EuroBasket. Group Stage. Group B. Round 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Germany
Lanxess Arena (Cologne)
03.09.2022. 15:30 (UTC+3).
The German team made a pleasant surprise in the first round, but Bosnia also had an excellent match, defeating the French in a friendly before that. So it is not necessary to write off the team with Nurkic in the squad. And so we will keep a close eye on the encounter.
Team Bosnia and Herzegovina
No one considered Bosnia and Herzegovina as a serious contender to fight in the deadly group before the tournament. But the arrival of Nurkic and a simply stunning friendly against France, with two overtimes, allowed the Bosnians to win. It seems to have given the team a lot of confidence.
The first match in the group showed that Adis Bećiragić's team is very strong, but has more than one Nurkic in its roster. Halilovic - 16 points, Roberson - 18 points, Musa - 19 points, Nurkic - 19 points. Of course, the Hungarians are no indicator yet, but Bosnia and Herzegovina's play itself and the well-coordinated work on both sides of the court suggest that the most unpredictable group has a fifth contender out of the group. After all, the Bosnians are one win away from qualifying out of the group.
Team Germany
According to many analysts, the tournament hosts gave a warm welcome to one of the main favorites of this EuroBasket group in the first game of their group and won. When the roster was announced, it was clear that the team was one of the biggest out there, with Dirk Nowitzki dominating the scoring from distance.
There has been a lot of talk about the fact that Schröder needs to get rid of the desire to decide everything himself and play for the team, and it seems that Dennis heard that message. In a friendly game against Slovenia right before the start of the EuroBasket, Schröder failed the first half in his usual manner, and in the second half he began to play pure number one, and immediately the game got better. As a result, the victory over the reigning European champions.
In the first match of the tournament, which had already started, Theis, Voigtmann, Thiemann and Franz Wagner showed that it was very difficult to oppose them in the paint. The German team was better than the opponent in every aspect of the game. So not only the home court, but also an excellent, well-balanced roster where everyone does their part, may be the main revelation of this EuroBasket.
Expert Betting Tips
One of the most exciting encounters of the day. The home team has great ability to play against the top contenders, while also being able to put pressure through the paint with excellent 4th and 5th ranked shooters and without forgetting Obst, Weiler-Babb, and Maodo Lo. And as mentioned above, Schröder is very, very useful when he plays for the team. Admittedly, Bosnia has their own answers to all of this: Nurkic, when playing one-on-one now can cope with almost anyone, the same guy knows how to pass to the partners, to all mentioned already and the fact that the Bosnians at least have a couple of three guys who can score 18-19 points even without Nurkic. Though, this game will clearly see more resistance than the one against the Hungarians. To sum up, Germany is the favorite to win, but the huge difference will probably not be the reason why we offer our bets:
- H1 (+11.5) for 1.80;
- W2+TU (163.5) for 2.12;
- W2 by 6-10 Points for 4.75.
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