EuroCup - Le Mans v DKV Joventut

9 February 2010

Preview By Tipster Jadran

Handicap -2.5 : +2.5

This will be the match of two really wild teams,both with often chaotic periods on the floor,and usually I would not touch it,but the momentum is clearly on the side of the hosts,and I will try to use it.Le Mans is a team whose performances vary from shameful to brilliant from game to game,and I can only be thankful that I have not force to predict the matches with them involved in this season.When they are favorites they fell apart,when they are dogs,they come out inspired and blow the opponents away...All in all,this team that really has more than solid individual quality,size and athleticism and they are a team that I rate as even better than Alba(despite their loss against Alba two weeks ago) and I had a call on Alba vs Joventut last week.I think that this is the right time to believe they will be focused,after all,they are coming from a great away win at Aris and they could be confident.

Joventut is a team that lives and dyes with their shooting and they are out of rythm in last few games.Under the basket they are thin(Sonseca) and they just are in a lack of guys that can create on offensive end(Franch is talented but this is his first senior season).And it is also important to remind that three of Joventut s players have played for Le Mans in last couple of years(Bogdanovic,Tucker and Koffi) and the team will be aware of their qualities.

I like hosts here to finally connect two solid performances in this competition,that will be enough to cover this line.Mid stakes,GL!