Once the Chinese team was unconditionally the best team in the world, but now they approach this tournament only in the status of a contender for medals, and it will be problematic to compete for the champions’ title. There is a change of generations in the team, and many newcomers do not contribute to improving the results.
Argentina has never been particularly successful, but this team has been among the best in South America for many years. Even the games against Brazil are sometimes very competitive, and the recent games against Peru and Colombia have shown that the team is in excellent playing condition.
China will get a clear advantage on the block, but Argentina will compete on the rest of the court and is unlikely to lose heavily.
Our prediction: Argentina not to lose heavily. We recommend the “2 Hand (+25.5)” bet, odds 1.83
