MUNICH (Germany) - It's the last week of EuroLeague Women First Round action and the field will soon be set for the next phase of the competition, but who's going to end this stage in style and will that translate into successful predicitons?
There are still three unbeaten teams heading into Gameday 6, with Fenerbahce Opet, Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring and Spar Girona yet to taste defeat in the competition.
With two Second Round tickets still to be determined, all eyes will be transfixed on the matchups involving those who still have a shot at progressing. Not least a potentially epic clash between Casademont Zaragoza and CIMSA CBK Mersin.
And, with all eight games being played on Wednesday, it promises to be a blockbuster night.
Check out the predictions of our expert below and make sure that you jump onto the EuroLeague Women Game Predictor.
Schedule
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Expert Picks
This season we're calling on the one-two punch of FIBA's global women's basketball specialist Paul Nilsen and EuroLeague Women lead commentator Mark Mills for their predictions.
After the pause button was pressed for the international break, it's Mark back in the hot seat with his Gameday 6 predictions.
Game | Expert Pick |
|---|---|
Fenerbahce Opet | |
Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring | |
ZVVZ USK Praha | |
Umana Reyer Venezia | |
Spar Girona | |
Flammes Carolo Basket | |
Valencia Basket Club | |
Casademont Zaragoza |
Safe Pick🔒
Fenerbahce Opet look the real deal this season and I cannot see anything other than another road win for them against Olympiacos SFP. Although the Greek side has grown steadily into the competition, they play with increasing purpose and organization. Even so, Fenerbahce are operating on a different level right now and their form is simply relentless.
50/50🪙
The game of the week has to be Casademont Zaragoza against CIMSA CBK Mersin and it is easily the toughest call on the slate. Zaragoza have had a real see-saw of a season, moments of genuine quality followed by frustrating dips. Mersin, for their part, have struggled to find any rhythm at all. There is so much at stake for both of these teams. It might come down to which players revel in the pressure cooker atmosphere.
Wildcard 🃏
The wildcard is a tricky one this week, although I am leaning towards Flammes Carolo Basket pulling off the upset on the road at Beretta Famila Schio. Carolo have thrived as underdogs all season, embracing that tag and turning it into some massive wins. They will travel to Italy with real confidence and that makes them dangerous.
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