Advantage for Darussafaka over Galatasaray
By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
After the very good performance of our betting column in the last round of the Euroleague with 4-for-5 correct picks, now it’s the turn of the national championships where the very interesting games in the Turkish league dominate.
Fenerbahce are hosting Karsiyaka in the big Turkish derby and the 7,5-point handicap is rather large and, thus, discouraging for us to deal with this game. Zeljko Obradovic’s players, however, can score more than 81 points, as Karsiyaka’s defense, especially away from home, is quite weak.
In the second Turkish derby, Darussafaka have an advantage over Galatasaray based on the last appearances of both teams. The visitors have a tough game for the Eurocup in a couple of days, they look rather shaky in the past month and Darussafaka will probably prevail.
In the Italian championship, Cantu are in good condition even though they still haven’t won away from home this season. Caserta, on the other hand, are not in good shape and the visitors can win or defend the 4-point advantage that’s in their favor.
In the relegation derby, Mitteldeutscher has not celebrated a single win yet, but Crailsheim, despite their two wins at the start of the season, look like they’re in worse shape. They concede an average of 91,1 points and the home team can exceed the threshold of 82,5 points.
Bonn is in very bad shape with five consecutive defeats, some of which were rather heavy. So, it looks quite attractive for someone to bet in favor of Frankfurt, who have nine consecutive wins in the last month. The 3,5-point advantage in favor of the visitors helps even more.
The betting tips
Fenerbahce – Karsiyaka Fenerbahce Over 81,5 points
@William Hill 1,85
Bonn – Frankfurt (+4) 2
@Bet365 1,90
Mitteldeutscher – Crailsheim Mitteldeutscher Over 82,5 points
@Stoiximan 1,80
Caserta – Cantu (+4) 2
@Sportingbet 1,90
Darussafaka – Galatasaray (+2,5) 1
@Coral 1,91