By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
On weekends the betting options are more and more attractive. This one we suggest you tips from Spain, Turkey and Greece for the games Barcelona-Murcia, Efes-Usak, Manresa-Joventut, Gaziantep-Karsiyaka and Trikala-Kifisia.
Joventut won Laboral, Unicaja and Barcelona during the last four weeks and is in great shape. It’s obvious that is a big favorite against Manresa on road and can win by more than 5 points. The hosts lost their last four games.
Barcelona was on the verge of losing the game vs Milan in the Euroleague due to their bad defense. But in Liga Endesa everything is different. The Catalans play excellent defense and allowed more than 67,5 points only in their defeat by Badalona (83) and on road by Manresa (69). So, Murcia scores 68,2 points per game on road and isn’t expected to score more at Palau Blaugrana.
Efes is in great shape but so far won only one game by double digits (Tofas 93-70). Usak on the other hand is a competitive team that had very good results recently. The handicap (13,5 points) is extremely big for the visitors and we trust them. They can defend it at least, while they never lost so far by double digits.
Four defeats in row have Trikala and the home game vs Kifisia is crucial. But the same stands also for the visitors who faced two wins in the last three games (by AEK and Aris) and want to bounce back. They have better roster and can win by more than 4,5 points.
The game Gaziantep-Karsiyaka is expected to be tight and the visitors have small advantage to win it. Also, both teams play very good defense and probably they will not score more than 143,5 points. So, we prefer the option of under.
The betting tips
Trikala (+4,5)-Kifisia 2
@Bet365 1,90
Gaziantep-Karsiyaka Under 143,5 points
@Coral 1,91
Manresa(+4,5)-Joventut 2
@Stoiximan 1,85
Barcelona-Murcia Murcia Under 67,5 points
@Unibet 2,02
Efes-Usak (+13,5) 2
@Sportingbet 1,80