Kazakhstan's team opened the tour yesterday with a 2-0 victory against the visitors from Petropavlovsk. It was Torpedo's third consecutive win, as they have yet to recover from their loss in the European Continental Cup final. I believe that today's meeting will be a chance for the team to regroup and return to their previous form, and they cannot afford to lose to one of the top five teams in the country in this tour.

Milan is not very favorable for green opponents, but at least he no longer has the advantage of having a coach and the professor no longer praises Masilius. I hope that Birutis will play better tonight, and overall, the opponent can be defeated and I believe that motivation for the players will not be lacking. I hope there will be a fight until the last seconds.

In my opinion, Valencia is currently ranked too high in the tournament standings and in the second half they will give fewer points to teams below them. Bayern is showing signs of recovery and at home they can be dangerous for stronger teams. This was proven in their game against Pao, even though they did not win against the Germans, I believe they will hold their own until the very last seconds.

The match played against the Jews was poor. Fast mistakes shortened the time. It is a rare case for both teams to play badly, so I think the player will want to redeem himself today. It's dangerous from all sides. I believe Vezenkov will struggle today against players like Smith or Osman, as a result Dorsey will take over the initiative. Efes doesn't defend particularly well against players like them.

Well, here we can already expect an NBA-style match. In Paris, everyone knows that it's a fast-paced game, with even 5 attacks per second, and even faster at home. Even the Dubai club is no stranger to fast basketball. Plus, Musa is back, adding a lot of potential to the offense, and the defense - vice versa. I am also looking forward to seeing a lot of fouls and free throws, as it was in the first game, where 68 free throws were taken in total. I am expecting over 190 points.

The seemingly weak Partizan finally celebrated in Peru, however it is one of the least productive teams. In just one occasion in the last 5 Euroleague matches, the 74 points threshold has been reached by Peru's Partizan, making them appear as an extremely underperforming team. Even though they were once the top scoring team in the league, Hapeol's offensive results have significantly decreased recently. Both teams play twice a week, which also increases the chances for a low scoring game. The recent performances and offensive form of both teams suggest that there will likely be an under result in their matchup.

In 6th place in the Euroleague according to earnings, Žalgiris collects an average of 88.1 points per game, and plays a fast-paced and points-driven basketball. Although Milano may seem weaker in terms of points, 85.1 points is still a lot. Recently, the Milano team has often scored high numbers on offense and has also allowed a lot of points, especially when playing against attacking teams. In the previous game in Kaunas, 167 points were scored, and I hope for a similar high-scoring game in Italy and for the over to hit.

The league newcomers and surprisingly successful Valencia, currently sharing 2-6 place, while Bayern is only in 16th place. Although Bayern seemed to be doing well, the team's instability is shown by their loss at home to Partizan, who are currently performing poorly. A 26 point handicap at home against Bayern gives hope for a victory for the Spanish team both at home and away. Despite Valencia experiencing some recent losses, when looking at who they have lost to and the weak performance of Bayern, it is possible to hope for them to become one of the top teams in the Euroleague.

Zemokas totalas is being given to me here as a chance for Bacon. Of course, Musa has already returned but at the moment Bacon still seems to have the leader role and I think he will continue to show his skills. In the season, he had an average of 15.6 points and here he is given a 3-point advantage against a team that often concedes points in Euroleague, on average with Maccabi. I think we all know the Paris team and their fast-paced basketball, which is more similar to NBA than European style. In this kind of game, a points collector like Bacon should be able to shine and the fast-paced dynamics should allow him to play his role, as he only scored 7 points last night against Barca, which is rare for him.

Today the Zalgiris team is traveling to Milan and I think big problems are looming after the injury and in this case I am trying both LeDay and Nebo Overius. Both are giving the total directly into their averages, with LeDay scoring 12 and Nebo scoring 10 points this Euroleague season. The argument is simple, Zalgiris defends very poorly after injuries, especially in PnR situations where Wright makes a lot of mistakes. Without Wright, there is no decent center on this team and they usually have to play small ball, even when Zalgiris dominates opponents, they still have problems under the basket. This was also the case in the game against Asvel.

Today, Zalgiris is traveling to Milan and I think there will be big problems after the game and in this case I am trying both LeDay and Nebo Overius. Both total points are given directly to their averages, LeDay gathers 12 and Nebo gathers 10 points in this Euroleague season. The argument is simple - Zalgiris defends very poorly after the game, both in PnR situations where Wright makes a lot of mistakes and without Wright there is no decent center in this team, so they usually have to play small ball. Even when Zalgiris dominates opponents, they usually have problems under the basket, as was the case with Asvel.

Recently, Porto has been appearing very strong in all championships and looks quite successful. Their long and excellent series in Peru, as well as their almost perfect defense, shows that the Portuguese team is in top form. Like many other teams, Plzen has not played official matches for a long time and cannot substitute them with friendlies, so Porto's match with Peru seems like a very logical option.

The Betis club, undefeated in any match in Europe, should continue their successful streak. The opponent is interesting, but by no means an equal competitor to the Spanish club. Betis displays a very strong defense and fights for first place, and even in this season having lost only 4 games shows that Betis will not be defeated.