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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors

The Cleveland Cavaliers (14-10) will host the Golden State Warriors (11-12) tonight from Rocket Arena. The Cavaliers have been in poor form recently, winning just twice in their last six games. However they come into this one after a dominant victory over San Antonio Spurs (15-7). Donovan Mitchell has been in mesmerising form so far this season, averaging 30.6 PPG and shooting 50% from the field. Jarrett Allen, Max Strus, and Larry Nance Jr are among notable absences for Cleveland tonight.

Golden State will have to be tactical in their approach for the season. With the trio of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, and Draymond Green, it is unrealistic to expect the team to be competitive across all 82 matches this season. Curry is the only player to be averaging over 20 PPG for the Warriors (27.9 PPG), but he will not be available tonight. Draymond Green & Jimmy Buttler III are also listed as questionable, but expected to play.

Key Stats:

Betting Tip:

1u: Cleveland Cavaliers -8.5 Pts (-110)

I think this will be a blowout victory for Cleveland who are looking to pick up momentum going into the festive period. Golden State will be depleted and missing key man Stephen Curry, but this could result in a faster paced offensive performance from Golden State, that will be positive for over the points spread of 230.5. Our statistics would supporting looking at this market, with both teams hitting the over on 70% of their L10 matches against similar teams.

Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks

After blowing a 23 point lead last night against Denver Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks (13-11) will be looking to bounce back against the Washington Wizards (3-18).

These two sides have already met once this season, the Wizards smashed the Hawks 132-113 in their own back yard. However tonight the team with the second worst record in the NBA will be without Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, Corey Kispert, & Tre Johnson.

The Atlanta Hawks have fluctuated a lot this season. After the loss of franchise star Trae Young, the Hawks have had to get used to distributing points across the board. This has seen them lead the NBA with 30.6 Assists per Game. Jalen Johnson & Nickeil Alexander-Walker have led the scoring for Atlanta, both averaging over 20 PPG.

The Stats:

Betting Tip:

1u: Washington Wizards +9.5 pts (-110)

The stats would suggest that the outcome on the points spread could go either way. I think there is bound to be some mental fatigue for the Atlanta players after blowing away a 23 point lead against Denver last night. Washington are without some key players, so I expect a shorter rotation and potentially more cohesion.

Arsenal look to maintain flawless start to their UCL Campaign as they host Olympiacos

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Arsenal play hosts to Greek champions Olympiacos tonight after Gabriels dramatic 96^th minute header secured all 3pts for the Gunners on Sunday. Mikel Arteta and his side had faced a heavy media backlash last week after tepid displays against title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, taking just one point from a possible six.

Arteta hit back hard in his defence of his team; describing David Raya as ‘a very attacking goalkeeper, his defenders as the most attacking in the league, and siting ‘midfielder Merino playing as a number 9, as something he’s never seen before’.

Sunday’s win over Newcastle has eased some of the pressure, but the question remains: does Arteta have the courage required to deliver one of the big prizes, the Premier League or Champions League?

Right now, the Champions League looks a long shot. With the Spanish giants purring again and Bayern Munich starting in formidable fashion, English clubs have work to do to stay in the reckoning. However, with Liverpool’s defence looking disorganised and Salah starting slow, Slot’s side do not look to be the unstoppable force so many had predicted. Maybe this season the Premier League is Arsenal’s most realistic target.

Olympiacos look to be the perfect opponent for Arsenal this midweek. Although a regular feature of the competition, the Greek side have lost 67% of all away fixtures in the competition across 93 games. It is their form at home which will pose foreign sides a bigger challenge in the competition.

Our Prediction:

1u: Arsenal & Man City ML (-150)

The bookmakers have almost all angles covered off on this fixture, an easy win expected for the Gunners.

With Man City facing a tougher test away to Monaco, it would be sensible to pair both English sides on the ML in a double.

Can Arsenal overcome a tough away trip up North

We turn our attention to a huge fixture on Sunday for multiple reasons. Mikel Arteta has been under fierce backlash during the week for his defensive approach to games that has seen Arsenal come unstuck against title rivals Liverpool & Manchester City.

In his response, ahead of Arsenal’s Carabao Cup tie, Arteta described David Raya as ‘the most attacking stopper’ in the league. He also went on to describe his backline as the most offensive full backs in the league. This stout defence of his players isn’t surprising but also isn’t necessary. Everyone is fully aware of the quality within the Arsenal squad, however with one of the lowest xG’s in the league it is undoubtable that Arsenal are setup to protect first, attack second.

Arsenal fans remain confident in the wake of the scrutiny of Mikel Arteta. The side sit 2^nd in the league and have already navigated difficult away games against Manchester United (1-0 Win), and Liverpool (0-1 Loss). They also kicked off their Champions League campaign with a structured and at times uninspiring performance to overcome Bilbao 2-0.

Meanwhile Newcastle have many challenges of their own to handle, none less than losing leading goalscorer and talisman Alexander Isak to Liverpool on deadline day. Newcastle have limped forward in the beginning of their campaign. With just one win in five and three goals to show for it. Eddie Howe’s side look void of confidence and quality in the attacking areas.

However the raucous atmosphere at St.James Park is something to hang onto for fans. Newcastle averaged 2pts per game at home last season, winning twelve of their nineteen games. They also were the joint third top scorers at home. You have to extend back to the 7^th May 2023 to the last time the gunners managed to take down Newcastle at St.James Park. Eddie Howe has proven to have the edge in this encounter.

Betting Prediction:

2u: Arsenal ML (+110)

1u: Total Goals over 2.5 (+100)

Despite recent history showing that 90% of competitive games between these two go under 2,5 goals in the last 10, we believe that changes on Sunday.

The bookmakers have made no effort to reduce the odds and with Newcastle low on confidence, it will be an opportunity for Arsenal to strike and inject some momentum into their season.