Theoretically, in my humble opinion this game should be easy to cap. The Russians are the most efficient team from beyond the arc - they throw bombs and Boooooooom the bombs sink! USA should score every time the girls go to the basket, as they've done in their past 6 matches, at will, scoring nearly a hundred every time! Thereupon, from that stand point, you'd think the OVER was a "lock".
However, it's easy to make bombs go Boooooooom when you play Mali, Spain or Brazil. Team USA is a whole different kettle of fish, and the ball becomes slightly too big for that "tiny" little hoop! When you're playing against the team lead by Lisa Leslie, threes don't seem to drop as easily as they do during the warm up session!!!
We know the Americans will score, but can one woman Russian team push this over the total?? I highly doubt! Watch for Russia trying to force their shots from beyond the 3 pt arc, again and again, but they'll turn to bricks most of the time. One last thing, I know Russia leads the pack in 3 pointers but they're committing turn overs as though they're going out of fashion! Two plays for me here
Pick: UNDER 156.5 2 Unit play
USA -24.5 1 Unit play
Enjoy the game and Good luck everyone
AUSSIE