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Since the margin for total games went from 20 to 21, I've decided to go with the first set over. Even though Riske didn't play since Australia, I'm sure we'll see a close first set. Both players are good servers and the opponent should not be given a lot of opportunities after it. Besides, they play a similar game-style. Zvonareva prefers forehand rallies, just like Riske, and neither makes too many mistakes on backhand either. It is very clear that second service points will decide this match. Zvonareva is a bit better this season but Riska is the kind of opponent she will struggle with and I expect the first set to be decided late and a tie break wouldn't surprise me either. To sum up, I expect an atypical WTA match in which the players will get their chances only on second service return, which suggests a match with very little breaks. You can find better odds (Marathon) but with lower margins. Details

This margin might have been realistic early in the season when these two teams played a different style game but they have changed that drastically over the past month. Starting with the Evreux game, Boulazac are focused on defense much more, having recorded an over only against fast-pace Saint-Quentin, and only because they themselves scored 92 points. Lille changed their style too since coach Asceric took over. They played 6 unders at this margin in 7 games (not counting two games that ended in overtime). They played over only with Poitiers and only because the conceded 83 points. Lille clearly know how to stop Boulazac because they limited them to 67 points in the last 2 games. Those games finished as overs because Bolazac conceded 95 and 97 points and I don't see that happening today. The importance of this match is another good thing about this bet because Boulazac want to catch up with top two teams while Lille, even though not in the danger zone, are not safe yet with only two wins more than Souffel and Aix, players in the penultimate spot of the table. Who ever finishes there will be relegated. Details

This is a classical example of a clash between David and Goliath, only in this game, Goliath will emerge victorious. Dynamo have been founded this season, the team is made up of young players from Dynamo Minsk, who managed to make it into playoffs, which is not that difficult in Belorussian league. But, their season is probably going to end today. They opened the series with a lucky win because Yunost had a very bad day and a bad opening. It's also possible that they underestimated the opponent. But, the next two games proved that they are two levels above the opponent. They first equalized with 9-2 and then took a 6-2 lead yesterday. The difference in quality is huge, Dynamo are a team made up of young talents but Junos are one of the candidates for the title. They have a bunch of international players who scored 15 goals against Dynamo in the last 2 games. On top of that, the home team is having injury-struggles, their two forwards and a defender are injured and one of the top players Kaznadey returned to Dynamo Minsk. Yunost already beat Dynamo three times this season, all three times in regulation time and I don't think there could be any surprises today. A win would give them extra time for rest ahead of the semifinal, which they will reach today, I'm convinced, because the home team have nothing going for them in this game. I would not be surprised by another blowout. Details

This is one of those games in which you have to go with an under. The first Russian cup game between Nickel and Novaja Generacija. The Russian cup games have the typical Cup model - the second leg played at other team's arena, which rarely results in goal keeper acting as the player and that is one of the main reasons futsal games end up in overs. A month and a half go, I said that Novaja will get better and that their bottom table position is not realistic. And that is exactly what happened. The team is now in spot 7 in the table, they're in the playoff zone, and reached Russian Cup semifinal. I expect coach Maevski to keep on pushing his style and to g with a more defense-oriented approach once again, focusing on counter-attacking. The Portuguese players on the team will wait for opponents' mistakes and will try and get the positive result today. On top of that, these teams are very close quality wise, which is another reason to believe in an under. Since I don't expect the goal keeper to play in the field today, I'll go with the higher stake than normally at overs/unders.
The bet is available at bwin, B365, and Marathon. Details

Before I started writing this, I watched a part of the semifinal match between Niculescu and Wang (Guangzhou). Wang would win points from the baseline easily when Niculescu tried playing shorter shots that often bounced high. But as soon as she got a bit tougher and fired more powerful shots, Wang didn't stand a chance. That match actually got me considering this tip because not much is known about Wang and not much information can be found. If Niculescu managed to beat by firing deeper shots and being tough, I can only wonder what things will be like against Wozniacki. Woznicki is careful about first round and she's still very motivated because of a defeat here two seasons ago. The quality difference is huge, with Wang showing she's not worth this level and results this year proving it. I don't think she can get more than 5 games here. Her serving is bad, and Wozniacki is one of top players when it comes to return. She will have a lot of opportunities both against Wang's serves and in the rallies because Wang doesn't have the necessary power. The difference is simply too great. Details