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I don't want to sound like a smartass, but if the bookmakers invested a bit more effort, they'd know why Ivory Coast lost the first round to Capo Verde convincingly. It seems the bookmakers thought that was only a bad day or whatever, judging by the odds they set. But in reality, Ivory Coast came to this competition with their second line-up because their best one are on a strike for not being paid for playing the Afrobasket in 2013. Only Diabate is here, and he can't do everything himself. Zimbabwe lost the first round by 20, just like Ivory Coast, but they matched Algeria well, and didn't deserve to be beaten like that. They fell apart to the opponents' zone, and lost strength by the end. The Ivory Coast can't play that well, their biggest strength (point guard and a bit of the center position) is also where the Zimbabweans are the strongest. Considering all of this, this is an evened out match in the worst case scenario, but I would even suggest that Zimbabwe are the favorite here.