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The difference in quality between the teams in this game is very obvious. Senegal might be the African champions but the Afrobasket last year proved that they are not the best African team. It's just that a lot of things fell into place for them there. They lost to Angola and Nigeria and later got lucky to avoid the same team in the final. They played just three test games against Japan before the Olympics. Coach Gays says that is their main problem. They lost by 65 to the US and by 37 to China in Rio so far. Their defense was virtually non-existent in both matches. Canada are defense-oriented and I expect them to be able to take advantage of all the defensive end problems Senegal have. Canada beat China five times this summer and China trashed Senegal here. Canada also beat Serbia on Monday even though they were 18 points down. But they displayed mental strength and are still in the race for spot two, which will probably be settled in the last round against Spain. Canada beat teams like Australia, France and Serbia this summer. China stood no chance against them and neither will Senegal. The handicap options are quite good but I think that first half under at Senegal is a better option. Granted they hit 38 points in the first half against China but defense and style of China and Canada cannot really be compared. Senegal got limited to 21 points against the Americans and hit 16, 26 and 33 in the three matches against the Japan. The Japanese defense is not at the Canadian level. Canada limited China to under this margin in the first round and allowed them between 28 and 33 points in the 4 tests games. Chinese offense is one level above the Senegalese.