Why I took live Hapoel Holon over Brindisi?

Yesterday, I recommended on my Premium Telegram channel to bet live on Hapoel Holon and even if it was a small margin win I think it was a good bet. I will explain now my choice:

The game was very important for the Israeli side but as well for Pinar Karsiyaka, which failed in a pathetic way against Tofas this week. A Brindisi loss still maintains the hope alive for Pinar which have the next round a do-or-die with Brindisi. If the Italian team would have won at Holon, Pinar Karsiyaka would have been eliminated and nobody wants that. It is more attractive for the Basketball Champions League followers a true derby than the last round very boring because you knew already the qualified teams.

From the first minutes when I saw the way of refereeing I knew that Hapoel Holon has a great chance to win. Step by step important fouls were given against Happy Casa Brindisi, forcing the Italian powerhouse to make changes that allowed Hapoel Holon to come back in the game.

Brindisi was by far the better them, but this sabotage ruined constantly any hope for them. The only problem was that Holon’s players didn’t score from the free-throw line. They could seal the game easily before overtime, but their percentage from the line was bad.

In the overtime already Brindisi was decimated, 2 key-players already eliminated with 5 fouls while the other 2 important guys having 4 fouls. 

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