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Olympiacos - Monaco

05/23 18:00
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Pick: AH +6.5 Monaco @-143 8/10 +5.60

Hello.
Euroleague final 4. Oly against Monaco. We are going with Monaco with a positive handicap.
Oly did not look as confident against Real as everyone thought. They won 3-1, but the game was not the best. Of course, the team heavily relies on Vesely and Fournier, so their scoring will depend on how they play today. Another notable factor in the Oly team is their centers. Fall and Milutinov can be countered by Jaiteh and Papagiannis, but Theis will also play a big role, although he may struggle on defense against these towers (although it's a different story in offense). It's possible that Theis might play at the 4 position to defend against Vesely, and then Monaco will play with a "heavy" lineup with 2 centers, which could work, but it's uncertain. We'll see if Spanoulis will make such bold decisions.
I already see an advantage for Monaco in terms of their guards. Mike James, Loyd, Strazel, and Okobo sound very solid. James, in particular, seems a lot more solid than before, making better decisions and not taking everything onto himself, which makes him better. On defense, Monaco has Diallo and Blossomgame, so I believe they have something to offer there as well. Overall, Monaco seems a bit underestimated here due to their second round series against Barcelona, but everyone seems to forget how dominant they were in the first two matches, and then suddenly everyone wrote off Barca.
I expect a close and tough fight here, so this handicap satisfies me. Riskier people can also try to bet on Monaco to win outright. I think there is a lot of value in placing smaller bets. Good luck.

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