By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
With the season getting at the end of its first month, the strong teams are getting into shape and this week Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow and Barcelona are tested on the road. However, they can win.
Barcelona is on the rise and after losing the first game on the season against Karsiyaka, they can’t afford an other misstep. That’s why they are in a must win situation against Zalgiris, a feisty team which hasn’t played so far against an opponent with the quality of the Catalans.
Laboral Kutxa is an other hot team with five wins in the five last five games, but their roster and its quality doesn’t quarantee that they can continue playing like this. On the other hand Anadolu Efes has many ups and downs, still they can defend against the Spaniards and at get a win by more than the line of 4,5 points.
Lokomotiv likes to play uptempo and they try to impose on every opponent their style of play. Karsiyaka also likes to run and its foreigners love to do so. That’s why the 149,5 total points line is low and we will take the over.
Fenerbahce is coming from one win against the last four games, after beating Real Madrid. Still they are a much better team than Crvena Zvezda and they can get a win with more than a 5,5 points difference. The Serbs got a moral boost after the win over Partizan, but that doesn’t mean much for this game.
The same applies for the game Dogus Darussafaka – CSKA Moscow. The Turks are improving, however they can’t be compared with the Russian powerhouse which is expected to get a win with more than 10,5 points difference.
Eurohoops tips
Dogus Darussafaka(+10)-CSKA M. 2
@Bet365 1,90
Laboral Kutxa – Anadolu Efes (+5) 2
@William Hill 1,91
Zalgiris Kaunas (+5)-Barcelona 2
@Bet365 1,90
Lokomotiv Kuban-Pinar Karsiyaka Over 149,5 points
@Ladbrokes 1,85
Crvena Zvezda(+5,5)-Fenerbahce 2
@Stoiximan 1,87