Kings World Cup. Semi-final. Together with the Spaniards, these two individually strongest and most technically skilled teams in the tournament, which is a huge foundation for achieving success for Peru in this competition. Both teams have strong attacking abilities, with teams like Brazil taking risks and trying to press their opponents early on, finding success by scoring goals, but also leaving ample space for their opponents to use against them. Both teams are in good form, with Mexico looking great in attack from the start, while Brazil needed time to get into their rhythm, break through the psychological barrier in front of their home fans, but now showing a championship-worthy attacking game. I believe it will be the offensive play that will determine the finalists.

The total given is slightly lower than Melo's average, with 20 points and almost 8 assists per game, and the opponent is one that Melo should definitely play well against tonight. The Lakers team is not known for strong defense, although it has improved recently, so I believe this player should have many opportunities to score, especially in Luke pick and roll situations, where he played excellently in last season's meeting with the Lakers. Furthermore, this game is being played in LaMelo's home turf, where he has a great track record of averaging around 25 points and 8 assists per game against the Lakers in his 4 previous visits. Looking at his game logs of 27 points and 6 assists, 23 points and 8 assists, 25 points and 11 assists, and 26 points and 7 assists in those matches, it is clear that he always gets fired up when playing the Lakers.

I have a feeling that Paris ascent of results is coming now, because they always play consistently, but the spark only appears with winners. At home, by the star courtside, the guys have fun, run, throw, and it's tough to play against such a mood. Monaco is experienced, wins everything, but sometimes has to give in during a game marathon when James or other defenders get hot.

Before the break, from what I could see, it looked like a great game. They were throwing from far away with great confidence, even though they were playing under pressure. Quite agile, but not comfortable. The green under the baskets doesn't shine, so the Belarusian team will have many opportunities, especially to compensate for the lack of leaders.

Despite the intense green, all the pieces will be neatly arranged, everyone will feel important and will have something to contribute. Cisco is on its own, but it should also shoot something unexpected - like Jews in rough defense. The situation of the players on the home side is unclear at times, but their return could bring some harmony. I am waiting for an open match, and the greens know how to control such situations, especially after having recently recharged from them.

In the second consecutive tournament, Skatov, who plays extremely well and successfully, dominates over all tennis players. So the opponents are far from the highest level, but that doesn't mean they should be disregarded. Kachazas, playing a solid game and consistently winning at least three breaks, is also doing well, so he must play successfully here as well, even against weaker opponents like Peru.

I hope for a rematch from the Spanish side. At the end of December, in a friendly match, the Frenchman won, but in this match between the two players, Fokina seems like a clear favorite. The Spanish player, who plays very well in the game, seems to be getting even better, while the Frenchman appears to be standing still. Both players did not face serious resistance in this tournament, but overall, the mastery is greater in the hands of the Spanish player, who I believe will also have the win.

The southern hemisphere is highly underestimated, I believe it could really surprise, the coefficient is definitely too high and it keeps rising which is interesting, and even though Mboko is playing well, there was a slight injury which should have some minimal impact on her game, so I think taking Birrel for one set would be a great value.

In this season, the Sporting team looks absolutely fantastic, playing excellently both in offense and defense. 47 goals scored in 17 league matches and even 27 goals scored in 8 home matches looks amazing, not to mention that the team has only allowed 9 goals against them this season. They will face the league's underdog Casa Pia, who are just one step away from the relegation zone and have a -15 goal difference. The two teams have only met 9 times and Sporting has won every single time, with the last four matches resulting in a win by 2 or more goals. Braga and Porto both beat Pia 4-0 at home, and this year started with a 3-1 loss for Pia away against Rio Ave, so the handicap looks very favorable for Sporting.

After catching better form, Atalanta club should extend their good streak against the bottom team Pisa. The underdogs Pisa sometimes do not lose against lower-level teams, but when it comes to playing against top teams, they consistently lose, regardless of whether they play at home or away. For Atalanta, this is a great opportunity to take revenge for their first match of the season, where they played a 1-1 draw with Pisa, even though Atalanta dominated the game. Atalanta has been showing strong performance and solid results since last year, making them a clear choice in this match between the two teams.

At the moment, Werder team has lost 6 consecutive matches and the arriving Eintracht club should continue this difficult phase for the Bremen team. In this Bundesliga season, Eintracht team looks very good and has only lost 4 times, including against Bayern at home and Bayer and Leipzig away. On the other hand, Werder, who has only won 4 times this season, does not seem to be in good shape and the solid Eintracht club should not lose to them.

Vengras solidus [here "solidus" means "solid", "stable"] hard court tennis player, and although he lacks stability to become a TOP 20 tennis player, he has the mastery for it. Now already a solid tournament, where he defeated well-known Monfils and Ruud, shows how good of a form the Lithuanian is in, and in such form, he is very dangerous. The American [player], on the other hand, is not aiming for such level, and even the match accompanied by luck with Borges [referring to a match they had], I believe, has already used up all of his wishes. All in all, the stronger and in good form Fabian has what it takes to win against him in a match between them.

The fantastic revenge against Zvezda was, now it's time for revenge against Maccabi. I believe conclusions will be made after analyzing that painful loss in Kaunas. We will work on defense and Cisco will be aggressive in offense, even when Goss and enough time to shine are missing. With decreased rotation, only the best defenders will come in handy for Zalgiris. We have seen this before when Goss was injured. Maccabi doesn't seem as confident lately, with 3 losses in the Euroleague, so it's necessary to take advantage of this weaker team if we are still thinking about making it to the playoffs.