Fritz is far from his best form. He has overcome not so strong opponents so far, but now he is waiting for Musetti, who plays very well in this type of tournaments. Long and physical matches are the bread and butter for the Italian, but Fritz is dealing with an injury. In the previous match, he was grabbing his stomach and he is not completely healthy, there is inflammation.

Fritz is far from his top form. He has overcome weak opponents so far, but now he is facing Musetti, who is playing very well in this type of tournament. Long, physical matches are bread and butter for the Italian, while Fritz is struggling with an injury. In the previous match, he grabbed at his stomach and is not completely healthy, with inflammation present.

Only 4 losses this season against very strong Italian teams shows that Como club is playing excellently this season. The almost undefeated club has already managed to beat Fiorentina away, so they should have a similar result in the cup. Fiorentina currently seems a bit better than usual, but they lack the stability of a team fighting for survival.

One of the weakest teams in the league faces a solid Leipzig team. Apart from matches against top teams, Leipzig has been playing extremely well this season and has won almost all of these types of matches. Pauli club is struggling to avoid relegation and seems to be in a very poor form. This season, Pauli is not only the worst home team in the league but also the least productive one, while Leipzig, in such good form, must win with a good coefficient.

NFL Playoffs, semi-finals! A very serious and responsible stage of the tournament. It is understandable that today the focus is on the defensive sector of the teams, but with such strong attacking line-ups, there is a higher likelihood of scoring.

In good form Durenas, after 5 games played after the injury, out of which 3 were played with an over-average points total. Sacramentas performs very poorly in the free throw area, all centers dominate against them, both by taking rebounds and scoring points. Those numbers have been poor throughout the season. On December 14th, when Durenas played, he scored 23 points and took down 13 rebounds.

Without Butler and S. Curry, GSW appears to be very vulnerable, and when they will also be missing Kumingos and other important players, the Timberwolves team seems very convincing. Although the Timberwolves team currently has a 4-game losing streak, it's time to win. The Minnesota team doesn't have any injury problems, while GSW is facing many issues and in December, the Timberwolves already won by 7 points on GSW's home court, so I believe we can expect a similar result again.

Ruud seems to have changed not only his racket but also the game, attacking the rising ball and controlling both forehand and backhand well, taking both his serve and +1 shots. Receiving is not a miracle, so it's very realistic overall.
The downside may be that the night match has slightly slower balls, but maybe this is a plus for Ruud, as it will help his strength even out. I hope Shelton will still win, but it won't be easy.

After an interesting start, Vechta managed to form a team and slowly gain momentum. It is time to step up the level of competition, with a deep and physically strong rotation and finally competing against lower-ranked teams. Jena, with a talented and well-rounded team, will face challenges due to their size and will have defensive problems in this league.

One of the most fun non-professional players, the potential is not bad, he throws and scores from everywhere in high-level amateur games. He will play in a big arena, so he will want to show off. There will be a lawn to help him, he will play at the end of the bench, so he will be comfortable against all kinds of rushes and pressures.

A more decent total and it can be attempted. I have mentioned before that DiVincenzo consistently makes a fair amount of shots, with the majority being 3 pointers. He can easily gather 17-20 points. The Warriors allow a lot of points to be scored by players in his position throughout the season, with many being 3 pointers. It seems like a great situation for Donte. He has made 3 3 pointers 8 times in the last 10 games.

Pauliukevičius UTMA crushes all of his opponents with explosive force. Score 4-0, all of Peru is confident in knockouts, with great strength and aggression.

Although Šalkovskij's score 2-1 is not bad, especially considering the loss to Dirksčius, it still doesn't come close to what Pauliukevičius demonstrates. The psychological handicap is also clearly in favor of Ignas. The incident during the joint interview, when he hit Šalkovskij in the face, seems to serve him even better - it's clear that Šalkovskij is morally affected.

No matter how much Edvinas repeats that he is completely relaxed and not making a big deal out of his opponent, it's obvious that it's the opposite. This is not a healthy sports anger, but a nervous anger caused by fear. In one interview, Šalkovskij even said that he is going into the fight to "enjoy" it, and whatever happens - happens, and life won't end if he loses. Such attitude and talking about the possibility of losing, especially before a fight against someone like Pauliukevičius, will definitely not help him win. On the contrary.

Meanwhile, Pauliukevičius looks completely tension-free, but let's hope he will control his wild aggression before the fight. I understand that the odds for this bet aren't high, but they're still not bad for this event. I see no real chances for Šalkovskij to win - it's like a train against a muscle car. Both are tough, but the outcome is clear. Even the notorious Dirkstys, while being in the same studio with Pauliukevičius, shows respect and doesn't hesitate to acknowledge his strength.

Pauliukevičius may not be the brightest UTMA fighter, but the fight won't be played like a game of chess. And he has no shortage of aggression, strength, and self-confidence. The home arena and fans won't help Šalkovskij either, in fact, it may only strengthen Pauliukevičius' sports drive. Most importantly, "wanna be Tyson" won't knock out his opponent's ear or arm in the ring 😁.

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