<p>Here comes the Boom(ers)! The Australian basketball team get their 2024 Olympics campaign underway on Saturday, July 27, against Spain at Lille’s Pierre Mauroy Stadium.</p> <p>The Boomers opening match of Group A at the 2024 Olympics is set to reignite what is becoming a storied rivalry with Spain.</p> <p>Our Aussies have more than one score to settle, after a one-point loss in the Rio 2016 bronze medal game and a double-overtime loss at the 2019 World Cup semifinals at the hands of Saturday’s opponents.&nbsp;</p> <p>With some new exciting faces in their squad, as well as a number of returning familiar faces, can the Boomers finally get one over their Spanish rivals? Let’s find out!</p> <p>For the latest Aussie team news, odds, betting tips and more, check out our Australia vs Spain Men’s Olympics tips and predictions below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Boomers Predicted Team</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Before the action unfolds on Saturday night, fans Down Under will be speculating hard as to who will take to the court for the Aussies. Unfortunately, a lot of the news leading up to this game is who won’t be participating for our boys.&nbsp;</p> <p>Livewire Dante Exum is in doubt for not just this game but the whole tournament after the Mavericks forward dislocated his finger against France in a recent Olympic warm up game.</p> <p>His energy off the bench in recent tournaments has been key to a lot of the Boomers’ success and the Green and Gold faithful will be hoping he can recover in time to take some part in Paris.</p> <p>The shock omission of Matisse Thybulle is still mystifying to most, but it’s too late to change now.&nbsp;</p> <p>On the brighter side, there are still plenty of positives in terms of the Aussie team which is headlined by boom youngster Josh Giddey and fan favourite and Australian basketball’s resident GOAT Patty Mills, who is gearing up for his fifth Olympic Games.</p> <p>Here’s how we predicted the Boomers starting side will lineup against Spain on July 27.</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 Spain Betting Tips &amp; Predictions</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Head-to-Head (H2H)</h3> <p>Going into this game Australia find themselves as the favourites in the H2H market and rightfully so.</p> <p>They’ve looked very good in their Olympic warm up games, narrowly going down to a stacked USA side, before being on the right side of a thriller against a very competent French team.&nbsp;</p> <p>Yes, Spain are technically ranked the number two in the world, but this isn’t the same quality of team as years gone by.</p> <p>The Boomers will need to find some scoring outside of Mills, but there is enough NBA quality in the side to ensure the scoreboard keeps ticking over.</p> <p>It will also be interesting how head coach Brian Goorjian handles both Mills and Giddey’s minutes, but we’re confident he can get the balance right and guide his team to victory in their Group A opener.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/spain-v-australia-8417888">Australia H2H.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Most Points</h3> <p>Watch out world, Patty Thrills has his shot back! The veteran brushed off questions about his place in the Boomers’ starting team as he starred with a game-high 24 points in Australia’s one-point win over France in their final warm up game for the 2024 Olympics.</p> <p>We’re tipping the veteran to start what is sure to be his final Olympics with a bang and keep this form going.</p> <p>No doubt he’ll be eager to put on a show as he always does and his uncanny ability to drain three-pointers could very well see him top the scoring metric if Australia win here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/spain-v-australia-8417888">Patty Mills most points.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Most Assists</h3> <p>Yes, we’ve got our Green and Gold glasses on when it comes to these predictions, but it’s hard to argue with us here.</p> <p>Josh Giddey’s record when it comes to assists in the NBA speaks for itself. The newly minted Chicago Bull is known as one of the best inbound passers in the league and averaged approximately five assists per game across his three seasons at the Thunder.</p> <p>He is the smart pick here for most assists in this match between Australia and Spain.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/spain-v-australia-8417888">Josh Giddey most assists.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Total Points – Over/Under</h3> <p>The total points for the Over/Under market is set at 167.5 for this clash. If we look back at historical Australia vs Spain clashes, we can see two out of the last three results have exceeded that total.</p> <p>When in doubt, combine everyone’s two least favourite subjects at school – history and math. There will be points here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/spain-v-australia-8417888">Over total match points (+167.5)</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Australia vs Spain Match Details</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Date: </strong>Saturday, July 27, 2024.</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille.</p> <p><strong>Start time: </strong>7:00pm AEST.</p> <p><strong>Where to watch:</strong> Nine Network or Stan Sport.</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>