Cirstea Sorana-Mihaela, a local 35-year-old veteran, shows quite stable tennis, adapts well to different situations, works well with her head, knows what tactics to use and also receives strong support from Romanian fans. On the other side, Potapova Anastasia, a 24-year-old Russian who recently changed her citizenship, has a similar playing style, but is known for her inconsistent performance, making both beautiful shots and careless mistakes. Additionally, she often struggles with her serve, resulting in double faults. She also seems to struggle under pressure from the home crowd. In the first rounds, she had a tough time against weaker opponents, playing through three sets in both matches against Bronzetti and Zakharova.
One of the strongest Euroleague home teams and collecting a lot of points at home, Dubai welcomes another highly successful team in terms of offense. Real scored as much as 200 points against Dubai at home, so we can expect a high-scoring game here as well. Dubai plays very well on the offense and doesn't overdo it on defense, so I expect a lot of points here.
Pokerface in a serious form, skillfully feeds the surrounding balls and throws confidently from all sides. However, it should start to distinguish itself from friends and it should be over for one to end. Lomazas should focus a lot on himself, so Velickai won't take up any minutes or space.
Both are coming after a loud victory and playing in their home fields, but emotionally the pressure should be on Peru. Chile had a tough period, but I don't think that will play a big role, Tarolis will probably return and the team needs to show good form. Everyone knows their roles and at this level it's high stakes. I hope for at least a close fight in this highly anticipated match.
The meeting of both teams easily covered the advantage line and ended with JL Bourg defeating Peru 68:72.
JL Bourg scores 82.8 points and allows 75.1, while London Lions scores 75.4 and allows 81.1.
Not only does this line look good statistically, but also based on their recent games. In terms of winning and losing, both teams have fluctuating results, especially London Lions, but if they lose, they almost always cover the handicap.
Aris loses about 89.8 points in Eurocup, while Neptunas loses even 97.2.
In the last 10 matches (in all tournaments), Aris collects about 92 points and the average is around 185.
In the last 10 matches (in all tournaments), Neptunas collects about 95 points and the average is around 189.
In their first meeting, when Neptunas lost at home with a score of 87:93, the total points were exactly 180. I am a bit hesitant to place a bet, as the betting line has risen, but when considering both teams' forms, especially knowing Neptunas' fast and high-scoring basketball, this line is easily attainable.
According to the standings, Efes does not fall behind Zalgiris, and in my opinion, it is even a better team. They play at home, crushed Valencia, and I think Zalgiris will once again have a dazzling offense, with a stronger defense than Monaco had and we will see a rematch. Goss is back, but he is not giving much help to the team and it is doubtful if there will be any help from him at all. I hope for a tough fight, but I would not be surprised even if Efes easily defeats.