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Bentveld has been very solid so far as she sits in 3rd place in the overall World Cup rankings, while Worst is way down in 21st. Bentveld notched all top-10 finishes in all 6 races, with 3 of those being top-5 finishes. Worst did one race fewer and did not place better than 10th as that 10th was in Terralba, where some of the best women skipped the race. Worst's other finishes were 13th, and twice she was out of points, finishing 28th and 41st. All in all, 9 years younger, Bentveld is in much better form at the moment with consistent results that should see her finish ahead of Worst in this one as well.

Brand leads the World Cup in a very dominant fashion with 5 wins from 5 starts despite taking one race off for better training. She won 13 of 15 races in all classes this season, with 2 runner-up finishes in races she didn't win. She has been dominant, and no one seemingly can match her pace for the entirety of the race, so got to like Brand to win again.

Brand has 5 wins out of 5 starts in the World Cup this season, and almost all of those wins came in very convincing fashion. She won 13 of 15 races this season, including the last 8 in all classes. She has a relentlessness no one can follow for the whole race, so expect Brand to dominate this field once more and celebrate a new victory in the end.

Tappara stayed under this total in 10 of their 17 home games, while Pelicans stayed below this margin in 10 of their last 12 games and also in 11 of their 14 road games this season. They stayed under this total in the last 8 head-to-head meetings played in Tampere, which averaged a very low 3.1 total goals per game, so got to expect another tight, low-scoring, grinding affair that should stay under this margin in the end.

Mathieu van der Poel has been extremely dominant in his limited showings. He won all 4 races he raced this season. He is a 7-time world champion and has won 28 of his last 29 races in cyclo-cross. Considering how dominant he has been, simply got to expect him to continue his reign with another win.

Mathieu van der Poel won all 3 of his World Cup starts this season, with some victories coming in races where he started from way back. This shows how much higher his level is than everyone else in the field. He now sits fourth in the overall standings despite racing 3 fewer races than those ahead of him, but being in the top 16 will allow him to start in the front 2 rows, which should again be too much for everyone else to handle as 7-time world champion in the sport should dominate again and beat the whole field with ease.

Ilves is 7th with 50 points on 17 wins and 14 losses, while HPK is next to last, 15th, with 37 points on 12 wins and 21 losses. Ilves is red-hot, having won 10 of their last 12 games, including 6 straight heading into this one. HPK is really struggling, as they lost 9 of their last 10 games, including the last 4. Ilves has been excellent defensively, allowing just 11 goals in their last 8 games, while HPK produced 1 goal or fewer in 6 of their last 10 games. Ilves won both of their head-to-head meetings this season, and they won in their last 5 visits to Hameenlinna, so got to expect the in-form visitors to have the upper hand in this one and win.

Both of these teams are averaging well above this margin as JYP is at a 6.7 total goals per game average, while Karpat is at 6.5 total goals per game average. JYP has 22 overs and 8 unders, while Karpat has 22 overs and 10 unders. JYP has 15 overs and only 1 under at home this season while Karpat has 11 overs and only 3 unders on the road. They went over this total in 10 of the last 11 head-to-head meetings, which averaged a very high 8.2 total goals per game, and 3 matches between them this season saw totals of 9, 7, and 9 goals, so got to expect another higher-scoring contest here, which should go over this total in the end.

Perugia is 2nd with 29 points on a 10-2 record, while Cisterna is next to last, 11th, with just 6 points on a 3-9 record. Perugia just won the Club World Championship, showing how dominant they are. Cisterna lost their last 6 matches and didn't win more than one set in any of those matches. Perugia won their last 29 head-to-head meetings, of which the last 15 didn't go past the 4th set, so got to expect the world champs to dominate here and win again.

Milano is 7th with 20 points on a 7-5 record, while Padova is 9th with 11 points on a 4-8 record. Milano has been great against weaker teams as all 5 of their losses came against teams ranked ahead of them, while Padova notched 3 of their 4 wins against bottom-3 teams. Milano won 12 of their last 13 head-to-head meetings, including the last 4, so got to give the decisive edge to the hosts and back Milano to win this one.

Trentino leads the league with 29 points on a 10-2 record, while Monza is 8th with 12 points on a 4-8 record. Trentino won their last 8 matches, while Monza notched 3 of their 4 wins against teams placed below them. Trentino won their last 4 head-to-head meetings, all in straight sets, so got to fancy the league leaders to cruise here and win this one.

Scandicci is 2nd with 40 points on a 14-2 record, while Firenze is way down in 11th with 15 points on a 5-11 record. Scandicci just won the Club World Championship, dethroning domestically undefeated Conegliano, while Firenze lost 7 of their last 8 games. Scandicci won their last 14 head-to-head meetings and once again should have the edge over the much weaker hosts and win this one.

Rams have an excellent team all around, which is playing at a really high level this season. Their QB, Stafford, led them to the title in 2022, and he is playing some of the best football of his career this year under McVay's helm. They have a superb young defense this year, filled with talent all over it, and they are one of the least penalized teams in the league. Being that young on defense allowed them to add Adams to their receiving core alongside one of the best receivers in the league, Nacua. Rams also have a really good running game with Kyren Williams and a whole stable of solid tight ends. So, with an experienced, Super Bowl-winning QB like Stafford, who usually plays his best in the biggest games, you simply have to like the Rams to go all the way and win another ring in Santa Clara this season.