<p>Two games so far. One win, one loss. It all comes down to this. After beating Spain and falling short against an impressive Canadian outfit, the Boomers find themselves on the brink of qualification for the knockout stages of the 2024 Olympic Basketball.</p> <p>They enter this game as favourites and should be confident of progressing seeing as Greece are yet to win a game at these Olympics.</p> <p>There really is only one thing standing in the Boomers way and that is NBA megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p> <p>The Greek Freak has been doing everything in his power to carry his nation through the group of death.</p> <p>He single handedly kept them in the game against Spain, posting Zues like numbers, which included 27 points and a game-tying slam with less than five minutes remaining.</p> <p>Ultimately it wasn’t to be for Greece against Spain, but all that’s done is make this game against Australia a must win for them.</p> <p>While this contest is billed as Australia vs Greece it really is just Australia vs Giannis. How the Boomers deal with the Bucks power forward will determine the result of this one.</p> <p>Can they contain the two-time NBA MVP and secure passage to the next round? Or is a Blue and White upset on the cards?</p> <p>For the latest Aussie team news, odds, betting tips and more, check out our Australia vs Greece Men’s Olympics tips and predictions below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Boomers Predicted Team</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>So far across Australia’s first two games at the 2024 Olympics, head coach Brian Goorjian has wheeled out the same starting side.</p> <p>After everyone made it through the Canda defeat unscathed, we expect him to do the same again here against Greece.</p> <p>We don’t anticipate a drastic shakeup in terms of personnel to defend Giannis, just in tactics.</p> <p>No doubt the Boomers will look to hunt in packs and deploy a defensive duo strategy to try and contain Greece’s main man.</p> <p>You know who would make a good option for that defensive duo? Matisse Thybulle. Yes, this again. We still aren’t over it. It’s situations like this where someone with his defensive prowess is a must have.</p> <p>The only major piece of team news is that you can probably expect to see more minutes for Dante Exum from the bench after the 29-year-old made his return from injury with 15 points against Canada last time out.</p> <p><strong>Australia predicted team:</strong> <em>PG – Patty Mills, SG – Josh Giddey, SF – Dyson Daniels, PF – Nick Kay, C – Jock Landale.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Australia vs Greece Predictions &amp; Betting Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Head-to-Head (H2H)</h3> <p>The Boomers are decent favourites in the H2H market here but are far from a sure thing.</p> <p>There’s no doubt they’ll be punished all the way here by Greece and any side with Giannis Antetokounmpo in their ranks can never be written off.</p> <p>How the Boomers defend Greece’s main man will go a long way to deciding the result.</p> <p>While all the talk has been about defence, it’s important to remember Australia are packing offensive weapons of their own with Mills and Giddey as well as Exum from the pine.</p> <p>Seeing as Spain were too strong from Greece and Australia in turn were too strong for Spain, we expect the Boomers to get the chocolates here and move on to the knockout stages.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/greece-v-australia-8417880">Australia by 6 points.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Most Points</h3> <p>Yeah, there’s no prizes for guessing our prediction here. Scoring points is simply what Giannis does best, and unless Patty has his eye in from three-point land, Giannis should top this metric.</p> <p>If you’re looking for value, Vasilis Toliopoulos knocked down a number of impressive three-pointers last time out against Spain and if he catches fire early, presents an intriguing underdog in this market.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/greece-v-australia-8417880">Giannis Antetokounmpo most points.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Most Assists</h3> <p>After topping this metric against Canada despite coming up against the creative might of the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray, we’re backing our own Josh Giddey to make it three from three in this market at the 2024 Olympics.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/greece-v-australia-8417880">Josh Giddey most assists.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Australia vs Greece Match Details</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday, August 2, 2024.</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Pierre Mauroy Stadium.</p> <p><strong>Start time:</strong> 9:30pm AEST</p> <p><strong>Where to watch:</strong> Nine Network or Stan Sport.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Sportsbet is not a sponsor of, and does not have any association with, the Australian Olympic Committee, the Olympic Games or the Australian Olympic Team and is not a sponsor of the Olympic Games.</em></p>