MUNICH (Germany) - It's the opening week of EuroLeague Women Second Round action and the excitement and tension dial is already turned up to maximum as teams look to get off to a winning start.
With just two clubs unbeaten in Fenerbahce Opet and Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring, others with 3-3 or 4-2 records in particular know that their Final Six dreams could soon be on the line if they don't start rolling strong in during this phase of the competition.
In what looks to be a potentially unpredictable week of action, one matchup will take place on Tuesday, December 9, with another five contests lined up for Wednesday, December 10.
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.
It's Paul who jumps into the driver's seat with his Gameday 7 predictions.
Game | Expert Pick |
|---|---|
Valencia Basket Club | |
Fenerbahce Opet | |
Basket Landes | |
Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring | |
Beretta Famila Schio | |
Tango Bourges Basket |
Safe Pick🔒
Sorry, but it's cut and paste again. We might have waved goodbye to the First Round, but some things never change. Fenerbahce Opet look destined to be absolute locks to win another one and beat Umana Reyer Venezia. With Gabby Williams now on board, the Istanbul powerhouse looks even more of a favorite to land the silverware.
50/50🪙
Take your pick because there are plenty of matchups that look far too tough to call. Not least reigning champions ZVVZ USK Praha going up against Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring. With a 3-3 record, the holders don't have much margin for error and another loss on their record could be costly. Meanwhile, Galatasaray have an unbeaten record, so is this the time when they suffer defeat for the first time? It could be a potential classic.
Wildcard 🃏
While Valencia Basket Club have the better record and home advantage when going up against Casademont Zaragoza, it feels tough to consider them as big favorites. These two fierce domestic rivals have served up some real treats in recent times, so don't rule out the visitors maybe coming out on top - especially with the momentum from that huge victory at the end of the First Round against Mersin.
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