Puerto Rico vs. USA Olympic men's basketball props: Bet on Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis

Check out these Puerto Rico vs. USA props. Photo by Mark J. Terrill/AP.

Avery Perri

August 2, 2024

I'm turning to two of the USA's big men in its Group C finale against Puerto Rico.

The pregame narrative: The Americans are massive 34.5-point favourites and I think Bam Adebayo will get his buckets in a sure-to-be blowout. Anthony Davis is a good bet to clear his blocks prop on the defensive end of the court.

Check out our Puerto Rico vs. USA props for the Olympic men's basketball game on Aug. 3.

Puerto Rico vs. USA props

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Puerto Rico vs. USA props	Odds	Bet now ⬇️
Adebayo over 8.5 points	-118	Add to betslip
Davis over 1.5 blocks	-125	Add to betslip

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Best Bet: Adebayo over 8.5 points (-118)

With a spread this high you can probably make an argument for anyone on USA to clear their point total.

But there are so many cooks in Steve Kerr's kitchen that I want to avoid betting on players like Kevin Durant and LeBron James, whose totals sit at 16.5 and 14.5 points, respectively.

I think Adebayo has a better chance of clearing his modest line.

The Miami Heat centre scored a team-high 18 points coming off the bench against South Soudan in USA's Olympic opener. He didn't do nearly as much against Nikola Jokic and Serbia, putting up just four points on 2-of-6 shooting.

But Puerto Rico is a fairly undersized team.

It only has one player over 6-foot-8 on its roster and gave up double-digit points to all three of Serbia's centres, including Jokic, who played more than five minutes.

Adebayo isn't the tallest player on Team USA but he's one of the most physically imposing big men in the NBA. He led the Heat with 6.7 paint touches per game and scored the 13th-most paint points per game (12.7) in the league.

Key stat: Adebayo averaged 19.3 points per game during the NBA season.

Other picks

Davis over 1.5 blocks (-125): This line might seem juiced up but it's really a great price to get a three-time NBA blocks leader at.

Davis was just named to his fifth NBA All-Defensive team with a first-team selection in 2024.

His 2.3 blocks per game ranked fourth in the league. It also marked the 10th time in 12 seasons where he averaged more than two per game.

I already mentioned how undersized Puerto Rico is. Davis should be rejecting attempts left and right once this game starts.

Picks made at 11:59 a.m. ET on 08/02/2024.

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