Finland will face Croatia in the EuroBasket 2022 on Week 5.
Tournament – EuroBasket 2022;
Date – 11.09.2022;
Kick-Off – 13:45 UK;
Venue – Berlin Arena;
City – Berlin, Germany.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Croatia – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 157 – 1.56.
The Croats must win this match. They have a much better selection of players than Finland. Mulaomervic’s charges have potential. After all, they beat Ukraine in their last game. It’s quite possible that the Finns won’t be able to stop the favourite.
Both teams have been quite productive. In the group stage, Finland averaged 86.4 points per game. Croatia’s average is 82. The encounter is likely to be a high-scoring one.
Only in their last matches did Finland manage to secure a play-off berth. Finland’s first matches in the tournament were not successful. In the first round, for example, they lost to Israel (87-89) and three days later to Serbia (70-100).
The situation was remedied by a successful performance by Lauri Markkanen. Against the Czech Republic, the Utah Jazz forward scored 34 points. Thanks to him, they won with a score of 98-88. In their last game, Finland defeated the Netherlands (88-67).
In the last game against the Netherlands, Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Finland’s games at the tournament have an average points score of 167.
Croatia finished third in Group C. Despite their star-studded squad, Mulaomierovic’s side missed out on Greece and Ukraine. They lost to Greece (85-89). Ukraine managed to beat them with a score of 90-85.
All of the Croatian play is built around players from the NBA – Bojan Bogdanovic, Mario Hezonja, Dario Šarić and Ivica Zubac. Too often, though, those players pull the blanket too heavily. This prevents Croatia from showing a good game.
In the last game against Ukraine, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Croatia is averaging 17 assists per game in this tournament.
Finland has scored more than 79 points in 4 of their last 5 games. We offer to bet on “Finland Points – Over 79.5” with odds of 2.00.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Finland: Edon Maxhuni – Sasu Salin, Shawn Huff – Mikael Jantunen, Lauri Markkanen.
Croatia: Jaleen Smith – Mario Hezonja, Dario Šarić – Bojan Bogdanović, Karlo Matković.
Where will this fixture be played?
The fixture will be played at Berlin Arena (14.500) in Berlin, Germany.
When will the game take place?
This starting whistle will sound on the 11th of September, 2022, at 13:45 UK Time.
How can I watch this match?
You can watch this match on Melbet/Helabet Live Stream.