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I think Cacic has more potential but Linzer is a better player, analyzing everything at this point in the season. Nikola's been doing good up until late in the summer when he lost rhythm and kind of lost confidence. That happened as got injured right at the most unfortunate moment. He got back, one one futures and got injured again. After that title, he lost three matches and pulled out of one. He didn't play the last month, with his last clay-surface match being two months ago. Linzer has no such problems. He has great rhythm and has been playing on clay constantly. More importantly, this is his fifth consecutive tournament in South America, fourth in Lima. He won two qualifying matches, allowing the opponents 4 matches combined. Consistency, the fact he's adjusted to the climate and the city might play an important role. Cacic has not been in South America for two years. Besides, the Austiran won both of their head-to-head matches last year, allowing Cacic 4 and 5 games, respectfully. Details

Handicap is a great option as well, but there's always the possibility the favorites will release the grip in the end, which makes the away team over the best option. As mentioned before, CSKA have been playing much more freely since Itoudis took over. The whole team is better, Teodosic especially. CSKA played only 4 games under this margin - the derby matches with Himki and Lokomotiv, against Cedevita's good-qulaity defense and against Oktjabre, in a game that was scheduled in the morning, affecting CSKA's efficiency. This should be a game much different from those. Moscow-based team are a great favorite and should be able to settle this before the finish. CSKA scored 84 against the disciplined Alba in Berlin, against Limoges 86 on Friday (Limoges never conceded over 67 away this season)...All the faster paced teams like Unicaja, Maccabi, Enisej, Bisons couldn't limit them under 90. I think Riga are in the same category.

Riga try to play faster-pace game, knowing that they wouldn't stand a chance against tough defense (that CSKA are) otherwise. The Latvians will rely on fast transition to try and win as many points easily. They are not good defense-wise, allowing ailing Olimpija to score 83 points in Wednesday, with field goal efficiency of 41%. Besides, Riga struggle with rebounding, Fall won't be able to deal with Kaun and others, which will give CSKA a lot of new attempts. This should be a faster-pace game the visitors will dominate. I don't think Riga will be able to limit Moscow under this margin. Itoudis was very careful about this game and I expect CSKA at 85-90 at least, maybe even more. Germania offer the same margin, the other bookmakers a point higher, which is also a good choice. Details