Team USA vs Brazil Preview and Prediction for 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball

Team USA vs Brazil is the final men's basketball quarter-final on Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. One team will continue their quest for the gold, while the other will attempt to pull off a major upset.

Despite losing two of their three Group Phase games, Brazil has hung on to advance to the knockout round. As for the United States, they've continued to look like the heavy favorites and be the last team standing.

Team USA vs Brazil Odds, Preview and Prediction for 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball

Team USA and Brazil are scheduled to tip off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on August 6th. As expected, the United States are the heavy betting favorite. Here's the full breakdown of the odds for this quarter-final matchup.

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Spread: Team USA -26.5 (-106) vs Brazil +26.5 (-114)

Moneyline: Team USA (-50,000) vs Brazil (+3500)

Over/Under: Over 185.5 (-114) vs Under 185.5 (-106)

Team USA vs Brazil preview

Team USA enters Tuesday's matchup riding high off three blowout victories in the Group Phase stage. Led by some of the NBA's most talented stars, no team has been able to match their firepower.

In their opening matchup, the United States took down Nikola Jokic and Serbia 110-84. They followed that up by securing double-digit wins over South Sudan (103-86) and Puerto Rico (104-83).

As for Brazil, their lone win came in their last matchup with Japan. Before that, they suffered back-to-back losses to France and Germany to open the Summer Games.

Team USA vs Brazil predicted starting lineups

Seeing that Team USA has made numerous changes to their starting lineup, there's no telling what unit Steve Kerr will roll out. Meanwhile, Brazil should be expected to stick with their starting unit.

Here's how the starting fives for each team could shape up on Tuesday.

United States

PG: Steph Curry - SG: Devin Booker - SF: Jayson Tatum - PF: LeBron James - C: Joel Embiid

Brazil

PG: Marcelinho Huertas - SG: Gui Santos - SF: Georginho De Paulua - PF: Leo Meindl - C: Bruno Caboclo

Team USA vs Brazil prediciton

Looking at these two teams, it's clear who should come out on top. Brazil doesn't have nearly enough weapons to try and keep pace with the United States.

Unless Team USA has a massively underwhelming offensive performance, it should easily advance to the semifinal.

About the author

Kevin McCormick is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with over four years of experience in journalism and a bachelor's degree in Sports Management Marketing from Holy Family University.

Kevin has worked with various notable outlets throughout his career, including 97.3 ESPN, ClutchPoints, Heavy Sports, and Sports Illustrated/FanNation, before joining Sportskeeda in March 2022.

Specializing in NBA and WNBA coverage, Kevin's passion for basketball stems from his hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Among his favorite players are Kevin Durant, Chet Holmgren, and Steph Curry, while his all-time favorites include Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

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