 3-point percentage. They were fourth -best in rebounding with 40.

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Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Turkey vs Uruguay Predictions 6/30/2021

Turkey had a 3-3 record in the 2022 Eurobasket Qualifiers and were tied with the Netherland in the second place of Group D. They lost the tie-breaker and ended up third. They had three consecutive wins after winning their first three matches. They are coming off a victory against Croatia with an 84-78 score. They had a very efficient shooting performance, making 57.9% of their shots from the field and 40% from downtown. They had three players with 16+ points, led by Bugrahan Tuncer and Sertac Sanli with 17 points each. Tuncer added 5 rebounds and 7 assists, while Sanli added a team-high 6 rebounds.

Shane Larkin leads the team both in scoring with 15 ppg and in assists made with 7 per game. Sertac Sanli adds 13.8 ppg and 3 rebounds per game.

Turkey were among the ten worse offensive squads in the Eurobasket Qualifiers, scoring 75.3 ppg and allowed 77.8 ppg defensively. They had a 44.7% field goal percentage and a 34.8% 3-point percentage. They were seventh-best in assists made with 19.3 per game.

This will be the first meeting between those two squads in any competition ever. Both of them had the same record in their respective qualifier tournament with 3-3. Team Uruguay got some reinforcements from players playing in Europe, but Turkey now has three NBA players in their roster. Cedi Osman, Furkan Korkmaz and Ersan Ilyasova have joined the team and have upgraded their roster. Turkey are the favorite and expect them to win by more than 12.5 points in this game.

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