Basketball at Tokyo Olympics: Canada vs Spain Predictions, Previews and Line ups – 1 August, 2021


Basketball at Tokyo Olympics: Canada vs Spain Predictions, Previews and Line ups – 1 August, 2021

Canada Basketball Team

Watch Canada vs Spain predictions here. Canada and Spain face off on Saturday night in a women’s basketball Olympic showdown. Both the team are currently with a 1-1 record overall while Spain has won each of their games. Canada opened up their Olympic games with a victory over South Korea 74-53 but in the last game against Serbia, they couldn’t get the job done.

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Canada vs Spain Predictions
Canada Basketball Team

In the first game of their Olympic games, Spain won 85-70 over Serbia and in the last game against South Korea, Spain was able to win 73-69. Spain have been a great squad till now. Their 1-1 in the series came from their lack of defense. After basic improvements in their game then they can easily win against Canada.

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Canada vs Spain Predictions
Spain Basketball Team

Canada was competitive, but they lost by four points. Going into the 4th quarter, Canada was tied, but they were outscored by four in the last quarter. Kia Nurse has been the start for Canada and in the last game she put up 16 points, six rebounds, and four assists. One issue for Canada has been their production off the bench, and they need to have a more balanced attack. Players outside of Nurse are going to need to be a whole lot better.

The best player for Spain was Astou Ndour who played 28 minutes and he finished with 28 points and ten rebounds. Laura Gil also was a key player finishing with 38 minutes and 16 points. In this game for Spain, it’s all going to be about the offense running up the score and making life tough on Canada to keep it close. If Spain can run up the score, they are going to have no issue getting the job done in this game. 

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Canada vs Spain Line Ups and Starting 5s

Canada vs Spain Predictions
Canada Basketball Team

The Canadian squad will start with Kayla Alexander, Kia Nurse, Kim Gaucher, Natalie Achonwa and Aaliyah Edwards. Their bench strength would be Bridget Carleton, Miranda Ayim, Shay Colley, Nirra Fields, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Laeticia Amihere.

Spain starting 5 will be Maria Conde, Astou Ndour, Laura Gil, Matie Cazrola and Raquel Carrera. Their rotations will be Silvia Dominguez, Cristina Ouvina, Alba Torrens, Leonor Rodriguez, Laia Palau and Tamara Abalde.

Canada vs Spain Predictions

Canada vs Spain Predictions
Spain Basketball Team

Spain is going to push the pace in this game, but don’t expect them to play a whole lot of defense in this game. Spain’s pushing of the pace to lead to plenty of scoring, and this game is going to go over the total. Canada are a total balanced squad and have a little edge over the Spanish national team. Watch the Canada vs Spain predictions before their game.

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