Finland vs. Croatia Prediction, Tips and Odds – Sep. 11, 2022, 14:45 CET

Antonio
September 10, 2022
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Finland vs. Croatia Prediction

The Croatian national basketball team lived up to expectations and routinely qualified for the round of 16. In the last round, they defeated Ukraine with 90:85, securing the third position and a clash with the Finns in the round of 16.

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Before the last clash with Ukraine, more was calculated about the result than thinking about the game itself and basketball. It was an even match almost from the start in which Croatia maintained a minimal lead. In the last quarter, the Ukrainians had a great sequence and escaped to +4, but what followed was a series of three-pointers and a great game by Simon and Bogdanović, which broke the game.

In the end, Bojan Bogdanović allegedly missed the throw on purpose to avoid the more difficult part of the draw. We believe that it is clear to laymen and those who don’t normally follow basketball that it was a deliberate mistake. Nevertheless, it was a wise calculation to avoid part of the draw with Serbia and Slovenia, which is a more than considered move in a tournament of this nature.

Croatia thus celebrated with +5 and met old friends in the round of 16. It is about Lauri Markkanen and Finland, which broke the hearts of Croatian players and fans in Rijeka about two and a half months ago. In one of the more tense endings that we could watch recently. The Finns celebrated with a three-pointer from their best player in the last seconds and eliminated Croatia from qualifying for the World Cup.

It’s interesting how the dice stack up in sports. The Croatian national team certainly did not think that they would get a chance for revenge so early, so now they should take advantage of it. It would be really appropriate to defeat the executioners Finns in the round of 16, but it won’t be easy at all. Finland only lost to Serbia and Israel after extra time, while the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Poland all fell by double digits.

Finland vs. Croatia Prediction

Compared to the clash from the beginning of the summer, the Croatian team is stronger by a few names and plays at a much higher level. The quality is on their side, as the coefficients show, so we believe that their calculations will not go wrong.

Croatia is hungry for success and revenge, so we predict that they will celebrate with a handicap and advance to the quarterfinals with a minimum of +5.

Pick: Croatia -4.0 Asian Handicap

Odds: 1.78

Bookmaker: 22Bet

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