Serbia vs China Prediction, Tips & Odds – Aug. 26, 2023

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Serbia vs China Prediction 26.08.2023. Within the framework of group B of the FIBA World Basket b all Championship, the national team of Serbia, which is the absolute favorite in this group, and the national team of China meet.

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Serbia vs China Odds

Serbia vs China 1×2: 1.017/31 /18.54

Total points over/under (156.5): 1.89 / 1.89

Handicap (-19.5/+19.5): 1.89/ 1.87

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Serbia Team News

Serbia comes to the championship with a weakened team, but they are still one of the favorites for a medal and a high ranking. The absences of Jokic, Micic, Lucic, and Kalinic cannot be compensated, but Serbia still has a respectable team, led by Bogdan Bogdanovic. In the preliminary matches, Serbia had big problems in the organization, but with the addition of Stefan Jovic, that problem has also been reduced a lot. Jovic has already had problems with injuries throughout his career, but even now he is best at opening easy points from the pick game with his centers. Bogdanovic and Guduric have a lot of the ball in their hands, are often on the floor together, and spend a lot of time on transmission and organization, so their shooting percentages are significantly worse than what we are used to from them.

The real refreshment for Serbia is Nikola Jovic, who is the real x-factor in Serbia’s game. Excellent defensively, but also able to catch the defensive rebound and go to the hoop in like a “Giannis” way and open the transition. In the match against Brazil, which was the last preparatory match for Serbia, which they played without Bogdanovic, Jovic hit a key three-pointer, with which Serbia secured victory.

In the friendly match, they played a few days ago, Serbia destroyed China in all segments of the game, and in the end, there was a 20+ point difference for Serbia.

Оčekivano, poslednji je sa spiska reprezentacije Srbije 🇷🇸 za predstojeći #FIBAWC ispao Aleksa Radanov, te će nas u Manili predstavljati ovih 12 igrača 👇 pic.twitter.com/pJuXXgxjkr
— Marko Ljubomirović (@LjubomirovicM) August 22, 2023

China Team News

Basketball in China is experiencing a real renaissance year after year. A large number of NBA players and players from Europe go to China to play basketball, but also to be coaches and mentors for younger generations. The coach of the Chinese national team is Sasa Djordjevic, who is a legend of Serbian basketball and achieved his best coaching results with the Serbian national team. Djordjevic is a great motivator and a great authority and will certainly raise the quality of the Chinese selection to a higher level.

China is led by center Zhou Qi, who has NBA experience and dominates the Chinese league, recording fantastic numbers. Kyle Anderson, who averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds for the Timberwolves this season, is making his debut for China. Djordjevic will try to make up for the lack of quality with team play and fighting. In a friendly match against Serbia a couple of days ago, they could not cope with the flow of the Serbian ball, but also could not respond to the physical play of Serbia in defense.

Which teams will make it to the Second Round out of Group B? 🔎#FIBAWC x #WinForAll 🏆
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC) August 21, 2023

Serbia vs China H2H

20.08.2023 – Serbia : China – 87:64

15.08.2016 – Serbia : China – 94:60

Injuries and suspensions

Serbia: Jokic, Kalinic, Micic, Lucic, Pokuсevski.

China: -.