I didn't like how Hapoel looked against Real and the odds for the home team given in the Euroleague always have value. Even though Baskonia has relaxed completely in the Euroleague, they put up a good fight against Zvezda and, in my opinion, would have won if not for the controversial decisions made by the referees towards the end. The Basques can still play and especially at home. Before this losing streak, which began after winning the Copa, they had a challenging record at home with 8 wins and 4 losses. I believe they can still cause problems for others this season, and as Hapoel starts to struggle, they may begin to feel the pressure, as they are not far behind in terms of standings.

The Stone Tournament, World Championship, men, USA... this will be the second round meeting. Canada starts the tournament facing off against South Korea, this will be their second match in the tournament. Canada - Olympic champions, in this tournament they are one of the top favorites for the highest prizes. We cannot underestimate the Italians, they are in the European top 5, but they don't have a good future against Olympic Champions.

Stone throwing, World Championship, men USA... In the recently concluded Women's World Championship, Switzerland was victorious, and now it is the men's turn to start. Progressing China was defeated by today's opponent in the Olympics, and it was a bit of a misunderstanding, so today I am expecting a different result.

In my opinion, Cholet should be the favorites here, taking into account the normal circumstances it could be a 50/50 game, but here ASVEL has just lost Watson after a double week. They seem tragic on away games, so this is another significant disadvantage for them. Cholet has caught their form, winning the last 5 home games and 5 away games, including the game against Bourg.

Chemnitz captured 4 away games, in which they were unable to dictate their playing style and only managed to win 1 match. The match returns to the home arena and here I am already waiting for Chemnitz-style basketball. The home team is decently dynamic, although not playing at a high pace, but is particularly characterized by their productivity this season. Oldenburg's situation is similar, although the team's pace is not good, they have both a high offensive rating and a poor defense.

Although both teams have current winning streaks, the Hornets have been the more impressive team in their last 15 games. They are leading the league in both offensive and defensive efficiency, and their net rating during this period is a remarkable +16.2 points. The New York team has struggled to defend against 3-point shots in their last 3 games, so the Hornets will likely take advantage of this.

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ITF in San Gregorio, clay..

One of the top teams and one of the favorites for the World Cup, England, will be hosting the unpredictable Uruguayan team. Despite not having many top players, Uruguay is known for their passion and good performance in tournaments, and I believe they should be defeated. With a very successful World Cup qualification and a dominant style of play, I don't think England will lose to Uruguay.

The FIFA series tournament is taking place in Rwanda, where our brothers from Estonia will compete against a very weak African team. Although the Estonians themselves are not exceptional, this team has been looking better than all three Baltic states lately and has been quite threatening. After scoring goals against Italy and Norway, they now need to beat Kenya, who will try to gather a better team, but have a very weak defense. I believe that the Estonians will not be intimidated by the weather conditions and will achieve a positive result.

Here, Coppe should be able to easily take someone, some kid who is 18 years old. Because Mrva is doing well this year, there won't be much he can do to help him, as Coppe is a highly experienced player. He used to be in the top 100. This year he already played and won in January. The kid will get some firewood and will go home dry.

Let's try Hornets with a 5 point handicap today. Unreal rise for this team this season, which started off tragically but after recovering from injuries, became one of the top teams in the NBA. Now they have even managed to reach 8th place in the East and are playing like a Top 3 team in this conference for the past 2 months. An interesting fact is that the Hornets have an average win margin of 18.1 points this season, which shows that when they win, they dominate and defeat even good teams like Boston, OKC, and Lakers. The Knicks are a good team, but they are still not convincing, especially with their current streak of 7 losses against teams that are not even contenders and are below .500. Moreover, the Knicks do not perform well on the road and have had few good away games this season.

In general, both Peru and Bahcesehir Koleji look interesting with a higher coefficient, so I choose the over. I ultimately choose the over, because Koleji will have a serious challenge in the Eurocup - Besiktas, and I don't believe they will hold back in these games, as their position is also important in the local league when both teams are right next to each other. I want to believe that Koleji will not spare any effort before the mentioned tournament due to a small number of preparation days.

Both teams play at a high tempo, although Koleji may struggle to maintain this intensity due to their rotation depth and level of players. The home team is also not far behind in this regard, so they are expecting a good performance in the top of the tournament table and can compete, especially at home. Therefore, for safety reasons, since both teams like to run a lot, it seems logical to expect high-scoring games, as the home team has potential to defend under, so they will need to attack confidently to have a chance of beating their opponents. As for the mindset and motivation of the away team, who knows, but the coefficient for them is completely illogical to me. However, in Turkey, anything can happen.

Although from Šaras, as always, one can expect gifts, but to play well for Žalgiris will still be necessary. Our team's game is based on scoring points and although the games with Bayern were particularly poor in offense and the same line was not the best at home against Fenerbahçe, this season Žalgiris rarely fails to reach such a points threshold, even in the Lithuanian Basketball League. Fenerbahçe is currently playing a very productive phase, so I believe there should be a points line in this clash of teams, and I don't think it should be lower than that. I think Žalgiris is coming without pressure, and this Kaunas team is the most dangerous and seems to be better.

As there was no sensation when Fenerbache lost to Maccabi, there will not be exactly the same when they lose the next double week's Euroleague match at home against a well-performing Kaunas Žalgiris. I believe that Fenerbache will once again look apathetically at these matches, having secured their spot at the top of the Euroleague table, while these upcoming games heavily sway in favor of Žalgiris due to motivation and their current form determining the outcome.

As I mentioned earlier, it will largely depend on whether Rybakinai will be able to retaliate against Sabalenka tonight, which makes it less than a 50% chance. As opponents, I believe they are fully conquerable at this moment.

Both players with a similar style, are currently standing out in the WTA tour. They both have a lot of power and strong shots, but Rybakina is more agile and moves better around the court. Even in the Indian Wells final, where Sabalenka had to seek revenge and her game was slightly better against Rybakina, Sabalenka could barely keep up and even shed some tears during the match, barely making it to the third set tiebreaker. Sabalenka ended up winning the Miami tournament, while Rybakina has already reached the finals twice in that same tournament.