Baskonia - Monaco

It is necessary for Žalgiris to take advantage of the situation, especially if they lose in Paris. Fener continues to lose defenders, with Hall joining recently released Baldwin. In the past year, it has been difficult for Kaunas to face the Turks, with not only losses but complete demolitions. Žalgiris always plays with better energy at home and is well-prepared. Of course, Fener has many weapons, but the Italian has built a strong team from Žalgiris, so it will not be easy here.

Lonnie Walker and Sylvain Francisco each scored 8 or more points - Yes

Both scored a considerable number of shots. Giving Walker the freedom to shoot results in a higher score, and with only 8 shots, it's not a lot. Francisco is clearly the leader of Zalgiris and will play a significant role for us. In the last game, he scored 8 points when the team in general only made 0 out of 8 shots.

The super success has ended and Žalgiris even started playing poorly in the Euroleague. It's difficult for everyone to play in Kaunas and Šaras often loses to Žalgiris, but it's hard to expect gifts. Fenerbahçe is a very strong team and I think Žalgiris is a favorable opponent for the Turkish club which has played in Kaunas many times before, so the courts are familiar. I believe Fenerbahçe has a good chance to win.

The trial season is underway, one of the most important team players. Baldwin is still out and won't be able to play in the second position. In the last 6 games, the score was 12,16,15,17,5,11, and in one match the total score was not missed, but with tragic accuracy. After the defeat of the defensive line, I think it's a good choice.

We got to know Francisco's instability recently, it goes up and down. After the Paris game, I think we'll see a real fire. In the Euroleague, after single-digit games against Maccabi and Monaco, I would score 15 or 20 points against Zvezda and Bayern. So I'm going into this game with the thought that something similar will happen, and that I'll need to hit 3-pointers in order to catch a rhythm. It's worth trying with the good odds, and also Zalgiris is giving odds of 4.37, but I'm going with a safer option because Fener is still the #1 team and also has an extra resting day due to injuries.

And again luck turned to Zalgiris, to face Fenerbahche with so many injured players. After the brick tournament in Paris, at home I think accuracy will be significantly better, and Fene will try to break through with Boban upfront, but Zalgiris will respond with 3-pointers, I don't think he will hold such a sou in consecutive games, so they don't really have many offensive weapons without Saras. The Zalgiris players will be angry and motivated after 2 defeats. I predict a convincing victory for the Green team, with a 13-20 point difference.

Massive game, but nothing else left but to take the Zalgiris road. Someone wrote about understanding the game of Zalgiris, so they probably didn't watch the match or were blinking while watching. When the open shots don't fall, you have to play ideally, but in the end, accuracy will decide everything. The game is not understood, opportunities are created, Lonnie Walker should be getting better with each game. Fenerbahce didn't look solid against Bayern despite scoring many points in the third quarter, and with Hall's absence, they have even fewer creators.

The match starts, many throws are made, need to wake up. Throws are made from good positions, just lacking accuracy, with Bayern having 8 attempts but only 3/10 shots. The only drawback is that they can accumulate penalty points at the beginning like with Bayern.
Elsewhere, the total is set at 11.5.

Latvian's trust in Šaras is only growing, and with Devon Hall's departure, he will get even more minutes and become the main creator. Playing 10-20 minutes per game, he is averaging 3-4 successful shots per game. He scored 4 points against Bayern, but still had Hallas on the court, who contributed an impressive 7 points.

Second double week games are usually less productive. Scoring 150 points against Žalgiris is a rare occurrence. Fenerbahce also tend to score more at home, as Šaras says it's harder to suffer on the road. With the youngsters out for Fenerbahce, creating opportunities will be difficult and there should be a lot of tough shots for Ghana. It should be a low-scoring game for Ghana.

I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the teams doesn't reach the 70-point mark today, and in that case the other team could score at least 85. I am expecting another low-scoring game in Kaunas, as we have already seen against Barcelona, Maccabi, and Monaco. Two teams with low scores will face each other, with Žalgiris being one of them, while Fenerbahce is missing important defenders, which should make it harder for them to create on the court.

After Smailagic was injured, Zalgiris faced problems in basketball and as a result, the coach may or may not want to give more minutes to Birutis than usual. This will be an opportunity for Laurynas to reach a double-digit points score, which he has achieved before in the previous season. However, at the beginning of the season, he was on fire at home against Fener with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

It seems that Brazdeikis is recovering from the psychological trauma he experienced on the Olympiacos bench and is returning to his form. In the previous game against Paris, he scored 15 points in just 16 minutes, which is a great scoring efficiency of 1 point per minute. Today he will play in his home arena and Ignas should have even more courage to attack the basket.

Player's productive Peru (+OT)
Zagars, Arturs (FEN) under 4.5

Zagars should be a 15-minute player and I don't really see him having the opportunity to score the ball successfully at least 5 times during that time. This season in Euroleague 0/3/1/3/2/4.. I think 3.5 for such totals would be very fair, but 4.5 for 2.04 under is too good of an offer.

Well, I don't know, usually when playing against Sara, they don't reach such limits. Also, a new player has arrived, at least for now, he has gathered some experience and Ulanovas is not the most stable player. So I believe it will be quite difficult for him to collect such a number of points.

In battles of Žalgiris, there always appear some shortcomings: sometimes penalties are missed, other times there are issues with 3PT... the team had a good series against Peru, but did not win all of those battles at the end of the matches (and sometimes, this was due to a stroke of luck). Sooner or later, favorable circumstances fade away and the struggle continues with all the might.

In the previous round, Fenerbahce toppled the representatives of Munich - this means a lot. Today, the guests also have no reason to feel inferior - the battle will be intense until the end.

Barcelona - 86.4 points, Paris - 82.8 points on average in Euroleague. Both teams often play very well in offense, and their fast-paced style and the second week of games allow for less tactical battles and more individual mastery. Both teams favor a fast-paced basketball, and they have a lot of talent on offense, as coaches promote an attacking style of play, which leads to success.

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Euroleague. Partizan against Milano. We are moving with Tyrique Jones overiu.
Tyrique had a bad game, but it's hard for many to score against Barcelona. Today Milan arrives in Belgrade, which has become a laughing stock. They managed to lose to half of the teams in Alba, which says a lot. There won't be Nebo today, so there won't be many to stop Tyrique from Milan's side. 5 out of 9 games have had such a total. The opponent is suitable for this and after a bad game, I think he will want to redeem himself. Plus, he plays very well at home. Good luck.

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Euroleague. Virtus against Pao. Moving with Sloukas under.
Excluding the match with Oly, Sloukas plays an average of 17 minutes per game. He has many options against the Pao defenders and it can be felt. Overall, his year has been a bit slow. I have no doubt that he will be in form for crucial battles, but it's still far from that. He has only scored 4 points in four games. In the last match against Maccabi, it was a tough fight and Sloukas played only 12 minutes and ended up with no points at all. There are others on the Pao team to score points, so I don't expect much from him today, although there may be plenty of time for over, as it seems that Brown won't be playing due to illness. In any case, him scoring at least 10 points here seems like a lot, so I'm going with under. Good luck.

Any other coach in Messina's position would have already been fired, but in Italy things are not understood and there is a belief in the "professor". Starting the 4th period with +10 against the worst EuroLeague team, which doesn't even have 8 players, and still being able to lose to them. Partizan is a tough opponent, playing at home with a much better coach and no extra periods. Milan is already here with a tragic mood and with the added flights it would not be mentally prepared for this atmosphere.

Perhaps it is dangerous to play against the hottest team, but Paris is similar to Zalgiris in their last 2 games and should aim for sixth place. This season Barca looks great after winning 7 out of 8 matches in the first round and only losing to Olympiakos Greece at home. They are currently dominating all their games and have a solid record, with a 3 win lead against Asvel. However, Barca is a higher caliber team and I believe they will play with extra motivation as their opponent is hot and there is a strong desire to beat them.

Partizan struggled, but against Barca there were some good moments if not for that 2-pointer that cost them, the team looked pretty good. Milan followed with a complete bottom... They got it from Alba, who is missing half of their team. I don't know what's going on with that team, but it should be a tragedy. There, Miro and Leday play with their stats and that's it. Milan is playing horribly. Partizan destroyed Peru and I believe the fans will start to get angry. It's Friday. Partizan has to deal with this Italian mess.

Barca's backup coast shooter Abrines, who often faces weak teams like Alba and Asvel, gets over the minutes in the court and is able to score double-digit points. Today's opponent is not weak, but with a weak defense, which increases the likelihood that Barca will collect points more easily and play in their home arena.

It is hard to believe how Milan managed to lose against Alba. The team does not inspire any confidence, despite having high-level players, but their performance has been tragic for several seasons now. Partizan is currently one of the most disappointing teams in Euroleague, but they must defeat Milan at home. Perhaps this will be a great opportunity to rise from the bottom.

Two excellent and formidable teams are meeting, but this time I am going with the hosts. The game displayed by Paris Basketball should be especially favorable for Barcelona. Punter once again proves why he is one of the best Euroleague players, having a great performance, and I believe he will lead Barca to another victory.

The veteran center Vesely has not yet reached 20 points this season, but today he will have all the conditions to try to do so. He will play against a team that is not focused on defense and also does not have a normal center (our Birutis scored 11 points for Paris in just 12 minutes). The third factor is playing at home, which is significant for this basketball player in order to reach this 20 point mark.