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The Mens Basketball Competition opens up on Sunday for Team USA as they face host country China. Teams USA is a 33-point favorite with the over/under coming in at 185. With Yao Ming defending the paint it will be a little more difficult for the Americans to get layups and dunks around the bucket. While I believe Team USA will win this game I believe Yao’s presence in the middle will keep the game under the total. Also factor in Team USA’s lackluster defense in their final exhibition game against Australia and that means they will bring defensive intensity here. International rules strongly favors the under. Remember in the Olympics the games are played under the rules of FIBA and that means 4 ten minute quarters which equates to 8 minutes fewer than an NBA game. And the clock only stops on made baskets in the final two minutes of the game while in the NBA its stops in the final minute of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters and also the last 2 minutes of the 4th. Play Team USA and Team China under 185