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Thunder dominated game 1 of this series and won by 18 points after winning all 4 quarters. Lakers just don't have enough weapons after James to keep up with Thunder scoring, who even had a weaker game from their star Gilgeous-Alexander. Thunder's fierce defense and big depth should give them the edge again. Thunder won all 4 head-to-head meetings against the Lakers in the regular season by an average of almost 30 points, so got to expect Thunder to protect their home court with another strong display and a new win.

Roosters are 3rd with an excellent 6-2 record, while the Titans are 14th with a 2-6 record. Roosters have been superb of late, winning their last 5 games and scoring at least 33 points in each of those games. On the other side, the Titans' lone 2 wins came against 2 of the only 3 teams placed below them, and they haven't been that close in most of their losses. Roosters won 11 of their last 12 H2H meetings, so got to expect a much stronger Roosters side to dominate and win this one.

Cowboys are 6th with a 6-3 record, while the Eels are 15th with a 3-6 record. Cowboys have been red-hot for a while, having won 6 of their last 7 games, only losing to the similarly red-hot Sea Eagles in that span. Conversely, the Eels have been really struggling, as they lost 5 of their last 6 games, only beating the similarly struggling Bulldogs. Cowboys are 3-1 at home, while the Eels are 1-3 on the road, so got to give the edge to the hosts here and back the Cowboys to win.

Cowboys are 6-3 after winning 5 of their last 6 games, while the Eels are 3-6 after losing 5 of their last 6 games, so got to expect the much stronger Cowboys to dominate at home and win. Cowboys have been convincing in their wins as 4 of their 6 victories came by at least a 12-point margin, while the Eels haven't kept their losses close as 5 of their 6 defeats came by at least a 15-point margin. Cowboys scored 28 points or more in 6 of their last 7 games, while the Eels are leaking points defensively, allowing 35 points per game, so on the road in Townsville, got to expect the Eels' defence to struggle again, which should see the Cowboys pile up points and win this one convincingly.

Bnei Herzliya went over this total in their last 5 games, while Ironi Kiryat Ata is solid offensively, averaging 83.5 points scored per game. Their first head-to-head match of the season saw a whopping total of 214 points, where both sides scored over 100 points and the game didn't go to overtime. Both are shooting and making a lot of 3s while playing at a rather fast pace, so got to expect another higher-scoring game that should result in an over.

KooKoo leads this series 2-1 after Tappara cut into their lead with a strong game 3 display. The first two games were very close and went to the Kuovola side before Tappara responded strongly in front of their fans. Tappara were in the same position in the semifinal series, losing 0-2 and turning it around by winning the next 4 games against their city rivals Ilves. Tappara have won 3 of the last 4 titles, while this is the furthest KooKoo have come. Tappara know how to respond in big moments, which they showed in game 3 when they completely shut out KooKoo's offence and gave nothing away while not committing a single penalty, so got to expect momentum to shift after that game and Tappara to take over to level the series with a second consecutive win.

This series has been really close throughout, with 3 of 4 games finishing tied and needing extra time to decide the winner, while the lone game that finished after 60 minutes was a 1-goal win for Kristianstad. Alingsas won the first game at Kristianstad after extra time, after leading for most of the game, while they lost the second one after being 4 goals in front but eventually succumbing by 1 goal in the end. They are very evenly matched, and this one should be another tight game to conclude the series, making Alingsas plus decent head start a better side to be on.

Wiesberger has been playing really well recently, notching finishes of T14 and T12 in two South African tournaments before a big win came at the Volvo China Open. He followed that up with another solid showing and a T13 finish at the Turkish Airlines Open last week. He ranked 2nd and 6th for Greens in Regulation in his last two outings, and he is one of the few who played here previously, and with some parts of the course not being changed, it should play into his favor, so given how well he has been playing of late, there is nice value backing him to be right in the mix once again.

Chacarra has been playing very well recently, notching a runner-up finish at the Hero Indian Open while defending his title from last year. He was T9 in Mexico at the Tulum Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour before flying across the globe to China, where he was a solid T33 given the circumstances. He followed that up with a decent T18 last week in Turkey, where his putter warmed up, which wasn't really the case in past months, so this week, on home soil with his putter warming up, makes him a solid pick to contend for the victory come Sunday afternoon.

Migliozzi rounded up in some form of late notching a T13 finish at the Volvo China Open before a fantastic T2 finish last week in Turkey with a score of 8 under par, and scores in a similar vicinity should be expected this week on a tricky course outside Barcelona. He led the field in SG Approach, and this week's shorter El Prat course should play into great approach play which could easily see Guido go well again, making him a solid choice to contend for the win.

Moore is having a decent season so far, highlighted by T2 at the Cognizant Classic. He arrives off a very solid T20 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he was paired with Clark. He was T25 here on debut last year with 4 rounds of 69 or better after missing cuts in each of 3 prior events, so he clearly likes it here and could easily be right in the mix for the win.

Schauffele has been playing really well of late, notching finishes of 3rd at The Players Championship, T4 at the Valspar Championship, T9 at Augusta, and T12 at the RBC Heritage. He always plays very well here at Quail Hollow as he notched runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024 before T11 last year. That speaks volumes about how this course suits him, and he usually takes it up a notch around this time of year, so got to feel like it's time for Xander to win this tournament.