Nigeria vs USA Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Women’s Basketball | Quarter-Final

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Nigeria has already caused a number of surprise results across these Olympic Games and to advance through from a tough group is a true testament to their ability, but the USA will be expected to end their journey here.

START DATE/TIME: Wednesday 7th August, 2024, UK – 8:30pm / US ET – 3:30pm / US PT – 12:30pm

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

NIGERIA VS USA PREDICTION

All the pressure is on USA’s shoulders heading into this quarter-final with everybody fully expecting the seven-time back-to-back gold medalists to advance through fairly easily. But underestimating Nigeria would be a huge mistake. They’ve already defeated Australia and Canada and coming into this one with nothing to lose is likely to help their players from a psychological point of view.

When taking into account the players within the USA squad and the fact that most of them have been in this situation before. Not to mention the fact that these USA stars are consistently competing in must-win play-off games in the WNBA. It would be no surprise to see them lock in and find a different gear in the knockout stage, so back them to beat Nigeria strongly.

NIGERIA VS USA TIP: USA TO WIN WITH -27.5 POINT SPREAD