BBL Finals, Game 3 on Wednesday, 12.06.2024
In tennis, you’d be shouting “Egalite” after the Berliners’ victory last Monday. But the French Open has just finished, so from now on we’ll be adapting our jargon to the BBL final series and the approaching soccer championship, including all the European Championship free bets.
However, the focus of the action for me before the opening game on June 14 is the third game of this series, in which the “Albatrosses” could take the lead for the first time according to my Alba Berlin Bayern Munich betting tip …
Who would have thought it? Bayern were ahead of Alba Berlin at the end of the regular season and also stormed past Würzburg in the final series of the BBL with a 3:0 lead after games.
The “Albatrosses”, on the other hand, had to work hard in the other semi-final against Chemnitz and even needed the decisive Game 5 to convert their match point and see the Niners off into the summer break.
Nevertheless, it was the club from the capital, who were regarded as the clear underdogs before the start of the final and looked dejected after losing 67:79 to FCB in the opening game, that found an answer.
Thanks to yesterday’s 79:70 victory, Berlin was at least able to win the second game of the series against Munich
The return of several key players was one of the decisive factors in Berlin’s success in Game 2.
This time, the already severely weakened Berliners were spared further personnel setbacks. Malte Delow, who twisted his ankle towards the end of the first encounter on Saturday and looked doubtful, was still able to play.
Head Coach Israel Gonzalez was also able to call on Johannes Thiemann again, who had to sit out two days previously due to a patellar tendon irritation.
“He’s certainly not in top form, but it’s an advantage for us that he can play at all,” explained the coach.
Thomas’ contribution was also particularly important. Berlin started the second half with a 13:0 run and seven additional points and even stretched its lead to 17 points.
Alba impressed its favored opponents with an extremely agile and tenacious defense. The club from Berlin disrupted Munich’s rhythm and continuously added accents up front, especially through Thomas (21 points).
Gonzalez’s team managed to keep its opponents at bay thanks to another great display of energy. What’s more, Alba remained consistent in its play and inflicted only its second defeat in the playoffs on Bayern.
“We did everything we set out to do well. That was a very good game from us, we had energy, they were tired,” said Thiemann.
But since even some of the best sports betting providers in terms of basketball, who are also among the best European Championship bookmakers, rarely offer BBL player bets, I prefer to focus on more conventional betting scenarios in my Alba Berlin Bayern Munich betting tip.
The Albatrosses proved to have good morale in Game 2 and their work at the board was also decisive in equalizing the series with a 39:31 rebound advantage.
With the backing of their own fans, it should now be easier for them to successfully defy the “bookies’ favorite” once again. Because yes, even bookmaker giant Bet365 is backing the Munich side in its Alba Berlin Bayern odds:
However, this fact in particular gives me an additional incentive to trust that Brown and Thomas together – as was already the case in Game 2 – will again contribute around 38 points.
In concrete terms, this means that the Alba odds for this game have been set at a generous value of around 2.20, which naturally makes me sit up and take notice.
Have the bookmakers overlooked the fact that the capital city team has only lost one of its last 17 BBL home games at the Uber Arena?
On the international stage, however, Alba has already suffered several defeats here this season. However, no-one in Germany has put one over on them in the capital, not even Munich!
The last home game against FCB in mid-May ended in a defensive battle that the Albatrosses ultimately won 59:53.
Conclusion: In my opinion, it will be a game on a knife’s edge.
Berlin may have the right to play at home, but some key players are still missing, so Bayern can certainly expect to take a 2:1 lead.
It should be so close that I’m a little more optimistic about a small handicap bet that gives the Albatrosses an imaginary two-point lead.
My Alba Berlin Bayern Munich tip is therefore: With a handicap of +2, the Berliners will win
