Iceman's International Basketball Thread

[TheIceman]

YTD : 0-0

4 November


Australia , National Basketball League

South Dragons vs Wollongong Hawks ( Spread )

My pick is Wollongong Hawks +7.5

2 units to win 1.7 units at betfair


Past Three Head-to-Head :

Wollongong Hawks 100-105 South Dragons, Round 15 2007.
Wollongong Hawks 106-114 South Dragons, Round 11 2006.
South Dragons 93-102 Wollongong Hawks, Round 4 2006.


Current Standings :

Dragons 1-6 (12th), Hawks 3-5 (ninth)


Avg Points scored :

Hawks 102

Dragons 98


Avg Points scored against :

Hawks 103

Dragons 103


Field Goal % :

Hawks 49 %

Dragons 44 %



Hawks lead the league with 41 % of 3 pointers scored .


Expectation : Hawks should keep this one close and probably win it outright but that +7.5 come handy here on road .

[TheIceman]

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I am looking at the italian and spanish games right now . They start in 4 hours and I might post a play or two in case anybody actually reads this thread and I am not talking to myself here .

[TheIceman]

4 November

Spain , ACB





Unicaja Malaga - IBB Llanera Menorca ( Spread )

My pick is Unicaja Malaga - 12.5

2 units to win 1.8 units at betfair


1. DKV Joventut 6 5 1 541:451 (+90) 10
2. Tau Ceramica 6 4 2 490:429 (+61) 8
3. CB Granada 5 4 1 381:350 (+31) 8
4. Ricoh Manresa 5 4 1 424:405 (+19) 8
5. Akasvayu Girona 5 4 1 425:407 (+18) 8
6. F.C. Barcelona 5 4 1 398:385 (+13) 8
7. Real Madrid 5 4 1 379:368 (+11) 8
8. Gran Canaria 5 3 2 372:343 (+29) 6
9. Lagun Aro Bilbao 5 3 2 376:348 (+28) 6
10. Pamesa Valencia 5 3 2 385:368 (+17) 6
11. Unicaja Malaga 5 2 3 362:340 (+22) 4
12. CB Murcia 5 2 3 354:381 (-27) 4
13. Caja San Fernando 5 1 4 386:399 (-13) 2
14. Fuenlabrada 5 1 4 375:412 (-37) 2
15. Forum Valladolid 5 1 4 384:426 (-42) 2
16. Adecco Estudiantes 6 1 5 421:489 (-68) 2
17. Baloncesto Leon 6 1 5 421:491 (-70) 2
18. IBB Llanera Menorca 5 0 5 368:450 (-82) 0



Malaga is a very strong when they play at home and they are better than their actual record . Menorca on the other hand is really terrible team this year .

Here are their last games :

28.10.07. 12:30 IBB Llanera Menorca - Tau Ceramica 62 : 76
21.10.07. 12:30 IBB Llanera Menorca - DKV Joventut 68 : 93
17.10.07. 20:45 Forum Valladolid - IBB Llanera Menorca 95 :78
13.10.07. 18:30 IBB Llanera Menorca -Akasvayu Girona 81 : 99

Lost by 14 , 25 , 17 and 18 points . 3 of these games were at home .

Malaga last games :

31.10.07. 20:45 Unicaja Malaga - Cibona Vip 102 : 64
28.10.07. 12:30 CB Granada - Unicaja Malaga 80 : 69
24.10.07. 19:45 Aris - Unicaja Malaga 87 : 83
20.10.07. 19:30 Pamesa Valencia - Unicaja Malaga 75 : 65
17.10.07. 21:00 Unicaja Malaga - CB Murcia 80 : 56
13.10.07. 19:00 Unicaja Malaga - Baloncesto Leon 84 : 60


They still struggle on the road but at home they are very strong and are one of the toughest teams to beat .
They played 4 days ago in the Euroleague and beat Cibona by 38 points !!! In the league they won both of their home games by 24 points .


Expectation : A win for Malaga by over 20 points . I cant see Menorca going anywhere here . Unicaja is way to strong .