Japan vs France Prediction Olympic Basketball Predictions and Picks 7/30/24

Japan and France meet Tuesday in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Here’s a Japan vs France Prediction. This article will include a Japan vs France Pick.

Japan Betting Preview

Japan need a win after losing its opening game to Germany by 20 points. Japan is averaging 77 points on 36.4 percent shooting and allowing 97 points on 53.5 percent shooting. Rui Hachimura is averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Yuta Watanabe is averaging 16 points and 2 rebounds. Josh Hawkinson is the third double-digit scorer and Yuki Kawamura is dishing 7 assists. Japan is shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. Japan is allowing 37.9 percent shooting from deep and is grabbing 39 rebounds per game.

France Betting Preview

France look for another victory after beating Brazil by 12 points in its opener. France is averaging 78 points on 50 percent shooting and allowing 66 points on 40.4 percent shooting. Victor Wembanyama is averaging 19 points and 9 rebounds, while Nicolas Batum is averaging 19 points and 5 rebounds. Andrew Albicy is dishing 4 assists and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 3 rebounds. France is shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent from the free throw line. France is allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and is grabbing 32 rebounds per game.

Japan vs France Prediction

Give credit to Rui Hachimura for doing what he can, but Japan just doesn’t have the top end talent to compete with most teams in this field. It’s why Japan and Brazil have the worst future odds to win the gold medal. France beat Brazil by 12 points and didn’t even play at the level it’s capable of. It feels like France is one of those teams that’s going to get stronger as the tournament drags out. The crowd is only going to help. This line is steep, but it’s for good reason. I don’t love leaving this many points on the table, but there’s a wide gap in talent between Japan and France. Give me the home team in a blowout victory on Tuesday.