Finland vs Netherlands Prediction: Finns to provide 5th loss for the Dutch

Finland has secured a playoff spot at the European Championship, but they still could improve their seeding in the final round. Will the Finns manage to beat the Netherlands? Let's pick a few bets at once.

Lassi Tuovi's team won 2 matches out of 4, thus securing their way into the playoffs. First, the Finns lost in overtime to the Israeli team, 87-89 (79-79). Then they defeated Poland (89-59) and lost to Serbia (70-100). The decisive meeting for Finland in Week 4 was against the Czech Republic, 98-88. So far Finland is fourth in Group D, but in case of victory over the Netherlands they have a chance to go even higher.

The Dutch team, as expected, could not compete with their rivals in the group and is in last place with 4 defeats in 4 games ahead of the last round. The Netherlands lost to Serbia (76-100), Israel (67-74), Czech Republic (80-88) and Poland (69-75). The Netherlands team confirmed their status as the main underdog in this EuroBasket.

Finland has already made the playoffs, but they'd like to fight for the higher position in their group in the final stretch in order to avoid facing the big powers in the last eight. The Netherlands have deservedly lost all their matches and are unlikely to win the last game of the championship as well.

Prediction: Finland will win.

Betting options:

• W1+TO (154.5) for 1.70;
• H1 (-14.5) for 1.87;
• 1st Half H1 (-9.5) for 2.25.

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