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Melilla are one of the better teams in the 2. Spanish league, on paper at least, but their current score is 2-5. Not inline with expectations, but this means we should see them with extra motive today. They lost too many close matches lately, so it's no wonder coach Alcoba points out that home games are crucial and wants to make their arena a fortress. Today they've got a chance they will not miss, I think, as Valladolid are coming, who've dropped in form in the past few weeks. They lost decisively to Prat and to weakened Navarra, and on Sunday were beaten at home by not so strong Clavi. The Valladolid crew are hurt more by their two best shooters getting injured than by the losses, as Roman Montanez and Sergio De La Fuente are out. De La Fuente is also their best rebounder with 8.3 rebounds per game. This part is a particularly painful problem as they lost two great centers during the season, first Sonseca then Rubio. As Valladolid usually rotate 7-8 players, with two starters missing they'll struggle to split time. With all that in mind, the set odds for Melilla to win certainly have value. Details

Turow are on a 1-6 record, Barcelona 7-0. Turow will not make it through to the next stage, while Barcelona don't have to worry about fighting off contenders for top spot. This is a game neither side will stress about. Turow are talking about fatigue more and more lately, which is affecting their defense intensity, causing them to concede a lot of points even against the weakest of Polish teams. Turow rarely play games at under 160 points, but they did in Barcelona, even though it was another fast-paced game. Barcelona had 70 shots from the floor and additional 30 or so free throws, while Turow recorded 60 shots...When it comes to style, Turow are similar to Bayern, whom Barcelona beat away 99-77 recently. When not under pressure, the Catalan team mostly play fast-paced game and that is precisely what I expect to happen today. I don't think Turow will be able to stop them, but I expect a better offense performance on Turow's part. Details

Galatasaray are undefeated home this season, while Caja don't have a single win away. Every streak must come to its end and I think the time is right for it. Galatasaray are constantly struggling with unpaid salaries, the players are constantly threatening to leave and Aldemir finally did. It may seem his absence will make no difference, but he did prove to be a very important player in the first head to head game, finishing with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Without him, front court lost power and might struggle in rebounding as they face Begic and Iverson. Kutxa are getting better as time goes by, as was expected given all the talent on the team. After a few tight losses, they destroyed Olympiacos to prove they deserve my trust. The away games were a struggle for them so far, but I believe they have the game and the players that can give Galatasaray a hard time and I even believe they can record their first away win this season. Details

Nymburk with and without Washington are not the same team. I don't want to predict the outcome of this game, but what ever it may be, I'm sure it won't be very productive. I have a few reasons to believe so. First and foremost, Washington will not be on the team and he's one of the key players for the offense. They did four games without him and, not counting the irrelevant trashing of Decin, struggled with offense quite a lot in the other three games. Oldenburg limited them to 71 point, Kalev/Cramo to 70 , Charleroi to 67. When taking a look to Czech championship games, they were under in 6 out of the last 10, with two others just above the margin (Decin 156, with Nyburk recording 92, and Oldenburg 155 with Nymburk conceding 84). Riga are not as good in offense to score that many. They scored 80 or more in only 4 out of 20 official meetings this season (VTB, Eurocup, domestic championship). Interestingly, all four of those were away games (Jelgava, Himki, Saratov, Szolnoki). Riga had four unders in the last 10, with overs being recorded when they conceded 80 as a rule (Szolnoki 96, Himki 86, CSKA Moskva 87, Union Olimpija 83, Saratov 83, Bešiktaš 88). They had three overs home in 9 games (CSKA, Himki, Union Olimpija) only because their defense allowed a productive game for the opponents. Nymburk don't have the offensive power to score more than 80 without Washington, which is why I'm opting for this bet. More so because the visitors struggle with fatigue and this game is taking place not even 48 hours after Charleroi, which should prevent any fast attempts. Details