Olympic Games 2021 Japan vs Argentina 8/1/2021 Picks Predictions

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Team Argentina is facing the hosting Team Japan at the Saytama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, August 1, at 00:40 ET in the third and final game day of the 2021 Olympic Games. This is a Group C matchup between the two winless teams of the group. They are both looking for their first win in the tournament that will grant them the third place and a chance to advance to the next round.

Team Argentina have a 0-2 record so far in the tournament and are tied with Team Japan in the last place of Group C. They are coming off a defeat against Team Spain with an 81-71 score. They got destroyed in the paint, as they allowed their opponents to shoot with 64.5% and were led in scoring by Nikolas Laprovittola 27 points. He made 5 threes and added a team-high 4 assists, while Luis Scola added 13 points.

Scola leads the team in scoring with 18 ppg, adding 3 rebounds per game. Laprovittola adds 17.5 ppg and 3 assists per game.

Team Argentina average 85 ppg offensively and have the second-worse defense in the group with 99.5 ppg. They have a 43.8% field goal percentage and a 24.6% 3-point percentage. They average 34 rebounds and 16 assists per game.

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Olympic Games 2021 Japan vs Argentina Predictions 8/1/2021

Team Japan also have a 0-2 record so far in the tournament and are tied with Team Argentina in the last place of Group A. They are coming off a defeat against Team Slovenia with a 116-81 score. They shot way worse than their opponents from inside the paint (68.3% to 43.5%) and were led by Rui Hachimura with a game-high 34 points. He also added 7 rebounds and 3 assists, while Yuta Watanabe added 17 points and 7 rebounds.

Hachimura leads the team in scoring with 27 ppg, adding 4.5 rebounds per game. Watanabe follows with 18 ppg and leads the team in boards grabbed with 7.5 per game.

Team Japan are last in the Group both offensively with 79 ppg and defensively, allowing 102 ppg. They have a 41% field goal percentage and a 39.7% 3-point percentage. They average 32 rebounds and 18 assists per game.

In their only meeting ever back in a friendly match in 2019, Team Argentina won with a 93-108 score. Team Argentina are by far more experienced but Team Japan are playing at home and have two young NBAers that can do some serious damage. Bookmakers give Argentina a -10.5 spread but expect the hosts to force a closer game than that.

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