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Braunschweig have, rather surprisingly, beat newly-promoted Rasta Vechta in the first round but they didn't leave a great impression. The shortcomings of their opponents are more the reason then won than their brilliant game. They had field goal efficiency of 35 percent and 24 percent three pointers. Like their coach said, Rasta were very nervous and his team was under no pressure. Braunschweig will be under no pressure today and there are a few reasons to believe they will not be able to stand up to Brose. They are the main candidate for promotion according to many German experts. I agree with them since the team lost all of the key players over the summer while the acquisitions aren't impressive (some players from the second division, some very young players, coach Korner left, they suffered budget cuts). All of that will make it difficult for them to stay in this league.

They beat Brose last year in the first round and lost by 16 points (25-48) at half time despite having a much better team. They were 27 points down in Bamberg at half time (28-25). Braunschweig were much better in previous season than they are in this one. For example, they lost to second-tier Chemnitz by 17, to Bremerhafen by 21, to Jena by 10, to Bayreuth by 17. Alba trashed them by 27. On the positive note, they stood up to Demir, Oldenburg but Borse are totally motivated and a complete different level. Brose beat Frankfurt by 30 in the first round (32-22) at half time. Before that, they won in Ludwigsburg by 19 (45-19), beat Bayreiuth by 31 away (43-26). They are fully focused on Budesliga now and I think they will settle this quite early on. Except for the first half handicap, team under at home team is also a good option, both first half and total.