The Porto team is undervalued, if they were to play away, I would agree that they do not seem as reliable, but their game at home is great, their attack is solid, and most importantly, in such important matches - defense, which is also working well. Nottingham's poor season is definitely felt even in the Europa League, it's not just the Danish Midtjylland team from last time. Porto, in my opinion, faced a much more serious Stuttgart club, with whom they managed to handle quite firmly, and at home, even with a goal advantage, they did not concede a goal and themselves scored 2 without reply.
Mace and Dubai Lo played for 10 minutes and scored 5 points, with the only change coming directly from Cisco. For the whole match, Zalgiris' offense did not work, as both defenders, Cisco and especially Goss, were not playing. Lo, with his two entries onto the court, revitalized the offense, whether it was through scoring points, causing turnovers, or distributing assists. After the game, everyone was wondering why Lo played so little, even though he seemed to be playing better. Only Masiulis probably knows the answer. But Lo can still gather points in a short period of time. Although maybe he won't be ignored by Masiulis as much anymore.
A more interesting statistical placement, at first, I thought that this was just a mistake in Olybet's coefficients, but then I see that there are other offices and not just one that offer this line. In any case, I still think that this is a flawed line, because just by looking at the Peruvian Braga 1.44 and it being one of the most attacking teams in the league, we should expect that a large part of the action will happen in front of the Arouca goal. Braga's average number of corners is around 6-6.5, while Arouca's is around 4-4.5, accordingly, on average, Braga allows their opponents 3-4 corners per game, while Arouca allows 5-6. What is the logic here? Unless Braga will let someone else lead or give up the foundation after the European League matches. But even in that case, Arouca is too small to have a 50/50 chance of over corners in the period.
Realistically, before the tournament I thought that PARI would win, so I chose them as the tournament winners with odds of 2.70. But their form is tragic. The game is not flowing, and three players have been eliminated - nota, bielikas, and xielo. They are not showing their level of play. I watched an interview with their coach yesterday, and he was very angry and dissatisfied with the countless mistakes that the players are making... They talk about these same mistakes after each match, yet they keep repeating them. He mentioned that if necessary, he will kick players out after the Major if this kind of gameplay continues. It was a miracle that they managed to barely win in four overtimes against Wildcards, when just a day before they fought hard against Vitality. It would be a miracle if their performance suddenly improved overnight, but CS can be unpredictable and go against logic. The Mongolians are also unstable, their gameplay is not very pretty, and they struggled against Wildcards as well. In short, both of these teams are unstable and have poor form. I suspect that the Mongolians will take their Mirage, which is very weak for PARI, and later PARI will take their own pick. It is highly unlikely that either team will easily win.
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Euroleague. Paris versus Maccabi. Let's try to move with Maccabi to Peru.
Maccabi must win this game. If they lose, their chances of advancing are only theoretical. They really regret losing to Baskonia's team this week, but their chances are still alive here in Paris. Maccabi overall is in very good form and we shouldn't rely on the fact that they lost to the Basques. The Basques are causing trouble at the end of the season and winning against all the big teams (Hapoel, Real, and Maccabi) in a row, but that's not the case this time. Walker seems to have fully recovered, Clark and Hoard are also in great form. The players overall seem to be better than the Parisian runners, and if they manage to stop Hifi even a little bit, victory in Peru is very likely. Additionally, both teams are great at running, so the overall points will also be worth watching.
I hope for an interesting and visually pleasing game, and of course, for Maccabi to win. Good luck.
Here, Crystal Palace is for me with their big favorite label. Fiorentina is a club of a similar caliber who had a tragic first half of the season, but after the new year they completely regained their form and Peru gathers quite a lot and stands out with particularly good away performances - 6 out of the last 8 games as guests. Meanwhile, Palace is struggling and is far from the team that, after winning the Europa League, even competed for the Top 4 spot at the same time. In 2026, they only managed to win 2 games at home, against 20th place Wolves in the Premier League and the Bosnian club Zrnijski. The momentum is definitely on the side of the Italian club and I believe that with the given coefficient, taking the Draw no Bet option is the way to go, as Peru can confidently compete in this match.
I will try Skywalkeri, it's not going very well with him this season but this kind of competition where he can reach NBA Basketball satisfies his playing style after a tough period it seems Lonnie has found his game rhythm in the last 2 games scoring 25 and 23 points against Efes and Baskus respectively who are very similar to Paris in terms of scoring and defense. Fast pace and quick shots are expected, with hopes of accurate shooting. She scored 16 points in the last meeting against Paris.
One of the team names seems confident that the NBA regular season games will be secure. Running, shooting, and lack of defense are common for both teams. It is not surprising for both teams to score and allow 100+ points, and this happens very often. Fast-paced basketball with little defense from both teams allows for a high over today.
Hapoel is a completely offensive team, defense does not exist, anyone can go through, it mostly depends on how poorly the teams play, if they don't score 90 points against them. Hapoel itself scores 90+ against everyone after Bryant returned. Olympiacos also doesn't seem to be a very good defensive team this season, and it's not surprising when they have such offensive superstars like Dorsey and Vezenkov, but they are attacked on defense.
All the underdogs of the Euroleague and although Lyon is far from being crushed in every match, the end of the season is greeted with poor form and play. Zvezda is a solid team, capable of playing exceptionally well and fighting for the playoffs, so in this game we can only expect a guaranteed win from the Serbians.
Dubai does not play at home, but when looking at the overall image, they must confidently celebrate against Peru. Dubai has been struggling for rest and is also fighting for a spot in the playoffs, and even at home, Efes looked weak against Partizan, and when playing away, this team looks even worse, and they will have less energy due to playing in overtime. Therefore, I predict that Dubai will win with a double-digit difference against Peru.
A small rotation and a double week of trust does not raise concerns for Monaco club. Although Barcelona is not the most suitable club for Peru, it seems significantly better. James and Miro have returned, but the workload is heavy, the coach is weak and the overall situation in Monaco is difficult, which I believe the Spaniards can take advantage of, especially after their vacation.
The worst league team against one of the better league teams. Marseille hasn't been doing very well lately, but this team has played against very strong opponents and has not scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches. However, now they have a chance to redeem themselves and secure a win. In October, Marseille beat Metz 3-0 away and now they should have a similar level of confidence. Even though Metz has been struggling against lower-ranked teams, they are able to fight back, but against teams of this caliber, they simply crumble. So, it is worth expecting the same here.