Belgium vs USA Prediction, 08/01/24 Women’s Olympic Basketball Picks

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

Belgium Betting Preview

Belgium faced off against Germany in the first game of the tournament, and they really struggled. Belgium’s offense scored 69 points, but the defense gave up 83 points and that led to the defeat. At the end of the first quarter, Belgium was down 25-11, and they couldn’t bounce back. They did outscore Germany in the second half, so maybe that is something they can build on here. Emma Meesseman is the best player in Belgium, and she scored 25 points in the first half of the game. It’s the rest of the team around Belgium that needs to step up. Julie Vanloo putting up 18 points. No one else on the team put up more than five points, and the rest of the offense is going to need to step up here. 

USA Betting Preview

The USA women are the favorite to win this tournament, and they impressed in the first game. The United States scored 102 points against Japan, and they ended up winning by 26 points. Aja Wilson had a strong game, putting up 24 points and 13 rebounds while hitting 10 of his 16 shots from the field. Breanna Stewart put up 22 points. One area that USA can improve on is the three point shooting. As a team they only hit four shots from deep and the starters failed to make any of them. Brittney Griner came off the bench, and he put up 11 points and nine rebounds. The United States team is the most talented at the Olympics, and it’s really not close. If they let Belgium stick around in this game, that would be disappointing. 

Belgium vs USA Prediction

Belgium lost to Germany by 14 points, and this game is going to be an even bigger problem. USA struggled from deep in the last game, and they still put up 102 points. Belgium’s offense isn’t going to be enough to keep up. The United States is going to score at least 102 points again here, and Belgium is going to struggle to get to even 65 points. This game is going to get out of hand early. Back the United States against the spread.