2023 World Cup European Qualifiers Slovenia vs Croatia 11/25/2021 Picks

2023 World Cup European Qualifiers Slovenia vs Croatia 11/25/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

Team Croatia are facing Team Slovenia at the Drazen Petrovic Basketball Center in Zagreb, Croatia on Thursday, November 25, at 14:45 ET in the opening round of the 2023 European World Cup Qualifiers.

Both teams participated also in the 2020 Olympic Games of Tokyo, with Slovenia making an impressive run in the tournament and finishing in the third place. On the other hand, Croatia made it to the first qualification round but were eliminated.

Team Croatia finished the Group Stage of the 2021 Olympic Game Qualifiers with a 1-1 record and were placed second in Group B3.

In their last game they got defeated by Team Germany with an 86-76 score in the qualification round and got eliminated. They were ahead in the first three quarters of the game but their opponents outscored them with a 30-13 score in the final quarter, as they allowed them to shoot with 67% from inside the arc through ought the game.

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

Team Croatia had the third-worse offense in the Group with 71 ppg while allowing 82 ppg defensively. They had 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.

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2023 World Cup European Qualifiers Slovenia vs Croatia Predictions 11/25/2021

Team Slovenia finished the group stage of the Olympic Games with a perfect 3-0 record and were placed first in Group A. They are coming off a defeat against Team Australia in the third place game of the tournament with a 93-107 score.

They shot with 64% from inside the arc but played terrible defense and allowed their opponents to shoot with 74% and got torched by Patty Mills who scored a game-high 42 points. Luka Doncic led the team with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, while Klemen Prepelic added 18 points and 7 rebounds.

Doncic leads the team both in scoring with 23.8 ppg and in assists made with 9.5, adding 9.7 rebounds per game. Prepelic follows with 15.5 ppg and 2.7 assists per game.

Team Slovenia had the best offense in the whole tournament with 105.8 ppg, while allowing 84.5 ppg defensively. They had the third-best field goal percentage with 49.8% and a 37.4% 3-point percentage. They averaged 51 rebounds and 22 assists per game.

In their two friendly meetings earlier this year, Slovenia won both times. At home with a 97-88 score and on the road with 80-94. Their previous official meeting was back in the 2015 Eurobasket where Croatia won with an 80-73 score.

In their six total meetings in any tournament, both teams are perfectly balanced with 3-3 wins. Slovenia are the absolute favorite with the presence of Luka Doncic, so pick them to beat the odds today.

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