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It may seem like I am going against logic: the Siberians really need points, while their opponents do not seem to be striving for anything. In addition, in the previous round, the Kazakhstan club beat the struggling "Amur" 5:2. However... Before that, the team "Barys" defeated Vladivostok after overtime, which is not an easy feat. And to add to that: Today's opponent for Novosibirsk is particularly unfavorable.
Virtusas is already playing in the Euroleague and is focusing on the local league. They want to have the first place in the regular season and would like to maintain it with a serious attitude. The team is experienced, doesn't fall apart emotionally after difficult results in the Euroleague and should be able to easily handle the last place team, which may have well-known players but has a weak balance.
After the main stage of the league, the teams were divided into two groups and it was noticed that there is a good variant. The Sepsi team, who looked very good, were only 5 points away from their stronger group and at home they easily defeated the weaker teams of the league. There is no question as to why such a high coefficient is given to the significantly stronger home team, who have a strong record of 25 points in 15 matches, while the visiting underdogs have only collected 5 points and conceded 36 goals in 15 matches. Thus, the home team must dominate and celebrate over Peru.
Wolves have problems with injuries and motivation, and it is difficult to watch such Wolves. However, Siauliai doesn't look very good but it is a solid team with experienced players who are not performing to their full potential. Siauliai has surprised many times before and I believe with such a roster, their results should be significantly better. Therefore, I think Siauliai can confidently prevail here.
Although a relatively small team, Pao achieved a 52-point victory in the league against Aris, but at the beginning of the season, they lost the final period by 7 points in the Super Cup and only won by 13 points. Pao is significantly stronger, and the loss to Olympiakos should serve as a wake-up call and make them take the upcoming matches more seriously. Aris is very weak and has often been beaten at home by large margins in Europe. Aris simply does not look good, and I expect Pao to be more focused than usual, which could be the key to victory.
Well, I would say that Baskai are being underestimated too much. They have nowhere else to go, so they will give it their all. It's a shame that Baskai still can't make it to the top 8, with Real being in first place in the ACB. Well-known opponents and foreign players will surely be more motivated than playing against random ACB teams. A loss for Real would not be a huge setback, but for Baskai, it's necessary for their survival. In this season's Euroleague, Real played at home against Baskai and only won by one point. Recently, both teams have faced their own problems and I believe that either team could win, no matter the result. Therefore, this odds seems worth the risk.
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Ratones' scrim results have been tragic lately - there are disagreements, trolling, miscommunication, etc. Of course, they will recover in the main matches, but they don't seem to be perfect and shouldn't be such big favorites. Plus, their games are always close and they make a lot of mistakes, even against weaker opponents. It's possible that there will be 3 maps that are guaranteed to go over, but I think it's still risky with their aggressive playstyle... In addition, Nightbirds +10.5 are also good on this map.