BETTING TIPS (XXV) INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES: AUSTRALIA WOMEN - BRAZIL WOMEN & FRANCE - BRAZIL

Australia - Brazil. Under 151.5 points (1.97) Pinnacle. Stake 3
Australia - Brazil. Australia -17 (1.95) Pinnacle. Stake 2

Australia and Brazil will clash this afternoon in Villeneuve D´Ascq (France) in a friendly tournament before the Olympics. The Jayco Opals trashed China yesterday (84-53) showing a great deffensive performance. 

Brazil, on the other hand, lost against France (67-57). That poor offensive performance should be changed but it will quite difficult as Brazilian Basketball Federation has confirmed that wing Iziane Castro Marques has been cut from the team for actions off the court.

Castro Marques was cut for taking her boyfriend to sleep in her hotel room for a couple of nights. She apologized for that to the team and management and asked to be take back on the squad. There was no indication the decision will be overturned.

Decision to cut her was made by the manager Hortencia and the coaching staff.

Brazil will continue to play with 11 players, because the only substitutions right now that can be made are for injury reasons.

It’s not the first time Castro Marques has had issues with Brazilian coaching staff – she got in a conflict with coaches during 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament and was left off the NT for Beijing Olympic games.

With this major absence, Brazil offense is really turned down. We have to remind, as well, that the Jayco Opals aren´t playing with SF Penny Taylor, injured in April so I expect a lower scoring line with Australia dominating the paint with Lauren Jackson and Elizabeth Cambage.
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Australia 78-75 Brazil -5 Units


Crappy Deffensive Performance from Australia and both picks lost. The Jayco Opals started as expected (25-9 in 1stQ) but they stop deffending and let Brazilians scoring easy baskets. Lauren Jackson did not play after HT and that was a massive factor for losing both tips as Erika De Souza became unstoppable.

(LIVE BETTING PICKS) France - Brazil. France +5,5 (1,83) Bet365 Stake 5 
(Bet placed at the beginning of the 3rdQ with 41-48 and France´s TO)


(LIVE BETTING PICKS) France - Brazil. France +9,5 (1,83) Bet365 Stake 5 
(Bet placed in the last two minutes of the 3rdQ with 54-65)
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France 78-74 Brazil +8,3 Units


France completed an incredible comeback in the fourth quarter to snatch a 78-74 victory against Brazil in Strasbourg. Lifted up by De Colo & Seraphin in offense & Bokolo stealing some key balls in half-court pressure, the french team managed to defeat Brazil after trailing by eleven points at the end of the third quarter. 


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