By Lefteris Moutis / moutis@eurohoops.net
There are constant twists in the playoffs and predictions are hard, but Eurohoops.net is trying to guess how the series will continue in Greece, Spain and Turkey, offering you betting tips.
In the first Turkish final, Efes has a small advantage over Karsiyaka and will seek to impose their own rhythm by keeping the score low. They conceded 56, 59 and 54 points from Trabzonspor in the three games they played and they will follow the same recipe in the final series as well. The limit of 154,5 points is quite high and it will be difficult for Karsiyaka to drive the score high.
In the Greek derby the prediction of the winner is exceptionally risky, but Olympiacos will likely try to slow down the game’s tempo and Panathinaikos will follow suit due to the new philosophy they have adopted under Manolopoulos. So it doesn’t seem like the “eternal” rivals will score more than 144,5 points.
In Spain, Barcelona showed in the first two finals that they have a difference in quality from Malaga. They easily won both games in Barcelona and they need one more win to advance to the finals. It’ll be difficult for Unicaja to put up any resistance and will most likely be defeated with a difference larger than 6 points.
The series between Valencia and Real will definitely have games with high scores. Just like it happened in the first couple of games. In the third game however, we are going to go with the assurance that Real will score more than 86,5 points. In the playoffs the Madrileños have scored 101, 93, 81 and 89 points in the games against Gran Canaria and Valencia.
The betting tips
Efes-Karsiyaka Under 154,5 points
@Ladbrokes 1,85
Malaga (+6)-Barcelona 2
@Coral 1,91
Valencia-Real M. Real M. Over 86,5 points
@William Hill 1,85
Panathinaikos–Olympiacos Under 144,5 points
@Bet365 1,90