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Portugal - Israel
Again we have situation when those 3 wins at the start of tournament lifted up Portugal in public minds. In first game Israel was 9 points favorite and today they have only once chance to reach EuroBasket-2007 to trash Portugal by 33 points (in case Bosnia wins 1 point difference, they should score 32 points more than Bosnia will win today sure if they win). Israel would know final result of Bosnia game so I expect them to be very motivated today, because they need to prove that they are really strong team and worth to be at Eurobasket. And they should revenge for that loss in Sofia to Portugal. And one more point why Israel is motivated today:
"Our chances are not very realistic, but anything can happen in basketball," Sherf said yesterday. "We know what the minimum that we need is, but we don't know the maximum. The Israel national team doesn't give up on any game in advance, and takes to the court to win - even if the chances of qualifying are zero. If we can help Bosnia on the way, then well and good." So I expect them to be motivated today and one more loss of Portugal which are not ready for crucial game like this. Pick: Israel to cover -2.5 @ 1.85 (medium confidence)
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