Basketball Olympics, semi-final, Thursday, 08.08.2024, 17:30
Just a few days ago, I was able to send you a successful France Germany tip in alley-oop style. Now I get another opportunity to do so.
And I won’t be leaving the side of the world champions. According to my France Germany prediction, they have now been assigned the ideal opponent to play for gold soon
What a heart attack in the quarter-final against Greece! The world champions got off to an extremely weak start in the quarter-final, which was scheduled very early at 11:00 am.
With an underground field goal rate of 26.3% and a 10-point deficit, they went into the second quarter – and from then on, Germany slowly but surely fought their way back into the game.
In the end, the DBB team deserved to win 76:63 because it found its game again over the course of the game and was as uncompromising in defense as it had been in the game against France
Speaking of France, the hosts provided the surprise of the knockout phase as they were the only underdogs to win their quarter-final tie, according to the sportsbook.
The turnaround is particularly impressive when you remember how incredibly out of sorts this team was in the 71:85 defeat to the Germans.
After this game against the world champions, I have to honestly say that I wouldn’t have bet a penny on the French – not even the free Bet-at-home voucher from the provider of the same name.
Despite all the resistance, France ultimately deserved to win 82:73 against the Canadians, but this was also due to the fact that the French coach made a radical change and simply left many key players on the bench.
NBA superstar Rudy Gobert, for example, played just 3 minutes and 41 seconds …
I got goosebumps from the chants in the stands, which kept whipping the hosts to victory.
Even the ARD commentator fell silent in awe as the stadium sang the “Marseillaise” at the top of their voices in the final minutes of the game, with victory within reach.
But anyone who now believes that the French will be a miracle cure is mistaken. Of course, this team has some first-class NBA players in Gobert, Batum and Wembanyama.
In theory, this team can certainly play first-class basketball, but the truth is that the Canadians produced a truly subterranean performance at the worst possible time.
A field goal percentage of 38.5%? 5 of 21 successful attempts from outside and only 72% of two-point shots converted? That’s no way to win a flower pot, least of all a medal at the Olympic Games.
As a result, the North Americans have to take it upon themselves that they can’t even play for bronze.
Since I am of the opinion that France did not suddenly reinvent basketball within two days, but rather profited from the many mistakes of their opponents, it is clear to me what a successful France Germany tip should look like.
In doing so, I will essentially put the same France Germany prediction to the test, which already gave me great odds of around 1.60 with a licensed bookmaker a few days ago.
Only the original idea of an additional bet aimed at an early lead for the Germans will be discarded after the game against Greece at the latest.
After all, the world champions got off to an extremely weak start against Greece, but once they reached operating temperature, nobody apart from the USA – and perhaps Serbia – would be able to hold a candle to them.
In any case, the French will be similarly overwhelmed by the playmaking qualities of Dennis Schröder and the technical advantages of the Wagner brothers at the board as they were a few days ago in the last group game.
Conclusion: France made a radical change after the defeat against Germany and even left some NBA superstars on the bench.
The victory over Canada was also possible because the Canadians were completely out of their depth.
Germany, on the other hand, suffered in the early stages of the game against Greece, but as the game clock progressed, the world champions usually unleashed their immense potential.
My France Germany betting tip: therefore assumes another victory for the world champions.
