Finland vs Croatia Prediction: Finns are underestimated

Finland will play Croatia in another game of the EuroBasket round of 16. Who will be stronger and reach the quarterfinals? Let's pick a few bets at once.

The Finnish team won three out of five matches at the initial stage of EuroBasket. They could have won more, but in their first game they failed to defeat Israel in overtime, 87-89 (79-79). Finland suffered another loss against Serbia, 70-100. The Finns defeated Poland (89-59), Czech Republic (98-88), and Netherlands (88-67).

All in all, Lassi Tuovi's team showed a high level of basketball in the group, especially on offense. 86.4 points per game - only Serbia scored more in Group D.

Finland's quality performance in the group stage is largely a surprise. The same as Croatia's poor start to EuroBasket play was a surprise. The Croatians lost to Greece (85-89) and Italy (76-81), crushed Great Britain (86-65), and only with great difficulty dealt with Estonia (73-70) and Ukraine (90-85). Damir Mulaomerovic's team made it to the playoffs from third place, and, of course, in a much less confident fashion than might have been expected.

Finland has two wins in a row against Croatia.

In the upcoming game bookmakers single out Croatia as a favorite. But Finland looks stronger than Croatia in this tournament. The last two head-to-head encounters with Croatia, which ended in a victory for Finland, speak in favor of the Finns. Let's take advantage and bet on Finland.

Prediction: Finland will win.

Betting options:

• H1 (+5.5) for 1.655;
• W1 for 2.544;
• W1 by 1-5 Points for 5.25.

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