Latvia - Egypt predictions and free betting tips [26/06/2024]

Today at 16:00 the 6th and 40th places in the FIBA rankings will meet in preparation for the Olympic qualification.

Latvia

The sensation team begins their preparation for the Olympic qualifiers, and there's no doubt about their success as they are in great form. Their recent matches in the Eurobasket qualifiers prove this: they defeated Spain by 4 points and Slovakia by 12, even without Kristaps Porzingis. Also, let's not forget about their 5th place at the World Championship, where only Germany in the quarter-finals stopped them from reaching the semi-finals, beating Latvia by 2 points.

Regarding statistics, the Latvians are exceptionally good in offence, with their average total of 83.5 points over 7 matches in major tournaments speaking for itself. They have a versatile offence and top-class shooters like Bertans, and plenty of big players under the basket.

Egypt

Egypt qualified for the last 2023 World Championship, but they didn't achieve significant success, failing to advance from the group stage. However, the mere fact of qualifying is already a considerable achievement.
On their continent, the team handles their opponents quite well: in the recent Africa Championship qualifiers, they thrashed Madagascar by 31 points and the Central African Republic by 15, but narrowly lost to Côte d'Ivoire by 3 points. However, these are still quite weak opponents, and they consistently lose to European teams, so not much should be expected from the Egyptians.

The Egyptian team generally plays high-scoring basketball: they allow many points and also score themselves. However, when it comes to matches against strong European teams, the situation does not favour Egypt, and conceding 90 points becomes the norm. Consider their recent matches, where they allowed 89 points against Montenegro and 93 against Lithuania.

Match Prediction: Latvia - Egypt

I expect a high-scoring match and a fast pace from both teams. Latvia is on the rise and preparing for the qualifiers, so we can anticipate a strong rotation in the second half. As for Egypt, don't expect anything serious: they will concede and at the same time try to find their advantage in offence.