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Maccabi Raanana is the weakest team in the league. They have won only twice on the road, and they were humiliated in the previous meeting 85??"70, scoring only 31 points in the second half. Obviously, Ramat Gan should win this one comfortably.

Shubman Gill led the Titans with 43 runs off 18 balls against RCB, and 84 off 44 against Rajasthan Royals. He has a chance to lead his team in batting against SRH as well.

Kumar Reddy has a batting strike rate of 217.02 in the death overs. If he gets the chance to hit earlier, especially if Travishek finds himself out early in the match, Kumar Reddy might lead his team in batting.

Gian van Vven was the first European Tour finalist. He lost to Luke Littler 8-4, but he managed a 9-dart finish. He was also a PDC World Championship finalist, when he lost to Luke Littler 7-1. It's only reasonable that van Veen will reach another final.

Carole Monnet needed 76 minutes to defeat Solana Sierra on clay at Florianópolis, Brazil (6-2, 6-4). Sierra started well against Coco Gauff, but she won only 4 games (of 16) in the 2nd and the 3rd sets. I expect the French talent to beat Solana once again.

Although Real Madrid defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv twice in the current season, if we examine these games more closely we will see that both teams managed to win four quarters. This means that in each quarter anything can happen. This is money time, and both teams cannot afford to lose Game 1. I expect Hapoel Tel Aviv to get the job done in the first game. The value is pretty good for a 50:50 game.

The Spurs need another victory to get the job done against the Blazers. The visitors have their backs against the wall. After leading by 19 points in Game 4, they lost their heads, the game, and the series (most likely). But they are capable of stealing another game on the road, like they did in Game 2. This is Avdija's last chance to prove he is capable of doing miracles with and without the ball. Although the odds are against the Blazers, I believe they can win Game 5 just to play one more time against their home fans in Game 6. Value is very high. Worth taking a chance.

The last time that Olympiacos defeated Monaco was at the end of 2024. Since then, the French team has had the upper hand against the Greek club. Both teams managed to reach the Final Four last season. Monaco finished as runners-up while Olympiacos finished third. This is a tough test for Monaco, but they are capable of getting the job done.

Ernie Els finished as a runner-up here last year. The South African senior has won three times on the PGA Tour Champions in 2024: the Principal Charity Classic and the American Family Insurance Championship (in June), and the Kaulig Companies Championship, his first major title (in July). Els should perform well here.

Antoine Rozner finished 10th here in 2024. At the end of 2020, Rozner won the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai on the Fire Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Three months later, Rozner holed a 60-foot birdie putt on the last hole at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters to win by one shot for his second European Tour victory. In December 2022, Rozner won the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open by five shots to claim his third victory on the European Tour. The 33-year-old Frenchman might surprise everyone and win the title here.

The New Zealand Open winner broke into the top-100 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time. In 2025, he was runner-up at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, and in 2026 he was runner-up at the Dubai Invitational. It's only reasonable that Hillier will finish in the mix once again.

Eugenio Chacarra finished 4th with -11 last year here, and was also 4th in 2023 here with -12. The 26-year-old Spaniard won the Hero Indian Open last year, and he is capable of finishing in the mix.

In August last year, Lawrence claimed his second Omega European Masters title and his fifth overall on the DP World Tour. At the 2024 Open Championship in July, the South African golfer finished solo fourth, three shots behind Xander Schauffele to record his best finish in a major championship. I expect Lawrence to have a good tournament at the China Open.

Ding won the Chinese Amateur Open three times, in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Only a year and a half ago, Ding turned professional. He won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2022 and the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in 2024. Ding is a talented golfer, and he can finish in one of the top places.

Peifan Lei met Wu Yize in the Scottish Open a couple of years ago. Lei started that match with four winning frames. In the next 10 frames both players won five each, and Lei won the match. I expect Lei to win this one as well.

Stan Moody defeated Kyren Wilson in the British Open last year. In a best-of-seven frames match, Moody won three of the first four frames. Although Wilson is ranked second in the world, the talented Moody is capable of beating him.

Although Junhui leads 7-2 and needs only 3 frames to win, Gilbert cannot be underestimated. Gilbert defeated Junhui 4-0 in their last meeting (the World Grand Prix seven years ago). Although he is five frames down, Gilbert can make a comeback. If Junhui can win four straight frames, there is no reason Gilbert cannot do the same.

The Blazers must play like they did against the Suns. At least four or five players must score in double figures against the Spurs if the visitors want to stay close to San Antonio in Game 1. Wembanyama might take this game on his shoulders. If Portland double-teams Wembanyama, they might have a chance to keep their chance to win. I don't think that the Spurs will cover the spread. They might win the first game, but it would be a tight thriller.