I would consider the Clippers as bigger favorites than given, especially at a 1.6 odds. After starting 6-21, the Clippers were able to balance out their record and have been among the best teams in the NBA for several months now, going 26-11 after that tragic start. Even after the trade for Harden and some key players, they continue to play well, with Mathurin fitting in perfectly, Garland returning from injury, and Kawhi playing at an MVP level. Minnesota may not be pushovers, but they lack stability and consistency. They had a fantastic five-game stretch and then lost two in a row to Orlando and the Lakers, and this season they often struggle with back-to-back games. The Clippers have had some significant losses, but even without Collins, they are 4-1 since his injury, including a convincing win against the Knicks at home. I believe the Clippers will win this game.

Only the third game after the injury, the team fights without any purpose, Nikas and Sheikas are in the PG positions, potentially being underdogs in this match, I think they will secure it and lose it in the last 20 minutes. Partizan should rotate widely in the remaining games.

Real Madrid is not playing good football, their offense is struggling and their defense is weak. With the absence of Bellingham, Mbappe, and Rodrygo, Vinicius and Garcia will most likely play in the front, but they are not very effective at scoring goals. I believe it will be a tough game for Real. Man City is on a good streak, and after their win against Bodo they seem very confident. Haaland has started scoring, while Semenyo is a complete leader. They are simply a much better team and in better form at the moment.

Bodo defeated serious opponents and advanced, but this should be the end. Such rumors are fun, but we need to look at things realistically. Sporting is a very good team, with only 1 loss in 25 games in the strong Portuguese league. They currently hold the 7th place in the Champions League group, with a high goal count. Although Bodo also scores goals, it is rare to see them conceding in matches. The odds were surprising, considering that this team has much better players and plays good football, yet are still seen as underdogs.

It seems that there are simply too many problems within the team, and therefore Monaco appears to be very vulnerable. Olympia is a solid team, which I believe is clearly superior. Problems with coaches and finances do not give any hope for Monaco and I hope that Greece will manage to overpower them.

The game is very important for Dubai, but it will be played realistically in Bosnia where there won't be many spectators, so it will be more like a training style. Baskai is a well-known team capable of scoring 100 plus points. The line is high, but both teams have strong offenses and often end up with high total points.

Valencia is the most productive team in the league with 91.0 points per game on average, and the key characteristic of this team is to force other teams to play such an attacking style of basketball. This points line has been present in Valencia's games for 6 consecutive games now, and even at home, Real looks favorable for going over. Real likes to collect points and also get involved in the high-scoring style of play of the Valencia team, and in their last meeting, over 200 points were scored.

A brilliantly playing Frenchman appears almost unstoppable and has already played two consecutive tournaments superbly. Zverev does not have such consistency and although he is able to defeat other opponents, I believe this Frenchman will eliminate the German from the tournament. They recently played a match on hard court and Fils emerged victorious, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if he continued to dominate now. In fact, it would even seem logical, considering how well the Frenchman is playing.

The French player, who plays remarkably well, seems almost unstoppable and has already performed excellently in two consecutive tournaments. Zverev lacks this kind of stability and while he can defeat other opponents, I believe that this Frenchman will eliminate the German from the tournament. In their last match on hard court, Fils emerged victorious, so it wouldn't be surprising if the result was the same this time as well, considering how well the French player is performing.

No matter what form Ruud may be, he always manages to present a serious challenge to the Spaniard. In their recent encounters, the latest Peruvian celebration was won by the Spaniard, but in the last 6 meetings between them, a different tennis player has been victorious. Despite not appearing to be in top form, I believe Norway will put up a good fight against Alcaraz.

An extremely solid Polish player faced many highly skilled tennis players this season and it is normal that he experienced many losses, but he is a very solid tennis player and I hope he takes this tournament seriously. The Georgian player is a tragic tennis player who only wants to play in tournaments at certain times of the year, and in others he just shows up to collect money without making much effort. This tournament has a lot of points and good gameplay in America, so it should be successful for the Polish player, who needs to deal with Nikoloz, who loses to clay court players and 400 ATP ranked players on hard court.

Everyone knows all the problems both with the greens and with pAO. The fact that Tubelis and Birutis are traveling together to Athens, I think it won't bring much. Both of them don't perform at their best.
Knowing that Zalgiris falls under a hot pAO hand, losing their recent games in the EL, with a full arena and sold out, I don't see any chances for the greens to fight for the win.
There's not even anything to say about the superior pAO lineup. It's just a different level. Everyone is back, including Lessortas.

Knowing all the problems that Monaco has been going through recently, it's not surprising that they are not doing well even from a distance. There are internal disagreements in Monaco and players are leaving the team. The last couple of games were played perfectly by Oly, and I believe they will continue this streak. The Serbian player is back from his injuries, and nobody else has any major injuries. They also handle the ball well, both in attacking and defending. If Monaco wins here - I end my career as a predictor.

Even though Sigma team unexpectedly lost in the 16th final, now the Germany club has to put everything together on their shelves. Even though there has been no support from the Mainz club in Peru recently, the game was good and played against top Germany league teams, so Peru looks particularly impressive against the Czech club.

A solid and stronger Shakhtar club should already look better from the first away match against Lech. After returning from Peru, the Ukrainian championship allows for expectations of good and stable form from the Donetsk club, and the home matches are also played in Ukraine. For them, this is not something new in the Conference League as they play at the Krakow Stadium.

In this pair, there is a clear favorite, who I think has already shown it since the first away match. Braga is in good form, although they have not been very lucky in terms of victories in recent matches, they are still able to defeat or at least not lose to stronger teams. Therefore, I also believe that they will perform successfully against Ferencvaros.

We all understand what the situation is, so there's a high chance that Zalgiris will be very angry, and their chances here are not great. In fact, I would even save the leaders and let the substitutes play to avoid any injuries. It's better to try out different small lineups. We lost by 7 points at home, so I think we'll easily win by 8.5 points in Peru. It's necessary to beat Peru, and I believe they will do their best to earn as many points as possible and be prepared for a scenario similar to Zalgiris' match against Valencia.