Spirit is a better team here, but they often release handicaps of this size. It is difficult to predict the potential of VG, as they have not played until now, but their opponents were not entirely weak teams, so I think they have enough preparation. Simply put, Spirit is a team that wins games, but releases handicaps, so I am trying to follow the idea that this handicap is a bit too big.
Stably, Bacon is averaging 15.4 points per game this season, and today's opponent, Baskonia, has the worst defense in terms of points allowed, giving up over 92 points on average. Even though the game is on neutral ground, it's like playing a home game for Bacon in Dubai, where he has scored at least 15 points in the last six games. It's hard to expect anything different against Baskonia's defense. He could even score 20 on a good day.
Today, the little ones from Zalgiris should step up, whether Peru will succeed in reaching that is uncertain, but no one has played effectively against Ana yet, so I will go with Goss today. He has scored 12 points this season, while last week he only managed 4, but usually after a weaker game like that he plays much more effectively in the next one. And with the attention likely directed towards Francisco, I believe Goss will take advantage and score at least 11 points. PAO doesn't have an elite defense, their offense is based on the team, and Peruvian players often score against them.
I would say that Forest are considered as somewhat of favorites here, as Midtjylland is one of the best teams in Europe this season, and our attack looks very strong throughout the whole season. However, I will go with BTS, as Forest have been scoring on average 12 goals per 5 matches at home in Europe, and they have scored in every match despite their problems in the Premier League. This shows that they are quite stable in the Europa League, and the result against Fenerbahce proves that. These teams have already met in the Europa League this season in the same stadium, and the away team won with a score of 2-3. So there might not be as many goals, but I still think that both teams will score.
Yesterday, Hungary won against Japan, while Canada lost to the home team Turkey in the qualifiers. Canada's team was better than Hungary's and I believe that in these qualifiers, they will redeem themselves and surpass Peru, who is nominally a weaker opponent.
It seems that there are simply too many problems within the team, and therefore Monaco appears to be very vulnerable. Olympia is a solid team, which I believe is clearly superior. Problems with coaches and finances do not give any hope for Monaco and I hope that Greece will manage to overpower them.
The game is very important for Dubai, but it will be played realistically in Bosnia where there won't be many spectators, so it will be more like a training style. Baskai is a well-known team capable of scoring 100 plus points. The line is high, but both teams have strong offenses and often end up with high total points.
Valencia is the most productive team in the league with 91.0 points per game on average, and the key characteristic of this team is to force other teams to play such an attacking style of basketball. This points line has been present in Valencia's games for 6 consecutive games now, and even at home, Real looks favorable for going over. Real likes to collect points and also get involved in the high-scoring style of play of the Valencia team, and in their last meeting, over 200 points were scored.
A brilliantly playing Frenchman appears almost unstoppable and has already played two consecutive tournaments superbly. Zverev does not have such consistency and although he is able to defeat other opponents, I believe this Frenchman will eliminate the German from the tournament. They recently played a match on hard court and Fils emerged victorious, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if he continued to dominate now. In fact, it would even seem logical, considering how well the Frenchman is playing.
The French player, who plays remarkably well, seems almost unstoppable and has already performed excellently in two consecutive tournaments. Zverev lacks this kind of stability and while he can defeat other opponents, I believe that this Frenchman will eliminate the German from the tournament. In their last match on hard court, Fils emerged victorious, so it wouldn't be surprising if the result was the same this time as well, considering how well the French player is performing.
No matter what form Ruud may be, he always manages to present a serious challenge to the Spaniard. In their recent encounters, the latest Peruvian celebration was won by the Spaniard, but in the last 6 meetings between them, a different tennis player has been victorious. Despite not appearing to be in top form, I believe Norway will put up a good fight against Alcaraz.
An extremely solid Polish player faced many highly skilled tennis players this season and it is normal that he experienced many losses, but he is a very solid tennis player and I hope he takes this tournament seriously. The Georgian player is a tragic tennis player who only wants to play in tournaments at certain times of the year, and in others he just shows up to collect money without making much effort. This tournament has a lot of points and good gameplay in America, so it should be successful for the Polish player, who needs to deal with Nikoloz, who loses to clay court players and 400 ATP ranked players on hard court.
Everyone knows all the problems both with the greens and with pAO. The fact that Tubelis and Birutis are traveling together to Athens, I think it won't bring much. Both of them don't perform at their best.
Knowing that Zalgiris falls under a hot pAO hand, losing their recent games in the EL, with a full arena and sold out, I don't see any chances for the greens to fight for the win.
There's not even anything to say about the superior pAO lineup. It's just a different level. Everyone is back, including Lessortas.
Knowing all the problems that Monaco has been going through recently, it's not surprising that they are not doing well even from a distance. There are internal disagreements in Monaco and players are leaving the team. The last couple of games were played perfectly by Oly, and I believe they will continue this streak. The Serbian player is back from his injuries, and nobody else has any major injuries. They also handle the ball well, both in attacking and defending. If Monaco wins here - I end my career as a predictor.
Even though Sigma team unexpectedly lost in the 16th final, now the Germany club has to put everything together on their shelves. Even though there has been no support from the Mainz club in Peru recently, the game was good and played against top Germany league teams, so Peru looks particularly impressive against the Czech club.
A solid and stronger Shakhtar club should already look better from the first away match against Lech. After returning from Peru, the Ukrainian championship allows for expectations of good and stable form from the Donetsk club, and the home matches are also played in Ukraine. For them, this is not something new in the Conference League as they play at the Krakow Stadium.