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Barcelona took 1-0 lead in this series with 23 point win in Murcia in a game in which hosts shot terribly from the field while Barcelona shot at really high clip. UCAM Murcia won both of their h2h meetings in regular season and lost in a cup tie by 6 points in a game that they led by 6 points in 4th quarter so visitors have what it takes to respond which should see this as much closer game making UCAM Murcia plus handy head start a better side to be on.

Hapoel Tel Aviv surprisingly dropped the first game of this series at home but responded with a big 26-point win on the road to force this decisive game 3. Hapoel Tel Aviv was 22-4 in the regular season compared to only 12-14 for Maccabi Rishon LeZion, so there is no doubt the hosts are much stronger. Hapoel Tel Aviv won their two regular-season meetings by 11 points on the road and by 15 points at home in a game in which they took their foot off the gas in the last quarter, so got to expect them to be at their best here, replicate game 2, and win this one handily in the end.

Hapoel Tel Aviv went over this total in 8 of their last 12 full games, while Maccabi Rishon LeZion went over this total in 11 of their last 16 games. They stayed under this total in the first game of this series, in which both sides shot really poorly. They went over this total in the second game, in which Hapoel shot better while Maccabi again had a weaker shooting game, so got to expect both to improve a bit which should lead to another higher-scoring game here, and result in an over.

Tenerife stole game 1 of this series after Real Madrid choked a 7-point lead in the last minute of the game. Real Madrid was the No. 1 seed with a 26-8 record, while Tenerife barely made it with an 18-16 record, so Real Madrid has enough quality to respond here. Real Madrid won in the last 4 visits to Tenerife and should once again have the upper hand in this one and tie the series with a win.

Tenerife won Game 1 of this series in Madrid by 1 point after a superb comeback in the final minute. Tenerife shoots and makes a lot of 3s that keep them in many games with their high scoring. Tenerife also won one of their two H2H meetings in the regular season while losing the other by a mere 1 point, so got to expect the hosts to be in this one as well and cover this big handicap.

Real Madrid went over this total in 9 of their last 14 league games, while Tenerife went over this total in 10 of their last 12 games. They combined for 185 points in the last regular-season meeting and 195 points in the first game of this series. With Tenerife bombing a lot of 3s and Real Madrid producing many points off their pace, got to expect another higher-scoring game that should result in an over.

Wiesberger has been playing superbly this year as he sits 12th in the Race to Dubai and is pushing to get that PGA Tour card. He notched 6 top-15 finishes in 7 starts on the DP World Tour this year, highlighted by a win at the Volvo China Open, and he is coming off a T4 finish in Kitzbuhel last week, where he fired 4 strong rounds in the 60s. He played this course twice in previous years, finishing T7 on debut in 2024 before T46 last year, when he was nowhere near the form he is in right now, so there's nice value backing the 9-time winner on the DP World Tour to add to that tally this weekend.

Forrest plays some of his best golf when conditions get tougher, and this is best shown by some of his recent results with T22 in a very strong field at last year's Scottish Open, followed by a win at the Nexo Championship the next week, and a T11 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship a bit later. He is coming off a promising T12 last week in Kitzbuhel, where he fired 4 rounds in the 60s of which the last 3 were all 67 or better. He was T13 here at the International last year, so he clearly likes it and could go even better this weekend.

Skov Olesen has been in excellent form this year, notching 4 top-5 finishes on the DP World Tour but still missing that elusive first win. He was T3 at the Qatar Masters, T5 at the Magical Kenya Open, T4 at the Turkish Airlines Open, and T2 at the Soudal Open two weeks ago. He also has a T4 finish over the pond on the PGA Tour at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside Neergaard-Petersen. He was a solid T19 here at this same course a year ago on debut, so a year later, being much more improved, makes the Dane a solid pick to be right in the mix for the win.

Armitage is playing really well this season as he notched 5 top-10 finishes with back-to-back T7s at the Dubai Invitational and Dubai Desert Classic, before a T3 at the Hainan Classic, T9 at the Turkish Airlines Open, and T2 just two weeks ago at the Soudal Open. That was his third runner-up finish since his first title, which came at the Porsche European Open in 2021 in tough conditions when he finished 8 under par through 54 holes as that event was cut short by one round after bad weather. The KLM Open, played at the International Course, is notoriously hard, which should play into his favor given how hot his putter has been of late as he ranked in the top 15 in 3 of the last 4 tournaments he played, highlighted by a field-leading performance on his last start in Austria last week, so there's nice value backing the Englishman to go well this weekend.

Rams last won the Super Bowl in 2021 when they hosted at SoFi Stadium, and this year's Super Bowl is again being played at SoFi in LA. Rams have a superb team led by last year's MVP QB Stafford, who led them to the title in 2021. They have an amazing offense with a fantastic receiving core in the likes of excellent Nacua and Adams, alongside a whole stable of young and improving tight ends and a rock-solid run game with Williams. On the other side, their defense just got vastly improved by the addition of last season's Defensive Player of the Year, Garrett, who broke the NFL single-season sack record with 23 sacks. They also traded for two Chiefs cornerbacks, McDuffie and Watson, to fill the need in the secondary, while they also have one of the most brilliant coaching minds in McVay. After going close last year, where they lost a close one to the eventual winners in the NFC Championship game, simply got to like the Rams to go all the way this season and win another title at home in LA.