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The Boomers are the talk of the town in Rio de Janeiro while China are seeking their first victory of the 2016 Olympic Games so this shapes as a one-way game - particularly given that Australia defeated 82-53 in the teams final tournament warm-up fixture.Following victories over France and Serbia before their impressive showing against Team USA, the Boomers will be looking to enhance their chances of securing second spot with a win over China. Second spot in the group is vital as a potential rematch with Team USA cannot then occur until the gold medal game.China, meanwhile, have been swept aside by the U.S. and France before fighting valiantly against Venezuela in their third group game, going down by four points.Led by backcourt duo Patty Mills - leading all scorers - and Matthew Dellavedova - leading assists - along with defensive stalwart Andrew Bogut, the Boomers will be hoping to make light work of China and get some much needed rest into the legs before the quarterfinals.Boomers SquadG: Matthew DellavedovaG: Patty MillsF: Joe InglesF: Aron BaynesC: Andrew BogutBench: David Andersen, Kevin Lisch, Ryan Broekhoff, Cameron Bairstow, Chris Goulding, Brock Motum, Damian Martin.China SquadG: Zhao JiweiG: Ding YanyuhangF: Zhou PengF: Yi JianlianC: Wang ZhelinBench: Guo Ailun, Zhou Qi, Zhai Xiaochuan, Zou Yuchen, Li Gen, Li Muhao, Sui RanLast Meeting: Boomers defeated China 82-53, final warm-up game prior to Rio.First Round: Australia defeated France 87-66, China lost to United States 119-62.Second Round: Australia defeated Serbia 95-80, China lost to France 88-60.Third Round: Australia lost to United States 98-88, China lost to Venezuela 72-68Game Time: Saturday 3.15am (AEST)UBET odds:China $1.90 (+25.5)Australia $1.90 (-25.5) Kyrie Irving Jersey . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. J.R. Smith Jersey .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. https://www.thecavalierslockerroom.com/Brandon-Knight-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. LeBron James Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Collin Sexton Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. Three weeks after being fired by Texas, Charlie Strong was hired Sunday to be the coach at South Florida, returning to a region where he has deep roots and a conference where he has won championships.Strong was fired by Texas on Nov. 26, the day after coaching his final game with the Longhorns. At No. 25 USF, he replaces Willie Taggart, who left the Tampa school to become coach at Oregon just a few days ago.Charlie is a tremendous leader and mentor for our student-athletes and a widely-respected coach with a resume full of achievements at the highest levels of college football, USF athletic director Mark Harlan said in a statement. He combines a drive to win with great integrity and deep, long-standing connections in the state of Florida. The future of USF football is very bright under his direction.The Bulls went 10-2 this season and finished second in the American Athletic Conference East division to league champion Temple.Strong was 16-21 with no winning seasons in three years at Texas after replacing Mack Brown. Before going to Texas, Strong was 37-15 in fourr years at Louisville (2010-13), including 23-3 in the final two seasons.dddddddddddd.The Cardinals were in the Big East/American Athletic Conference when Strong was coach and they won at least a share of two league championships.The 56-year-old Strong has deep roots coaching in the state of Florida. He did three stints covering 13 seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Florida under Steve Spurrier, Ron Zook and Urban Meyer, mostly as defensive coordinator. He was also defensive coordinator at South Carolina from 1999-2002.Some of the best football talent in the country is right here in the Bay Area and throughout the state of Florida, and I feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with the young men in the USF football program and build on the strong foundation already in place, Strong said in a statement.---More college football at http://collegefootball.ap.org/---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP ' ' '