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Barcelona – Fuenlabrada preview

May 6, 2017
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Liga Endesa round 32 is here! Eight games are scheduled in the weekend, with Barcelona – Fuenlabrada set to be the match we want to focus.

Sunday, May 7

Liga ACB
12:30 Barcelona – Fuenlabrada

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All times are CET – Central Europe Time

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This weekend another interesting game in Liga Endesa is Baskonia – Unicaja Malaga, but we already followed the Baskonia winning match in Tenerife this week, so now we move to Barcelona.

Palau Blaugrana
Barcelona, Spain, EU
🏀 BARCELONA LASSA (20-9) – FUENLABRADA (12-17)

As fcbarcelona.com reports Barçelona have beaten Betis 72-89 to make it eight wins in a row in the Liga Endesa, with 12 three-pointers (a 40% conversion rate) very much the key to a win that consolidates the Catalans’ place at the business end of the playoff places. Barcelona is hot!

Would you like to know which players are out this weekend? You just have to check acb.com to discover that Barcelona players Justin Doellman, Vitor Faverani, Pau Ribas and Shane Lawal are injured. In Fuenlabrada roster the problem is Alex Lorca, injured.

TV Movistar Deportes 2 in Spain
Radio no info
Internet play by play on acb.com
money line odds
Barcelona @ 1.04
Fuenlabrada @ 9.75
handicap odds
Barcelona (-15.5) @ 1.89
Fuenlabrada (+15.5) @ 1.86
Our Pick: Avoid
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Tenerife – Baskonia preview

May 3, 2017
1 min read

We already analyzed what’s going on in Liga ACB with 2 games set to be played on Thursday night in order to complete Round 30. Read our The midweek of Liga ACB for further details.

Thursday, May 4

Liga ACB
20:30 Manresa – Real Madrid
21:30 Tenerife – Baskonia

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All times are CET – Central Europe Time

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Manresa – Real Madrid is an interesting game too, but we prefer to focus on Tenerife – Baskonia, just in order to celebrate the first FIBA Champions League winners.

 
Pabellon Santiago Martin
Tenerife, Spain, EU
🏀 IBEROSTAR TENERIFE (19-9) – BASKONIA (20-8)

Last weekend Tenerife won FIBA Champions League defeating Reyer Venezia in semifinal and Banvit in final. It has been a great momento for the club and for spanish basketball, too.

Baskonia is out of Euroleague and the clubs starts to think about the future. As Sportando reports, Andrea Bargnani leaved the team and new boys will arrive in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the summer. Now it’s time to focus on the Liga ACB.

TV Movistar Deportes 2 in Spain
Radio live streaming on Radio Marca Tenerife
Internet play by play on acb.com
money line odds
Tenerife @ 2.03
Baskonia @ 1.74
handicap odds
Tenerife (+1.5) @ 1.90
Baskonia (-1.5) @ 1.90
Our Pick: Baskonia @ 1.74 stake 3/10

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The midweek of Liga ACB

May 2, 2017
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As eurobasket.com reports the regular season in LIGA ACB is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. With round 31 already closed we are waiting for 2 games of round 30: Manresa – Real Madrid and Tenerife – Baskonia, both scheduled for Thursday, May 4.

Thursday, May 4

Liga ACB
20:30 Manresa – Real Madrid
21:30 Tenerife – Baskonia

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All times are CET – Central Europe Time

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It has been a good weekend for Tenerife, the winner of Basketball Champions League. Obviously Tenerife did not play in Liga ACB, where Real Madrid won the derby with Estudiantes with 18 points by Sergio Llull and 14 points by Luka Doncic. Real is ready for Euroleague Final Four.

Liga ACB standigs
(top 8 positions)

Valencia 22-7
Real Madrid 21-7
Baskonia 20-8
Barcelona 20-9
Tenerife 19-9
Unicaja Malaga 19-10
Gran Canaria 19-11
Andorra 15-14

stats by acb.com

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Real Madrid – Estudiantes preview

April 29, 2017
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Matchday 31 in Liga Endesa with so many interesting games to care about. We choose Real Madrid vs Estudiantes, just in order to celebrate the arrival of Real in the Euroleague Final Four.

Sunday, April 30

Serie A
18:15 Pesaro – EA7 Milano
Liga ACB
12:30 Baskonia – Joventut Badalona
18:30 Real Madrid – Estudiantes
TBSL
15:00 Darussafaka – Galatasaray
17:00 Efes – Fenerbahce

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All times are CET – Central Europe Time

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After an hard week in Euroleague, Real Madrid faces an easy problem, Estudiantes. Yes, because, even if it’s a derby, Estudiantes can not be a serious danger for Los Blancos. 

Liga ACB standigs
(top 8 positions)

Valencia 21-7
Real Madrid 20-7
Baskonia 19-8
Tenerife 19-9
Barcelona 19-9
Unicaja 19-10
Gran Canaria 19-10
Andorra 15-13

stats by acb.com

BarclayCard Center
Madrid, Spain, EU
🏀 REAL MADRID (20-7) – ESTUDIANTES (12-17)

Even if this is a Liga ACB match, Real supporters still think about the Euroleague semifinals against Fenerbahce. Real coach Pablo Laso is set to give a lot of minutes to players used to sit on bench usually. The target is to beat Fenerbahce by 1, not to desstroy Estudiantes by 20. Just one note: this season Real played 13 home games in Liga ACB, with a wonderful 13-1 record.

This is a very important match for Estudiantes player Jaime Fernandez, who will play his 200th match in Liga ACB. 

TV: #0 in Spain
Radio: live audio streaming on Onda Madrid
Internet: bet365
money line odds
Real @ 1.05
Estudiantes @ 9.45
handicap odds
Real (-15.5) @ 1.90
Estudiantes (+15.5) @ 1.83
Our Pick: Avoid

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Barcelona – Malaga 89-70 Recap

April 24, 2017
1 min read

Palau Blaugrana
Barcelona, Spain, EU
🏀 BARCELONA – UNICAJA MALAGA: 89-70

Barcelona (19-9) defeated Malaga (17-10) last night by the final score of 89-70 and doing so the Blaugrana got the 5th place in the Liga ACB standings. The prestigious website eurobasket.com reports it has been a game without history: FC Barcelona led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter.

Just some interesting stats. Barcelona player Ante Tomic scored 20 points and got 7 rebounds. while we find 17 points and 3 assists for his teammate Tyrese Rice. For Malaga we register 11 points for Jamar Smith.

Next Barcelona game: @ Real Betis, Liga ACB Day 31, on Saturday, 29 April.

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Barcelona – Unicaja Malaga Preview

April 23, 2017
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The Liga ACB official website calls it “El Partidazo del Domingo”, it means the most important match of Sunday. In our opinion, this is the most important match in Europe, not only in Spain. It’s Barcelona – Unicaja Malaga.

Sunday, April 23

Liga ACB
17:00 Barcelona – Unicaja Malaga

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All times are CET – Central Europe Time

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Barcelona and Malaga have the same record: 18-9. This is a battle we could see in the post season too.

Liga ACB standigs
(top 8 positions)

Valencia 21-7
Real Madrid 20-7
Baskonia 19-8
Tenerife 19-9
Barcelona 18-9
Unicaja 18-9
Gran Canaria 18-10
Andorra 14-13

stats by acb.com

Palau Blaugrana
Barcelona, Spain, EU
🏀 BARCELONA (18-9) – UNICAJA MALAGA (18-9)

This is a very important match because the winning team will be sure to play the post season. We are confident also the losing team will got this target in the following weeks. It’s not a do or die match, but somehow it looks like it.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will play with Justin Doelmann and Juan Carlos Navarro, both out in the unlucky game the Blaugrana played in Valencia last week. Meanwhile the club is working for the future and a new coach is set to replace Geogios Bartzokas on Barcelona bench. He is Tenerife coach Txus Vidorreta.

TV: #0 in Spain
Radio: COPE Malaga
Internet: bet365
money line odds
Barcelona @ 1.45
Malaga @ 2.67
handicap odds
Barcelona (-4.5) @ 1.85
Malaga (+4.5) @ 1.89
Barcelona @ 1.45 stake 3/10

BARCELONA
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🇪🇸 🇪🇺
Country: Spain (European Union)
Town: Barcelona
Colors: blue & cardinal
Arena: Palau Blaugrana
Leagues: Euroleague & Liga ACB
Coach: Georgios Bartzokas
Official website / Wikipedia page
Supplier: Nike

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Valencia – Barcelona Preview

April 16, 2017
1 min read

Beyond the stats that underscored their loss against Bilbao, Valencia showcased that they can fight for the Liga ACB title this season.

Sunday, April 16

Liga ACB
18:30 Valencia – Barcelona

All times are CET – Central Europe Time

We have 5 scheduled games today in Spain, but we focus on Valencia – Barcelona because both clubs are fighting for the title.

Fuente San Luis
Valencia, Spain, EU
🏀 VALENCIA BASKET (19-7) – BARCELONA (18-8)

No doubts Liga ACB official website is our guide for this match, even if we don’t speak a perfect spanish. Barcelona won the league match months ago, while Valencia took a revenge in Copa del Rey. Today we are waiting for a coin flip match.

Barcelona player Justin Doellmann is back training with his teammates, but he is not set to play in Valencia. Probably we will see him back in the Liga ACB playoffs. Anyway the points is that Barcelona season has been terrible and the club is already working for next season. Sportando wrote the blaugrana are looking at Txus Vidorreta as coach for the 2017/2018 season. Just rumors, but, you know, it’s better to follow these rumors than to hide them.

TV: it has been reported you can watch the match on #0 (Dial 7) in Spain
Radio: live radio streaming with La 97.7 (a radio station of Valencia)
Internet: live video streaming with Unibet

Valencia @ 1.48 stake 2/10

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What's going on in Liga ACB

April 10, 2017
1 min read

It’s Monday afternoon, it’s the right momento for checking what’s going on in the Spanish league.

As Court Side Newspaper reports Valencia (19-6) defeated Manresa to move top, while Real Madrid (19-7) moved to second place with a win over Baskonia. Tenerife (19-8) lost out as the previous ACB league leaders slipped to third on the back of a loss at Andorra.

Meanwhile, Barcelona announced that Juan Llaneza is the new director of scouting for the Catalan team. Llaneza has coached Barcelona young teams from 1993 to 1998. He actually is a scout for the Spurs as Sportando writes.

Liga ACB standigs
(top 8 positions)

Valencia 19-6
Real Madrid 19-7
Tenerife 19-8
Barcelona 18-8
Baskonia 18-8
Gran Canaria 18-9
Unicaja 16-9
Andorra 14-12

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Betting: two interesting games for Saturday

March 4, 2017
1 min read

Yesterday we lost some money bacause of Darussafaka, today we hope to get a revenge thanks to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

SATURDAY, MAR 4

Liga ACB
19:00 CB Canarias Tenerife – Real Madrid
Israeli League
19:30 Hapoel Gilboa – Maccabi Tel Aviv

Tenerife, Spain, EU
🏀 CANARIAS TENERIFE (16-5) – REAL MADRID (15-5)
What a battle in Tenerife, with Liga ACB leader Tenerife hosting the great Real. As Liga ABC official website writes, for Canarias Tenerife this is one of the most important match in it’s history. Do we want to break Tenerife’s dreams? No we don’t!
Tenerife (+4.5) @ 1.87 stake 2/10

THE MATCH OF THE DAY

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🏀 HAPOEL GILBOA (8-12) – MACCABI TEL AVIV (15-5)
Just a not for people who don’t follow Israeli League daily: last week Hapoel Gilboa lost at home by 14 with the weak maccabi Kiryat. What about Maccabi Tel Aviv?  The head coach Ainars Bagatskis knows he has one target to reach: the Israeli League title. This is the cigarafterten match of the day.
Maccabi Tel Aviv @ 1.25 stake 3/10

– Be careful !! –
We suggest to place only single bets and to place few bets. We are set to bet only on Hapoel Gilboa – Maccabi Tel Aviv, the match of the day, as we like to place maximum only 1 bet for each day.

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Sunday, Jan 29: Baskonia vs Barcelona, again!

January 29, 2017
1 min read

It’s not an Euroleague match, but anyway it’s a great Liga ACB match: Baskonia vs Barcelona. Today, Sunday, Jan 29 at 18:30 cet in Vitoria-Gasteiz home court: the Fernando Buesa Arena. I know there some other interesting games today in Europe, anyway, this is the match of the day. No doubts.

SUNDAY, JAN 29
Liga ACB
18:30 Baskonia – Barcelona
VTB United League
10:10 Enisey – Unics Kazan
14:00 CSKA Moscow – Astana
Bundesliga
18:00 Vetcha – Bamberg
TBSL
11:00 Fenerbahce – Usak Sportif
14:00 Belikesir – Galatasaray

🍟 Just some news about Liga ACB standings: Baskonia is in 5th position with a 12-5 record, while Barcelona Lassa is 4th with a 12-4.

🍻 Let’s see how the two teams could start the match, there are the starting five I imagine.
Baskonia: Larking, Hanga, Budinger, Tillie, Bargnani. Coach: Sito Alonso
Barcelona: Rice, Vezenkov, Claver, Doelmann, Tomic. Coach: Georgios Bartzokas

🏀 Average odds are Baskonia @ 1.46 and Barcelona @ 2.64. As you think that Baskonia, just 2 days ago destroyed Barcelona in Catalunya, I think these are good odds. I am not betting today, but if you want to place a bet, probably Baskonia is the right solution.

BASKONIA
baskonia🇪🇸 🇪🇺
Country: Spain (European Union)
Town: Vitoria-Gasteiz
Colors: red & blue
Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Leagues: Euroleague & Liga ACB
Coach: Sito Alonso
Official website / Wikipedia page

 

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Monday, Jan 16: did you follow my betting tips yesterday?

January 16, 2017
1 min read

For european basketball lovers Monday is not anymore the first day of the week, but it’s the last day of the weekend, as many european leagues schedule their weekend games on Monday.By the way, did you follow my betting tips on Liga ACB yesterday? I hope so, because yesterday, Sunday, Jan 15, we got a wonderful 3-0 record.

✅ Baskonia – Bilbao 84-63
✅ Badalona – Real Madrid 78-81
✅ Canarias – Barcelona 71-60

So, what about today’s games?

MONDAY, JAN 16
VTB United League
16:00 Unics Kazan – CSKA Moscow
Israeli League
17:40 Hapoel Holon – Maccabi Tel Aviv
LKL
17:00 Pieno – Zalgiris Kaunas

Well, we have some interesting games here, expecially the Russian duel between Kazan and Moscow, but, how can I say it? The point is that yesterday we won so much, there is no any reason we should risk our money in this Blue Mondays. Bokkmakers want you bet everyday, it’s their target, but you know, we have a different target: to bet when we like and to win as much as possible. No bets today as we are too busy to spend money we won yesterday!

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Sunday, January 15: a trip in Spain

January 15, 2017
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Today we fly to Spain, the country of Baskonia, Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid, three stars in the Euroleague 2016/2017. Today these teams play in Liga ACB, the top basketabbl league of Spain. .

SUNDAY, JAN 15
Liga ACB
18:30 Baskonia – Bilbao
18:30 Badalona – Real Madrid
18:30 Canarias – Barcelona
ABA Liga
17:00 Crvena Zvezda – KK Krka

Baskonia – Bilbao
Baskonia (10-5) has a strong tradition at home against Bilbao: 13 wins and only 1 lost in the 14 games played in Vitoria. Bilbao (7-8) in the last weeks showed some problems also with teams not so strong as Baskonia. 
Baskonia @ 1.13 stake 4/10

Badalona – Real Madrid
The question is: will Badalona (4-11) play in Liga ACB also next season? I am not sure, so, if you live in Badalona and you want to see Real Madrid (12-3), I suggest you to buy a ticket for tonight. Life is so uncertain.
Real Madrid @ 1.14 stake 3/10

Canarias – Barcelona
Canarias player Franz Vazquez said: “It’s never easy to face Barcelona Lassa, anyway we play at home and we can fight for a win”. Canarias (11-4) and Barcelona (12-3) are already sure to play the Copa del Rey 2017, this match is important for the ranking of both team in the Copa del Rey 2017.
Canaria (+4.5) @ 1.82 stake 2/10

Crvena Zvezda – Krka
This is an ABA Liga match, a league we love, but today our mind and our heart is in Spain!
Avoid.

BASKONIA
baskonia🇪🇸 🇪🇺
Country: Spain (European Union)
Town: Vitoria
Colors: red & blue
Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena
Leagues: Euroleague & Liga ACB
Coach: Sito Alonso
Official website / Wikipedia page

 

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Saturday, Jan 14: no bet

January 14, 2017
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We don’t find any interesting basketball game in Europe today. Anyway, on Sunday and Monday we have some games that deserve to be followed.

SUNDAY, JAN 15
Liga ACB
18:30 Baskonia – Bilbao
18:30 Badalona – Real Madrid
18:30 Canarias – Barcelona
ABA Liga
17:00 Crvena Zvezda – KK Krka

MONDAY, JAN 16
VTB United League
16:00 Unics Kazan – CSKA Moscow
Israeli League
17:40 Hapoel Holon – Maccabi Tel Aviv
LKL
17:00 Pieno – Zalgiris Kaunas

All times are CET – Central Europe Time

See you tomorrow for a wonderful Sunday in Spain.

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Wednesday, Jan 4: no games

January 4, 2017
0 min read

In the first days of the new year we got two good winning bets on Liga ACB. Today is time to rest before the Euroleague Round 16 games scheduled on Thursday and Friday.

Waiting for the 8 Euroleague games, I have a bad news for Armani Milano fans. Another bad news for them: the Argentinian player Bruno Cerella injured and he has already submitted to surgery. In eurohoops.net you can find everything about this story.

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Tuesday, Jan 3: Baskonia vs Real Madrid

January 3, 2017
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Yesterday we won some money with Zaragoza vs Barcelona. Today we are set to go on with Liga ACB.

TUESDAY, JAN 3
Liga ACB
18:30 Baskonia – Real Madrid

Baskonia vs Real Madrid: the 8-5 Baskonia record meets the 11-2 Real record. This is the starting point of the match in bookmakers’ mind, with average odds showing away team as favorite: 2.13 vs 1.67. I don’t agree as I see a coin flip match at the Fermando Buesa Arena and you knwo my tip for this kind of games: back the underdog and place a bet with handicap. Baskonia (+3.5) @ 1.77 stake 3/10.

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