Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Melbourne United
Tasmania JackJumpers
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Another basketball tournament is starting in Australia, it will be opened by the finalists of the last playoff Melbourne United - Tasmania JackJumpers. Dailysports experts have prepared their exclusive forecast for this confrontation.
Melbourne United
Last season Melbourne confidently won the regular championship, so it was considered the main contender for the title, the team reached the final, where it lost, just to Tasmania in five matches to three wins.
Before the start of this season, the club held five control meetings, in which they won three victories, most of the mentioned games were productive. Last season the club was one step away from the championship, now the task looks obvious, still win the desired title.
Tasmania JackJumpers
Last season, Tasmania finished third in the regular season, making a strong run to the playoffs. The back-to-back matches were expectedly difficult, in the semifinals they had to face strong basketball players Perth, it came down to the decisive third match, the JackJumpers then confidently won away 100:84.
The battle for the championship with Melbourne was hot, everything was decided in the last fifth game, during the fourth quarter Tasmania was losing with a difference of 9 points, but eventually pulled out a victory with a score of 83:81.
Match Facts
- Melbourne won 11 out of 14 games in the regular season last season.
- Tasmania in the last regular season played away with mixed success, 8 wins with 6 losses.
- Quotes for the meeting are as follows: W1 - 1.32, W2 - 3.35.
Key player
We risk to bet the key player is the ageing American Jordon Crawford, in the decisive match for the championship last season, he became the main hero, scoring 32 points.
H2H
Of course, the clubs have a considerable history of face-to-face meetings, only last season they played each other five times in the playoffs, then Tasmania won 3-2, thanks to which they became champions.
Prediction
As this is the first official game of the season, it is difficult to determine what form the rivals are in right now. Melbourne is the favorite in this pair, mainly because of the factor of their home court, as well as the desire to avenge the lost final last season. I expect to see a spectacular basketball game, so I'll take a bet here total more than 171.5 points.
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