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I think we have a much bigger difference in quality than the odds suggest. Zabok acquired some players in preseason, point guard Kapusta returned and the young international center Jambrovic joined as well. Zrnic joined from Gorica, Lovro Demo and Djurinovic from Cedevita and Tomsick who did very well in preseason will be a big help too. Zabok were very good in preseason. They beat Skrljevo, Hermes and Rudes, all of them in handicap. They beat Podcetrtek from the top Slovenian division twice and lost to Rogaska and Sibenik in the first preseason test. They are clearly bursting with energy, have good roster and can keep the pace up. Alkar cannot keep up with that.

On the other hand, Alkar are weaker than last season, their key players left and center Periaca retired. They lost some important players and their results in test games were very bad. They lost to Zrinski, barely beat Siroki and I don't see how they could stand up to Zabok.
Besides, Zabok were always good home. Their coach said the Cup is very important and I don't see a way for them not to cover the handicap here. Details

Cedevita are well ahead Lokomotiv at the moment. Fener trashed Lokomotiv yesterday and this tournament is the final test for Cedevita before the start of ABA League. They are complete and Kuban are far behind when it comes to that. They lost quite a few players and are still looking for their game. Cedevita were complete all throughout preseason and they always do best in the top games like this one. They beat Buducnost in Bosnia by 23 and Bosnia by just 1 point the day before. Everyone will again play today - Stickton at point guard and Hopson and James will be there too. Bilan and Begic will be under the rim. They are much taller than Jones, who is Kuban's best play in preseason. Granted, he could cause them problems but they will cause him quite a few on the other end as well. Cedevita's back corut is better than Kuban's at the moment. I don't see Russians as the favorites here. They lost to Galatasaray and Banvit in preseason as well, while beating Sassari and Jingsu Dragons. They are not convincing and the counter handicap at Cedevita seems like a really good choice here. They were dominant in test games, apart from the match with Bosna. They have better rhythm, they are complete, the league starts in a week and Kuban cannot be such heavy favorites here. Details

Darussfaka is built for great things this season. The team was taken over by David Blatt, his assistant is Bagatskis and some really impressive acquisitions joined the team. James Anderson was at the Sacramento Kings last season, Bradley Wanamaker was the MVP in Bundseliga last season, top scorer in Israeli league Cyburn joined as well, just like one of the top rebounder in Europe Moerman. Some players were acquired for the bench as well. They trashed their opponents in preseason. They hit 89 against Sibenik, 87 against Bayern, 100 against Telekom, 87 against Istanbul. They trashed Unics and have a lot of offense quality. I think they will have no problems covering this margin. Zadar, on the other hand, have never been weaker and have now also lost their top point guard Basic. The defense was on the back burner in their preseason games. They first played an American university team and the game finished at 203 (the Americans scored 89). Mornan scored 106 against them and Buducnost 91 points a day later. Jolly hit 79 and and the slow paced Krka, who never scored a lot, hit 84 against Zadar. They later played Rogaska who hit 64 and the last test was against Zrinski who beat them and scored 86 points.
Zadar's coach talked about his team playing fast this season. The handicap at Darussafaka seems like a great option as well. Wanameker and Anderson were announced to play today. The first half handicap is also a good option because I don't see how Zadar could stand up here. Details

I already wrote this tip once because of Brindisi and I think this is again a very good opportunity. Brindisi are the hosts this time. This tournament has always been attractive and the fact it's for charity is also good for this tip. I said Brindisi changed completely compared to the last season. Meo Sacchetti, Sassari's former coach, took over. He made Sassari the fastest team in Europe at one point. He always wants to play for that extra point but the problem is that his team needs more time together. They finished the preseason games at 171 points (Ferentino, at 159 with Verona, at 170 with Varese, 142 with Monferrat, at 155 with Fortitud and the last one at 139 with defense-oriented Capo d'Orlando.
They are now to face Caserta, who got extra speed with Sosa at point guard position. They did well in test games, finishing at 136 points with Agropoli, (without 4 new acquisitions), at 154 points with Hapoel, at 168 with Latino (they scored 103), at 153 in the last game with Siena (they scored 86). I think they are the team capable of scoring a lot against Brindisi and I will once again say we need to take advantage of this now because the margin at Bridisi games will get higher later in the season. These are the games for the finishing touches and Brindisi should be better now. Details

I was trying to decide between the handicap at China, the total handicap of the first half handicap. I think the Philippines have nothing to stand up to China. they don't have a proper center and the top Chinese players here are centers. China proved to have a top level transition here. They are great when it comes to shooting and this should be a one-sided win. The Philippines are here with a B league team, while China prepared for this all summer long. China had a lead by 20 points against Jordan and by 21 against Kazakhstan by half time. It has not been 24 hours since either team played their last game. China have a much better team and I think everything will be settled by half time here. Total Handicap and team over at China seem to be good options here as well. They scored 94 against Jordan and 106 against Kazakhstan yesterday. Details