BETTING TIPS (XXXV) LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (DAY FOUR)

These are my first tips for tomorrow´s olympic basketball games. No time to explain them. Stay Tuned to Twitter for more!

Russia - Spain. Spain -5 (1,917) Pinnacle. Stake 3

Player Performances:

Jonas Valanciunas. Total Points Scored (Including OT): Over 6,5 points (1,85) Unibet. Stake 2

Al-Farouq Aminu. Total Points Scored (Including OT): Over 10 points (1,85) Unibet. Stake 2

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-5 Units. Sorry about the delay. I couldn´t update the results as my first baby was born on Saturday. I am back, stronger and more motivated and I will try to deliver more picks for these Olympics. Stay Tuned!

Picks	94
Won	65		69,15%
Lost	27		28,72%
Void	2		2,13%
Stake	315
Profit	140,975
Yield	44,75%
Av. Odd	1,923255

BETTING TIPS (XXXII): LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (DAY TWO)

These are my picks for tomorrow. Not enough time to explain them properly. Basically, I expect much better deffensive performances and closer games. Stay Tuned for more picks on Twitter !

China - Russia. Under 155 points (1,943) Pinnacle. Stake 2


Australia - Spain. Under 155 points (1,926) Pinnacle. Stake 2


Great Britain - Brazil. Under 157,5 points (1,943) Pinnacle. Stake 2
Great Britain Under 73,5 points (1,90) Unibet. Stake 2


Argentina - France. France +5,5 (1,90) Pinnacle. Stake 2 

(LIVE BETTING PICKS) Lithuania - Nigeria. Nigeria +16,5 (1,90) Bet365 Stake 3 

(Bet placed at the end of the 3rdQ SCORE 56-40)

(LIVE BETTING PICKS) Lithuania - Nigeria. Over 135,5 points (1,90) Bet365 Stake 3 

(Bet placed at the end of the 3rdQ SCORE 56-40)

(LIVE BETTING PICKS) Lithuania - Nigeria. Nigeria +22,5 (1,90) Bet365 Stake 5 

(Bet placed with 6:24 remaining in the 4thQ SCORE 62-41 & TimeOut)

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+7,724 Units Won Today !

China 54-73 Russia

Russia worked really hard on deffensive pressure and broke the game since the first quarter. Kirilenko was impressive again on both sides stopping China´s offense.

Australia 70-82 Spain

The boomers really struggled beyond the arc except in the last quarter. Spain improved a lot on deffense and broke the game on the third quarter trashing Australia. 

Great Britain 62-67 Brazil

The horrible offensive first quarter helped us to win both bets quite comfortably. Not a good game at all and GB was close to cause one of the bigger upsets of the tournament.

France 71-64 Argentina

Argentina was overrated after their big win against Lithuania. The baltic team´s attitude on Sunday was so poor and Argentina trashed them. Today, neither Delfino nor Nocioni were effective on offense and France really stepped up to clinch a very important win.

Lithuania 72-53 Nigeria

Kemzura´s squad attitude was so much better than two days ago and really deserved this clear win. They fought hard on deffense since the beginning and Nigeria absolutely disappeared and couldn´t even reduce the margin at the end.    

Picks	88
Won	62		70,45%
Lost	25		28,41%
Void	1		1,14%
Stake	297
Profit	136,524
Yield	45,97%
Av. Odd	1,926955

BETTING TIPS (XXIV) SPAIN VS ARGENTINA

Spain - Argentina. Under 156 points (1.96) Pinnacle. Stake 2.5
Spain - Argentina. Spain -7 (1.90) Pinnacle. Stake 2

Spain  and Argentina will be clashing in La Coruña in one hour. This is the first game in Europe for Argentina after arriving a couple of days ago and they will face USA Team in Barcelona on Sunday. Tough tests for Julio Lamas´squad after its good preparation in South America. Carlos Delfino will play his first game this summer with Argentina NT as he joined the team three days ago. Luis Scola is also expected to play tonight, but we´ll see if he´s fully fit after suffering a minor knee injury last week, against Brazil.

Neither Marc Gasol nor Sergio Rodríguez will play with Spain as they are recovering from  minor injuries. As it happenned against Australia, I expect both Serge Ibaka and Reyes playing more minutes, meaning more physical intensity in Spanish frontcourt. Spain must improve their deffensive performance and overpower their opponents in the paint. The big questions will take place on Spanish backcourt...Will Rudy and Navarro be able to stop Ginóbili and Nocioni? 

Taking for granted that both teams will give their best I expect a lower scoring line and Spain should step up tonight in both fields to win this game more comfortably than expected. 
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Spain 105-85 Argentina -0,7 Units


Crazy game since the beginning. Spain smashed Argentina in a stunning first half (61-36) and the game was completely broken. Poor deffensive effort in both sides so this game can´t be taken as a serious test regarding next week´s Olympic Games.

Picks	57
Won	39		68,42%
Lost	17		29,82%
Void	1		1,75%
Stake	211
Profit	96,695
Yield	45,83%
Av. Odd	1,933509

BETTING TIPS (XXI) SPAIN VS AUSTRALIA

Spain - Australia. Under 154.5 points (1.90) Pinnacle. Stake 3

Spain will be hosting Australia tonight in Granada. The Boomers arrived yesterday in Spain after quite a long journey and will face Spain again tomorrow in Málaga. This is the toughest test for the Aussies after its training camp on the Gold Coast. Brett Brown´s squad should struggle today after their arduous journey and with the high temperatures of Granada, a far cry from the wintery conditions they left behind in Australia.


Marc Gasol won´t be able to play tonight as he´s struggling with an ankle injury. I expect both Ibaka and Reyes playing more minutes and that should mean more physical intensity in Spanish frontcourt.


Regarding last summer´s preparatory games between these two teams I expect a lower scoring line with a  very physical game in the beginning. The hot and stuffy conditions inside the Arena should affect both teams and slow down the pace.
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Spain 75-69 Australia +2,7 Units

Picks	49
Won	34		69,39%
Lost	14		28,57%
Void	1		2,04%
Stake	183,5
Profit	86,745
Yield	47,27%
Av. Odd	1,92898

BETTING TIPS (XVIII): FRANCE VS BELARUS & SPAIN VS TUNISIA

These are my picks for tonight´s friendly games. I have to hurry and I won´t be able to explain them as I´d like...

France - Belarus. France -22.5 points (2.00) Pinnacle. Stake 3

After their disappointing loss against Belgium yesterday, where they were outrebounded, France must step up tonight. Parker will see more action and french frontcourt should overpower their rivals. They will face Belarus NT, which have arrived in France without their top Cs (Veremeenko & Parakhouski). They will rely in long-range shots of their backcourt players, specially, PGs Kudryavtsev and naturalized american CG Dante Stiggers.

Andrei Krivonos named this roster for this trip to France: Nikolai Alekseev, George Kondrusiewicz, Korshuk Denis, Alexander Kudryavtsev, Lashkevich Alexey, Nikita Meshcheryakov, Meshcheryakov Yegor, Alexander Pugstovar, Dante Stiggers, Alex Trostinetsky, Pavel Ulyanka & Charikov Sergey. 

Spain - Tunisia. Spain -28.5 points (1.85) Unibet. Stake 3

Spain will be hosting tonight Afrobasket 2011 Champions in Salamanca. After their two first games vs Great Britain and France, Scariolo´s squad will face an easier test against Tunisia. The north-african roster will not count with Salah Mejrim, its best center and player. Without his rebounding and intimidation skills in the paint, Tunisia will have poor weapons to stop both Gasol´s brothers and Ibaka. IMO Spain should smash Tunisia and the spread should be between 35-40 points.
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France 84-64 Belarus & Spain 95-56 Tunisia -0,45 Units

Picks	46
Won	31		67,39%
Lost	14		30,43%
Void	1		2,17%
Stake	172,5
Profit	76,425
Yield	44,30%
Av. Odd	1,928696

Betting Tips (VI) Eurobasket Women 2013 QR: Spain - Germany

After last year´s disappointment, Spain Women Basketball NT is playing QR for Eurobasket 2013, that will be held in France. The QR is played on a Round Robin format. The first two teams in each group will qualify for next year contest.

Spain is playing in group D together with Bulgaria, Sweden, Germany and Romania. After the first two games, Spain Balance is 1-1 by winning the first against Bulgaria (64-48) and loosing the second, against Sweden (78-69).

Spanish NT has suffered important changes after last Eurobasket 2011. Head Coach José Ignacio Hernández left the team and was replaced by Lucas Mondelo (2011 Euroleague winner with Salamanca). However, the biggest changes are that quite important players as Sancho Lyttle, Silvia Domínguez, Alba Torrens are out for this QR for several reasons. So, as you can see, Spain is not so powerful as they were last years and young players (Vanessa Blé, Gastaminza, Pina, Ouviña) have been given the chance to grow up with the NT this summer.

This evening Spain will host Germany in Ávila. Quite a tough customer leadered by Breitreiner, Bar, Austmann and Richter. The german roster plays intense and physical basketball and they were quite a difficult team to beat last year in Poland. 

Big spanish centers have been injured this week: Montañana, Lima and Pascua have struggled but they will be playing tonight. IMO we´ll see a close game with two teams with great defensive skills and the spread is quite interesting for the Germans:

Spain - Germany. Germany +12.5 (1.98) Spread. Pinnacle Stake 3

(Value Bet till +11.5 spread)

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Spain 66-39 Germany -3 Units


Feel so sorry and disappointed about this pick and about german offensive performance. They played rubbish and were overpowered in the last quarter... 

Picks	6
Won	4		66,67%
Lost	2		33,33%
Void	0		0,00%
Stake	26
Profit	11,25
Yield	43,27%
Av. Odd	1,881667