U-17 Kanada - Kroatija

Lithuania is not a defensive team and everything is about offense. The players do not defend, the system is also not designed for defense, it allows for quick shots and fast running. Iceland plays fast basketball and collects points quite well. In this selection, they have a high total and significantly outscored in all games. I do not think that anything will change in a few days and Lithuania will suddenly implement a cosmic defense.

After the decline, it is difficult to expect complete freedom and wandering. The Icelanders did well at home, but also had a lot of success. Elvar here will receive maximum attention, but there is nothing to expect from others because the level is not the same. Lithuania will play aggressively and will provoke losses, I believe this will not allow the game to develop.

I don't know, even though the productivity was not impressive in the first game, even though the percentage was not bad, but the fourth quarter decided a lot with such pitfalls. Although the Iceland team showed a good performance in the fourth quarter, I think we should expect a more productive game from the Lithuanian team rather than the Icelanders, and if we were to make a prediction, a 100-point line would be reasonable.

1. Lithuania will have a hard time defending against Peru because there are many holes in their defense, so they will need to play a faster game, which is advantageous for Iceland, but they do not have as much talent in offense and should not have many problems.
2. Thanks to Elvar's phenomenal performance, Iceland was able to achieve something that seemed impossible, but again, in modern conditions, everything is possible. There is not much character in this year's team, except for Normantas, Sargiūnas, and Blažėvič, who have some of that character and can try their best to neutralize Elvar, who caused us problems with his speed.
3. Yes, there is expected to be a reaction and a big difference against Iceland, but I think it will be led and closed during the first half, or maybe the third, and there won't be many questions. There is a lot of untapped potential in offense, I would say, seeing how Ąžuolas misses lay-ups and other players' confusion in such situations, it is worth thinking about.

All in all, I think the game plan will revolve around Ąžuolas' quick offense and they will try to take advantage of his good form, which I don't think he showed in the first game, but it will be crucial here, as Barzdeikis and many others are far from their athletic rhythm while sitting on the bench.

I don't know, even though the performance in the first game wasn't impressive, even though the percentages weren't bad, the fourth period made a big difference with those holes. Even though the Icelandians dominated in the fourth period, I think we should expect a more productive game from the Lithuanian team rather than focusing on the Icelandians, and if we were to make a prediction about the ~100 point line, it would be logical.

1. Lithuania may struggle on defense due to many gaps, so they will have to play faster basketball, which plays into Iceland's favor, but they don't have as much offensive talent and shouldn't cause much trouble.
2. Thanks to Elvar's phenomenal performance, Iceland was able to do what seemed impossible, but in today's basketball, anything is possible, because this year's team lacks character, only Normantas, Sargiūnas and Blažėvičius have some of that character, which could help defend and put in maximum effort to neutralize Elvar, who caused us problems with his speed.
3. Yes, we expect a reaction and a big win against Iceland, but I think it will be handled and closed in the first half or the third quarter without much question. There is a lot of unused potential on offense, as we saw in situations where Ąžuolas missed a layup and other players seemed lost, it's worth considering.

Overall, I think they will terrorize through Ąžuolas with fast offense and try to take advantage of Ąžuolas' good form, which I don't think he fully showed in the first game, and we will need him a lot here, since Barzdeikis and many others are far from their usual rhythm while sitting on the bench.

As I mentioned in my previous bets, Ąžuolas was not fully utilized in Iceland and needs to be a bigger part of the game. Yes, there were some missed opportunities for easy layups that must be converted, given Iceland's team in this stage doesn't have much defense and I believe that today, the Lithuanian team will easily surpass their points over. I don't see the point in slowing down the game, as there aren't many good defenders and I don't see much potential in that aspect, but I do see a lot of potential for points in offense, so in my opinion, this line is favorable for Ąžuolas' points over.

Brazdeikis looks very serious, even though he only played a few minutes in the first games, and even then there were attempts to create a shooting opportunity just for himself. It is difficult to play such a crowded role in club basketball. Perhaps there will be consideration for Zalgiris due to the high amount of minutes in the second games. With Icelanders having such a strong presence in the penalty area, Ignas' climbing up the tree could fall short.

There is no one to play there. Elvaras will receive a huge accent, everyone will climb on him in turn, I think we will also have many double plays to make the ball drop significantly for our talented team friends. I believe the question of self-esteem will be touched upon and the team will come out very aggressively.

Portugal is a rising national team with its NBA star, and although Queta cannot help in the qualifiers, all the other players are included. The Romanian national team is very weak and has no chance against any team in this group, especially when playing away. Although their chances improve at home, the odds for Portugal seem quite good considering the strength of the teams.

The line is quite small compared to the basketball game we saw a couple of days ago against Portugal. The teams scored 70 shots each and half of them were 3-pointers, with 35 of them made by the Portuguese and 40 by the Romanians. With a total of 181 points in the previous match, it is expected that the game against Romania will be similar. Even though the teams have never scored over 160 points in this group before, I believe that after such a performance against Portugal, we can expect something similar now.

In the first inter-team match, the Danes were crushed by a very large margin, and only at the end of the match after a good streak, they lost by 18 points. There is not such a big difference between these teams as shown by the given score line, and I believe that a better result will be achieved. Before the inter-team match with the Danes, the Georgians did not show any real signs of strength.