Basketball

If it doesn't work, we'll go watch Game 2 again. The Clippers team finished the season fantastically, and for me, they are the favorites in this series. I don't think Denver will take both games at home, so let's try today, and if we lose, we'll try again in a couple of days. Denver may have Jokic and a strong core, but in my opinion, the Clippers have a better team overall. Their defense is one of the best in the league, and their offensive options are not worse, especially with a healthy Kawhi, the elite basketball player, the dominant Zubac, and Powell playing the best season in his career. I also want to mention the coaching staff, which I believe is one of the best in the league. Denver just changed their coach, and now they have Adelman with little experience at the helm.

The Timberwolves are highly dependent on Edwards' game and in my opinion, he is one of the most attractive players for betting. Even though the numbers may seem high, I believe he will go over and take control of the game, as he often makes a lot of progress due to his athletic abilities. He is sharp and can drive to the basket, looking for opportunities. I also think the matchups are favorable for him to reach such a total. I don't think it will be an easy game for the Lakers, although who knows how Doncic will perform. Overall, these totals are not scary for Edwards, the important thing is to make accurate shots and then he can reach his maximum potential.

Lakers here have to dictate the conditions, but they lack size underneath, so they will have to run. Reaves, LBJ, Luka are not lacking defensively, and the wolves will take advantage of that. There is a lot of talent on both sides, and the Lakers audience loves the tempo.

Golden State is moving into the next series at a better pace and I believe this will allow them to take away the home advantage from Houston, whose players have had little practice in the last couple of weeks (of course, we can argue about rest and freshness, but personally I believe that the series will go in favor of Golden State unless it is a performance and not just one match). Although Houston made some adjustments in the offseason and slowed down Golden State, and even managed to eliminate Curry, I still think that Warriors and their experience will result in a similar win as two years ago against Sacramento. I also believe that Curry will personally embrace this challenging series and will defeat the Rockets, as they are one of his favorite opponents and one of his favorite arenas to play at in his career.

There are 10 games left for the morning in the LKL, during which they don't have much chance to either climb or fall in the standings. It also doesn't seem like they are very concerned about Peru, as they got one against Neptunas, while Juventus, who they were supposed to prove themselves against, were struggling in the 3.5 period (when they needed to show that Neptunas was just a fluke). Jonava is currently the hottest team in the league, having just trounced the zombies from Mazeikiai by 50+ points (which is both a plus and a small betting hint), and now they are realistically competing for the 3rd position in the LKL. Jonava is motivated enough, while the morning doesn't seem to care, so I see value here.

P.s. It's equally likely that Jonava will become overconfident after beating Mazeikiai and get beaten themselves, as often happens to low-level teams after big victories.

Paris comes to the French Open on a serious wave and I am hoping for a good performance. Feneris won both matches against Paris this season in terms of points, but Paris also wasted Peru. Feneris looks good, but it's hard to bet against Paris' form.

To me, Pao now seems like the strongest team in the Euroleague, while at the same time, Efes's series seems like Peru - all the conquered teams from the play-in zone or lower. In the regular season, the teams were evenly matched, but at this stage, I would trust Pao's form more.

I consider Barcelona to be the strong favorite, as they have looked like one of the strongest teams in Europe in the last month. In the head-to-head matches, Barcelona has won strongly both times, and Monaco has one of the quietest home crowds in the Euroleague. I believe that Barcelona will start the series with a win in the first game. Vesely has also returned.