Australia vs Spain Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Men’s Basketball | Group Stage

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Plenty of names familiar to NBA fans will line up for Australia in their 5x5 opener against Spain, who are led by captain and 3x EuroLeague champion Rudy Fernandez in what will be his final tournament before retiring.

START DATE/TIME: Saturday 27th July, 2024, UK – 10:00am / US ET – 5:00am / US PT – 2:00am

HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS ON TV: UK – BBC is the main broadcaster while some event will be televised on Eurosport / US – NBC is the main broadcaster while some events will be shown on NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo

HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS ONLINE: UK – BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website & Eurosport Player / US – Events can be streamed on the relevant streaming platforms of NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo

AUSTRALIA VS SPAIN PREDICTION

Plenty of expectation lies upon Australia when considering the number of NBA players on their roster. Not to mention an excellent coach in Brian Goorjian who will no doubt pull the squad together and create a free-flowing, exciting side. Spain are dangerous opposition and the presence of Rudy Fernandez on the team will galvanise them, but a mixture of youthful players and those coming to the end of their careers sees question marks regarding their ability to get through a tough group on paper.

Defensively, Australia look significantly stronger than Spain and should restrict their opponents to a fairly limited score whilst their shooting is likely to ensure Spain remains on the back foot. Therefore, back Australia to get off to a winning start in this tournament.

AUSTRALIA VS SPAIN TIP: AUSTRALIA TO WIN