Germany and Serbia have a chance to walk away from the Olympics with a medal as the nations battle for bronze.
The pregame narrative: Serbia pushed Team USA to its limits but lost in the end and now opens as the favourite over Germany in the bronze medal game. The Germans are the best defensive team in the tournament and the under on the game total is my best bet.
Check out our Germany vs. Serbia odds and best bet for the Aug. 10 bronze medal game.
Germany vs. Serbia odds
| Germany vs. Serbia markets | Betting odds |
| Germany moneyline | +110 |
| Serbia moneyline | -134 |
| Germany +2 | -112 |
| Serbia -2 | -112 |
| Over 170.5 points | -112 |
| Under 170.5 points | -112 |
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Best Bet: Under 170.5 points (-112)
Serbia is a good offensive team but I think the size and strong defence of the Germans will prevail here.
Germany has held opponents to 71.4 points per game thus far. That’s well under half the total that would be needed to beat this number.
That includes holding French star Victor Wembanyama to 11 points of 4-of-17 shooting in the semis. The 7-foot-4 big man settled for eight 3-point attempts and made one.
The team is active on the defensive end and plays at a slow pace on offence. That limits opportunities for points for both sides.
For example, Germany scored just 76 points against Greece in the quarterfinals despite shooting a very respectable 47.5% from the field and 31.0% from three.
Serbia scored 90 points against the States but took 71 shots. That’s just under 12 more than Germany’s opponents have averaged through five games against its defence (59.6).
In the end, the Germans will dictate approximately half the possessions in this ball game. If they slow it down to their standard pace, this should be a low-scoring contest.
Key stat: Germany’s games have had an average of 139.8 points scored.
Pick as of 2:30 p.m. ET on 08/09/2024.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.