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We'll go with the 26,5 of the first half more than with the total 53,5. Out of 16 away games Balingen played, 12 finished at under 26,5, 4 were overs: 30 against Goppingen, 27 against Kiel, 29 against Lowen and 27 against Leipzig. I think all of those are irrelevant. Erlangen have 10 unders at 26,5 in 15 games, in 5 of which they were down to Stuttgart 14-13 and 12-15 against Minden. Both were just a goal over. They met Stuttgart early in he season when they played much faster and often without a goal keeper so that's not a problem. Minden are their biggest home slip of the season. They lost the game because the approach was all wrong after 4 straight wins.
This is the game of the season for the visitors, they need 4 points until he end. They are very tough away - 11 out of 16 games are under 24,5. In the last 6 away games since December of last year, the only game that was at 24,5 was last weekend against Lowen where they tanked (Strobel didn't play). In that period, apart from the direct ribvals, they have the 11-10 lead against Melsungen and 11-10 against Hannover who are comparable with Erlangen. Haas is back on the home team, which is great for the defense. They had 10-12 against Flensburg a few days ago, they have 8 defeats in the last 10 rounds and they won't let this go. Half time is a bit better because Balongen know they can go all in in the second half. If Erlangen take a big lead, things could go badly.
I decided on the first half team under at Balingen because the stats match that perfectly. They didn't go over that in any relevant games this season and I think it's slightly better than the total first half under. Details

Belarus U20 stood no chance yesterday. By the end of first half, they were down to A team 12-45. In the second half, A team started holding back and won by 42. U20 team coach said they got together only 4 days before the tournament for the first time this year and didn't have time to get to know each other better. The UK played Belarus A team on Monday but that was closed for public. The UK had a 3-point lead by half time but they lost 62-64 in the end. That was the first test game for them. Coach Buceta wanted to give all players some minutes so the best ones didn't play for over 15-18 minutes.
The UK have 6 players from Eurobasket of two years ago and 6 from last year's EC qualifiers. Key scorer Leedham and WNBA player Fagbenle are out but key players are there. They played for French, Spanish or British teams or they're at American universities. They beat Argentina with a lot of struggle yesterday but key players got more time on the floor this time. I think Belarus won't do much more than yesterday. The UK are close to Belarus A quality-wise. The Brits mostly play with the top team in the first half and later on give everyone a chance. They will play the key game for spot 1 tomorrow and I think the difference in quality will get obvious here in the first half. Apart from the 1st half handicap, you can play total handicap as well. Details

The difference in quality between Finland and Cyprus is immense and this margin seems too high. Finland will fight the Czech Republic for the top spot. They will face the weakest teams in the first rounds. The first opponents are Cyprus, the team that is not even the best among teams if its quality. At European Championship for Small Countries, Luxembourg limited them to 17 points in two out of 3 sets. They ended up winning by 18 and that says it all. We don't have more recent or more relevant games but Finland play World League, regularly make it into EC and have a lot of players. It's hard to imagine Cyprus getting more than 17 points per set here. I'm sure they will stay at 15 or under. Cyprus are better than Northern Ireland, whom they meet tomorrow and I believe their approach will be good. The Czechs and Spaniards have a tougher schedule in the first two rounds, which is something Finland can only profit from. The bet is available with bet365, betathome, marathon and so on. Details