Serbia was able to cool a very strong Australia offense and ride its defense to victory, but the one blemish on its record here in Paris was a brutal 110-84 loss to the Americans in the group stage. Can the United States replicate that offensive outburst after torching Brazil, or will we see the favorites face their first real test?
Let’s get right into the best way to bet on USA vs Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympics semifinals on Thursday, Aug 8.
The United States is certainly riding high into this one, coming off a stunning offensive display in the quarterfinal stage which saw the squad knock down 63.8% of shots from 3-point range and put up 122 points on a fairly solid defense.
The story was the same against Serbia in the group stage, where Team USA hit 56.3% of its looks from outside and suffocated Serbia’s shooters into a 24.3% night, and with the depth this team has showcased there’s little doubt that things will continue against a weak Serbian perimeter defense.
- Serbia was taking on water defensively against Australia, yielding 91 points and 40.9% shooting from outside, and it was only its excellence on the offensive side of the ball which helped it move into the Olympic semifinals.
The Serbians have a ton of talented shooters like Bogdan Bogdanovic, Vasilije Micić and Nikola Jovic but it simply seemed they all had an off-night at the worst time against Team USA last week.
