Player Props and Best Bets: USA vs Serbia Olympic Basketball

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00:00At the Olympic Games on this Thursday, semi-final action in the men's basketball tournament.

00:11The United States will take on Serbia for the third time in the last month, once in

00:16the exhibition series and then for real in the Olympic opener a couple of weeks ago between

00:22these two nations.

00:24The Americans dominant in that first game, 110-84, hammering Nikola Jokic and Serbia

00:30by 26, easily covering as a 13 and a half point favorite.

00:35The spread today, a little bit more, 16 points in favor of the United States, 188 and a half

00:42is the total.

00:43The U.S. one win away from playing in the gold medal match in the hunt for a fifth consecutive

00:50gold.

00:51Will the Americans get to that stage with a victory over the Serbians today?

00:55Oh, no doubt about it.

00:57We're looking for a nice little easy victory once again.

00:59By the way, if they do win, is the gold medal game going to be played Saturday, I would

01:03assume, or that pushback to Sunday?

01:04Do we know when the date of that is?

01:06Saturday.

01:07So, okay.

01:08So, if they'll be in that game Saturday, be able to watch it, everybody be able to celebrate

01:10that victory.

01:11But today, I'm looking for an easy one.

01:13Also, sometimes you look at low hanging fruit, man.

01:15We take a look at some of the odds to maybe, you know, 16 and a half.

01:18Do I want to take that?

01:19I think they cover it.

01:21So, 187 and a half, your guess probably as good as mine on that one.

01:24But from a points perspective, I like when a game previous, a guy's a good game.

01:28You take a look at Devin Booker.

01:29Now, this is juicy to score 10 or more points on the FanDuel Sportsbook for Devin Booker

01:34today.

01:35That's a minus 152 price.

01:36It is expensive, but I think he's going to hit double digits once again.

01:39I always like to say a professional athlete that's wired in from three-point range and

01:42scoring points, doesn't the next game go like, all right, I had my turn.

01:46Now it's your turn.

01:47They just like to get out firing early on.

01:48But I do believe he gets double digits and I'll pay that minus 152 for Devin Booker to

01:52get that.

01:53Devin Booker, the team's leading scorer against Brazil with 18 points.

01:58A lot has been made and correctly so of the United States balance throughout these four

02:03Olympic contests over in France.

02:05A different leading scorer in all four victories, including Kevin Durant in the opener against

02:11Serbia that featured a perfect eight of eight opening half from the floor, a perfect five

02:15of five from three, led Team USA with 23 points.

02:20LeBron at 21 in that matchup, Steph Curry, who has been highlighted a ton here to finally

02:26break out in the Olympic Games, had 11 points and was three of seven from three in the opener.

02:32DRS, I shared earlier that Nikola Jokic, this courtesy of our stat man and producer Joe

02:37Frizzo had an even plus minus despite a 26 point loss for his country against the United

02:44States.

02:45That's been confirmed.

02:46Correct.

02:47He had 20 points, eight dimes in five boards.

02:49So when he was on the floor, everything was gravy.

02:53When he left the second unit led by Kevin Durant took advantage.

02:57I would expect to see much of the same today.

03:00You heard from Carlin Gay of Sporting News earlier on to expecting Serbia to keep the

03:04game closer from the very jump, the United States, a five and a half point favorite in

03:09the opening quarter against the Serbians.

03:12Yeah, we look for a good jumpstart here.

03:14And that's pretty much what Team USA has been able to do throughout this process here.

03:17But if Team Serbia does lose, how fast does Nikola Jokic get out of it?

03:22Does he ride a horse out of there, out of the press conference?

03:24Does he just skedaddle right away?

03:25Does he actually ride his horse from France all the way back to Serbia without even taking

03:29a plane?

03:30That's the questions I need to know.

03:32I would agree with that.

03:33I think he's on a horse as quickly as he can.

03:36Back in his hometown of Sambor, has spent way too much time playing basketball during

03:41his summer vacation.

03:44Oh, good point.

03:45Good point.

03:46Would he stay for the bronze game?

03:47He'd be so upset.

03:48You would think so.

03:49He'd be so upset if he had to stay for that.

03:51But he has no choice.

03:52So it's either win or lose.

03:54He's got another game in Paris.

03:55That's well said, Joe Friese.

03:56So 20 and a half points.

03:58The points brought for Nikola Jokic, 11 and a half rebounds, 7 and a half assists.

04:03Bogdan Bogdanovich, 16 and a half points.

04:05He did score in double figures against the Americans in the Olympic opener.

04:10You see the prop perspective for the United States as well.

04:14The U.S., 2 and 2 against the spread.

04:16A perfect 4 and 0 straight up record at the Olympic Games.

04:20Both Donnie and I thought the total against Brazil in the quarterfinal round would stay

04:25under because the point differential in the scoring flurries we had seen at the end of

04:29games didn't really matter, skied way over.

04:32The Americans scored 122 points.

04:35The United States has scored at least 103 points in all four of their games in the Olympics.

04:42The first game up on semifinal Thursday at the Olympic Games in men's basketball.

04:48Germany, a 6-point favorite against the host nation, Victor Wimanjama in France.

04:54Again, you saw the total for U.S.-Serbia, 188 and a hook.

04:57This one just 156.

04:58How about this?

04:59We've got some movement too now at the Fanblue Sportsbook.

05:03That line now down to 5.

05:04People buying in on the home nation's home court advantage.

05:09Could that be just too much for Team Germany?

05:11We'll find out shortly.

05:13Line opened at 4.5, moved to 5 yesterday, up to 6, now back down by a point.

05:18You would think in a game that features just a total of 156, it might be hard to cover

05:23as the favorite.

05:24More on the early line coming your way next.

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