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Toulose changed a lot since last season, and even back then struggled in season's opening. Milushev and Tavani, two very important players left, while Gradinarov and Tuitog still aren't at the expected level. Their top player Rossard's questionable physical fitness is making the situation at Toulouse even more severe. On the other hand, Lyon are more powerful since Simce, Gonzales and Mineiro joined. They're a well-experienced team, with Nikolov completely ready and motivated. They were doing better away last season, and beat Tours in the first round. I don't see why that wouldn't happen today again, I think they are the favorite and I didn't expect the odds at them being set this high. I think they will record their first win over Toulouse today. Details

Skovde are coming to Stockholm today without their starting (and only) middle back Lake. I remember well what his injury caused last year: Wremer's taking over at the middle back position resulted in a string of bad results for Skovde. I expect a similar outcome today, especially because of Ricoh's good defense, that simply has to take advantage of the opponent's predicament if they plan to reach the play off. Ricoh lost their first head-to-head this season convincingly because their game fell apart in the last 15 minutes. I don't see that happening today, on the contrary, I expect the home team even more motivated to make up for the firs head-to-head defeat and record their second win this season. Details

I should point out right away that I have great respect for Kubler's achievement, but I think the bookmakers largely underestimated the performance Andreozzi has been having in South America, and taken way too seriously the easy win Kubler scored against Clezar. The Australian saved all six of his break points in the first serve, and 0-40 while serving for the set. In the second he was a break behind, saved a break point and won in two sets, while things could have been very different. He did win the Sibiu challenger, but that does not equal the challenger continuity Andreozzi's been having this past month with three semifinals from three challengers, losing twice to Schwartzman and once to Estrella, the elite of this level. He took a set from both and was not far from victory. He is in great shape and seems to be doing well at San Juan as he won the title here last year. Regardless of the Sibiu title, the rhythm and form still favor the Argentinian although it may not seem so at first glance. He has been in the final stages of three tournaments in a row for a reason, and is in my opinion more of a favorite and closer to wining today. Details

I think these odds were set on account of Toricki's win over Estrella. He limited the South American to only three games, but when has Estrella even done well indoors? He is a clay-specialists, expected to lose to players like Troicki, who couldn't wait to finally get indoors. If this was the second round match, I would not go for it, but Rosol did a great first round match with Lack, not allowing him a single break-point opportunity. Rosol ended his losing streak to finally bring down the mental barrier that was stopping him for a long time. I can't forget about Troicki's three-set qualifying matches. I think this will be a very tough and close match, with Rosol bursting with confidence after beating Lack. I think both of them have a 50% of chance of winning this. Details

I've been waiting and hoping for this match since it's a clash of two players I like to see in these kinds of bets. These are typical indoor players who focus heavily on their serve, which is their strongest weapon. Both have had a similar path here with four victories and a perfectly functioning serve so far. Herbert is at 39 aces right now, never losing a serve, while Copil did lose his, but just twice, while also playing against dangerous Sousa. He sent the Portuguese packing with 18 aces, confirming he is playing in great rhythm. We should also mention in closing that their only previous clash was last year, indoors, and ended with two tie breaks. Details