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I believe this margin to be the product of the last few games by Minas, in which they played uncharacteristic basketball. They scored 100 against Cearense in their last game, but the match was over after the first 10 minutes and the bench had a field day shooting it out later. There was no need for a quality defense, the entire team rotated out and got a chance. I'm more inclined to expect a game such as the one recently played between Minas and Mogi, that ended at 142. Brasilia went over at this margin four times in the last five games, but the reason for that were the opposing teams. Paulistano scored 94 on them, Mogu 88, Bauru had 85. Uberlandia remained at 91 in the last round. Those were all teams with much better offenses than defenses. They have no more room for error, and have shown they cannot parry faster teams on offense, leaving them a lower scoring game as the only way to win. The reason is obvious: they depend too much on Lamonte, Giovannoni and Cipollini on offense, and the three of them cannot score over 45 points combined. As Minas are a team with the best defense in the league, I'm sure they'll gladly accept a slower pace. Their first match ended at 152, and the stakes are much higher now, as Minas need a win to stay in contention for fourth position, while Brasilia need it to get back in the zone that allows playoff. Although there is still a lot to be played till the end of the season, this game is important for both teams, and I'm sure both will play slower and we won't see more than 150 points scored in total. Details

The margin might seem low at first but considering what is expected today, I think it's still too high. Efes and Olympiacos are among top defenses in Europe, with very high-quality individuals and coaches who put a lot of emphasis on the defensive end. Efes are on a two-game losing run in Euroleague and lost last week's game in Novgorod, in which the defense didn't work at all. They are 2-2 and another defeat would put them in a very tough situation ahead of the away game in Milan and the derby match with Fenerbahce. Olympiacos are, on the other hand, on a 4-0 record and don't plan to end the run. They have not conceded over 68 goals in 2015, with he away games being particularly dependent on defense, just like the road game with Apollon last Monday.
Statistically, this margin is set right, but they met more offense-oriented teams that boost the averages. I expect this game to be like those between Olympiacos and Zvezda that ended at around 130 points. I don't think either team will go over 70 points and I think the margin is a few points too high. Details

Bet365 have an offer at Slovenian league game for third straight round and why not go for it, especially when the situation is this good. Drobne and Snofl, who are brilliant players in Slovenian terms, joined Maribor and proved they were the good acquisitions the last two rounds. Maribor first beat the defending champions and then KMN Velike Lasce. Maribor have a 'powerful' sponsor who wants them to get higher in the table. Sevnica will be forced to do without their 4 very important players. This is what visiting coach said: - It's a too be or not to be game for us. But, we are decimated, with Krnc and Uros out with suspensions, Grigic injured, and Bizjak's paperwork still not sorted out.

Home team's coach knows they are the favorites today and knows full well that Maribor need to get closer to top table teams, given the players he has at his disposal. He said that this will be a 'great derby match. Sevnica are catching the last train for spot 4 that leads through to playoffs. They will be in great problems if they don't win. But we want to win as well to get as many points as possible.

Margins at this game are good and I think we should take advantage of it. Even if the handicap goes up, this is worth going for because Sevnica can't count on some very important players and Maribor cannot afford not to take advantage of opportunities like that. Details

This margin is too high when Midtjylland are concerned, even against a team with the best two scorers of the league right now. Midtjylland play great defense and have many defensive specialist stars on their team. Goalkeeper Englert has been the best goalie in the ideal team of the round for three rounds straight. They've stopped way more efficient and rounded up offenses in their last four games, and have averaged exactly 20 goals conceded during that period, which is their season average as well. They won the first match of these too earlier this season by 9 goals, leaving Silkeborg at 19. Silkeborg may be playing much better now, but Midtjylland are also in peak form. If Midtjylland are the ones dictating the tempo, and the conditions are met for that to happen, it's hard to expect a match at over 50 goals. Some online bookmakers offer even a margin of 53.5. Details

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Lada are in the third spot and Rostov top table and given their current form, this game could be regarded as the league derby match. Lada are on a 9-game winning run, while Rostov remain undefeated this season, with only one draw in 14 rounds. The odds are great at Rostov's win and we should take advantage of them today and here's why:

Lada are overrated in this match after displaying many shortcomings in the first part of the season and losing all 4 matches with 'the big 4'. They took advantage of other teams' problems to beat them and most importantly, had the complete team during the international break for another round of practice session. But I think the team that lost 11 players last summer and that is lead by back players who are in Russian national team youth ranks can't win today.

Rostov have by far the best roster in Russia and want to win the title this year. 9 players from this team participated in the EC late last year, 5 as Russian players, two for Ukraine, and top Ukraine's player Makarova, who couldn't participate at the EC following her decision to become a Russian citizen. Shymkute missed most part of the season and the first head-to-head match that Rostov won 32-25 and will not play today either. The odds at Rostov winning were 1.20 in the first game and those set today definitely have value. Details

Breakers covered the offered handicap in both head-to-head matches against the Wildcats. In the first one Wildcats were missing Knight, while in the other one they had all of their players available. At that time the Breakers had problems with Abercrombie's injury, but they still won with 11 points of difference. What changed since then? The Breakers are still a complete team and only Pledger is questionable. Tapes show that it was a sprain, so he should perform against the Wildcats. Even if he doesn't, the Breakers have a huge advantage under the hoop in the forms of Vukona and Ibekwe. On the other hand, the Wildcats are facing an obvious crisis. They lost two key members of the starting five and they can't make up for them. The newly-arrived Martin is a player who serves as an ability for Damian Martin to rest while Hire is far away, but far from the true shape. Hire didn't even play against Taipans. How bad they are in the defense of the paint is testified by the fact that they conceded 42 points from the pain against the Taipans, who are usually a shooter team. Breakers know how to play against the Wildcats: they put up a fast-paced game with a lot of errors. Jackson and Webster use that better than Martin who prefers a slower pace. The Wildcats don't have enough good players to follow such a fast pace for the entire 40 minutes. That's how the Taipans broke them, but I'm convinced the Breakers will do the same. They're completely ready, they have a longer line-up, rebound advantage and support of the fans. The handicap border has been set too low. Details