Portland allows opponents to completely dominate the high post and pull down many balls under the board. In these situations, it is very favorable for Jokic to choose points as a second option. He himself has been pulling down a lot of balls lately and overall, when he wants, he completely dominates. Today, there is once again an excellent opportunity.
I think Real should gather all 3 points at the Bernabeu in the Madrid derby. At home, Real has won 12 out of 14 matches in La Liga, and overall this season they have only failed to win 3 matches in all competitions at the Bernabeu. In contrast, Atletico has been struggling in their recent away games and have not been performing well as guests. In La Liga, they have only generated 17 points in 13 away games, and in their last 5 away games, they have conceded a lot of goals, including 3 to teams such as Rayo, Tottenham, and Club Brugge. I don't think they will be able to take points away from the Royal Club by playing like this. This match is also crucial for Real because they are currently 7 points behind Barcelona.
Over (Madison Keys dvigubu klaidau 5+) @3.400 3/10
Unfortunately, Keys this year has one of the weaker indicators in the DF statistics category, having collected 55 DFs in 12 matches played this year, which is almost a 4.6 double fault per match. Clearly, this mistake greatly affects the player at the net, as a different tactic has to be chosen against different opponents. Since, in my opinion, today's opponent is a strong 'returner', I will have to take more risks on my serve. I think the average should be reached, so it becomes a coin flip on a 4.5 line, but since the odds are not the same as on a coin flip, betting on 3.4 is definitely worth it.
The chances of victory in the Euroleague are already buried, so we need to focus on the local championship, where our team looks solid and currently holds the first place. However, there are still 9 rounds left and in order to secure the first place, it would not be wise to share points with weaker teams. In the first match against another strong team, we only won by 2 points, so today, knowing that this game should be more important, I hope for a stronger performance from our team.
Although Karen Khachanov has more experience, Landaluce has enough talent and energy to hang in there for the match, and if he catches a wave, he definitely has a chance to even win.
Real Madrid's attack has improved over the last 4 games (perhaps due to the absence of Mbappe), scoring 2 goals twice, 1 goal 3 times, and 4 goals once. Mbappe's absence seems to have rejuvenated the players who may have been overshadowed by him, such as Valverde. Atletico Madrid's attack has also improved since January, when Atalanta's striker Lookan joined the team and provided a lot of freedom for players like Griezmann, Sorloth, and Alvarez. I see this as a match of two equal teams, with two strong attacks but unreliable defenses. Real may score 2-3 goals no matter the opponent, but they may also concede at least one goal. Atletico, on the other hand, may score 3-4 goals, but they may also concede 1-2 goals because of their weaker defense. I personally predict a 3-1 or 3-2 victory for Real Madrid.
A clash between two sides of different tournament table positions. The home team proved their superiority by winning 3-1 away and I hope for the same outcome in Castellon. Although the home team currently looks weak, it is a great opportunity to resist, as the margin between the teams is huge, as shown by Leonese's lack of wins this year and 8 losses out of 12.
Romania's strong middle-of-the-table team, Otelul, is playing against one of the underdogs. In this season, Otelul has not lost a single out of their 3 head-to-head matches and both teams have something to fight for. Unirea realistically has not been celebrating victories this season and has only won once in 10 league matches this year. Otelul appears to be stronger and more capable, although the current form of both teams is not good.
The last few meetings show that 160 points in Peru is not a big problem, I don't think this will be an exception here. In the last few games, they earned a solid 90+ points.
It's hard to see where the points will come from in the morning, because a large part of the team is either children, just returning from injuries, or playing while injured. They are emotionally charged in Istanbul, so they shouldn't have the tempo. Lithuania desires to stop and control the pace from within themselves, as they are not able to outrun others. The veterans want to attack from strategic positions. I'm expecting a tough game.
The Cluj season in the Europa Cup has ended, so now there is a great opportunity to successfully finish the ABA league regular season. The opponent is weak and even has 1 day under rest, although the situation is similar in terms of strength. Cluj plays a point-scoring based basketball, while Bosnia team is not a suitable opponent.