<p>It all comes down to this. The road to Olympic gold in the men’s basketball has reached its final fork.</p> <p>Down one road is the might of America. After assembling one of the most stacked sides in Olympics history, they have done as predicted and swept all before them to take their place in the final.</p> <p>Down the road less travelled are the plucky French. Led by a rookie who hasn’t got the people of France this excited since Napoleon at Waterloo.</p> <p>Can underdogs France and their once in a generation talent Victor Wembanyama pull off an ambush worthy of Napoleon? Or will the pre-tournament script be seen through, with the USA taking their rightful place on top of the podium?</p> <p>So many questions, how about some answers? For the odds, betting tips and more, check out our USA vs France Men’s Olympics Basketball tips and predictions below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>USA vs France Predictions and Betting Tips</h2> <h3>Head-to-Head (H2H)</h3> <p>Heading into this game a lot of the noise is going to be around one particular individual battle - LeBron James vs Victor Wembanyama.</p> <p>It wouldn’t be the Olympics without the passing of a torch, and this could very well be that moment, if Wemby upstages who many consider to be the greatest basketball player of all time.</p> <p>The issue is, despite being 39 years old Lebron has been the best player at this tournament, and we get the sense he is not going to want to let go of the torch just yet.</p> <p>King James isn’t the only veteran who has been tearing it up for America. Both Kevin Durant and Steph Curry are cooking despite being well into their 30s as well and this Olympics is being viewed as a last hoorah for these guys on the international stage. This means they will be beyond desperate to end with gold.</p> <p>The biggest plot point in this USA vs France fixture, however, belongs to one Joel Embiid.</p> <p>The Philly megastar decided to turn out for the USA at these Olympics, despite his French heritage and let’s just say, the locals have not taken too kindly to his decision.</p> <p>He’s been booed at every game so far and no doubt that will go up a notch in the final and light the fuse for a proper gold medal match.</p> <p>Obviously the H2H odds are vastly in America’s favour, but that doesn’t mean France don’t have a shot.</p> <p>They’ll likely need to start Rudy Gobert here to try and contain some of the USA’s big boys from jump, as well as needing their role players to hit some shots when it matters most.</p> <p>Yes, they were underwhelming in the group stages, but have since knocked off medal favourites Canada and Germany back-to-back to make the final.</p> <p>Ultimately though, all resistance does seem futile and while we have no doubt at home the French will push them all the way, the gold medal will be heading the way of the US of A.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/usa-v-france-8464528">USA by 7 points.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Most Points</h3> <p>The Durantula, the Slim Reaper, KD. Whatever moniker you know him by, Kevin Durant has been cooking in Paris.</p> <p>Forget escargot and steak frites, Durant has been serving up nothing but fresh hot buckets. He became the standalone greatest points scorer in US Olympic basketball history in his side's quarterfinal win over Brazil and is well poised to keep that tally ticking over here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/usa-v-france-8464528">Kevin Durant most points.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Most Assists</h3> <p>After racking up a 16-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double, in his sides come-from-behind win against Serbia last start, LeBron James has put his hand up as the leading contender to take out this market.</p> <p>We’ll see what Wemby can do, but King James doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon and those creative juices are well and truly flowing with the rock in hand.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-aus-other/mens-olympics-2024/usa-v-france-8464528">LeBron James most assists.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>USA vs France Match Details</h2> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, August 11, 2024.</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Bercy Arena, Paris, France.</p> <p><strong>Start time:</strong> 5:30am AEST.</p> <p><strong>Where to watch:</strong> Nine Network and 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>