| Olympic Men’s Basketball USA vs China Betting Preview |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008
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 The U.S.A Olympic Men’s Basketball team faces their first test, Sunday August 10, when they take on China’s Olympic Basketball team. Yao Ming, fully recovered from Injury, will make his third Olympic appearance. China has never placed higher than eighth in men's basketball at an Olympics. The U.S.A face the most pressure of any country in the Olympics after a poor showing at the 2004 Olympics. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com have U.S.A as -105 moneyline favorites over China (-115) with the over/under set at 184. Get your Olympic Men’s Basketball USA vs China Prediction in now at BetUS.comThe U.S.A are in Group B along with China, Greece, Germany, Angola and Spain. The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round. Led by Coach Mike Krzyewski and a team that boasts the best of the best from the NBA, there is no reason why the U.S.A can’t bring home gold. The Men’s Olympic team roster is Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz).They went undefeated in qualifying, but were tested against Australia in a 87-76 victory. China will be expected to be in the gold medal game as they are the host nation. They’ll be led by NBA players Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and former NBA player Wang Zhizhi. China are in Group B where the host team has never beaten Spain and the U.S.A., so it has to defeat all the other opponents of the preliminary round to ensure better results than the eighth. Olympic Men’s Basketball: U.S.A vs China When: Sun, August 10, 2008 9:15 AM ET Line: BetUS.com Pick: U.S.A -105 Point-Spreads.com Olympic Men’s Basketball Prediction – U.S.A -105 The Bottom Line: The U.S.A will have to show their dominance right off the bat with a huge win over China. A win by nothing less than 20pts will not do. Get your Olympic Men’s Basketball Prediction in now at BetUS.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!                        |
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