Fifth match in the euroleague and the game that opens the curtain is Zalgiris - Valencia.
Until about a month ago, no one believed that Zalgiris after the 1th game will be undefeated in the first place. But those who have watched the games find that it is right there. Its latest victim is Efes, which beat it with relative ease, in fact with the wide 4-89, having 73 players with double-digit points. Proper operation at both ends of the floor it seems that this team of independent budget has the know-how that can give it something more than we think it can. Many of us had mentioned (and I among them) that with the departure of Saras Zalgiris will go down level but so far our team denies in the most impressive way. No absentees except the chronic Garino.
On the other hand, Valencia did not play the 4th game as its opponent was Zenit with the many crown problems. He has been playing since the 3rd game where he lost to Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War. She was in front of the first half with a short header (35-33) but the bad third period (9-21) did not give her much room to react despite reducing the score difference. He has several new faces (Kalinic, Williams, Prepelic, Hermanson) able to give something more but have not yet found the appropriate chemistry. Sastre is the only absentee once again.
Summing up I think The home team is a fair favorite, but I will keep a small basket because I do not know to what extent and how ready Valencia will be. Along with the Over as well both teams are qualified to raise the score.
The point I choose is ... Zalgiris (+4.5 & Over 152.5 pts) in performance 2.60 at stoiximan.