Water polo, World Cup, women.. the tournament hosts Netherlands, who started the tournament against Peru, lost their last two matches. The most painful defeat was against Italy, when they were leading throughout the game, but in the last period they were overtaken and lost 6-2, resulting in a complete collapse. Today, the motivated hosts must take revenge against the leaders in the standings, making the match extremely important.

Despite the bad shape of the team, this season I will try Real Peru here. The series has a significantly better team, even without Tavares dominating. Of course, they did it in front of their fans, but the situation is such that Hapoel seems completely destroyed. Plenty of talent, but a team that has been playing poorly since the second half of last season. The defense is not configured at all and I think with a 0-2 deficit, one or two Real strikes will be enough to destroy Hapoel, especially since the game is not even being played at home, but on a neutral court and the odds are good for Real.

Monaco was crushed twice by Greece, and now even when everything is fluctuating back to home court, Oly is still the clear favorite and hosts of the situation. With new injuries and weak gameplay, there is no confidence in the team, which once again must be easily defeated, and seeing the advantages of Greece, it is possible to take a risk this time.

In the span of a couple of months, the teams that have met in both the ABA League and the European Cup have easily crossed this given line, whether at home or away, so I believe the playoff series will start with an effective game. The teams have a very good offensive rating and do not try too hard on defense, so I think there will be a lot of points, as always.

Monaco was crushed twice by Greece, and now even when everything turns towards the home arena, Olympiacos are still the clear favorites and hosts. Adding to this are new injuries and weak gameplay, which shows no confidence in the team that is expected to be easily defeated again.

Vasa is crumbling and decaying further, but remains emotional. This allows us to hope that he still cares about his performances and earning a cosmic salary. The total is drastically low, Peru is necessary, so I am waiting for his return. In reality, there will not be as much energy here at home.

The line goes down towards the Jews. They don't seem hopeless, full of quality and it's easier to play without Tyrese. The guests are weaker, so there's no need to look at the home results like at a performance indicator. Itoudis should cry for more favorable calls. Euroleague probably wants some more intrigue, and here it is probably the most realistic to create.

Good tempo in the series, the first ended with 168 points, the second with 177 with an even better tempo and Hapoel's shooting percentage from the game is below 40 percent. Hapoel has been a very good offensive team throughout the season and their roster is specifically focused on offense. Tavares is OUT, so there could also be a possibility of under in the positional basketball from Real with mobile tall players. Maintaining the same tempo as in the first two games, everything revolves around percentages. Real is not particularly strong on the road, Hapoel could hang on here, realistically it's a 50/50 game for the unders, so it's worth trying with a 2.00 coefficient.

Good pace in the series, the first ended with 168 points, the second with 177 with an even better pace and Hapoel with less than 40 percent accuracy from the game. Hapoel has been a very good offensive team throughout the season and their roster is specifically built for offense. Tavares is out, so there may also be a possibility of playing a position-based game from Real with mobile forwards. Maintaining the same pace as in the first two games, everything revolves around percentages here.

I think that Besiktas just had bad timing here and they also had an away game. These are the first matches for Besiktas after losing in the Eurocup final, so they should be ready to release their frustration and anger on the next opponents. The atmosphere at home is good, the game is one of the best in the league. Despite the need for points for the guests, Besiktas also needs them to compete for 1st place.

There is no place to back down for Hapoel and they will need a lot from their leader today. He should play a lot of time, and since the team looked tragic in the first two games, he should also take the game on himself. It was clear in the second game that everyone was standing and watching, waiting for Bryant to create something, instead of taking the game into their own hands. A smart player, I believe, understands that today everything will depend on his points and I am expecting a calm game from him.

Theis, Mirotic, and Diallo are all out. There are only seven players left. This could potentially be MJ's final performance and I wouldn't understand if he didn't throw up 20 shots today. MJ's stats in Peru have been frequent, but when there's no one left to play, he should be able to play almost the entire game and rack up points today.

Theis, Mirotic, Diallo are all out. We are left with only seven players. Only two of them are tall, Hayes and Blossomgame. I think Hayes will have over 33 minutes, so it is not a big luxury to score only 8 points.

Real performs significantly worse when away compared to at home, and playing in an unfamiliar small arena without spectators, I don't think I will feel very comfortable. Hapoel is a talented team and there is definitely not a huge gap between these two teams, so I am choosing Hapoel Peru.

In the first quarter-final game, Elijah played only 10 minutes and after getting injured on the court, did not return. In the second game, he played his allotted minutes and scored 11 points, missing several shots. Right now, Real is proving their strength in the series. Hapoel will now play at their home court. I believe Hapoel should present a more serious challenge and that will require a better performance from their leader. During the regular season, Elijah had an average of over 15 points and took the 3rd place in the MVP regular season awards.

They had a tough series against the Orlando Magic team, but the Orlando team was one of the best in defense against high opponents throughout the entire season, and they effectively used this strategy against the Cavaliers as well. The Cavaliers are a softer and more offensive-oriented team, so there should be more freedom in the offense, and they should also score more points. The total points for the series against the Magic were reduced. In the last two games against the Cavs: 33/16, 24/14.

They had a tough series against the Orlando Magic team, but the Orlando team was consistently better in defense against taller opponents throughout the season, and this was well utilized in the series against the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are a softer and more offensive-oriented team, so there should be more freedom in attacking, and they should also be able to increase the number of points scored. The total points were lowered due to the series against the Magic.

Although Siebert is not the type of judge who pulls out cards like a gopnik from his pockets, his average is 4-4.5. That is enough for this game. The main engine is Athletico with its dirty game, tackles, provocations, and so on, which will definitely be present. Arsenal should be pressured from the first minutes and will need to defend a lot. As we all know, Athletico's defense is strong. In the second half, there may be some time-wasting and so on. 4 cards are a small price for this match.