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Blake Schlib is Galatasaray's 32-year-old and 201-cm-tall player. Entire Galatasaray note how important this match is, which implies today's expected total - 152 points. This is Schlib's second season in Galatasaray. Last season his average was 10.2 ppg in the Turkish TBL and 12.1 ppg in EuroCup. He went over this margin in 28 out of 59 matches. But this season his role won't be as important as it was before. In the pre-season matches he recorded: 3, 2, 5, 6, 2, 2, 4, 12, 5, 5, 9 and 10 points, and he went over this margin only once, which clearly shows we shouldn't expect him at 12 or more points in every match, especially not in one of today's quality. They put him on such a margin probably because of the first match in the Turkish championship when he was above average (2-3 shots for two-pointers, 3-5 for three-pointers), he recorded 13 points. In the first round of Euroleague he was more true to himself and recorded 3 points in 19 minutes of playing. All in all, a tough match, aggressive defenses on both sides, a lot of width for Galatasaray to record points, his inconsistency and depending too much for three-pointer percentages, his role in the team this season means that this margin is way over for Scilb, and if you ask me, these are good reasons to choose an under. If he's on his average, he won't go over these margins and he won't play for more than 20-25 minutes. Details

Teodosic is to play what should be an easier game against the underdogs from China. He displayed a brilliant game in the last meeting here but he probably won't need that much motivation today. He hit 5, 17, 10 and 18 points in the first 4 games here. In test and qualifying games, we went 0, 10, 16, 9, 8, 16, 3, 11, and 12 points. He is a very rational player who doesn't force shots, especially in a game like this one. You can see that he really enjoys basketball and his main role are assists and game organization. Since Serbia still haven't secure the next round, They need to do well to settle this early one. Once that happens, I expect the coach to rest some players. That suggests that Teodosic won't have to add 13 or more points. He won't have to play for more than 20 minutes and will not go over this margin during that time. Details

Patrick Mills is 183cm tall, 28-year-old Australian player. His team is now to play an unimportant (easier) game against China today. Mills did great in the first three games to finish with 21, 26 and 30 points. But that is why the margin is this high now. Mills played for the Spurs last season and recorded average of 8,3 ppg in 20 minutes per game. At test games before the Olympics he averaged 15, 29, 13, 18 and 11 points. Mills didn't play the last test games but Australia beat China 82-53, which says they are favorites even without him. This is a bet based on the assumption that the Australian coach will (if he's smart) use more of his players than before. Australia have much better quality and it won't be necessary for him to use him top player a lot- Mills has so far spent 31 minutes on the floor per game. Goulding and Martin are rather good substitutes and they haven't played a lot so far. Also, it was Mills' birthday yesterday which is also probably why he'll play less today. I think he will get around 20 minutes and will not go over this margin. The margin at his before the first game was 13,5 and it went up by just 7 points. If this game goes as it should, Mills' 21 or more points won't be necessary. Details

Leandro Barbos is a 33-year-old, 190 cm tall Brazilian player. They will have a very tough game against the wounded Spain, who lost the first game to Croatia unexpectedly. Barbosa is an NBA player and has been at Brazil for a long time. But he is not as young any more and his averages drop each year. His average at the last OI was 16,2 ppg and he went over this margin 2 out of 6 times. At the last WC, his average was 11,9 ppg and has gone over this margin in 1 out of 7 games. He hit 11 points in 24 minutes against Spain. In test games for these Olympics, he hit 9, 2, 12, 5 and 10 points. The margin is set so high because of the first game when he hit the above-average 21 point. All in all, a tough game in expected (71 points for Brazil are expected), good defense against Spanish back court, margin which is too high, inconsistency, form and the role on the team are enough for me to go with the under at medium stake. Hitting over 17 against Spain would have been difficult even for a better player. If Barbosa does around his average, I think he will get some 20-25 minutes in which he won't go over this margin. Details

Jon Diebler is a 27-years-old 198cm tall player in Efes Pilsen, who are hosting Lokomotiv Kuban today. Diebler's average last season is 7.5ppg in the Turkish league, and 10.9ppg in the Euroleague. He went over this margin in 14 of 36 matches, but what's interesting is that he went over this margin only when his three-pointers percentage was over average. He hasn't been in top form lately, these were his totals in the last six matches: 5, 0, 2, 5, 16 (5-8 threes) and 3 points. He hit 6 points in 24 minutes in the first match against Lokomotiv. All in all, this margin is too high (I doubt Diebler will average over 11 points or more by the end of the season), he'll play for about 20 minutes, and if he's in his usual mood, he won't go over this margin. He doesn't take a lot of shots or free throws, so I doubt he'll hit over two three-pointers today. Details

Edvin Jackson is 26 years old, 191cm tall Unicaja player who's playing a tough match against Crvena Zvezda today. It's going to be played in Pionir, known for great atmosphere. DeMarcus Nelson was brought to Unicaja some time ago, to provide better rotation and width in the back positions. Jackson was hitting 7.1 pppg in Spain and 10.4 ppg in Euroleague this season, but boosted that average in those matches where his three-pointer shots percentage was above average. I don't think that will happen today, Crvena Zvezda have very good, aggressive defense for the back positions, and unless his three-pointer shots work, he won't go over this margin. He had double digits in 11 of 28 matches this season. His current form isn't that great either, he didn't go over this margin in the last five matches. Some local bookmakers offer the 10.5 margin, but I think that this one point shouldn't make much of a difference either way. If he is in his average mood, I expect him to play for about 15-20 minutes, and end up with a number of points between 4 and 8. Details

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Louis Campbell is a 36-year-old and 190 cm tall point guard at Strasbourg. His team needs a win by 28 points over Real today to advance through, which is of course mission impossible. Campbell doesn't force shots, his main thing are assists and game organization. He's on a 8,7 average this season in Euroleague but that average was boosted by the first h2h against Real when he hit 23 points with unrealistically high shooting percentage and three point efficiency. His average without that game would be 6,8 points. Campbell's average in France this season is 5,3 points. he went over this margin in 2 out of 12 games when he hit 9 points. I don't think the same players can do that well against Real twice, especially since Real's defense improved massively since that game. Real will be fully focused today, Strasbourg are now a completely different team and do not have an away win in EL this season. The margin is overall too high since this game is important for Real. Strasbourg are playing away, their form is not good and Campbell not taking a lot of shots are good enough reasons for this under. If he performances as he normally does, I expect his to finish with some 20-25 minutes and 4-8 points. I would set the margin at 6,5 at the highest. Details

Dee Bost is an 188 cm tall and 26 years old points guard at Stelmet. His team is to face the one of the greatest Greek teams. Stelmet are the weakest EL team when it comes to efficiency (66,5 points on average) and this is no game for boosting that average. Dee Bost is hitting 7,8 points per game in Poland and 8,3 in EL. He hit 6 points in the first h2h and is now to be faced very good defenders Diamantidis and Calathes. Guard Reynolds is back at Stelmet after a long time, which means more choice for the coach. It's a pity Moldevenau won't play. He wouldn't affect Bost directly but would have taken some shots off him. Bost played for Trabzonspor last season and averaged 7,6 points. I think he won't have it easy today. He's not a shooter, his ting are assists and organization. I expect him to spend some 0 minutes on the floor and if he does as usually, I expect him to finish with 4-8 points. Details

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Nikolaos Zisis is the 32-year-o-d and the 197 cm tall player of Brose Baskets for whom he's playing this season. Zisis has been in the Euroleague for 15 seasons! He played for different clubs, his average was always around four to eight points, except 10 years ago when he scored 11.6 points per game for AEK Athens, in the 2004/2005 season. Zisis is a very experienced player, but far from his main role being leading the team. He understand basketball well and he serves the team. Zisis has been in an above average mood in this season's Euroleague: he scored 16 (4-for-4 in two-pointers), 10 and 12 (6-for-7 in two-pointers) points. In the German BBL League he is more realistic when it comes to points if you ask me, he scored 5, 7, 10, 8, 8 and 4 points. Bamberg are welcoming the powerful Maccabi, a tough match will be on which is also seen by the winning odds. I don't believe Zisis has changed his style after 15 years spent in Euroleague; he's simply not the type of a player whom you would expect to score 11 or more points per match. Bamberg have more than enough width to score points, so this margin seems a bit too high. Mine would me 8.5 at max. Details

CSKA are set to play Darussafaka today in Istanbul. The odds are set as if CSKA will win this easily but I'm not entirely sure that will happen here. These two teams have never met before. Jackson is normally very useful for his team but he's never the most efficient one. He has been well below the average in Euroleague so far. Jackson hit 12, 12, and 13 points but we have to emphasis that his three-point efficiency in the first two was unrealistically high (70&), while he hit only 3 3s in 4 attempts in the third game. He will have a tough time staying that high. he spends the same amount of time on the floor in VTB league, has the same role on the team and has so far finished with 10, 6, 4, 3 and 5 points. He has been recording an average of 7,2 points in Euroleague last season and 7,5 in VTB league. He went over this margin in only 10 out of 65 games. CSKA, as I already said, really have a lot of good shooters. Khryapa got back on the team two games ago and he will take some of Jackson's shots. To sum up, this margin is a few points too high in the long run. Details

Aaron Jackson is 29 years old and 190 cm tall, and he's a player of CSKA. We're used to CSKA having a strong team with a lot of width for scoring from the past seasons. Jackson scored last season 7.2 points per match in Euroleague and 7.5 in VTB League. He passed this margin only in 10 out of 65 matches. A season before that he scored five out of seven points on average in all competitions. In this year's Euroleague so far he was in the mood for above average results, twice he scored 12 points, but we have to consider that he had an above average shot percentage. In VTB League the situation is a bit more realistic: he scored 10, six, four and three points. Today CSKA are hosting Brose Baskets who have a solid defense in the back line with Wanamaker, Zisis and Strelnieks. All in all, in a team such as CSKA I don't believe Jackson will have an average of 11 or points more by the end of the season, and that's why this margin seems too high in long-term. It's time for his average performance in Euroleague, I expect him between six and 10 points. My margin would be 8.5, and I wouldn't go over that either. Details

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Jimmy Butler wasn't himself in the preseason. His shots were bad (31%), and his form isn't good right now. During the preseason, his numbers were 23 (12 free throws), 6, 5, 8, 10, 18, 12, and 4 points. Derrick Rose is ready for the new season, he's probably not 100%, but he's ready. Chciago have a good team, with enough width to score. Pau Gasol is in a good form from the EC. Butler scored 20 per match last season, and 20 against Cleveland in the regular part (Noah wasn't playing), and 16 (Rose was out).He was a big under par in the play-off, with 20, 18, 20, 19, 29, 20 ponits, but all in all, he went over this margin only once against Cleveland last season. I don't think he time has come for Butler to score such high numbers yet. The season is just beginning, and the home team's coach, Hoiberg, announced that most of the players will get 25-32 minutes, which is a big plus for this bet. Also, they'll probably be spent a bit more against Cleveland's defense than those of other teams. My margin for Butler, for this match would be 18.5 max, and if he scores his average, I expect him to stay between 16 and 20 points. Details

The 26-year-old Janis Strelnieks will have it tough against Unicaja's back court today. He opened this season's championship with an above average performances and almost without a miss. He hit 17, 15, and 16 points with a 100% two-point efficiency (11-for-11) and three-point efficiency of 58,3% (7-12). Those kind of numbers are just no realistic in the long run. They are now set to play Euroleague where Brose won't be expected to hit 80 points. They will be expected to finish with around 70. Strelnieks played for Brose last season in Bundesliga (12,6 points on average) and in Eurocup (12,6 points). He would have gone over this margin in 17 out of 60 games. He played at Budivelnyk from Ukraine and the season before that and played Euroleague as well. He averaged 11, 6 points in the championship, 7,9 in Euroleague and 10,9 in Eurocup. He went over this margin in 19 out of 51 games. I think Unicaja prepared well for stopping three-pointers because the Germans have an amazing three-point efficiency of 57% so far, which is not realistic in the long run. I don't expect Strelnieks to average 13 or more points in Euroleague. There are other players who like taking shots as well. In any case, his bigger task will be the organization of game. I expect him at 8-2 points with an average shooting efficiency today. In the long run, I expect him to average 10,5 shots. The bet is available at sportingbet as well. Details