It's already time for New York to shoot. The difficult period after the full wine glasses is fully understandable but the recent losses are definitely not, and I'm waiting for some kind of answer from this team because after all, they are one of the main contenders for the East. The 31 point game in Detroit gave me hope that the Knicks will rise and take the win in front of their fans, as they have a record of 15-4 at home, which is one of the best in the league. They will face the Clippers who have recently picked up their game thanks to impressive performances from Kawhi, but they have played mostly at home and their 7-1 record includes 7 games played in front of their own fans. As for away games, they have struggled, with a tragic record of 4-13 against teams like Ghana, without AD, Hornets, Blazers, and Hawks, none of which are top 8 in their conferences. Hart is still out for the Knicks, but it's clear that they have enough talent to come out of this tough stretch, and the Clippers are missing their centerpiece, Derrick Jones JR, again.

Man Utd's trip to Burnley, where they must win, will be interesting to watch after the coach's dismissal. It will be one of the most favorable opponents for them as their first match after the coach's firing. The lineup is strong, with Bruno leading the attack without whom United's offense has been struggling lately. However, with his return, I believe they will recover. United is currently third in goal-scoring in the Premier League, while Burnley is second in goals allowed. Additionally, Burnley's current form is poor, making them seem like a team that has accepted their fate of being relegated from the Premier League. Two goals should be easily achievable for United.

Mourinho revived Benfica's team and it should be used to our advantage. Portugal knows how to play this type of game, they know how to set up a solid defense, which often leads them to victory and trophies. This Benfica team definitely has additional motivation, knowing that in the final, they will not face a threatening opponent like Sporting or Porto, but rather Vitoria Guimaraes' team. Braga does not seem to be in a very good form, and in recent times, they have shown a very fragile defense as well.

Leeds have been accumulating points recently against even opponents and against serious rivals. However, it is obvious that this team will be balancing on the edge of survival and relegation this season and currently does not have much to offer. Newcastle, on the other hand, is a higher-level team with completely different goals. They play a very mature and solid football at home, and have already defeated many strong teams. Most importantly, they have not lost since October 5 and have only experienced 2 draws. Newcastle is not like Liverpool or Manchester United, they seem more trustworthy.

The defense of Man City Centre is completely crushed after the injuries of Diaz and Gvardiol, and today they will start the match against Brighton with a very inexperienced duo, Khusanov and Max Alleyne, who, in my opinion, have never played together before. That's why I'm betting on Over, because I think Brighton can cause problems for City. After all, they are a team that scores an average of 1.5 goals per match, and if they score 1-2 goals here, I believe Over will pass. When it comes to City, they are the most productive team in the Premier League and score an average of 2.6 goals per match at home. So, goals are very possible here.

Two consecutive games have added to City's points and today, without fighting against Peru, the fight for the title would become particularly difficult, knowing that the Champions League battles are yet to begin. The last time they played away with Brighton, I had to watch those games. Brighton appeared better, deserving the points there, as City became passive after conceding a goal, but at that time the City team was misunderstood and added points against various opponents. Since then, the teams have exchanged forms and Brighton is the team that appears to be in poor form.

The people of Klaipėda are attacking in an unreal form as always, the defense is known to be weak and a lot of points are being gained and lost.

In the EuroCup, they score 94.2 points while allowing 97.3 points to be scored against them.

Although the numbers are high, the fact remains that points are being allowed due to the lack of defense, but at the same time, they managed to win against the Hamburg Towers team who has yet to taste victory in the EuroCup this season.

Hamburg Towers scored 77 points in the EuroCup while allowing 96.1 points to be scored against them.

Although statistically Trieste did very well, the 20 point handicap away shows which team is stronger in this match. Now everything moves to Italy, where Trieste will close this series. Although a double digit handicap is a big thing, Olaj team is only strong at home as shown by their group results, 3 out of 3 wins at home and 0 out of 3 away, two of which were with a double digit difference. So I don't think we can expect such great games from Trieste, but the Italian club is superior and must prove it.

This bet is based on just one seen match against Wu, but Rublev looks very good and has already won 3 matches this season (including two friendly ones). Rublev, who is reminiscent of his former self, I believe will easily make it to the semifinals where he will face Musetti, whom I think he should also defeat as he is more skilled. In the final, Rublev's experience and abilities are superior to Bublik or Khachanov, so I think it's worth choosing Andrey.

In the first set of his match this year, Rublev was defeated by Wu, but whoever saw how he played would understand that it couldn't have been any different. However, in the second set and especially in the second half, Andrey looked incredibly impressive and broke Wu's serve five consecutive times to win. At the moment, Rublev has won 3 ATP series and looks like his true self again, making him the right choice. He played very well, so I believe he will also defeat his opponent from Portugal and do it by winning games with a negative score.

ITF in Nairobi, on clay..

Two rough defense teams. They let through both about a hundred times in both Eurocup and local leagues. They run, throw from both teams. I think it will be a Philippine basketball league match with quite a few points.