CAI Zaragoza vs Unicaja Malaga

Zaragoza is on 11/10 for the season is ACB but 8 of those were home wins (8/3 home score) and this fact makes them a typical home team. At the moment they are in a good mood winning 3 of their last 4,and 5 home games in a row. I like their “special motivation factor” here, as they have three ex-Unicaja’s players-Cabesas, Archibald and Pablo Almazan. These guys will love the opportunity to get a W against their ex ball club. This team is deep,experienced and tough and it’s no wonder they have improved once when the chemistry was found. There are 7 teams within a single win(from 6th-12th position on the league’s table) and only three of those will reach the playoffs. That means that games like this one are a must-win in order to secure one of these positions.

 

Unicaja went from bad to worse in Thursday against Bilbao. They have suffered 55-59 loss but the impression is that the team is a need of major reconstruction in every meaning of a word. Darden is new injury victim, he will be out for few weeks. Garbajosa is definitely out for at least two weeks and Fitch skipped a game but that could have been intentional decision in order to keep somebody fresh in front of this match.Valters, Freeland and Sinanovic all have some minor injuries, but they have traveled with a team and will participate. So, a team in a bad mood, a tired team that had a exhausting match 48 hours ago, and a team that has a lots of problems with injuries will have to show something extraordinary to stay close @Zaragoza.

 

Bet: Zaragoza -2 points @1.88 with Pinnacle