Βy Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Once again the betting column had positive yield. This weekend we will bet against the favorites, Unicaja and Zaragoza and on Karsiyaka. Also, we trust Olympiacos‘ defense and Laboral’s, Gran Canaria’s “killing instinct”.
Selcuk won only once in its last eight games and hosts Karsiyaka, one of the most competitive teams in the Turkish league. The visitors won their last nine straight games in the domestic league and the Eurocup. The difference of quality is expected to be shown in the game and Karsiyaka beat Selcuk by more than 8,5 points.
Unicaja showed against Nizhny that comes back but less than 48 hours later, they will face Joventut who will be a tough opponent, as soon as fights every game and is always in the top 6 teams of the Spanish league. The handicap of the 6,5 points forces us to bet on the visitors.
Laboral plays better and better during the last month and scores a lot. The same stands also for Gran Canaria that is a typical “run ‘n gun” team. It’s expected that both of them will score more than 160,5 points.
Zaragoza has five defeats in row and the game against Sevilla who is in form, will be tough. The hosts are preparing themselves for the Copa del Rey and the visitors try to avoid the relegation. They celebrated three victories in row and after the change in the bench, everything is different. The handicap is big and Sevilla can defend it.
Olympiacos plays excellent defense and at home in the domestic league he allows in the majority of the games less than 60 points. Kifisia loves to play slow tempo basketball and we bet that the visitors will score less than 64,5 points.
The betting tips
Olympiacos-Kifisia Kifisia Under 64,5 points
@William Hill 1,85
Zaragoza-Sevilla (+6,5) 2
@Coral 1,91
Selcuk(+8,5)-Karsiyaka 2
@Ladbrokes 1,90
Laboral-Gran Canaria Over 160,5 points
@Unibet 1,90
Unicaja-Joventut (+6,5) 2
@Bet365 1,90