I don't know, Baskonia is really playing for honor, while Dubai is playing for a spot in the Play in stage. Dubai looks great for today, with a high-tempo game, scoring a lot of points and appearing to be in good form. I think they can confidently score over one hundred points, although Baskonia seems to have improved their defense lately, slowing down the game more precisely. However, their main weapon is still offense. It all depends on how Baskonia will play, but I believe Dubai will have a fun game and won't look back, as every win is important for them at this stage.
There is not much to write about Bulbašė, she is a physically strong woman who plays at the highest level, but she did not have serious opponents who could offer something. On the other hand, Mboko, who looks very impressive this year, has gained some overconfidence and also seems to have strengthened physically and mentally. Of course, she still lacks her full potential, but she could shake Bulbašė's nerves and surprise her on a good day, not to mention Peru, but I don't think it's Bulbašė's time yet. She has had very good performances in this tournament, so I really hope that she will make Sabalenka sweat with emotions, as she sometimes gives in to them. So my prediction is 2:1 sets.
In the first qualifying matches, Spain crushed New Zealand, while Senegal was demolished by the USA team. Senegal, after losing by 64 points, should provide some kind of response in the second match and at least offer more physicality than New Zealand. This could help overcome this handicap.
Yesterday, South Korea did not drop by 3 points against Germany, but the team was heavily dependent on long-range shots, leading to a defeat from the Germans. In today's game against Nigeria, the opposing team has players from the WNBA. I believe that today our long-range shots will be more accurate and the team will be able to compete. Value.
The Anadolu team had a disappointing season, but their composition still looked pretty good. However, playing together did not go as well as hoped and as the end of the season approaches, the focus is on improving the game and trying to secure a spot in the domestic league. Therefore, I believe that the team will not feel too much pressure in the EuroLeague, and the opponent will not be fighting for anything either. As a result, there is a pretty good coefficient for betting on the match against Peru.
Both teams are playing with stand-ins, but I believe that the stand-in for Yandex team will bring more benefit. Otherwise, both teams seem to be at a similar level, Yandex had fallen into a pit, but their recent games have been positive. Therefore, I think Yandex is the slightly better team here.
According to the pace, Efes is the second team in Euroleague, essentially having the same pace as the weakest team, Milano. Bayern is in the middle of the league's averages. Although they have Euroleague games, the teams are not really competing for anything, as Efes has a challenge against Besiktas in the Turkish league within a few days. I believe that their focus is now somewhat shifting towards local competitions. The offensive ratings of both teams are in the 17-18th places.
Panathinaikos is strong on paper and there's nothing you can add, but in the EuroLeague, teams should be evaluated as a unit and here Zalgiris has a handicap. Tubelis and Birutis flew with the team, I believe at least one, or maybe even both of them will play in these games, because it's definitely possible. Everything is not perfect for PAO and it's shown by both recent results and missed opportunities. Zalgiris has been stable throughout the season, especially in terms of fighting and fighting until the end.
There is no "miraculous" team in Olympiacos that could be given a handicap against Monaco on the road. It's not an ideal situation at the Monaco club, but the situation has improved somewhat and after the dismissal of the coach, there should be some new momentum from the players. A coach is not removed if the players are satisfied with him. Monaco must have something to offer in their attack, as this season Olympiacos does not seem to be confident away from home and often struggles until the end of the match.
AFC Challenge League. The return match was won by Sway Rieng 4-1, so the situation is such that PPC will have to attack and try to reduce the gap from the first minutes, whether they want to or not. Both teams are not defensive, they like to attack, so this should make the match very lively. The first match was also very open, which is practically a constant thing between these clubs, so in this situation it is very hard to expect anything different.
Valencia defends well against such giants, today she will definitely attack and I don't think she will play much. In the first round, she played aggressively for 16 minutes and scored 1 point. Garuba should have his minutes cut because it suits him better.
Stably, Bacon is averaging 15.4 points per game this season, and today's opponent, Baskonia, has the worst defense in terms of points allowed, giving up over 92 points on average. Even though the game is on neutral ground, it's like playing a home game for Bacon in Dubai, where he has scored at least 15 points in the last six games. It's hard to expect anything different against Baskonia's defense. He could even score 20 on a good day.
Today, the little ones from Zalgiris should step up, whether Peru will succeed in reaching that is uncertain, but no one has played effectively against Ana yet, so I will go with Goss today. He has scored 12 points this season, while last week he only managed 4, but usually after a weaker game like that he plays much more effectively in the next one. And with the attention likely directed towards Francisco, I believe Goss will take advantage and score at least 11 points. PAO doesn't have an elite defense, their offense is based on the team, and Peruvian players often score against them.
I would say that Forest are considered as somewhat of favorites here, as Midtjylland is one of the best teams in Europe this season, and our attack looks very strong throughout the whole season. However, I will go with BTS, as Forest have been scoring on average 12 goals per 5 matches at home in Europe, and they have scored in every match despite their problems in the Premier League. This shows that they are quite stable in the Europa League, and the result against Fenerbahce proves that. These teams have already met in the Europa League this season in the same stadium, and the away team won with a score of 2-3. So there might not be as many goals, but I still think that both teams will score.
Yesterday, Hungary won against Japan, while Canada lost to the home team Turkey in the qualifiers. Canada's team was better than Hungary's and I believe that in these qualifiers, they will redeem themselves and surpass Peru, who is nominally a weaker opponent.
It seems that there are simply too many problems within the team, and therefore Monaco appears to be very vulnerable. Olympia is a solid team, which I believe is clearly superior. Problems with coaches and finances do not give any hope for Monaco and I hope that Greece will manage to overpower them.
The game is very important for Dubai, but it will be played realistically in Bosnia where there won't be many spectators, so it will be more like a training style. Baskai is a well-known team capable of scoring 100 plus points. The line is high, but both teams have strong offenses and often end up with high total points.
Valencia is the most productive team in the league with 91.0 points per game on average, and the key characteristic of this team is to force other teams to play such an attacking style of basketball. This points line has been present in Valencia's games for 6 consecutive games now, and even at home, Real looks favorable for going over. Real likes to collect points and also get involved in the high-scoring style of play of the Valencia team, and in their last meeting, over 200 points were scored.