The partisan team has been playing with a short rotation lately, and this double week will definitely not bring any benefits, even when playing at home. Today, there will also be no Washington, which means the rotation will be even shorter and there may not be enough energy to work on defense. The remaining players are not known for their good defense. Hapoel has a lot of options on offense and should take advantage of all the handicaps against the Serbs.
The BLG machine is slowly getting into gear, currently undefeated in 4 games. In their first matches, they gave away the first maps due to Knight's Azir pick, but I still believe they are the top 1 contenders. The roster has been improved with Xun and Viper, who is one of the best ADCs in the world and easily merged into the team. The meta also favors their ADC. I don't believe in this JDG roster, with the mid/jng duo from LCP. They might look good now, but I think with time, they will be a downgrade and won't be able to keep up with the LPL level. Teams are already banning Jng Malphite and I think today BLG will easily secure the win.
It's somewhat risky because of the double week and the second trip there, but the Basques after a very poor match against PAO, where disappointment should definitely not be delayed. The Spanish team is a bit unstable and in my eyes, not the most advantageous team for Sarunas. The Turks don't have an advantage on the court, so they should have a good game against the Peruvian players and throwers, while Baskonia definitely has something to offer here.
I am waiting for a tough battle and persistent match, as these teams are worthy opponents. Bonn has greatly changed their playing style, and this season they are playing at one of the slowest paces in the league and have a poor offensive rating, but ranking 4th in defense. Rostock is also a relentless team, starting everything from defense. The situation is similar, as like Bonn, they also do not have a strong offense.
Although Bublik looks good and moves confidently so far, today's match seems to be difficult and long for me. Etcheverry is a serious opponent, very physically strong with a decent serve, to secure his points for Ghana, not at Bublik's level, but definitely solid, and also moves very solidly in the rally. In short, it seems to me that the odds are very high for him here, maybe even a loss, but I'm still trying my best. Knowing the Kazakh, if it's a bad day, it can easily crumble.
After two losses in the ABA league, Cedevita team from Europe's Cup has come to an end, with the opponent being particularly favorable for that. In the lower part of the tournament, the Zadar team was already defeated by Cedevita, with a difference of 25 points. This season, Cedevita looks very good and wins games with fairly secure margins, so it should be no different here, especially since Zadar is one of the weakest teams in the group.
The seemingly weak Partizan finally celebrated in Peru, however it is one of the least productive teams. In just one occasion in the last 5 Euroleague matches, the 74 points threshold has been reached by Peru's Partizan, making them appear as an extremely underperforming team. Even though they were once the top scoring team in the league, Hapeol's offensive results have significantly decreased recently. Both teams play twice a week, which also increases the chances for a low scoring game. The recent performances and offensive form of both teams suggest that there will likely be an under result in their matchup.