Chaska hosts Olympiacos in the Euroleague 5 race with the Russians counting four wins in a row and the Reds winning one and three defeats. The home side rebuilt their roster this summer as De Kolo, Rodriguez and Higgins left, making Itoudi's main offensive options, leaving only quarterback Claiberne behind. The American forward, however, was unfortunate as he was seriously injured in the knee and will lose all year by depriving Tska of a significant gear in her engine. Nevertheless, the Russian roster is overwhelming in all places and existing players are expected to fill the void of Claiberne in the best way possible.
Olympiacos, on the other hand, made an early change in his technical leadership with Blatt stepping down and his former assistant, Kemzouras, taking over. The team's roster is completely flawed, and this is evident from the nightmare of organizing with the acquisition of the Reed and Rochester to add quality and help roster rationalization, though it would be difficult to prevent any of them in today's game. The team's dependence on Spanoulis is more evident than ever since none of the foreign guards have offered what is expected with the departure of some of them to be a matter of time.
Reds with the existing line-up cannot seem competitive in the away games and if we take into account the specificity of the Olympics-Itoudi relationship then I think the Muscovites will reach another very comfortable dominance. Ace Double Digit points pay 1.62 and is a highly enticing option