Both had tough matches in Europe, Valencia had a double portion and struggled against Pao. In the early game, they should have been more confident, but Unicaja is also inclined to slow down with their veteran players as they do not have a good flow this season. The total is huge, especially considering that in head-to-head matches through the period of years, teams have only reached a hundred points once, making under bets common.
Valencia, overseas points throwing ACB team, nothing strange. They play fast, don't waste time. Unicaja has a lot of offensive talent, struggling recently, they need to bring their 'Peru' game, while Valencia still scores a good amount of points, so if you want to win, you will have to score high, it's not easy to defend against such offense. Valencia averages around 95 points this season, Unicaja around 88~, but at home they score 92+.
The Juventut centers Tomic and Birgander have left. The 19 year old plays overseas. Although Manresa is not a miracle this season, they can still fight at home. Juventut was not elite on the road, even with the centers, and it is difficult to fight without leaders.
I know that to many it seems clear that the match between Matchas and Ispanas should be considered a favorite, but I wish that the Italian would beautify the history between them on the court. Alcaraz, although he has an arsenal with his top spin and forehand, is not invincible. Valentinas did well with his serve and gave some fight in that match, which was quite unexpected. Sinner, of course, is a much higher class player than Valentine, has a good serve and it will depend on how seriously he looks on the court today, as the weather conditions are favorable, his serve should go quite well and it's difficult for anyone to fight against this robot when his first serve goes in with a high percentage. I also liked how he performed his drop shots, although against Carlito he won't use them as often, since he manages to reach everywhere, but there is still potential, because personally I did not like how Alcaraz played with Valentine. So I would say that after a tough battle and possibly a tiebreaker win, the Italian will come out on top.
In 2020 and 2024, Spain won both matches played on the ground, and although Argentina did not finish both of them, I think it's time for Spain to win normally. It is clear that statistically Argentina is in good form, but Spain also looked very good this season, so I believe that the local player will be able to win, especially since I believe that the 36-year-old veteran will have a hard time playing long points with the Spaniard, who is rightfully considered a favorite.
I think the walls of my home are a bit crooked on the Topo side. The Swiss player is not in the best form, but he knows how to play against the German representative. In 2024, Peru will once again compete in this tournament and compete against others on the sand. After the match with the Swiss player at the end of February, the German player returned to the court, and we will see how he performs after facing Peru, which will be difficult to comeback from, especially against an unfavorable opponent. I believe the Swiss player has a better chance of winning, and when there is no clear favorite, it caught my attention.
At first, the former favorite has lost their status according to the coefficients, but I believe Alcaraz will celebrate Peru. I think the match, as usual, will be dynamic and long as the titans strive, and we often see tiebreakers between these tennis players, and a 3-set game is a very convincing option. Although Peru is also very impressive, I believe this option will be better from the offer of this match so far.
The Maccabi team looks very poor and realistically lost all chances to advance further, and this is not Serbia, I think another team of their country could help. Maccabi currently looked super bad against Baskonia and Paris, so now Hapoel in good form must take care of it. The game, as usual, is not in their home arena, so the advantage is only for Hapoel, and the odds are relatively good as well.
Just after making history in the Champions League, Rytas is returning to LKL. With a good lineup and great atmosphere, it's possible to hope for Rytas to confidently win. However, the capabilities of these teams are very strong and even though Rytas managed to defend a deficit in only 2 out of 4 games, the current situation is very favorable for Rytas to play successfully.
The Telekom team fell hard in the semifinals, but we need to keep looking ahead as they will be playing against the weak Bursaspor. Although the Turks are in 5th place on the tournament table, their +/- is only lower than the leaders Fenerbache and second-placed Besiktas. A team in Turkey usually continues to achieve successful results with solid differences, especially against the league's worst defense (an average of 89.5 points lost in 2060 points over 23 matches). Teams that are performing poorly consistently lose by double digits, so this should not be an exception.