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Panionios have a very difficult schedule for the remainder of the season, after this game they are playing against Atromitos, and then PAOK. As it was said in the preview, it sound absurd that the game against Olympiakos is their best chance, but it really is. Atromitos and PAOK need points for the play-off, while Olympiakos are already champions. Panionions have played some good games lately, since mid-February they have seven wins in ten games (actually five out of eight if we don't count the 3-0 wins against OFI and Niki). Even if they're losing everything, it's worth betting on Panionios, and this is just an addition to the bet. The key reason the bet should be on Panionios, and the reason the odds have been drastically changed, is, simply put, the fact that the champions might give Panionios a 'push'. These two teams have a great relationship, Olympiacos regularly send their players on loan in Panionios, and it is clear that the away team will play with half the strength today. Even though the odds that Panionios won't lose have dropped significantly, the bet is still worth playing. I will decide for the option that the home team will not lose with a higher stake, even though Panionios' win on a lower stake is not a bad solution. Details

The Irish national team is mostly made up of players from the English Championship but the game with Andorra should not be a problem at all. Andora are one of the worst teams and mostly 17-year-olds are to play for them today. I expect Ireland to finish this with a big goal-difference. The results of the 'old' Andorra team are irrelevant today but just to mention a few - they lost the last three matches by 5 goals (Germany and Slovenia twice) and the last four years finished with a 5, 5, 6, 3, 4, 4, and 8-goal deficit away over the past four years. They managed to get a point once - against the feeble Estonia but as I said, those results are not really relevant today. Kids are playing for Andorra's national team today, meaning they will be even worse than usual and I think they will lose by at least 3 goals. Details

In the last round I played over on goals in the Spartak-Dynamo game, which ended just 1-0, but the game panned out as expected, with open gameplay and plenty of chances. However, there was no scoring, and the goalkeepers also performed at a high level. Today the circumstances are similar, Dynamo need a victory to get back in the title race and a draw won't do. Zenit fumbled against Torpedo in the last round, CSKA are now just 2 points away, and I'm convinced they're willing to take a bigger risk to pull off again and make up for the fumble. Statistics wise, it looks ideal for this pick. Dynamo has 10 of 18 overs at this margin, Zenit 10 of 19. As for average scoring, Dynamo are at 3.3, Zenit 2.9 per game, and their first match this season ended 3-2. Considering the circumstances and points, I believe an over should be mildly favored, and will certainly play it at these odds. Let's hope the scorers do better than in the last round derby. Details

Panetolikos's fall was long expected, they're just a team that have no quality for the playoff. Some of their key players also got injured in the last matches, so they only got two points in the last four matches, that is, just one in the three matches after the break. Levadiakos played two matches, and were convincing in both, 3-1 against Platanias, and 3-0 in the last rounds against Kallona. They're out of the dangerous zone now. Today, they're playing Panetolikos who are still in crisis and without important players. Three standard starters are injured, their offense is pretty disabled, and if Alves doesn't play either, the situation will be even worse for the home team. Considering all that, there's no other option than to believe Levadiakos will leave this away match undefeated. Details

If we add to Veria the three points against Niki which have yet to be signed in, they're only missing three points from the last six rounds in order to mathematically confirm their stay. But that's only thir current situation, and it's possible they will need a single point, or none, until the end. In the last round it was visible they lack motivation, and today they're playing against a team who are on fire and who are excellent since coach Marinos Ouzounidis took over. For 11 matches Panionios knows no defeat at home, and in seven of those matches they won. I think today winning shouldn't be questionable, and considering that Veria are losing with a huge difference lately (Kalloni, Giannina, Kerkyra; none of top teams), the handicap at -0.75 is worth playing. Details

Giannina didn't play a competitive match for a long time, that might be the only drawback for this bet, but that also means they had plenty time to get ready for this duel, which could be described as one of the crucial ones this season. When the announcement came that the league will take a break, Giannina knew who'll they face next, and I doubt they wasted time. Panetolikos will play without three starters today, including the offensive players Villafanez and Alves, and the offense just isn't the same without them. Panetolikos will have problems with their offense because of that, and I think a tie is the worst that could happen to Giannina in this duel. Details

For this one, we'll bet that there will be lots of goals scored on both sides. In the last five matches between these two, there were always lots of goals scored, 23 total. Spartak won with 2-1, 3-2, 4-1 and 4-0, while Dynamo were better once, with 5-1. I expected the odds to be much lower for the over of goals, so I'll take this with a higher stake. Details

Amkar are opening the second part of the season with a new coach, which is definitely good in a way, but they will struggle with absences today. Beating Torpedo without 4 starters will be tough. Torpedo want at least a point here and since this is one of those games worth 6 points I think Amkar would agree with a draw too. I think that is the most likely outcome of this game and Amkar are not as heavy a favorite as the odds suggest without 4 players, which is why I'm going with the +0.25 handicap. Details

Giannina have been playing great lately. First they managed to draw an away match against Olympiakos, and then won two important victories against Atromitos and PAOK, stomping the latter 0-3. Now they're close to Europe and few can stop them. Bottom ranked Ergotelis are definitely not the team to do so. Calling them the worst team of the league is justified, especially since Niki will almost certainly leave the league due to financial issues. Seven points in 14 games says all you need to know about them, they haven't won in 12 matches, not winning 18 of the 19, and it's hard to expect things to change today. Prior to the last match coach Dermitzakis was fired, his assistant led the team against Kerkyra, and they'll find a permanent solution during holidays. I see Ergotelis taking the vacation in a bad mood, and Giannina continuing their series. They lost just one of their past ten matches, and I'm pretty confident they'll take at least a point today. Details

Since Miodrag Božović came to Lokomotiv, the team have been reborn. Considering that Lokomotiv have no obligations in Europe, ambitions are mentioned, but let's talk about that when we get there. Božović's team haven't lost the last ten games, and have everything it takes to go on like that. Terek are very strong at home, they haven't lost there for over a year, but recently, they had two defeats at home. The first one against Krasnodar wasn't that much of a surprise, but the one against Torpedo definitely was. That will definitely ruin Chechenian team's self-confidence, and they'll also have to play without three starting players today. The forward Lebedenko, the center back Komorowski and the back Utsyjev are out. Utsyev is also the captain. I don't see a reason to push Terek to a favorite role here, so I'll stand behind Lokomotiv who shouldn't lose this, in my opinion. What works for the guests here is that in the matches they played against each other, Lokomotiv haven't lost since 2008. They played ten games in that period, five in Grozni. Details

A game of massive importance for both teams, where each has their separate goals - Zenit to try and stay ahead in the table, which probably means they won't take too much risk today, and I expect the same from Krasnodar, despite of that they say. They want to qualify for Champions League next season and a point here would be a huge step towards that achievement. I think both would be happy with a draw. Both teams play unproductive games lately, Zenit especially. One goal was scored in each of their last 4 games, while Krasnodar stayed under 2.5 in the last three. One of the reasons for it is the weather that's been getting worse in Russia - 7 out of 8 games in the previous championship round ended as unders. Players should be faced with snow and temperatures below zero, which is why I think we're in for a game that won't be easy on the eyes. Details

Mordovia is looking good lately; they've won in four out of last five matches, they're in top shape, an the best confirmation of that are wins against the leaders, Zenit and Krasnodar. Weather conditions helped them a lot against Zenit, but that doesn't minimize their excellent performance which we've seen quite a lot of lately. Today we can expect hard weather conditions in Saranks; so it's questionable whether the whole autumn round will be able to be played in Russia. I was not sure whether to get an under or a handicap, but I decided for the latter. Mordovia's good shape and Dynamo's statistics which shows us that they've only once managed to keep their net intact in away games this season, says the hosts could score. In that case, a handicap is a better option than an under. Details

Platainas' last three games ended as goalless draws, and I expect another defense-oriented game on their part today. On the other hand, Panthrakikos' last two games averaged 5 goals, but that was against PAOK and lmpiakos and cannot be relevant for this meeting with Platanias. If we take a look at their previous home games, we can see that a total of one goal was scored in he last three combined. Panthrakikos will be without their top scorer Igor today and won't be particularly dangerous. On top of that, it will be rainy and this should be another boring game. Details

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Everything becomes clear here just by looking at their previous matches. The Canes were a bottom feeder for a very long time, but they turned around and scored three victories in a row. The last one was away against the Jackets on Tuesday, and the away team really had no time for any major change since. Actually, it did change, but for the worse, as they lost defender Jack Johnson in the mean time. The Jackets lost six in a row, all six in regular time, and five of those on handicap. Today they'll most likely lose another in that way. Details

I expected the margin to be set closer to 5 than to 5.5 goals and I think there's more than enough reason for that. Colorado finished 10 out of their 14 games under this margin, Toronto 8 out of 12. Colorado were under in 5 out of the last 6 games, Toronto in 8 out of the last 9. This will be their second head-to-head game this season, the first one took place on 14th of October when Toronto won 3-2 in overtime. Only 4 goals were scored in regulation time then and taking all the facts into consideration, I think the under at 5.5 margin seems like a very good choice. Details

Panathinaikos played bad first two games and then went to Eindhoven and scored a late goal to save themselves from being knocked out of group stage. The Greek championship isn't going any better than Europa League for them, with number one reason for it being the fact they had to do without top scorer Markus Berg for two and a half months. I would trust Panathinakos here even without him, and definitely plan to do so now that he's back on the team. Following that game in Eindhoven, Panathinaikos played Olympiakos and lost but then played two games home and won. PSV are, on the other hand, sailing through the Dutch championship, but the teams they face in Eredivisie are nowhere near the teams they face in Europa League. I don't agree with PSV being the favorite here, at least not such a heavy favorite. I think this will be a close game and if I were to choose the favorite, my choice would be the home team. I think they can get at least a point here. Details

I think no further explanation is necessary here - you only need to read the title of the preview to realize these two teams rely on defense almost entirely, especially the Jets who have no other choice what with the offense performing really badly. They won the last two games 1-0. Nashville were under 5.5 in 9 out of their 11 games this season, the Jets in 9 out of 12. They went head-to-head once and Nashville won 2-0 in Winnipeg. Details

Ufa are not doing badly away, but this game will be quite different from the last one's since they will have to do without four first team players. The center back duo Stepanets-Alikin is out, the midfield weakened with two key midfielders out of the picture. Terek lost the last two games, but that was away against two very tough teams. They are very good home, have all the players at their disposal today and I think winning won't be a problems for the team from Grozni. It's very likely the goal difference to be substantial. Details

The tip against the Jackets was a success yesterday and the one today won't be much different. Nothing has changed on the team since yesterday regarding absences, and the fact they played last night is another bad thing for the Jackets. They are tired while the Devils are not. The only difference is that today, I'm going with lower stakes since the Devils aren't at their best level. The Jackets are in such a bad shape though that they might stand a chance only against the worst teams such the Canes and the Sabres. I don't think New Jersey will have problems today. Details