Preparing for the season and the world stage of the Champions League, Unicaja is playing their final friendly matches. Having already played several matches, Unicaja looks quite impressive, dominating in their friendly games with Real and winning by over 3 periods, with other strong teams also being defeated by solid margins. Granada was left behind in the previous season, so their score is expected to be similar this season. The team is not strong, and Unicaja easily manages to defeat them, as shown in all 6 of their previous meetings, where Unicaja crushed their opponents.

Israeli Cup. Hapoel, with their super lineup and great coach, officially starts the season. The well-performing and one of the Euroleague favorites, Hapoel, must confidently handle the Nes Ziona club. Just a few days ago, the Ziona club, who lost by 24 points at home against league average teams, now I hope to see them lose by a minimum of 20 points away, especially against a strong opponent like Hapoel.

Beach football, EBSL Superfinal in Italy. Eight of the top European beach teams are divided into two groups. Group A - Belarus, Italy, Portugal, and France. The latter two teams have not lost a single match after two rounds and are known for their aggressive playing style. Despite Portugal being the clear favorites (with the last twelve meetings resulting in victories for Portugal against Peru), today the French will put up a fight.

Chellenger Rennes, France, hard... a duel between two compatriots. Despite being the elder, Klementas Ch. (24 years old) excels on his favorite surface and has a number of high-level diplomas from potato-type tournaments (his specialty), but... this season, Haroldas M. (23 years old) has been one of the best on hard courts. Although he has only minimal nominations, he participates in more serious tournaments and has recent experience playing against specialists on this surface. This season, he has had decent results in Poland and Spain, and while he did not make it to the main draw in the priority US Open, he showed a high level in the qualification rounds. At this point, Haroldas seems to be the more reliable player in this tournament, as he has shown in the previous two rounds.

Brøndby IF is one of the most serious teams in the Danish league, but they cannot compare to FC Copenhagen, who are head and shoulders above all other teams. The unsuccessful performances and elimination from European competition do not paint a positive picture for Brøndby IF, while FC Copenhagen looks outstanding. The Danish champions play very well, as evidenced by their results in the league and qualification for the Champions League group stage. Even though there are many changes after the national team games, I believe that the champions are a clear choice.

Although Famalicao started the season very well playing at home, they are only average teams in the league, and champions Sporting easily defeats them. Sporting confidently won against all average teams, with the exception of Porto, who took points from Sporting. Therefore, we can expect a successful and dominating game from Sporting. As one of the top clubs in Portugal, they usually win against average teams by at least two goals and have a high scoring rate, so I do not expect any exceptions in this game.

Having won nothing in the previous season, the Real team is currently playing successfully and confidently. They have won all three league games and have dominated in all of them. Now, Real is facing their toughest opponent yet in the league, but it is still the out-of-form Sociedad. Real looks very strong and hungry, so I would predict their victory.

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Eurobasket semi-final. Greece against Turkey. We are facing the Greek team. They appear to be solid in both offense and defense. Even against Lithuania, they managed to secure a confident win with a not-so-great percentage and despite having Giannis somewhat contained. As Spanoulis himself said, this team is well built around Giannis. If you pressure him, he can dish out to good shooters like Dorsey, Sloukas, or Toliopoulos. In defense, the younger brother Kostas also looks strong, as well as Kalaitzakis who doesn't spoil the view. Tall players like Mitoglou or Papanikolaou can also make shots, so there aren't many potential risks. Personally, no one will stop Giannis in a 1v1 situation, so we can't be naive, and I think there will be opportunities for our shooters.
Turkey also looks strong and they haven't stumbled yet in the tournament. However, they struggled a bit against Sweden, and the game against Poland was played fairly easily. But their opponents until this stage were also relatively easy in the knockouts. Now they will face a strong opponent and it could be a bit unexpected for them, as they were probably expecting their only competition in the final to be Germany. Sengun is definitely a good player, but today he will have Giannis against him. We'll see how he handles that. A lot of the team's success will also depend on Larkin, who is a player who performs according to his mood. If it's a bad day for him, the team will struggle (we saw this against Sweden). Osman seems to have not suffered a serious injury as he returned in the match against Poland, but there may still be some discomfort, which could also be a factor.
All in all, it seems like an evenly matched game, but Greece has a better defense, which is why I'm rooting for them. Plus, the odds are tempting. Good luck.

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Eurobasket semifinals. Germany vs. Finland. We are rooting for the Finns.
I underestimated the Finns a bit, but I admit it and I expected them to struggle in the quarterfinals, but I was wrong. They handled the Georgians easier than expected and advanced to the semifinals. In general, the Finns are playing as if on the wings. The team with Markkanen and other players who can shoot from afar seems solid. Like the Germans, they like a fast-paced game, so we should see a great show. The teams have already met in the group stage and the Germans completely dominated the Finns, but the Finns shot terribly from 3PT (didn't even reach 20 percent!). Today, I hope for a completely different game and the team continues to surprise me with their ease.
The Germans struggled against the Portuguese in the 3rd quarter, and against the Slovenians they struggled throughout the whole match and were even behind for the majority of it. Now in the semifinals, there is a lot of pressure for both teams to make it to the finals (since the Germans are clear favorites), while the Finns have already exceeded expectations. The handicap seems too high to me. I even think that the Finns have a chance to fight for Peru today, so I will take this handicap with satisfaction. Good luck.

I will definitely wish success to Cleveland here because now catching Ravens is just enviable. The Ravens slipped away from the game against Bills, which they dominated for 3 and a half quarters, and then Josh Allen showed why he's MVP + Henry lost the ball and there goes that +15, very quickly, but the fact is that Browns, not Bills, don't have an MVP, and the Ravens team is not at all comparable. In my eyes, Browns are just the usual lottery years whereas Ravens are real Super Bowl contenders. The Ravens' explosive offense led by Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry can ignite so strongly that their opponents will not even have a chance, and it's also their home opener. The motivation is not lacking here, taking a bet on a 2+ TD handicap, but they could even destroy the game by 20-30 points.

The Finns only managed to score 61 points against the Germans in their first home game, but absolutely no one expected them to do well and it was the only truly badly played match for them in this championship. This score is the first time that gives hope that the next game will be different, not necessarily a win for Peru, but at least a more productive performance and a better fight. The Germans do not have a strong defense team, they prefer to play at a fast pace, which I believe works to the Finns' advantage in collecting points, and overall Finland is now on the rise. They beat Serbia and easily defeated Georgia, both earning 92 and 93 points, and their offense looks very impressive. Of course, it helps that they have shooters, which is one of the strongest weapons for the Finns, and it would not be surprising if they use it well here as well. I think 84 points is a more achievable goal.