By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
The teams still haven’t found their good self, but in national championships the favorites have started to show and to rev up in order to outrun everyone else in the standings. Check out Eurohoops.net’s betting tips.
Olympiacos have an advantage to prevail against PAOK in Pylaia, but the handicap of 11,5 points is big and so we’re going to trust the Piraeus team’s defense yet again. The home team are not known for their range in offense, the red-and-whites are good at slowing down the pace and productivity of their opponents and so it’s unlikely that the score will exceed 142,5 points.
In the derby of the VTB league, Nizhny host Khimki and the visitors seem like they have the better team and like they are in better shape. Khimki are coming from an easy and rather stress-free game in the Euroleague (against Crvena Zvezda) and they can win with a lead higher than 6,5 points.
Cedevita are coming from a big win in Istanbul over Efes, but they can’t afford to lose another game in the Adriatic league. The Croatians have a much better team and it is expected that they will prevail with a lead higher than 7,5 points.
In the most interesting game of the German championship, Bamberg has an advantage to win against Ulm, who are counting three defeats and a win in overtime in their last four games. The champions are coming from a very good performance in Moscow against CSKA and they can definitely win with a lead higher than 5,5 points.
Wurzburg are undefeated so far in the German championship, with 4 out of 4, while Bonn has a 4-1 record in the championship and a solid presence in the Eurocup. However, they are definitely not good enough to get an 8,5-point advantage. We’re betting on the visitors at least fighting it out.
The betting tips
Ulm(+5,5)-Brose Baskets 2
@Bet365 1,90
Bonn-Wurzburg (+8,5) 2
@Nesine 1,70
Tajfun (+7,5)-Cedevita 2
@Coral 1,95
PAOK-Olympiacos Under 142,5 points
@Stoiximan 1,91
Nizhny(+6,5)-Khimki 2
@Sportingbet 1,90