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ACB League Pick: CB Granada vs Joventud |
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Written by Alleks
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Saturday, 12 January 2008 |
CB Granada vs Joventud
CB Granada needs to win this one to qualify into Spanish Cup - very important and prestigiuos competition in Spain. The coach of CB Grenada, Sergio Valdeolmillos, recovers for the match his main option at center position Curtis Borchardt and quard Samo Udrih, absent in the last match with TAU, but may Rafa Vidaurreta (not important) is out because he was injured in the car crash. The Palacio where Granada currently have one of the record in league (6-1) recorded the best entry in recent years, as they have been installed for extra bleachers and chairs and full insurance. So absolutely crazy support is expected today for the hosts in most historical match.
On other side we have Joventud which lost 5 of 6 last games and currently this team is in crisis after strong start (normal thing for top club in January and February). They have small motivation here because they already qualified into Spanish Cup. Joventud coach have big problems with a roster because Pau Ribas (plantar fasciitis), Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (sprained left finger), Rudy Fernandez (gastroenteritis) are questionable for this game. And Lubos Barton, who has not trained since last Tuesday due to ear infections is expected to play, but the technician, Aito Garcia Reneses registeed Pere Tomas from junior team for this match in Grenada. If this game would be regular and would not be so important for Granada and Joventud would be in optimal conditions I would agree with this line. But in such circumstances I definetely can't agree with given odds. Granada proved that they can win against Unicaja, Girona. last year they won against Tau Ceramica. This team can win against any team in Spanish league at home and with Joventud troubles with the roster I see Granada as clear favorite with odds around 1.55-1.60. I expect Granada to win this one by 5-10 points and hope to see them in Spanish Cup. Pick: CB Granada @ 2.35 4/10 Expekt.com New articles on this topic:
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