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Brand has been dominant in the early stages of the new cyclo-cross season, which officially starts this weekend in iconic Tabor. She won 7 of 9 races so far, with 2 runner-up finishes, as her power and dynamic style of riding is very hard for anyone to match. So, got to expect her again to ride away from everybody and notch another win in the first UCI World Cup race of the season.

Brand has been extremely dominant in the early portion of the season, winning 7 of 9 races with her strong riding style. It makes her opponents struggle to keep up for the entirety of the race. So, you have to expect her to continue her dominance this week and beat the whole field once again and win.

Nys started the season well, winning 2 races out of the first 5 he has done. He notched wins in Oudenaarde at Koppenbergcross and in Hamme at Flandriencross, while finishing as runner-up at the European Championships in Middelkerke. He won here in Tabor in his last year in under-23s back in 2022, so he is in good shape, coming off a win and coming to a course that suits him well, which could easily see Thibau win again.

Both of these two young upcoming stars are really good 180s hitters. Greaves showed it hitting 4 and 3 maximums in matches against Anderson and van Gerwen in 2 of her 3 matches at the recent Grand Slam, in which van Veen hit 10 maximums in his 3 matches, with those matches being shorter best of 9 format. He also played this week in Minehead, hitting 3 and 4 180s in his 2 matches against Humphries and Ratajski. These youth final matches are usually tight, as 4 of the last 5 saw at least 10 legs in the best of 11 format, with van Veen playing in the last 2 that saw 10 and 11 legs. The Dutch youngster hit a combined 9 180s in those 2 finals, so you have to expect this to be a tight back-and-forth match with a lot of power scoring from both, which should produce the over on total 180s in the end.

Leeds is averaging 5.2 corners per game at home this season, while Aston Villa is averaging 5.4 corners per game on the road this season. Leeds had a total of 9 corners or more in 3 of their 5 home games, while Aston Villa went over this total in 4 of their 5 road games. They went over this total in 7 of the last 8 head-to-head league meetings, so you have to expect a higher amount of corners in this one and take the over.

Udogie started just 2 games this season and made a few appearances off the bench after coming back from an injury. He earned 9 yellow cards and 1 red card across the last 2 seasons playing for Spurs, and he got booked in the last game versus Arsenal. He will have to guard Saka and deal with Eze on his left side, which should see him make some fouls and get a card.

Palhinha earned 3 yellow cards this season in the first 11 games. He had 13 and 14 cards in the 2 seasons he spent at Fulham, and he got booked in 1 of 2 previous matches he played at Emirates. So, got to expect him to get into trouble in this one as well and get booked again.

Danso earned 3 yellow cards in only 7 appearances for Tottenham this season, and just 4 of those were starts. Today, he will have to deal with Saka and Eze on his side, which should lead to some trouble and potentially see him get booked again.

Both of these two teams produce a lot of corners as Arsenal tops the league, averaging 6.8 corners per game, while Tottenham is 3rd, averaging 6.1 corners per game. Their head-to-head matches are always feisty and filled with corners, as the last 5 matches between them all went way above this margin, seeing totals of 15, 14, 13, 14, and 17 corners. So, got to expect a high number of corners in this one as well and take the over.

These two teams always combine for very feisty and nervy North London derbies that often result in plenty of bookings. Their two head-to-head matches of last season saw 12 total cards, and this one should be similarly nervy, especially taking into concern that the Gunners lead the league and Spurs are playing the role of spoiler. This should lead to plenty of bookings and bring in the over on total cards in the end.

Jokic is world number 318, which is her career high as she is having an excellent year with a 37-20 record, of which 25-11 is on clay with 2 titles on the ITF circuit. Contrary, Strakhova is world number 345, and she is really struggling, being 19-30 on the year, of which 18-23 is on clay. Strakhova lost 11 of her last 12 matches, with her lone 'win' in that stretch coming in a match where her opponent retired early in the 1st set after suffering an injury. Most of those losses were bad, ugly losses, as the last 8 came in straight sets featuring 5 total sets she lost by 0-6. Jokic plays her best tennis on clay, and she is in very good form, so you have to expect her to dominate the out-of-sorts Strakhova and win this one comfortably.

Littler averaged 102 and 107 in his last 2 matches, which were wins over Pietreczko and Dobey, while Price averaged 98 and 97 in his last 2 matches, which were wins over Schindler and Gurney. Littler won their last 6 head-to-head meetings, and currently, Littler is playing on a slightly higher level. So, got to like the reigning world champ to win this one.

Littler hit 23 180s in his 4 matches this weekend, while Price hit 13 180s in his 4 matches over the same amount of legs. Littler outscored Price on the maximums segment in their last 4 head-to-head meetings, so you've got to expect Littler to dominate the 180s count in this one as well and outscore Price on maximums.

Littler hit 6 and 9 180s in his last 2 matches that went for 16 and 15 legs, while Price hit 5 and 4 180s in his last 2 matches that went for 16 and 16 legs. Their last 3 head-to-head meetings saw a total of 39 180s in 50 total legs, so you've got to expect plenty of maximums here, which should go over this total in the end.

Both of these two lads played back-to-back long matches as both won their last two matches by the same 10-8 score. They split the last two head-to-head meetings and have hit very similar averages in those prior matches. So this one should be tight and similarly go a long way, making the over on total legs a solid pick to go with.

McBride scored in 5 straight games for a total of 6 touchdowns as he is thriving in this offense with Brissett under helm. He got double-digit targets in 4 of the last 5 games, and with the Cardinals' leading receiver, Harrison Jr., still out with injury, you have to expect Brissett to keep feeding his beast of a tight end, which should see McBride back on the scoresheet again.

Goedert is having a strong season as he leads the team with 7 touchdowns scored. He scored in 5 of the last 8 games he played in. Hurts trusts his big tight end in the red zone with the most important throws, and that connection is paying off. So, got to expect Goedert to have another strong showing and catch another score.

Ferguson scored in 5 of the last 7 games for a total of 7 touchdowns. He is a very reliable red zone target for Prescott and always knows how to find a sweet spot where his QB can see him free when the Cowboys are in scoring range. So, got to like the Cowboys' big tight end to score in this one.