Cska Moscow (-9.5) - Baskonia (+9.5) Start of the Euroleague playoffs with CSKA and Baskonia being the first to fight for a ticket to the final4. CSKA is the undisputed favorite of the series and I expect an easy qualification to the final four as at home it does not lose, almost, to anyone.
Baskonia committed suicide in the last match of the regular season as the home defeat by the indifferent Zalgiris sent it to the teeth of the Russian bear. The match between the two teams in Moscow for the regular season was a real monologue with the Russians winning 112-84.
In the last 5 years, the Russians have won the first game of the playoffs 4 times with a double-digit difference, which shows that CSKA enters every year determined to show that it is the boss of the series. I expect him to do the same today and prevail over Baskonia with over 1 points
