Latvia vs Greece Prediction, Tips & Odds – Feb. 27, 2023
Latvia vs Greece Prediction 27.02.2023. In last round of qualification for the World Basketball Championship, Latvia will on a home ground play against Greece.
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Latvia vs Greece Odds
Latvia vs Greece 1×2: 1.73/14.00/2.25
Asian Handicap (-2.5 / +2.5): 1.88/1.89
Total over/under (157.5): 1.88/1.88
Odds via Unibet Sportsbook.
Latvia Team News
After missing the last two major competitions (World Championship and Eurobasket), Latvia is returning to the big stage. They performed this qualification cycle phenomenally and will be part of the World Championship held this year in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Latvia is one of the best European teams when their roster is complete. Of course, this is rarely the case because they have several players in the NBA and Euroleague. Kristaps Porzingis, Davis Bertans, Rolands Schmits, and Arturs Kurucs are just some who are unavailable to coach Luca Banchi. Latvia played 15 games in these qualifiers and experienced only one defeat, and they lost to Serbia 101:100 15 months ago.
Even though Latvia secured its place at the World Cup long time ago, they still play with a lot of motivation and desire in every match. They showed that a few days ago in Turkey, they outplayed their opponent with a score of 84:73.
Greece Team News
Greece did most of the work to qualify for the World Cup in the first part of the qualifiers when they beat Turkey twice. However, the crucial victory was achieved in November last year in Belgium, where they defeated a direct rival by 72:70.
Due to the importance of that game in Belgium, coach Dimitrios Itoudis had at his disposal some Euroleague players such as Nick Calathes, Kostas Papanikolaou, and Giannoulis Laurentzakis. Now when they have qualified for the World Cup, the EuroLeague players are not there, and the team is managed by Itoudis’ assistant Sotiris Manolopoulos.
Undoubtedly, every player plays at their best for any national team, but Greece’s situation is different. Without a massive number of players and coach Itoudis, it is not realistic for them to play the way they would if they were even more complete.
Latvia vs Greece H2H
This game will be the fourth match between these two teams in the last three years. Latvia came out as the winner in two games and Greece once. In these qualifiers, it was 80:60 for Latvia in Heraklion three and a half months ago.
Expected Lineups
Both national teams have few players at their disposal. There is a high probability that not a single player from Greece who runs onto the floor in Latvia will be a team member representing “Helens” at the World Cup. In Latvia, the situation is different, although they also need more than half of the standard national team members.
Latvia vs Greece Prediction
Kick-off Time: Sunday 27.02.2023 19:30 PM Local time GMT +2 / 18:30 CET
Prediction: Latvia -2.5
Odds: 1,82
Sportsbook: Unibet
