Georgia started qualifing round with great win over very strong Poland 84-65 at home, they played amazing basketball and destroyed Poland very easy..
Georgia have improved very well one year ago, serbian coach Igor Kokoshkov made great job there, and team looks very strong at this time, they dominated in Groub B where they lost only one game in early rounds against Sweden 60-59, and after it Georgians managed to win all official games..
Before this qualifications, Georgia won friendly cup in Tbilisi, they played against Romania, Belarus and Ukraine..
Georgia 75-68 Romania
Georgia 69-65 Belarus
Georgia 87-84 Ukraine
But it was friendly cup, and coach gave time to young players but against Poland they used strongest line up, and played great basketball..
Georgia Roster looks so:
Zaza Pachulia (C), Atlanta Hawks (NBA)
Giorgi Shermadini (C), Panathinaikos, Grecce
Viktor Sanikidze (PF), Bologna,Italy
Taurean James Green (G), Gran Canaria, Spain
Manuchar Markoishvili (SG), Cantu,Italy
George Tsintsadze (G), Procom, Poland
Nikoloz Tskitishvili (FC), Funelabrada,Spain
Tornike Shengelia (PF), Valencia,Spain
Giorgi Gamqrelidze (PG) Mitteldeutcher, Germany
Anatoli Boisa (G), Energy, Georgia
Kote Tugushi (SG) Energy, Georgia
This team are playing each other about 2 years, and are very balanced, they showed it against Poland last round.
On the other hand Belgium will play their first game today,
in preparations Belgium looked too bad..
Belgium 76-49 Holland
Israel 69-64 Belgium
Belgium 71-85 Sweden
Belgium 58-76 Germany
So they showed very weak play before it, and moreover they will be without their main leader D.Mbenga who is searching new team in NBA and have no time for National Team, so they signed naturalized american Marcus Faison, who din't played on higher level really , and I think Belgium will feel big toruble in Center position where Georgia have 2 big guns Pachulia and Shermadini..
So without star center Mbenga Belgium looks very weakenet, and I see great value on in form Georgians today.. Away win for me.
stake: 8/10
picks: 2
odds: 2.25
bookmaker: bet365
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