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USA Basketball vs Serbia: Time, TV channel, streaming, prediction for Olympic semifinals

justin martinez and joel lorenzi, the oklahoman
·3 min read

The United States men's basketball team will face Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympic semifinals on Thursday.

Team USA advanced past the quarterfinals with a 122-87 win over Brazil on Tuesday. Serbia advanced with a 95-90 win over Australia in overtime on Tuesday.

Here's what you need to know:

Quarterfinals: Germany-Greece | Australia-Serbia | Canada-France | United States-Brazil

Semifinals: Germany-France | USA-Serbia

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What time is Team USA vs Serbia in 2024 Paris Olympic semifinals?

  • Date: Thursday, Aug. 8

  • Time: 2 p.m. CT

  • Where: Bercy Arena in Paris, France

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How to watch, stream Team USA vs Serbia in 2024 Paris Olympic semifinals

  • TV: USA Network

  • Streaming: Fubo (free trial), Peacock and NBCOlympics.com

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Team USA basketball roster

Team Serbia basketball roster

  • Aleksa Avramovic, G (KK Partizan)

  • Bogdan Bogdanovic, G (Atlanta Hawks)

  • Dejan Davidovac, F (KK Crvena Zvezda)

  • Ognjen Dobric, F (KK Crvena Zvezda)

  • Marko Guduric, G (Fenerbahce)

  • Nikola Jokic, C (Denver Nuggets)

  • Nikola Jovic, F (Miami Heat)

  • Vanja Marinkovic, G (KK Partizan)

  • Vasilije Micic, G (Charlotte Hornets)

  • Nikola Milutinov, C (Olympiacos)

  • Filip Petrusev, F (Olympiacos)

  • Uros Plavsic, C (KK Crvena Zvezda)

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USA vs Serbia prediction in 2024 Paris Olympic semifinals

Justin Martinez, staff writer

Nikola Jokic is the best player in the world, and he's good enough alone to give Serbia a fighting chance in this one. But no team is more equipped to make life difficult for Jokic than the United States, which boasts defensive-minded bigs such as Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo.

And while Jokic will get some scoring help from Bogdan Bogdanovic and Vasilije Micic, it won't be enough to keep up with a United States offense that's averaging 109.8 points per game.

Team USA earned a 110-84 win over Serbia in group play. I'm picking the United States to win this matchup again and advance to the final round, where it'll compete for its fifth straight Olympic gold medal.

Prediction: United States 107, Serbia 93

Joel Lorenzi, staff writer

With Jokic leading one of the field's most high-powered offenses, I think it'll look competitive for a while. Serbia's 89 points would be as much as anyone has dropped against the United States.

But in the end, it'll look the same — a deficit probably not even worth mentioning by now. The United States, the most ruthless team in the field, has hardly lifted a finger while keeping every opponent below 87 points. On the other end, it hasn't scored less than 103 points, and steamrolled Brazil en route to scoring 122 points on Tuesday.

Serbia and Jokic should see an honorable defeat.

Prediction: United States 109, Serbia 89

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USA vs Serbia betting odds for 2024 Paris Olympic semifinals

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Wednesday, Aug. 7

  • Spread: USA (-16.5)

  • Over/under: 186.5

  • Moneyline: USA -2500 | Serbia +1000

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