In Summer Olympics Men’s Basketball action Tuesday, Nigeria and Germany play in a 9 p.m. ET tip-off at Saitama Super Arena. Below, we preview the Nigeria vs. Germany odds and lines, and make our best Summer Olympics bets, picks and predictions.
Nigeria, which pulled off a 90-87 upset of Team USA in an exhibition game leading up to these Olympics, suffered an 84-67 loss against Australia in its Group B opener. Obi Emegano was the bright spot with 12 points in the loss.
Germany suffered a 92-82 loss in its opener against Italy. College basketball and NBA fans in America will easily recognize Germany’s two best players, PG Isaac Bonga of the Washington Wizards, and former University of Michigan standout C Moritz Wagner. Those two combined for 25 points against Italy.
Nigeria vs. Germany: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Nigeria -185 (bet $185 to win $100) | Germany +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread/ATS: Nigeria -4.5 (-110) | Germany +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 164.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Nigeria vs. Germany: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nigeria 84, Germany 77
Money line (ML)
Nigeria (-185) is a little on the expensive side, and I’d rather play the spread for a better value for a win by at least 5 points.
Germany could have easily won against Italy and could easily spring the mild upset here, too.
PASS.
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Against the spread (ATS)
NIGERIA -4.5 (-110) is a much better value laying the points against a German side that easily could have topped Italy but had a disastrous fourth quarter to turn a win into a 10-point loss.
Germany was sloppy in its opening game, turning it over 14 times, and it cannot do that against a Nigerian side which is much more talented than the Italians.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 164.5 (+100) is the lean, ever so slightly. Germany has two legitimate scoring threats in Bonga and Moritz, and then the drop-off is rather precipitous.
Nigeria has several options like Precious Achiuwa, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Okogie and Ekpe Udoh, who could give the Germans fits defensively.
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