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United States vs New Zealand Preview & Picks – USA To Cover In FIBA World Cup Opener
- United States vs New Zealand picks for Saturday, August 26
- FIBA World Cup game tips off at 08:40 ET at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila
- Preview, stats & head-to-head
- United States vs New Zealand Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- United States Form
- New Zealand Form
United States vs New Zealand Preview & Picks
United States vs New Zealand Preview & Picks
The United States are tipped to cover a large spread as they open with a win.
A highly-successful coach and a loaded roster of NBA stars is likely to be too much for New Zealand.
- United States are on a 5-game win streak
- New Zealand are 1-4 in their last 5 games
- New Zealand failed to cover in a 31-point loss to Canada this month
- The last 2 meetings produced under 185.5 total points
Head To Head
- The United States lead the series 2-0 since 2002
- The United States won 98-71 when the teams last met in September 2014
United States Form
The United States come into the FIBA World Cup on a good run of form, having won five straight games.
The Americans started 2023 with an 83-76 defeat to Brazil in World Cup qualifying, but that loss did not prevent them from advancing to this tournament.
They bounced back from that loss in their opening warm-up game, blowing out Puerto Rico in a 117-74 victory.
The United States then followed that up with a 92-62 victory over Slovenia and a 98-88 success against Spain.
Steve Kerr’s team then took their win streak to five games as they downed Greece 108-86 and then beat Germany 99-91.
New Zealand Form
New Zealand go into their opening World Cup game on a three-game losing skid and having lost four of the seven games they have played in 2023.
They started the year with back-to-back wins, beating Saudi Arabia 110-63 and Lebanon 106-91 to secure their place in the tournament.
The Tall Blacks failed to win their opening warm-up game earlier this month though, suffering a 79-72 defeat to Japan.
New Zealand avenged that loss quickly with a 94-75 win over the Japanese two days later, but they have not won since.
They suffered a heavy 107-76 defeat to Canada, before losing 69-68 to China and 88-81 to Italy.
Verdict
The United States are odds-on favourites to win it all and are many levels above New Zealand.
This is set to be straightforward outing for Steve Kerr’s team, with a win and cover the likely outcome.
This is set to be straightforward outing for Steve Kerr’s team, with a win and cover the likely outcome.
USA -36.5
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@-111.11 - 4 Units
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