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Euroleague. Hapoel vs Zvezda. Let's go for Over 12.5 points Including Overtime.
Zvezda is realistically without centers. Motiejūnas won't stand a chance against Oturu for sure. And on top of all the other injured centers, there's Moneke with a big question mark. We saw what Tyrique did in the last derby (15 points). Oturu has been in great form all season, but his last 4 games have been particularly impressive. He only scored 6 points against Real (Tavares factor comes into play), but otherwise - 20, 18, and 21 points. They are playing at home and in front of their own fans, so I believe we will see another strong performance from him. Good luck.

I believe that during the course of the season, this player will be crucial for the team as he has a lot of experience and needs to be adapted to the Euroleague as soon as possible. Today, I believe there will be a productive game and Graham will definitely have his chance. His total points may not be high, but he receives enough shots to cover them.

From Valencia's games, one can always expect a lot of attacks and not much defense. This kind of opponents are very favorable for Vezenkov. Sasha has been blanked by Ghana lately, but I think he is waiting for a recovery game and potentially one of the best games of the season. Valencia's foundation is their defenders, and they don't have anyone serious to throw at Sasha.

They play a good number of minutes, throw their shots. There is a lot of experience in the Euroleague and against such an opponent as Real, it will be needed here. In the past matches against Real, they have had good games, although lately they have had to miss some due to injuries. Real has not been defending well against his position players this season, and Shields should take advantage of this together with the team. They make a lot of 3-pointers, while Real's attackers have missed an average of 2.5 three-pointers in their last 3 matches.

Even though Milan doesn't have many players, they are all important. Lorenzo returned and Milan looks completely different after Messina left. Real is not a strong team this season in away games and their gameplay is not convincing, while the team's clothing looks worn out after changing.

I don't believe that Barcelona will remain the underdogs here, they are probably one of the hottest teams in Euroleague right now and are currently in the top 3. Under the new coach, Barcelona has made a strong recovery and no longer looks like the weak team we were used to seeing after Saras left. Now, the team not only stands out for its offensive talent, but their defense also looks fantastic, which was not expected from them. The trip to Paris, where they will face an unusual opponent who plays an exciting type of basketball, may not be easy, but they are still one of the weaker teams in the league. After a good start to the season, the team has lost 8 of their last 9 Euroleague games. I think that if Barcelona can at least slow down their opponent's offense, they can easily beat Paris. The only possible downside is if they become complacent against weaker opponents after playing against Zvezda and Oly, but even then, the odds are still favorable. By the way, Barcelona's away record this season is 5-3, which shows that no matter where they play, the results are still good.

Barca under the new coach started playing a better stretch and has a series of three games in Peru which they will try to extend in Paris. Our opponent was just seen as having a powerful offense and a heavily perforated defense. I believe Xavi Pascual, with his experience, can really refine Paris' team play and not get involved in a "throw and run" match. Therefore, if they can control the pace, Barca is significantly superior to their opponents.

The Parisian team may promise, as evident from their game, but the total here seems very large. With Barcelona improving their defense against Pascal, Oly promised, but there was no cosmic pace there. The Catalonians should slow down the game a bit, especially if they could control the game and the result. The blind attack of the Parisian team in recent times has not yielded any results, and some conclusions should be drawn from their defense as well.

One of the hottest teams, Barcelona, is showing excellent form at the moment. They win everything and confidently beat Olympiacos Ghana last week. The game they play is very pleasing to the eye, I wonder if it can stop Paris' winning streak. They lost to Zalgiris last week, so they'll play without any long combinations, not looking for the perfect shot. Good luck.