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00:00Tell us what's been going on right now in volleyball as you've been watching and how
00:08much you're enjoying the tournament so far.
00:10Well, Team USA is playing very well and they've got a big indoor match today against Japan.
00:16Japan was upset.
00:18Japan's actually ranked number two overall in the world, which was a little bit surprising
00:22for me to coming in to watch.
00:24But right now, Team USA is playing really well.
00:27Max Holt, Taylor Averill, they've been really good near the net.
00:30This team's 2-0.
00:32Japan needs this one after losing to Germany to qualify for the medal round.
00:37So I think you're going to get a really intense game here.
00:40You know, Team USA won their last match in five sets.
00:43They beat Japan the last time they played them.
00:46So this is going to be an intense match.
00:48So if you have some time today around 3 p.m., tune into this one.
00:52If we are watching it from an odds perspective here at the FanDuel Sportsbook, Team USA,
00:56a minus 192 favorite here to win that match.
00:59Japan, as a dog side, is a plus 150.
01:01Now, for people like myself, not too familiar with the actual game itself, who should you
01:06should be watching out for on Team USA?
01:08Who are the stars and who are the go-to guys that we can watch today?
01:11Well, I mentioned Max Holt.
01:14He's been playing very well near the net.
01:16Those two were getting a lot of kills.
01:18Christiansen, their setter, played also very well.
01:22I just think that this team, they looked good in that five-set match.
01:26They needed that one.
01:28And they're going in against a very good team.
01:30So for me, it's always how fast it moves.
01:32And it's going to move fast.
01:33And you're going to be like, wow, these guys are smashing this volleyball.
01:38But I think with Japan in a desperation spot, if you're betting, there's probably a little
01:42more value there.
01:44But if you're a homer like me, you're still going to take Team USA in that match just
01:47based on how they looked in these last two matches.
01:50And they have a chance.
01:51They haven't medaled since 2016, which I found interesting as well, that they have
01:56a chance to get back on the medal stand if they go on a run in the medal round.
02:01And I think they will.