These Japan vs. France predictions expect the host nation to take care of business with help from Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama should be a beast on the glass for France against a Japanese interior that lacks size and strength. Wemby will be a focal point as the host nation should cruise to another easy victory in the early days of the Olympics tournament.The Japanese men’s national team laid an egg in its first game at this year’s Olympic Games, falling 97-77 to a seasoned German squad over the weekend.
On the flip side of that coin, we have a stacked France side that faced a decently talented Brazil squad, playing an incredibly tight first half before suffocating the Brazilians in the third quarter en route to an impressive opening win. With that said, Brazil is an excellent team on the glass, ranking third in last year’s FIBA World Cup in rebounds per game and pulling down 32 against France to match its opponents. That also happened without much from Bruno Caboclo, who was in big-time foul trouble for most of the game.
The marksman played a hefty 34 minutes in the win over Brazil, matching Wembanyama with a team-high 13 field-goal attempts and leading the team with nine shots from deep. He would convert on three of these treys, and that follows a run he had with France at the FIBA World Cup where he took 4.7 threes per game — his highest average since 2014 for the French international side.
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