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Republic of Korea vs USA: Predictions, odds, and how to watch Olympic baseball

The Republic of Korea and the United States will clash on Saturday for the Olympic baseball tournament.Check out all the match information, predictions, and how to watch the game.

USA Baseball. (Getty)
USA Baseball. (Getty)

Republic of Koreaand United States will clash on Saturday, July 31, at 6:00 am (ET) at the Yokohama Stadium in Tokyo for their series openerof the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Here, you’ll find everything there is to know about this game.

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The United States enter this game after dominating Israel in their first game of the tournament, while the Republic of Korea can brag about the same. So, at first glance, that doesn’t tell us much.

Both teams are expected to pursue a spot on the podium and this could be their first true character test. So, even if the Americans don’t have their stars, we expect this to be a close, exciting game.

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Republic of Korea vs United States:Match Information

Date:Saturday, July 31, 2021
Time: 6:00am (ET)
Location:Yokohama Stadium

Republic of Korea vs United States:Storylines

Even though, on paper, the United States should be favored to take home the gold, the fact they couldn’t bring MLB players clarly hurt their chances. Japan and the Republic of Korea are heavily favored to take home the first two places.

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Even so, Team USA features plenty of talent as they proved by completely crushing Israel in their first game of the tournament, so maybe they’ll follow that by pulling off a big upset at Yokohama Stadium.

How Can I WatchOr Live StreamRepublic of Korea vs United StatesFor Free In The U.S?

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics baseballgame betweenRepublic of Korea and United States to be played on July 31 at theYokohama Stadium in Tokyowill be broadcasted in theUnited States byCNBC,NBCOlympics.com, NBC Sports app, and fuboTV.

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Republic of Korea vs United States:Predictions And Odds

Even though oddsmakers have yet to reveal the odds for this matchup, we expect them to favor Republic of Korea.

* Odds TBD

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