Benetton Baskets - Orleans

Benetton had two over games in first round but now the stakes are higher, the opponent is better and the total will go under. Orleans is defensive minded team without huge offense but defensively they can lock down any opponent under 75 points.Benetton at this moment is not so great on offensive end as their scoring against Ventpils shows. French team will try to keep low pace in this match to avoid big margin in case of loss. In low-pace game Benetton is usually showing good defense and tonight they will need this defense again because they need to build a handicap for Game 2.

I expect Benetton to score in the 70-78 pts range while French team should stay under 70 points but will score 60. So my line for this game is 74-65 and I think we have a good chance to see 130-138 pts game here.

Pick: Under 148.5 @ 1.60 BETFAIR

Maroussi - ALBA

Once more time I will skip Greek team match. No information - no feeling - no bet.