Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Croatia vs Germany 7/3/2021 Picks

Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Croatia vs Germany 7/3/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

Team Germany are facing the hosting Team Croatia at the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia on Saturday, July 3, at 10:00 ET in the second semifinal of this 2021 Olympic Game Qualifier Group. Team Croatia suffered an unexpected loss by Brazil that cost them the first place, and ended up second. On the other hand, Team Germany finished the Group Phase of the tournament undefeated and were place on top of their Group.

Team Germany finished the Group Stage of the 2021 Olympic Game Qualifiers with a perfect 2-0 record and were placed first in Group A. They have back-to-back wins and in their last game they defeated Team Russia with a 67-69 score. They managed to emerge victorious while shooting worse both from inside the arc (51.9% to 56.8%) and from the 3-point line (33.3% to 36.8%). They had four players in double digit scoring, led by Johannes Voightmann with 13 points and a team-high 7 rebounds. Moritz Wagner added 12 points.

Joshiko Saibou leads the team both in scoring with 14 ppg and in assists made with 2.5 per game. Isaac Bonga adds 13 ppg and a team-high 9 rebounds per game.

Team Germany has the second-best offense in this Group Phase with 75.5 ppg, while allowing 71.5 ppg defensively. They have the third-worse percentages both in field goals with 40.7% and in 3-pointers with 28.6%. They are third-best in rebounding with 38.5 per game.

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Olympic Games 2021 Qualifiers Croatia vs Germany Predictions 7/3/2021

Team Croatia finished the Group Stage of the 2021 Olympic Game Qualifiers with a 1-1 record and were placed second in Group B. In their previous game they defeated Team Tunisia with a 75-70 score. They shot efficiently from inside the arc, with 57.9% but were terrible from downtown, making just 5-29 shots for a measly 17.2%. They were led in scoring by Mario Hezonja with 27 points, missing only two of his 11 two-pointers and adding 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Ante Zizic and Bojan Bogdanovic added 14 points apiece.

Hezonja leads the team in scoring with 18 ppg, adding 5 rebounds per game. Bogdanovic adds 15 ppg and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Team Croatia have the third-worse offense in the Group with 71 ppg and allow 82 ppg defensively. They have the second-worse field goal percentage with 39.2% and the worse 3-point percentage with 23%. They are fourth-best in rebounding with 35 per game.

This will be the 12th meeting between those two squads in any competition, with Croatia having a 8-3 lead so far. Their most recent meetings were a couple of friendly matches back in 2015, with Croatia winning with a 63-80 score and with 74-72 in overtime. Team Croatia have been underwhelming in the tournament even though they play at home. But expect them to bounce back today and beat the odds.

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