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Russia started this tournament with a convincing performance against Belgium, they had a 15 point lead by halftime, and later routinely finished the job, even though they had 0/9 three point shots. They relaxed in the final quarter so the win by 9 does not show the real situation. Selector Vasin did not keep any player on the court for longer than 20 minutes, Osipova, Cerepanova and Logunova were not on the record so we can expect them to play today, because they are not injured. We should point out that Russia and Belgium will be in the same group at the upcoming EC so that my be why they slowed down at the end.
This was the first friendly game for Russia this year, Hungary played three, and lost all three, and they had no chance against hosts Italy last night. It was proved once again that they are struggling in defense, they have a short bench and no width in the paint which is where the Russians are the strongest with Vadejeva, Vieru, Vidmer, Osipova, Cerepanova. All the Russian players are playing in top Russian teams (mostly UMMC and Dinamo Kursk), and all players showed up.
Hungary cannot count on their top player, WNBA point guard Vandersloot who is still in the USA, but should join them in june. In comparison to previous national team games, they cannot count on point guard Quigley any more, who carried the team in the past years, and important Vajda and Honti are also out. Hungary lost twice to Slovenia in this preparation period. When Slovenia were complete, Hungary lost by 13, and they lost when Slovenia were weakened the day after that. Last night they were down by 7 at halftime against Italy, they fell apart in the third quarter.
Hungary are clearly out of form, Russia are much better, and I think this will be an easy win for Russia. Handicap on the game and first half handicap are equally good options.