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I have been following Japan and Australia for a long time and I assure you I have never seen better Japan and worse Australia. Today's prediction goes in the same direction. Japan defeated unpleasant Egypt, they were completely even with the Americans in two sets, while the Australians collected 'crumbs' against the USA and Italy. Absences of Sanderson, Zingel and Roberts are too big of a handicap for the Kangaroos, they simply don't have an average hitter except for Edgar, middle blockers are slow and sluggish, and their reception is horrible. Everything, absolutely everything is on the side of the hosts. We can take the results from recent Asian championship for comparison. Japan took the gold, and on their way there they defeated Qatar and Iran by 11 and 8 points, and those teams defeated stronger Australia than the one here. Offered handicap seems too low considering everything mentioned above, -9.5 or even -10.5 seem more realistic. Details

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I don't understand why Italy are being the favorite to this extent as if they were playing a mediocre team. They have had problems over the summer and I don't expect Blengini managed to deal with those. The do have Juantorena now but do not have the important Birarelli. Canada are not a bad team. Granted, they did have the best summer but they did beat Russia, Brazil, Bulgaria...This is the first match, the stakes are high and I cannot agree with the odds at all. 4 sets are the reality given the quality of the teams here. Canada won a set against Italy even when they were a much worse team and I think they'll do the same today. Marathon offers the margin at 164,5 points. Details

I'm betting against Italy again because Kuba seem like a better team. The Italians got lucky yesterday, with Fallah's injury helping them as well. While the fought Iran, Cuba used 30% of their power to beat UAE, which I think could play an important role here. Cuba have Uriarte, Calvo, Alfonso and Osorio, who have much more experience at this level that all of Italy's player combined. The stakes are high today since the top spot means avoiding Turkey in semis and Russia until the final. Cuba should not be the underdog here and current odds seem more than good. Details

Another game that will decide, that is give us another semi-finalist and that is why the stakes are high. Turkey had an easier fixture schedule than Russia, but they have been quite convincing and I am sure they have a chance. But I won't be looking for the winner here because that would be like fortune telling. I have instead decided to take the larger sum of points. The Russians lost at least a set in all of the games so far, but they have only one over on today's margin while Turkey don't have a single over. You must be wondering why then have I decided for this. Two weeks ago, the Russians came to Turkey to play three games, and all three of them went over today's margin. Turkey just started their preparations, Russians were finishing theirs and that is very significant. I expect a tense match, the margin seems too low by at least two points and the over seems like a 'must bet'. Details

The game with Italy is the crucial one for Iran and I don't think they will lose today. First and foremost, they are the more experienced team since more than half of Italy's players are very young. They are currently ahead of Iran only because they had an easier schedule. What they really can will be shown today. I think they are good enough to fight for the fifth spot. Iran seem physically more powerful given the age difference. They are here to get a medal and this is the key game in their bid to do so. I expected them to be the favorites but the bookies decided to set the odds according to the respective positions in the table of these two teams, which is not realistic at all. Details

Even though both teams have a 2-0 record, Cuba left a better impression if you ask me. They have more options in the offense, a more dangerous serve, and they're as equally physically powerful as Iran, although they're more agile. Selector Sanchez announced that they prepared a special tactic for Iran which is no surprise because with today's win they will be one step closer to the semi-finals. Iran yesterday had problems with Korea practically until the second half, and today they're up against a team that will attack them from every position. Offensively (so far) they were limited to Hosseinabadi and Fayazi. That passed against UAE and Korea, but it won't do so well against Cuba. Besides, Cuba have four players from the senior national team which can't be ignored on this level and I believe they will score their third win in Dubai. Details

Turkey are a heavy favorite, there is no doubt about it but I still didn't expect the points handicap to be this high. To beat someone by 30 points is n easy feat. A lot of things have to fall in place and it doesn't even often happen between teams with greater quality difference. Mexico lost by exactly 30 in the first round against Brazil and by 25 against Argentina yesterday but only because of the last set which they lost 15-25. Turkey didn't cover this margin. I expect them to win by some 20-25 goals, which is why this margin is too high by a few points. Mexico need to win 46 points in 3 sets or just over 15 per set for this bet to be successful and I think they can do that. Turkey still have games against Russia and Brazil and given the difference in quality, they would be crazy to risk an injury of the key players. Details

I have to admit that the odds at Cuba got me intrigued. Neither team had too much time for preparation but Cuba should have more quality with 4 players from their A team. Also, they are far more physically powerful than Korea and that should show today. I expected lower odds which is why I have to snap these right away. Details

Even though this is the U19 Championship, we should go with Turkey winning today. France and Turkey were in the same WC group and Turkey won 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-12). The fact is, results are often misleading at this age group but Turkey had massive dominance in all statistical segments. France were knocked out in group stage, while Turkey finished in Spot three at this year's EC. France beat Germany 3-2 after two hours in the last game of the day. Turkey had it much easier against Japan and had more time for rest. I don't understand why the odds are this close. France are even the favorite with some bookies. Given everything I said, Turkey's win seems like a very good option. Details

France finished the first big competition of the season in style - by winning the World League. The players got exhausted mentally and physically, and coach Tillie gave them three weeks to rest. They've started practicing last Wednesday. On the other hand, the Iranians finished their try of the same competition sooner, but that doesn't mean they rested. They were getting ready to the very important World Cup. Since the World Cup is where the tickets for the Olympics next year will be dealt, I expect the Asian champions to take this seriously. Coach Kovač took the same lineup that should play in Japan here (if there aren't any injuries, of course), and that suggests we should see some tactical acrobatics by the Iranians. France will be without the captain and setter Toniutti whose wife should give birth one of these days, and they're not the same team without him. With Jaumel in the team, hey lost a set to Korea, Czech, Japan took two sets, and I think that the fully motivated Iran can take advantage of that. An additional plus for this bet is that the French won the World League. Iran usually react against teams like that, so their win is worth taking. Details

I think we will be watching a cat and mouse game in Maribor today. The Slovenians are playing with their strongest team, and according to the information, their captain Urnaut is also healthy, which is not good for Croatia. The away team arrived without their receiver Toni Kovacevic, this team's most experienced player and I don't see anyone as a suitable substitution for him. Their second starting receiver Galic has had some injury problems and it's not sure if coach Simuncic will use him at all today. The Slovenians are stronger in all positions except for the setter, but based on the available information, Zhukouski shouldn't be playing today either, and that drastically changes the situation. Everything here depends on Slovenia, with Kovacevic's absence, and possible absences of Galic and Zhukouski, I don't see how Croatia can lose by less than 15 points. Last week in the strongest lineup, Belarus won by 13 in Rovinj, and Slovenia are far better team and they should cover this handicap. Details

Considering the tendencies of these two teams, a larger sum of points is the default bet. Their last five head-to-head games finished over today's margin, and the last one was played at last year's World Championship so we have a statistical background for the bet. The Brazilians are having problems with injuries, I doubt that Rezende will have Wallace play in the first game, and the French have shown that they can handle all teams in the world. I doubt we will watch only three sets tonight, the margin is quite low and it can pass without close results in the sets. The Brazilians will not win as easily as the odds suggest. Details

Both teams fell short of expectations yesterday, especially Argentina. No one outplayed them like France did yesterday and I expect them to be very motivated today. The Belgians won a set against Bulgaria but that was more result of good luck than good game. Given the fact Valkiers is out and the fatigue, I think they will be the inferior team today. Of course, motivation plays an important role in matches like this one but Belgium use all the same players all the time, while Argentina don't, which means there's a lot less fatigue on their team. The South Africans also have the upper hand when it comes to the line-ups as well and I simply have to go with Argentina's win at these odds. Details