Italy vs Spain Prediction and Preview - Sept. 2 | EuroBasket 2025 

Italy vs Spain Prediction and Preview - Sept. 2 | EuroBasket 2025
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Italy continues its 2025 EuroBasket campaign on Tuesday against defending champion Spain. Italy has won its last two Group C games, following a 75-66 loss on opening day to Greece. It is coming off a 96-79 win against Bosnia & Herzegovina on Sunday.

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Miami Heat forward Simone Fontecchio recorded 39 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Marco Spissu added 14 points, two rebounds and five assists.

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Spain has also since won its last two games after losing its opener 83-69 to Georgia. It defeated Cyprus 91-47 on Sunday. Willy Hernangomez recorded 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Memphis Grizzlies center Santi Adama added eight points, seven rebounds and two assists.

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Italy vs Spain Preview, Lineups and Prediction

The Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Cyprus will host the showdown, which starts at 9:30 p.m. local time and 2:30 p.m. ET. Courtside 1891 will also stream the game live via a paid subscription.

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Moneyline: ITA (-146) vs. ESP (+114)

Spread: ITA (-2.5) vs ESP (+2.5)

Total: ITA o154.5 (-115) vs. ESP u154.5 (-111)

Editor’s Note: The odds could change closer to the game.


Game Preview

Italy holds a 2-1 record in Group C and will look to build on back-to-back wins to advance to the next round. Its most recent victory came against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Fontecchio exploding for a EuroBasket single-game record of 39 points.

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Spain finds itself in a similar position to Italy. With an identical record and a chance to keep momentum going, a win against the Italians will allow it to show other teams in the competition that it's ready to defend its title.


Team lineups

ITA

  • Marco Spissu
  • Darius Thompson
  • Danilo Gallinari
  • Nicolo Melli
  • Simone Fontecchio
  • Giampaolo Ricci
  • Matteo Spagnolo
  • Gabriele Procida
  • Saliou Niang
  • Momo Diouf
  • Nikola Akele
  • Alessandro Pajola

ESP

  • Josep Puerto
  • Sergio De Larrea
  • Jaime Pradilla
  • Mario Saint-Supery
  • Xabi Lopez-Arostegui
  • Santi Aldama
  • Dario Brizuela
  • Willy Hernangomez
  • Santi Yusta
  • Juancho Hernangomez
  • Joel Parra
  • Yankuba Sima
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Italy vs Spain Prediction

The bookmakers give Italy the edge. Expect a closely contested game, but Spain to win by the closest of margins.

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