United States vs South Sudan Prediction Olympic Men’s Basketball Prediction and Pick 7/31/24

United States vs South Sudan meet Wednesday in the 2024 Summer Olympics in a men’s basketball showdown at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Here’s a United States vs South Sudan Men’s Basketball Prediction. This article will include a United States vs South Sudan Pick.

United States Betting Preview

The USA men’s basketball team is only a couple of weeks removed from where they almost lost to this same South Sudan team, but this team now has Kevin Durant, and that appears it could be a game changer. The United States faced off against Serbia in the first game of the Olympics, and they were able to secure a victory of 110-84. The first half was close, but in the second half the United States really pulled away. In the third quarter, they outscored Serbia 26-16, and that really helped them pull away. Four of the five starters for the United States scored at least 11 points. Joel Embiid finished with only four points, and he just hasn’t been good enough for this team. LeBron James put up 21 points, nine assets and seven rebounds. Durant came off the bench, and he put up 23 points while hitting eight of his nine shots from the field. 

South Sudan Betting Preview

The South Sudan men’s national team has to have a ton of confidence heading into this game, and they are hoping to shock the world. South Sudan faced off against Puerto Rico in the opening game of the Olympics, and they were able to pick up the 90-79 victory. This is a top-heavy team, and four of the five starters finished with at least 12 points. Carlik Jones had a strong game, putting up 19 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Marial Shayok also put up 15 points and three rebounds.Gian Clavell was the top player off the bench, putting up 11 points. The bench only put up 18 points total.  The bench is going to need to be more productive here if they want to win. As a team, South Sudan shot 42.3 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from behind the three-point line. They hit 10 of their 11 free throws, and they are going to need to continue to be good from the charity stripe. 

United States vs South Sudan Prediction

This United States team is a lot different from the team that played against South Sudan, and that is for two reasons, confidence and Kevin Durant. Durant was dominant in the first game, and he’s going to do much of the same here with his scoring. USA scored 110 points as a team in the first game, and South Sudan’s defense is going to have no answer. South Sudan’s offense isn’t going to be keeping up here with the offense, and this game is going to get out of hand early. Back the United States to win this game and cover the spread.