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ITF in Fujairah, on a hard surface..

WTA Manila, hard.

WTA Manila, hard court.

The extremely poor form and difficulty in scoring goals does not give hope that Liverpool can crush the Qarabag team. Pre-season betting would have been very different, but Qarabag's impressive performance in the Champions League this season, not losing by more than 3 goals, makes it unlikely that Liverpool can change this statistical anomaly. Only managing to score 4 or more goals in a game once this entire season, Liverpool does not appear to be the strong favorite today.

With such poor form, Monaco shouldn't even stand a chance against Juventus. Monaco, looking very weak, will face a strong Juventus team, which has only lost twice in their last 19 matches. Juventus looks very good and when you see how the French play, it's worth choosing Juve.

Perhaps not the strongest, but solid Italian team Atalanta is known for their stability and good gameplay. Their opponent is easily overcome and realistically has no chance of advancing to the next stage. Showing one of the worst defenses in the Champions League, Royale club is a fairly strong underdog in this match and I believe Atalanta will need to prove their superiority.

I placed a bet in the morning when the odds were 2.10, it's a shame I didn't share my prediction. It's difficult to say where the bookmakers saw Rytas as the favorite. Additionally, Galatasaray lost their first game against Le Mans. They are one of the favorites in the Champions League and have a very strong team. Rytas' game is not convincing, with 4 consecutive losses in the Lithuanian Basketball League, they could also lose to Zalgiris or Lietkabelis, but losing to Gargzdai or Utena - what's next? The team is struggling after losing Radzevicius, there are major gaps in the 4th position, players like Brukne and Lukosius are performing poorly and are easily defeated. Walker can have a great day, but sometimes he struggles, and he also struggles with defense as the team attacks him strongly. We're facing a tough opponent, let's hope for success.

We need to go already before the massive, when the odds are so high. The fact is, I hope for a tense game, with under, but that doesn't mean that the morning won't take it in this case. Pozzeco is a coach without a plan, who quickly gets confused and becomes a fake player in the eyes of the team, tactically weak. Cummings will not be 100% ready after his injury, veteran EM no longer plays with those legs, Gillespie defends, but is weak on offense, Palmer is the only all-around strong option. The open boys in the frozen LT should also be ice cold on the court, the support from fans will be record-breaking, there is a lot of motivation after the LKL defeat, so they should fight three times harder here to compensate for the shame.

Both Americans, Pegulas - 31 years old, Anisimovs - 24 years old. Both have significantly improved their game since 2025. Both show very beautiful tennis, of course the AO courts suit Anisimovs better, but judging from their head-to-head record and the fact that Amanda is younger, Pegula, who is known for her stability, could take advantage of that. The H2H record is 4:1 in favor of Pegula, and in their last exhibition tournament, Pegula showed her skills 😉

Rybakina Elena - 26-year-old from Kazakhstan. As far as I have been observing her, her confidence and stability began to decline at the end of 2025, when she needed to enter the final WTA top eight. Since then, her game has greatly improved, her confidence in her abilities has returned, and the Australian Open courts are practically Rybakina's. She serves a series of aces without even blinking. She wins points with her first and second serve so well that few can boast the same, against Mertens both serves are over 70%, against Valentova both serves are over 60%. Valenvtova, in my opinion, somewhat resembles Swiatek in her game, and I would even say she could give the Polish player a run for her money on hard courts.
Speaking of the Polish player, Swiatek is not suited to play on hard courts and other fast surfaces, and even at her WTA 2 ranking, she would drop 5-10 positions if she played on the popular hard court. Although the Polish player held the number one spot for a long time, she has never reached a semifinal in the Australian Open Grand Slam.
Overall, she has not faced any significant opponents in this tournament. When facing a tougher opponent on the hard court, her game completely falls apart, she can't even serve normally, it's a tragedy to watch. This has been the case on hard courts in all tournaments since the fall of 2025, and this year we can see the same in matches against Bencic without mercy, or against an unstable Gauff, where she has nothing to offer and just falls into despair.
This is a very risky bet.

Rybakina Elena - 26 years old from Kazakhstan. As far as I can tell, her confidence and stability started to return at the end of 2025, when she needed to qualify for the final stages of the WTA tour. Since then, her game has greatly improved and her confidence in her abilities has returned. And when it comes to the Australian Open, those are definitely Rybakina's cards. She serves aces without blinking. She is so good at winning points with her first and second serve that very few players can boast about it; against Mertens, both serves were above 70%, and against Valentova, both were above 60%. To me, Valentova's game somewhat resembles Swiatek's, and I would even say that she would give the Polish player a run for her money on a hard court.

Speaking of Swiatek, she cannot even think about playing on hard or other fast courts; she only reached the number 2 spot in the WTA rankings due to a mistake. In terms of her game on popular hard surfaces, she should stay in the top 5-10 at best. Even though she held the number one spot for a long time, she did not make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open Grand Slam. Overall, she has not faced any serious competition in this tournament. When it comes to her game on hard courts, when faced with a tougher opponent who has a better serve, her game completely falls apart; she cannot even serve properly, and it becomes a tragedy. This has been the case on all hard courts since the fall of 2025, and we can see it in her matches against players like the relentless Bencic, or the unstable Gauff, who she cannot offer any resistance to and ultimately falls into despair.
A very big bet.

Although the dominant center and the defense against Rytas can do it boldly as he did in Manisa, the overrated line increases the desire for defense to fight more, even though they are players in different positions, but the main instruments play in the position of White, who started to dominate when Palemeris fell out, and when Palemeris returns, the selfishness in the defense will increase and I think they will not look for as much help in the front, where the advantage is not as clear as in defense. The talent may be similar to Gala in defense, but the height handicap should also influence the desire to punish Vilnius.

Even though its numbers in the LKL are modest, Fiba had a good start and had a significant impact in the game against Holon. Its size should increase the number of minutes this evening, as they will need to defend against taller defenders, such as Harding who is only good at scoring. Therefore, I believe there will be a bigger rotation among these defenders when solving the problems with taller opponents. Yes, Speedy may be slower today because of his mass, but his long arms, IQ, and court vision should still give him about 20 minutes. He can even provoke mistakes from the opponents, as it's hard to take the ball from a player like him with long arms. Therefore, the total also seems absurd, maybe around 9.5 points, but I am still considering it. Overall, I'm confident that Vilnius will produce those 7 points comfortably under this pace.

I would say that the main driving force behind this team is Harding and Walker, even though Harding stands out more in this duo. However, his points total is significantly higher than Walker's, so I lean towards Walker's over, which seems very appealing. Yes, a few days ago his Instagram post caused a stir and made me wonder if he really has such a narrow mindset, but we must look at basketball where he can confidently score 30 points with his playing style on a good day. It won't be easy, as Gala's defenders are practically all taller, but Walker has speed and the ability to make unexpected decisions, scoring three-pointers when no one expects it, much like players in the Euroleague such as Hifi, Howard, and others. So, I believe that someone scoring an average of 12-13 points can easily reach that total, even against taller opponents. My guess is around 18-20 points.

Two young and top teams in good form meet in a battle for second place. Both teams are supported by their offense and have more than one solid NKL level basketball player. The 3rd and 4th place teams in terms of points collected in the NKL league have an average score of 87.82 and 86.37 per game. In the first game played in Šakiai, a total of 180 points were scored, so Kaunas can expect similar or even better results.

Today's morning cannot catch up at all, and even while playing their game, they still manage to give up points very often, even up to 90 points. With Galatasaray, one should not expect any different game than the usual points race. Rytas has a strong desire to be champions in the league, but that desire mostly shows in points gathering. Galatasaray is not such a strong team in terms of offense, but Vilnius will have to adapt.

Both teams in this phase have been performing well according to productivity. There are many games and the placement is not great for defense, and playing at home, Paris often controls the game and collects high numbers in offense. Real also isn't fond of defending, and at home they play a total style similar to Paris, so I expect a high number of points and this line doesn't scare me.