Romania vs. Croatia
As for this is 50/50 game and Romania at 2.80-3.20 looks very tempting to take. They showed some quality in matches against Ukraine but were demolished by Slovakia (host team) and Czech Republic one of the favs on this tournament. Croatia was good only against serbs which are not looking impressive so far, croatians are not good in offense and allow many points too.

I think that Romania could make a surprise here. At least I have expected level line on this match. But it's not my style to play such low class teams because everything may happen with them on any given day. Only low stakes are recommended.

Pick: Romania to win @ 3.00 and higher

Poland vs Czech Republic
Czechs use fast-paced offense and lot of full court pressure to force opponents turnovers in their game and these are the main reasons why they score so many points for youth competitions. They are 75+ points team for me in offense and 65+ in defense because it is almost impossible to defend under 60 points when you play fast tempo and increase game tempo up to 190-200 posessions per game. Poland on this tournament showed good offense in 3 of 4 quarters in each game but always failed to score points in last quarter (except game with Turkey). I hold Poland as 70-75 points team in offense while defensively they are able to defend under 70 points when needed but against fast-paced teams like Czech Republic I expect open game with at least 143 points scored.

My prediction: Poland 66 - 78 Czech Republic

Pick: Over 138

Ukraine vs Lithuania
I see 2 possible scenarios of this game. Close game with equal chances to win game in the end with result something like 74-68 or clear Lithuania win by something like 82-66. Both teams prefer to play fast and shoot the ball but Lithuania have deeper roster and more chances of winning this shoot out.

My prediction: Ukraine 64 - 78 Lithuania

Pick: Over 132.5

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