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August 2 2024, 16:26 · Alex Sarwar

China vs Puerto Rico Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Women’s Basketball | Group Stage

China vs Puerto Rico Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Women’s Basketball | Group Stage

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With both China and Puerto Rico on two points in Group A, whoever comes out on top in this final round of fixtures should manage to qualify for the quarter-finals whether that be in second-place or as one of the best third-placed nations.

START DATE/TIME: Saturday 3rd August, 2024, UK – 10:00am / US ET – 5:00am / US PT – 2:00am

HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS ON TV: UK – BBC is the main broadcaster while some event will be televised on Eurosport / US – NBC is the main broadcaster while some events will be shown on NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo

HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS ONLINE: UK – BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website & Eurosport Player / US – Events can be streamed on the relevant streaming platforms of NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo

CHINA VS PUERTO RICO PREDICTION

The stakes are extremely high here as the China and Puerto Rico players face arguably the biggest match of their respective careers when taking into account the stakes involved. From a numbers point of view, China are the better team from an attacking standpoint, whilst Puerto Rico are significantly strong defensively, conceding exactly 50 points less than China across two group games so far.

Across a full game of Basketball, so often it’s the all-round defence that decides the outcome of a contest, even though individual offensive players can always shift momentum. But the superior defensive nature of Puerto is hard to ignore and backing them to beat China is worth serious consideration.

CHINA VS PUERTO RICO TIP: PUERTO RICO TO WIN