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Even though Mors haven't exactly been an over team this season or in the season before, they have a young squad with a coach who prefers offensive defense. This game bears no importance for them and as they are facing the most efficient team in the league, Skjern, I believe the game will go over 52 goals. Skjern have only had 3 unders in 12 home games - in the derbies against BSV (31-20), Kolding (25-24) and Holstebro (24-23), bearing in mind the game against Holstebr was not playing in Skjern but in Herning. So, the only 3 unders came in three huge derbies. 52 is not a high margin and Skjern can go over this margin at home against teams like Mors without on a regular basis. Details

Papanikolaou is the crucial defensive player for this Barcelona and he is out for today. This may not represent too much of a downside as Abrines might make an even bigger attacking contribution while Pascual has the option of playing with Navarro and Oleson, which makes a brutal offensive team. Canarias will not change for anyone, especially not at home. They can't beat Barcelona with defense and will play their game, which usually means attractive games on the Canaries. Their last four head-to-heads in this and previous season ended in 162, 158, 170, and 175 points. There is no reason not to go for another over. Details

Rutenka mean a lot more to Barcelona offensively than many people think, but I think that's the key next to Karabatic, who creates a lot with his intelligence. Without him, Barcelona aren't the same, they'll be a bit weaker offensively, but Metalurg will be really motivated, it's hard to go over -18 from the first match. Cervar doesn't need a new debacle in front of the full arena, and Metalurg will rely on defense once again. In a situation like that, Barcelona are offensively the strongest ones in the world with Sorhaind, Karabatic and Moros there, and I don't see this game going towards 60 goals. Details

Obradorio have 8 overs in the ten home games at 155 margin. They were under against Unicaja and Barcelona only. The last four were way over. Joventut are a team who score more three pointers than anyone else in the league, an who focus on offensive rebound, and that means their game is risky and the offensive rebounds attempts leave a lot of room for transition. They played at 161 points here last season. First head to head game this year was ended at 130 points, but that kind of efficiency is not something you often see - Joventut scored 5/28 three pointers, and Obradorio didn't do much better either. This will definitely be an efficient game, I believe with more than 160 points. Details

PSG played 12 home game this year. 11 out of those 12 ended with more than 56 goals scored. They recently played the defense oriented Ivry and Metalurg. Those two ended at 63 and 61 goals scored, respectively. Vardar are not like that, they can do the faster pace game. This margin seems lower than expected, maybe it's a consequence of the first head to head game (24-24), but this one will be something else. In that first game, PSG struggled with scoring a lot, and even couldn't score for the last 5-6 minutes, I think. Details

Mersin are a completely different team when they play at home or away. They have four consecutive wins at home, and they haven't conceded over 81 points in the last six home matches, if we don't count the overtimes. They conceded 72, 72 (overtime, 66), 72 and 79 points in the last four. They even left Efes at 81 here. They conceded 81 against Usak in the away match, and I really don't see a reason for the margin this high on the guest team. Usak aren't as offensively powerful as some other teams, they won most of their games thanks to the defense. Last week at home against Olin, who are offensively oriented, they had about 70 points, but the game went into the penalty final moments, they managed to get the overtime thanks to the three-pointer from the center, and then scored 108. This is not a realistic margin. It's available in the local bookmakers, and you can play 80.5, William Hill and Sportingbet have it, but Sportingbet aren't counting on the possible overtime. Details

While Kuban beat Panathinaikos, Zvezda, and Galatasaray away, played a draw against Real and CSKA, I am still waiting for a good performance from Bayern against a good-quality team. The improvements in defense got visible in the last few weeks, but I am still not convinced. They did well last week against Maccabi, but that was just as equally the result of Maccabi underestimating them. Maccabi are known for playing games like that one home for years now. Kuban are, I think, much more talented than Bayern, and since this is virtually a game for the quarter final, motivation will be high. Besides, they have to make up for the failure in Kazan. The game will be tied at the least, but the Russians are underestimating themselves for some reason, and I will gladly accept the offered odds. Details

Fener have 0-3 in away games in Top 16 but we will not count this game as away as it's the same town just a different arena. Fener lead against Efes by some 20 points in the third period in this arena at the start of this month and Efes is supposed to be better in the national league due to rotation of Turkish players where Efes don't have the depth. There are no limitations today, both teams can go with full squads and Obradović is aware that a defeat will probably cost them the quarter-final. Fener have the quality and I believe they will show that today. Details

The margin is low enough even for Nordsjaelland's poor attack to go over it. I expect BSV to get some 30 goals and I wouldn't be surprised if they go over that margin. If they managed to score 27 against defensively-oriented Skive, they can score 30 here. In the first head-to-head they got to 32, and both of their games last season went well over 60 goals, the first game this season had exactly 60, so I don't see why we should see 52-53 as suggested by the bookies. This is a clash of two teams with different quality and motivation. Nordsjaelland have a game of their season coming up in a few days and they have their mind set on that game. Last week they lost against Holstebro by 34-27 and they showed they can handle strong defense but at the same time they can't stop good attacks so they conceded over 30 against Aalborg and Kolding, who are defensive team nonetheless. Details

Skanderborg have managed to surprise the main title contenders once but it won't happen this time. I base this pick on the fact that the Skanderborg's back court can't handle Kolding's defense if that defense is fully motivate, which they should be tonight. They lost the first head to head and are fighting for the points to take into the play-offs. In the last match against Nordsjaelland, they rested many players and they wont have any problems with fatigue. Skandeborg have lost 6 games this season, four against teams with great defense, by 10 goals against Skjern, 1 against Holstebro, 5 against BSV, 7 against Arhus, 3 against Aalborg and 5 against GOG. We expect them to lose by at least 7-8 goals.
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In the first game of these opponents Cedevita controlled the game while they controlled the rhythm and tempo of the game. Once they lost that, things escalated quickly and the game went to Aco Petrovic and his team. There is no doubt Repesa will once again insist on discipline and control. Rytas are much quicker under Petrović's leadership, but Repeša is known to have slowed down much faster teams. In their 15 European games, Cedevita allowed the opponents to score over 79.5 only three times, and the same happened only once in their seven away games (Bilbao 82). They even limited Sassari to 77 in Sardinia. Recently they limited Zvezda to low scoring, and if we observe the entire 37 games they played, Repeša's defense allowed over 79 points on only 6 occasions. Rytas has different figures, especially under Petrović, but Repeša will cook something up. This is also a different game, almost as important as the final, not to talk more of the others involved. The bet is widely available, from Sportingbet and William Hill to local bookmakers... Details

Fener consolidated after the hard blows of Vidmar, Sipahi and Zoric' injuries. They brought Sekulic who spent about 10 days with the team now, and didn't have the right to play in the Euroleague, but can play today. Zoric recovered, so Fener will have a huge advantage in the paint with him, Kleiz and Bjelica because Besiktas are very weak there, all they have are Iverson and the veteran Bajramovic. Last info from Istanbul say that Besiktas have problems with their point guard Yagmur and Tomo Ruzic, their status is questionable now, and they're thin with their rotation anyway. Obradovic won't allow any relaxation after their great performance against Laboral, and before the battle against Efes. This is a city derby where the arena will probably be filled. Fener won the first match easily, and I don't expect anything different today, either. The difference in class is too big. Details

Murcia lost a lot of the recent games easily, but I still claim that they are a good team, especially now, since Kelati and Mickael joined. The two-week break did them good, giving the new coach Nicola the time to fit the new players into the team. It's not even necessary to discuss how good Kelati and Mickael are, but we should point out that Nicola said Kelati came very well prepared and quickly got the hang of things at the team. Gran Canaria on the other hand, are experiencing a lot of problems, other than Rey, they lost the power forward Martin, and Bellas might not play today either. Murcia could take advantage of that and I expect a tied game. Details

Canaris came to the ACB League last season, and played three matches against Zaragoza since then, scoring 65, 66 and 67 points. It's no accident, Zaragoza and their coach Abos have a cure for their game, and Zaragoza defense were great in those matches. Today, things are even better for the guests because Canarias lost their centre Sekulic who had 17 points per match. Not only that, he was the key gear in the offense, with lots of blocks, throws that opened the paint, and was very mobile. Without him, it's a whole different team. That will definitely be shown today. The Greek centre they brought is a completely different type of player, and Zaragoza are a favorite for a reason. I'll still take the option of the home team's number of points that's set too high, in my opinion. Details

This game is a season finals of sort for Emsdetten and Balingen are not far from this situation as well. Whoever loses the game is very likely to be relegated next season. Balingen started their rescue mission with a win against Lübbecke at home against whom they conceded 26 goals. Lübbecke's attack cannot be compared to the one Emsdetten have, as they are among the worst in the league. The odds for today have really surprised me. Emsdetten have gone over 27 goals only once in 10 home games, in their defeat against HSV when defenses were non-existent (31-37). Against their direct rivals like Gummersbach, Minden and Eisenach, they failed to go over 25. In the first head-to-head against Balingen, they were limited to 21, and Balingen are now even stronger and reinforced with a new keeper. An under for the home team is the best option, but as I don't believe such an important game could reach 60 goals, I think total under is also good. Details

The situation in Berlin has changed after the injuries of Horak, Christophersen, and young Drux and they will put the emphasis on defense today, as it has been their strong side, anyway, with Špoljarić as the central figure. The Slovaks are not too powerful team and will face the rivals intent on weaning the game through defense and sparing their players as much as they can. Hlohovec cannot play a 60-goal game, as this margin would suggest, and Füchse cannot fool around and make their task even more difficult as they still have to face Constantna and Chambery, while Final Four is played in Berlin. They have to win this and I have no doubts they will, but I believe it will be through defense this time and not offense, which is crippled and the central man of that offense Jaszka is in doubt for this game. Details

Nordsjaelland have won their first head-to-head by 5 goals, and the game in preparations by 6 goals, and now they have their pivot Dragičević. Last week, they played a tight match against Holstebro and this handicap is slightly underestimating in my opinion. Kolding are coming after a tough demanding game from Poland and the goal difference means nothing to them, they will win this game but I doubt they will win by more than 10 goals. Statistically speaking, Kolding have won 4 out of 22 games by more than 7 goals. Next week, they have 2 important games in 4 days and I have no doubt coach Kristjansson will rest some important players. In this situation, a win by 5-6 goals seems very plausible, perhaps by even less. Details

Rudy is coming to Krasnodar after phenomenal performances in the Cup, where he scored 17, 16 and 19 points in the three games vs Granca, Zaragoza and Barcelona. He played 28, 26, and 28 minutes. Today his time on court will go up a bit as whenever Laso did not have Carroll on rotation Rudy played more, which is logical. Last time that happened in the Euroleague was vs CSKA, where Rudy scored only 5 points, with 2/13 from the game and 0/6 for three points. Kruno Simon might be defending against him today, and I will not waste space on his defensive abilities. Real will need Rudy at his best, even more so as Mirotić will be in a tough match-up against Derrick Brown and should not be expected to score much. The game is pretty important as Real are fighting for top positions, and are currently sharing the 1st place with Maccabi and CSKA, with all of them at 4-1, while the Russians are at 3-2. Rudy should be followed in this situation. Details