Spain vs Lithuania Prediction: Lithuania to win, though it won’t be easy

One of the most interesting pairs in the EuroBasket round of 16 promises to be a confrontation between Spain and Lithuania. Which of these top teams will make it to the quarterfinals? We will select several options for betting at once.

Sergio Scariolo's team made it through the group tournament brilliantly, winning four matches out of five and, accordingly, taking first place in their subgroup. The only defeat Spain suffered was 73-83 against Belgium; while Spain beat such teams as Bulgaria (114-87), Georgia (90-64), Montenegro (82-65), and Turkey (72-69).

At the current tournament, the Spanish team actually has no superstars. But you shouldn't write them off before the playoffs. In the group stage. the Spaniards showed very good teamwork, particularly in terms of defense. 73.6 - that's the average passer rating for the Spaniards at the end of the first part of the tournament. The best figure in their group.

Kazys Maksvytis' team made it to the playoffs from only fourth place in their division. That's not surprising – the Lithuanians lost their first three games against Slovenia (85-92), France (73-77), and Germany in overtime, 107-99 (89-89). But two victories after that disappointing series over Hungary (84-67) and Bosnia (87-70) were enough for Lithuania to clinch a spot in the round of 16 The Baltic team was very close to failure.

At the end of the group stage, it is worth noting the Lithuanian national team's offense. The 87.8 points per game average is worse than those of Slovenia and Germany, but the indicator is still pretty high.

Lithuania is the favorite to win the upcoming game. It is hard to argue with this. But Spain must not be underestimated either. Sergio Scariolo's team showed at the group stage that they can play good defense against any opponent. Against this well-trained and well-managed team, the Lithuanians will have a difficult task. Although there is little doubt that Kazys Maksvytis's team will win. Lithuania got off to a poor start to the tournament, but in their final group matches, they proved to be one of the tournament's main favorites, literally demolishing the Hungarian and Bosnian squads.

Prediction: Lithuania to clinch a victory in not the most high-scoring game.

Betting options:

• W2+TU (166.5) for 2.07;
• TU (156.5) for 1.912;
• W2 By 1-5 Points for 4.50.

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