The United States and Serbia face-off early on Friday morning in a semi-final women’s basketball Olympic showdown. The winner of this game will play for gold while the loser will play for bronze.
There was some concern about this United States team heading into the Olympics, but at this point, it’s clear they are the favorite to win it all. In the quarterfinal matchup against Australia, the USA had very few issues, as Australia was able to win 79-55. In the first quarter, the United States held Australia to only 12 points, and they never looked back as they cruised to the victory. Brianna Stewart has been the start for the United States so far this season, and in the last game against Australia, she finished with 23 points and five rebounds. Brittney Griner also had a big game finishing with 15 points and eight rebounds.
On the other side of this matchup is Serbia who has also had success so far during the Olympics, and they are coming off a win against China. It was a close battle most of the game, but Serbia was able to pull away late. Jelena Brooks has been the star for Serbia and in the last game, she finished with 18 points and two rebounds. Sonja Vasić is also having a big tournament and in the last game, she finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. In the last game, Serbia gave up 70 points, and they are going to need the defense to be a lot better in this game. If the defense struggles, this game is going to be really ugly early.
The United States defense is going to lock down in this game, and that is going to be the difference in this game. Look for the United States offense to also be good, and that will lead to the USA winning this game and covering the spread.