Team USA vs. Nigeria prediction, odds, time: 2024 Paris Olympics women's basketball picks by proven expert

The United States women's basketball team looks to extend its winning streak in the Summer Games to 59 games when it faces Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Team USA, which is seeking its eighth consecutive gold medal, hasn't lost since dropping a 79-73 decision to the Unified Team in the semifinals of the 1992 Barcelona Games. The Americans finished with a 3-0 record in group play after posting an 87-68 victory against Germany. Nigeria improved to 2-1 and advanced to the knockout stage with a 79-70 triumph over Canada.

Tipoff at Accor Arena is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. The Americans are 26.5-point favorites in the latest USA vs. Nigeria odds, while the over/under for total points is 157.5. Before making any Nigeria vs. USA picks or 2024 Paris Olympics women's basketball predictions, you need to see what SportsLine's Calvin Wetzel has to say .

Wetzel, HerHoopStats.com's lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women's hoops to turn the site's prediction model into picks. After teaming up with Aaron Barzilai, a Ph.D. from Stanford, Wetzel is an incredible 1,385-988 (+372.33 units) on women's college basketball picks since the start of the 2021-22 season. He's also coming off a great 2023 season with a 238-185-1 overall record that featured a return on investment of nearly 7%. Anyone following him has seen huge returns.

Now, Wetzel has broken down USA vs. Nigeria from every angle and just revealed his picks and predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see his picks . Here are the lines and trends for Nigeria vs. USA:

• USA vs. Nigeria spread: USA -26.5
• USA vs. Nigeria over/under: 157.5 points
• Team USA: The Americans are 75-3 all-time in the Summer Olympics
• Nigeria: The Nigerians went a combined 1-8 in their first two Olympic appearances
• USA vs. Nigeria picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why Team USA can cover

The Americans haven't faced many tough challenges during their Olympic winning streak, recording all but two of their 58 victories by 10 or more points. They won their three group-stage contests at the Paris Games by an average of 19.3 points. Team USA's offense is led by forward Breanna Stewart and center A'ja Wilson, two of the seven players on this roster that won gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Stewart and Wilson have been an unstoppable duo thus far, as they both are averaging 20.3 points per game. The 29-year-old Stewart, who also was a member of the gold medal-winning team at Rio in 2016, scored 22 points in the opener against Japan and led the U.S. with 26 versus Belgium before recording 13 in the finale. Wilson, who has helped guide the Las Vegas Aces to back-to-back WNBA titles, posted double-doubles against Japan (24 points, 13 rebounds) and Belgium (23, 13) before contributing 14 points versus Germany. See the picks at SportsLine .

Why Nigeria can cover

After being outscored by 53 points while going 0-3 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Nigerians have improved considerably in the Paris Games, finishing the group stage with a plus-1 point differential. They also can be encouraged by their performance against the United States in Tokyo, where they led after one quarter and finished as one of only two opponents during Team USA's current winning streak to avoid losing by double digits (81-72). Guard Ezinne Kalu led Nigeria with 16 points in that matchup and has been the team's top offensive player in the Paris Olympics.

The 32-year-old Kalu, who was born and raised in New Jersey, averaged 19.3 points during group play. She scored 19 points while adding five rebounds and five assists against Australia in Nigeria's opener and poured in 18 points in the team's loss to France before recording 21 versus Canada. Guard Promise Amukamara -- also a New Jersey native who scored 10 points against Team USA in 2020 -- and forward Murjanatu Musa also have been solid contributors, as both have registered a pair of double-digit scoring performances. See the picks at SportsLine .

How to make United States vs. Nigeria picks

Wetzel has analyzed Nigeria vs. Team USA from every angle, and he's leaning Under on the point total. He has also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's sharing what it is, and which side to back, only at SportsLine .

So who wins Team USA vs. Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Nigeria vs. Team USA spread to jump on, all from the expert with a history of crushing his women's basketball picks , and find out.