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Nigeria vs. United States Olympic Women’s Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/27/21

United States vs. Nigeria
July 27, 2021 12:40 am EDT
The Line: United States -30.5 / Total: 154.5
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Nigeria and the United States face off on Tuesday in a women’s basketball showdown at the Olympics. These two teams are competing in Group B, and this is the first game in the Olympics for both teams. 

These two teams faced off in an exhibition heading into the Olympics, and it was the United States that was able to win 93-62. 

The United States women’s basketball team has clear goals in these Olympics, take home the gold medal. Anything less than winning the gold is going to be a big disappointment for this team. This is a veteran-led team, but they also have some younger players like Napheesa Collier and A’ja Wilson who should play big roles on this team. Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird are some of the veteran players, who are also going to be leaned on heavily if this team wants to find success. Heading into the Olympics, this team wasn’t as dominant as they hoped, but maybe that adversity will help them heading into this game. 

On the other side of this matchup is Nigeria who some feel could be a dark horse in this tournament. Elizabeth Williams and Nneka Ogwumike are both on the roster, and they are going to be leaned on heavily in this game. Nigeria is a team that likes to push the pace, and if they want any chance to win this game, it’s going to be about the pace being fast, and creating turnovers. This is a team that needs to get out in transition and take advantage of the turnovers that they create. 

The United States is going to win this game big, but this is way too many points to lay with them in this game. I expect the US to win this game by 2o or 22 points, and that means Nigeria is going to come away with a cover of the spread. Back Nigeria against the spread.

Shane Mickle's Free Pick: Nigeria +30.5

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Sports is about all Shane knows in this life! He has a passion for sports and writing, which makes working for Sportschatplace a perfect job for him! If you find him cheering for a team it's usually a Minnesota team, or the Kansas Jayhawks!

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