The first phase of EuroCup completes the two-day 18 and 19 December with most teams knowing their final ranking before they even fight. Opportunity, therefore, to trust those teams that have an incentive especially when they are fighting against indifferent opponents. Such a showdown takes place in St. Petersburg where local Zenith hosts the Whirlpool. The hosts are tied to 3's position with Turkey Telekom, followed by Partizan and Trento in a victory while the guests will finish in 2's position either winning or losing.
If both teams had an incentive for the show I might have avoided this particular as Zenit does not seem to be in good shape but now I can not indifferent as the Russians come from 4 defeats in the last 5 matches but at home they are strong enough with 8 wins 10 matches this season and against the loose French team can extend this series.
The guests, on the other hand, traveled to Russia for a game of procedural character, and although they are in very good shape, I find it unreasonable to maneuver the positive result. Equally, the French coach is given the chance to rest some of his key players for the difficult continuation of the championship and the EuroCup, while the players themselves in the indifferent games even subconsciously hold forces and protect themselves from injuries.
In summary, the one-sided interest of the hosts dominates and is expected to lead the Russians to victory, either easily or with difficulty. The ace is currently at 1.65 on stoiximan and will get a higher bet than usual.