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McCalebb was an extremely important offensive option of Fenerbahce last season. This season too, but not so much anymore. This is a completely different team now where Obradovic will have new tasks for him. Bogdanovic is the first option, Kleiza is a big name and a great reinforcement and he has to do his expected time, there is also Preldzic and Bjelica who steals 7-8 balls and Macedonian has the task of making everyone happy. I think this needs to be played and the stake would be even higher if Fenerbahce had some other excellent playmaker, but they don't. Obradovic brought a young Turkish hope Sipahi and he will have his time in play, but the question is how much in the Euroleague. There are Baris and Ermis on the point guard position as well but I wouldn't be surprised if he is the second option. Details

The principle here is very simple, as in most of such cases. Tsonga came to Vienna because he is after London, that is the most important reason. Therefore he has the motivation, but most players have problems adapting after the Asian tour. I expect the same from the Frenchman who is arriving after the Shanghai semifinals. Knowing him, he will focus on his service and wait for his chance. Concerning Brands, we know what to expect from him, especially here in Vienna where he is very predictable. He has excellent serves and he is not making many problems on the return. Against Haider he didn't lose his service but he brought both sets to over. Last year he played five matches here and each time he was over in first set. Although he didn't cover that against Tsonga two years ago, those were the semifinals. Tsonga is still not in his rhythm and I expect him to pass this without significant problems. Details

Novokuzneck are in a series of 13 consecutive defeats and it is hard to find a single reason why that run should not continue. They have the weakest offense in the league and score only 1.67 goals per game and they have one of the worst defenses in the Eastern conference.Today they will be additionally weakened. They lost their beast player, goalie Nika Hovinen, due to concussion and they can thank him for those few points they have won. So far he has had a 92.4% save efficiency. That is why against the Barys they will start with either Nikita Loszkin (4.44 goals against per game and 87.5 save efficiency) or Illya Sorokin (5.16 goals against per game and 87.2% save efficiency). These are two young and inexperienced goalies with a very few games in KHL. Sorokin played their last game after Hovinen got injured and in 25 shots he faced he conceded 5 goals and had only 80% save efficiency. The visiting team have by far the best offense in the Eastern conference and they score over 4 goals per game. They are at the very top of the conference and so far they lost on the road only in Zagreb. Their style of play does not suit the home team, they are a better team in all departments and are especially better now when the home team has goalie problems. Details

De Schepper is known for his indoor tennis playing skills and we've often had similiar tips in his matches. Even though he didn't have the greatest of starts to his favorite part of the season, he brought his confidence back last week in Rennes and this will be a bonus. Win over Eriksson was expected and now he can be more relaxed. This will be his 12th consecutive indoor match in comparison to 1st Anderson's indoor match of the season, giving him a clear edge there. Considering Anderson is a better overall player and taking into consideration adaptation period he'll need, I expect a very tight first set. Details

Fognini is a special player and that is why we need to look at him from a different perspective. He played badly during American tour and then he played great in Asia. He was motivated by a big stage. Yesterday we spoke about how Monfils behaved in his match. The French played in Shanghai against Federer and Djokovic and he came here completely unmotivated. The other problem is accumulated fatigue. The same story is with the Italian. Matches against Nadal and Djokovic in Asia and now he has to face Kubot in Vienna and I am not sure whether he even wants to play here. That means he will again trudge on the court, argue with referees over some insignificant points and Kubot is not a player that suits him. Fast conditions and opponent who will often come to the net will trouble him. That is the same tactics Ram used to defeat him at US Open. Kubot will not allow him a lot of breathing space because he can sense his chance and I believe he will get it since such defeats are nothing new for Fognini. Besides, In St. Petersburg he forfeited a match against similar opponent when he was two points away from a defeat. That time he defended the finals, so he had motivation. Now he is the 17th player on the ATP table, he is not chasing London and I think he wants to get some rest and everything looks to be going into the favor of Kubot. That is why is opted for a higher stake on a "surprise". Besides, Fognini ended his last season with six consecutive defeats. Details

A general opinion is that Karlovic and similar "treetop servers" are best suited by fast courts, but that is not the truth. Their serve will be efficient anyway in most cases, and somewhat slower court gives them more time for returns in rallies. Moscow is ideal for the Croatian player. Last year he reached the semifinal hear without allowing a set and than lost to left-handed Bellucci who constantly sent heavy spins to his backhand. He won't have such problems with Istomin, since the Uzbekistani plays flat. His form suggests that he is not at his best, and Karlovic played really impressive against Kudla. I expected Ivo to be the favorite, but the ranking said otherwise, and I don't agree with that at all. Details

Judging by the latest information, it seems Donovan will not be fit and this should be used. Even without him and Keane, Galaxy have lost a lot of points. In fact, I don't remember them beating anyone and I believe this Impact will be a tough nut to crack. Considering that DeLaGarza and (probably) Gonzalez will also be absent, we have combination of inefficient offense and disorganized defense.
The guests are in bad form, but they are coming with a big reinforcement Camaro in defense, a ready Bernadello and DiViao with a point to prove up front. The experienced Italian's decision not to retire will be a huge encouragement for the entire team, and I believe much better performances can be expected from him. Details

The bookmakers are overestimating Calgary a bit. They are really looking good this season, but they are certainly not favorites against Anaheim. Especially as four of their best forwards are out today. Without Cammalleri, Stajan and Jones (Backlund's appearance is still doubtful) they are a much weaker team. The Ducks tend to play good defense when playing at home, and they conceded only one goal in the last two rounds. Jets scored just two goals against them and that is another fact that speaks in favor of this bet. The reason I didn't choose to bet for the home team to win is very simple - Calgary might compensate for the absences with a solid teamwork. They did that couple of times this season, and they really showed character on couple of occasions. But, with that many forwards missing I don't believe they can score more than two goals against Ducks's very solid defense.
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The idea of this prediction was basically an over of Caps, but the odds for over 2.5 are very low and the 3 goals limit makes no sense for me in general because they might not even need a fourth one. Finally, if the Caps score that much, I don't know what should happen to make Rangers as they are now score the same amount so that it doesn't turn into a win for Caps. Caps have a bone to pick with Rangers since last season, in the 6th and 7th match of playoffs Lundqvist didn't allow them to score a single goal. For the goalie of Rangers to record a shutout today a miracle would need to happen because currently it looks really bad. They conceded 20 goals in the last three matches and there are two goalies playing in a match regularly because the first one does poorly and then they substitute him and the second one performs even worse and I don't think anything will change today. The adaptation to the new coach's system will clearly be a long process. The momentum is on the side of Caps, they recently won, their power play is still the best in the league and now they have a string of home matches in which I expect results in accordance to the expectations for Caps... They have unquestionable motivation for today because of those losses in the playoffs and today they have a good chance to get back at Rangers and possibly with a great difference too because now they are, I dare say, weaker than ever before. Details