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 Spanish Copa Del Rey starts today in Vittoria Spain. 8 best Spanish team will fight for the tittle during 4 days. During whole tournament I will do my best to publish game previews and predictions for this most interesting competition in Europe.
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Unicaja's coach Scariolo about upcoming game:
"We are aware of the difficulty of the task and the opportunity to play a good game away from home against a team of a very high level. We begin in earnest to deny us the feeling that we can not compete against Tau after recent results before them. We must stay focused on the tasks that have to run without the straw, the public or the effort of the rival distract us. If we can get all this and are entering the last quarter matched, it will have real and concrete options to win the match, "explained the technician.
"The question is not preparing something new. The key is to prepare well, namely defending the opponent's movements and execute well that we think can hurt their defence. It should be a good game plan, take it to the stadium and effectively without the pressures that may arise salirte you make of this approach, " - he said.
TAU coach N.Spahija about upcoming game:
He expressed confidence in the possibilities of his team, in the qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey to take place this Thursday at the Unicaja although, he clarified, for this table should show solid defense because "it (defense) wins titles."
In this regard, the Croatian coach qualified that what the Tau Ceramica shall ensure in the clash with the local "is more a balance between defence and attack." Not surprisingly, Spahija knows that front will have a colleague, as is Sergio Scariolo, also you can spare 'goal posts' on the basketball elite, and that therefore it would not at all easy things to his men. "We need to highlight the extensive experience of Sergio Scariolo" he said.
Taking into consideration that Unicaja scored more than 20 points per quarter only in 5 of last 28 matches looks like defense really matters for TAU. Also Unicaja is well known team with great defense. I expect both team to give a lot of pressure on guards. Tau this year already proved that they can defend very well when needed and especially well they can defend against Unicaja which by the way don't have seriuos offensive solutions on 3-points line. So I expect to see hard defense from both teams today and that's why I am taking UNDER158 here.
Prediction: I am not sure that this game will be easy for TAU as odds shown. Unicaja should prove their class and ability to play away from home. They have no pressure and I would be surprised to see Unicaja leading after half time. But TAU home court is very seriuos factor and in the end it should become decisive. My prediction very hard earned TAU win by 4-7 points,
Predicted score: Tau Ceramica 75 - 68 Unicaja Pick: Under 159.5 @ 1.83 Bet365.com
Barcelona - Bilbao Basket
Second quarterfinal of Spanish Cup. But I can't caught my thoughts for this match. Both teams have chances to win this game but Barcelona is more experienced team and this is why they are favorites in the line. Don't look at recent Barcelona results because last year it was the same story and Barca won this Cup. It's very hard to write prediction for this match because this is the situation when only inside feeling can tell you the winning side.
My feeling says that we can see a suprise here because Bilbao already won against Barcelona in Supercup (played in Bilbao) and were leading until 4th quarter in Barcelona. Now it's time to make another step to win in official match. Also public could be on Bilbao side today because Vittoria and Bilbao are neighbours on the map and easier opponent in semifinal is more appreciated for TAU.
Prediction: Expekt equal game here but Bilbao looks a bit understimated here. Suprises is a part of cup and in my opinion Bilbao have highest chances to make surprise in quarterfinals.
Predicted score: Bilbao Basket 78 - 72 Barcelona Pick: Bilbao +5.5 @ 1.917 PinnacleSports
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