Brazil vs Latvia Prediction: Expect Latvia to win

These heroic teams have never met each other, and suddenly it's actually a playoff game. Whoever wins will be a double hero.

In the game against Canada, Brazil started the game exactly as written - they won the first quarter, but by halftime, they were down by 10 points. Brazil won the remaining two quarters against the Canadians by 14 points.

In this regard, Brazil immediately became the bookmakers' favorite of the upcoming fight. Statistically, they are behind the Latvians in everything except rebounds.

Latvia beat the silver medalists of the last EuroBasket, and then the champions. According to statistics, the team takes as many shots per game as the Brazilians, but they score three more. Latvia's realization of two- and three-pointers is higher, but there is a nuance here. This statistic considers the result of Dairis Bertans, who shot from the perimeter eight times out of 11 and won't play against Brazil.

About Spain - Willy Hernangomez is averaging (as of today) 10 two-point shots and scoring six. Before the game with Latvia, of course, it was even better. So, he scored four of his six against Latvia. As a result, the Spaniards scored 14 two-pointers against Latvia, although before that, they averaged 26 and no less than 22.

We are not ready to exaggerate the strength of the Latvians, but we don't see the Brazilians as favorites in this game, either.