Cholet (-9) - Poitiers Last year's Sole, hosts Poitiers today in a match with a special interest for each team.
Sole, after a bad start this year, is gradually finding its touches and wants to mathematically lock the play-offs without adventures, and by the end of the regular season to climb upgrades. Poitiers on the other side gives her battle a fight to avoid relegation, and she seems to rely on her headquarters to succeed. 1-10 this away from home has lost 4 from the last 5 away games with a two-digit number of points, 3 even went close to 20 points, which shows that he was giving away the matches. The victory that he achieved was against the problematic Ortez who is also low. In the last 7 matches, the game says win to defeat except with very low scoring on the 60 journey with points in the last 3 except.
Sole runs a series with 4 wins, the two last off, one inside and one off. In these games he holds opponents down or close to 70 points. In a good form the team won in the first round in Poitiers with 76-69, and has taken the last three games against the current opponent.
I do not think he will fight it and especially the match tonight the guest. Sole has the upper hand and will be enthusiastic as he will return within two races with a raised psychology. Poitiers is aggressive, with a good defensive appearance and a steady scoring tonight is enough for Sole to cover the 9 point handicap.
