This is going to be my largest bet of the tournament. Way too many points for France to be laying. The Czechs struggled in their opener against China as a 7.5 point favorite losing out right. There are no excuses they just had an off shooting night. They lost by 4 in their following game against a very good Turkish team. They finished 2-3 overall including a decent performance against the Americans. They are an excellent transition team with a top notch fast break squad. An excellent rebounding team as well winning the boards in 4 out of the 5 games. They came into this tournament as the 4th ranked team in the world compared to France who were ranked 7th according to FIBA. All the girls for the CZECH REPUBLIC play within the country and 5 girls play on the same club USK PRAGUE.
France posses a solid defensive team and are often involved in scrappy low scoring games. Three out of the five French wins have been within 4 points, with both teams playing their 6th game in 12 days and this being a knockout game , points are a premium. I THINK THE CZECHS HAVE AS GOOD A CHANCE AS ANY ON WINNING THIS GAME STRAIGHT UP.







