Spain vs Cyprus Prediction & Betting Tips - EuroBasket

Prediction published on 31/08/2025, 05:36  by Geoffrey Ejiga | Modified on 31/08/2025 at 05:44 in EuroBasket Predictions

Spain welcomes Cyprus in a FIBA Eurobasket Group C fixture that should see La Roja looking to establish early control and build momentum for the remainder of their campaign. Explore our best Spain vs Cyprus match prediction below.

First quarter performance often sets the tone for entire basketball games, and the patterns here couldn't be clearer. Cyprus has been consistently slow out of the blocks, losing the opening quarter in all of their last ten games without exception. This trend has cost them dearly, with opponents regularly building early leads that become impossible to overcome.

Their struggles become even more pronounced when you consider that in their last ten defeats, opposing teams have covered the 8-point first quarter spread every single time. Spain showed exactly how they plan to approach this situation in their recent victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina. 

They jumped out to an 8-point first quarter lead and never looked back, controlling the game from the opening to the end. That 88-67 victory demonstrated their ability to impose their will early and often. Cyprus faces an uphill battle after extending their losing streak to 17 games with a brutal 69-96 defeat to Greece, where they fell behind by 9 points in the first quarter alone. When Spain last faced opponents at similar levels, they were ruthless early, covering this spread against Puerto Rico and Argentina.