Australia vs Canada Prediction, 08/01/24 Women's Olympic Basketball Picks

Australia and Canada meet Thursday in the 2024 Summer Olympics in a women’s basketball showdown at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Here’s an Australia vs Canada Prediction. This article will include an Australia vs Canada Pick.

Australia Betting Preview

The Australian women’s national team had high expectations heading into the Olympic tournament, but they are coming off a terrible loss in the first game of the tournament. Australia faced off against Nigeria in the first game, and they scored only 62 points on their way to a 13-point defeat. A terrible second and fourth quarters were the difference as they were defeated. In the second quarter, they were outscored to 23-11. Alanna Smith had a strong game, putting up 15 points while hitting 6 of her 9 shots from the field. One major issue for the Australian women’s national team is the bench production wasn’t there. Lauren Jackson was the top player off the bench, putting up six points, but the bench only combined 11 points total. In this game, they are going to need the bench to be a lot more productive. 

Canada Betting Preview

Canada faced off against France in the first game of the Olympics, and the women’s national team looked awful against France. Canada was up 18-15 after the first quarter, but in the second quarter the offense scored only two points total, and they are going to need to find a way to get more offensive production here. Canada scored only 54 points total, and they ended up losing by 21 points. Kia Nurse was the top player for Canada, putting up 11 points while hitting 4 of her 9 shots. Some of the star players for Canada need to have more production or this is going to be a very long game. The bench as a team put up only 14 points, and they need the bench to be better.