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I think this will be a tough game in which Limoges stand a chance. The French league defending champions conceded more points than this margin only against CSKA, limiting the opponents to 67 or less in other games. They are tough and aggressive in their packed home arena and opponents are having a hard time dealing with that. Winning at Beublanc is not easy, with CSKA becoming aware of it last week, as they lagged 12 points behind at half time. Teodosic and others had to bring their game to top level in order to win in France, having done the last period better (27-5). Maccabi are not at CSKA 's level. When it comes to Euroleague, they went over in Moscow (scored 80 points, the game was settled very early on and Maccabi scored 26 points in the last quarter) and in Berlin as they scored 84 points (field goal efficiency of 58%). I don't think Maccabi will be at that level now after their domestic league games with tougher opponents ending well in unders (Hapoel Jeruzalem 63, Hapoel Tel Aviv 58). They managed to win in Malaga last week despite scoring only 70 points. If they will be successful today, the game has to be tough. This is a crucial meeting for Limoges, with the possible defeat significantly diminishing their chances of Top 16. They will definitely do their best. Details

Bayern's center John Bryant is currently playing his best game since he came to Bavaria's capital. Coach Pesic trusts him more and more, so his time spent in game rose from 20 to around 30 minutes. On Sunday he scored 25 points and added 12 rebounds to it. In Bundesleague he didn't score less than 12 points, while in the Euroleague he's on an average of 11.6 points and nine rebounds, but he's shaping up in that. Last week against Fener he scored 15 points. He was very good against Barcelona as well. He scored 16 points, added 11 rebounds (three in offense) which is a good proof that he can stand up to Tomic. It's important to point out that Bryant is the only real option in Bayern's paint. Idbihi practically doesn't play anymore lately, and Stimac wasn't longer than 16 minutes in game in November. Details

The first match went to 57 points; it could've gone up to 60 if it weren't for a bunch of missed shots. Kadetten was the leader of that, but Motor also had a couple of bad decisions. What can we expect today? Baur could give us an even faster and more dangerous offense which will create more chances for shots, and the big plus could be also the return of the left wing Liniger. For him the Swiss don't have a proper substitute, but I don't see such a scenario today. I also don't expect a lot of changes in Kadetten's defense which simply isn't that strong to keep Burka and Onufrijenko at bay. But they're not such a problem as is the pivot Seveljev - the Swiss had no remedy for him. I expect something similar today. especially since Jurca will play the second defense: that's ideal for Seveljev to show how physically powerful he really is. Of course, the things that go in favor of the over is the fact that the first Kadetten's goalman, Portner, has not fully recovered and that he will start the match sitting at the bench, and will probably stay there until the end. The second goalkeeper Maier is not the same class, although he's been put into Europe's future goalkeepers, which he proved in the first match. All in all, I think the 57-58 score match is not unrealistic. Details

KAC remain bottom table, unlike their opponents from Graz. The home team are better in every segment of the game, more consistent and have already beaten KAC (away). Furthermore, these two teams resumed the season in completely different fashions - Graz with two wins, KAC with two disastrous home games (conceded 12 goals combined). On top of it all, KAC will be without three forwards today, even though KAC's main problem lately isn't offense but horrible defense performances. Graz are among the better teams when it comes to offense. Form, overall quality, fan support - Graz are better at all of those today, which makes the odds for this bet quite acceptable. Details

Although it seems pointless, I'm sure of it. Oly are in a never better shape. Valencia are miles away from an ideal form, and they also lost their first play and best player. I see it differently. Valencia had a tough fixture in the first part of the season, Perasovic himself admitted to that and added that he's satisfied with his team and that they're just going to face real games. If anything, what Valencia have offered us so far is great defense, and we'll get some of it today as well. Oly are very predictive when it comes to offense, and they depend on Spanoulis, and Peras know how to defend that. Valencia are a team who can physically stand up to Olympiacos, and Lojeski's and Printezis's absence is nothing Oly can make up for. I see this as a close game and a lot closer to 60-something points on each side than the 80 host points. Details

Of course I will, according to the odds available, try with the win of the Montenegrian team The German team are not convincing, coach Lebedew pointed out that they arena didn't suit them, and they can't be favorites in any way possible. Details

The Montenegrian team are greatly underestimated in today's match, but there's no base for that. The Budvans have shown great potential for the bigger part of the first set against Resovia; it simply didn't match up for them to use that and that's why the odds are high on them. They have a good team, they're motivated, and the home turf will bring them more self-confidence. On the other hand, Berlin weren't good so far, the weak ACH took a set away from them, and they could've taken two. Something simply isn't working in their game. They're struggling in the offense. Two years ago they played in Budva and the Germans were victorious with 3-2, but the hosts has a weaker team then. I think Budva has a chance to win so the odds today have big value. Details

UAE probably deserved 6 points in the first two games, but in the end got only two. Their efficiency in the Oman game was poor, while Kuwait managed to make a comeback after being 2-0 down in the second game. They need to win today, or, if Oman don't win their game, they would do with a draw. UAE are better than Iraq, with slightly more experienced and older players, most of whom play in only three clubs, which means they don't need any time to get working together. Unlike Iraq, they have Omar Abdularahman and forward Matar, who's been having injury troubles before which stopped him from sending more than half an hour on the pitch.

Iraq had poor performances in the first two games, especially the second one. They need to win this and also need Oman to not beat Kuwait, but have nothing to be optimistic ahead of this game. Some of their top players are out with injuries, the atmosphere on the team is not good. Coach Shakir is definitely going to get sacked and doesn't even bother to show up for press conferences anymore. These two teams met in Gulf Cup final last year, with UAE winning after overtime. But, they should have settled the game much earlier. Their team is similar to this one, while Iraq don't have Mahmoud, who score the equliazer in the match.

On the one hand, we have a better, more experienced and organized team that might need only a point, and on the other one, ailing and inexperienced Iraq that need to win. Iraq will need to attack, which I don't think will end well. Asian handicap as an insurance in case UAE need only a point (depends on the outcome of the other match). UAE were undefeated to Paraguay, Australia, and Norway this year. Since the beginning of 2012, they played 35 games and lost four (none of them official). Details

All due respect to Efes and their performances following Krstic' injury, but I think it's high time they recorded a first defeat. UNICS didn't meet the expectations in the first part of the season, which resulted in the sacking of their coach. Pashutin, who knows what he's in for here, is in my opinion going to take UNICS to a higher level. His team have immense individual quality, only haven't been displaying it yet. This is an extremely important game and Efes, on my opinion, reached their full potential. UNICS' quality will be too much for them to handle. Details

The first thing I thought when seeing the competition here is that Bolelli should claim the title since he's definitely the best player here. But, I didn't want to bet on him yesterday since two of his head-to-head matches with Haider-Mauer ended in three sets, and he lost one. What if suspected will happen, did happen. I think these are the perfect conditions for the Italian. He prefers clay feels best on clay, but his performances are far from typical clay-game here. Bolelli is a great server that often sees him dominate the points and rarely loses his service games. All that is a result of his game, which is not defensive in style. He won the challenger in Bergamo, played five sets against Nishikori in Wimbledon. What can be better for him than a clay surface court that suits aggressive players? Nothing, as he proved yesterday. He lost only one of his first service points yesterday and didn't allow the opponent a single break-point. Haider-Maurer didn't get a chance to play because Bolelli didn't allow it. Everything will come down to Bolelli today. He is completely focused on this tournament and the Top 50, which would be the greatest achievement of his carrier. Only 5 defeats he recorded this season suggest he's the better player and won't be playing much more challengers after this. He's ATP material and that shows on the court. The only thing that can make this pick unsuccessful is Bolelli himself. But that is the risk I'm willing to take. Details

I think Estrella is, next to Clezar, the worst player on this tournament. Estrella is very passive, he practically doesn't try anything with the ball. I'm trying to find the right word for him - MILD. Today he's up against a much aggressive player than his last opponent, Gonzalez, was. I can't see him posing his game against Haider-Maurer. This is a completely different matchup in which everything will be on Haider-Maurer's racket. The smooth defeat by Bolelli doesn't change a thing. Haider-Maurer is a good player who will know how to punish Estrella's passivity. There's no way that Estrella will be able to press him on the defensive part unlike Bolelli. He doesn't have the philosophy, nor weapon range. Haider-Maurer is a better player than Gonzalez and Estrella, according to my opinion. Especially in such fast conditions. Details