Bay Area Dragons vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 09, 2022 08:00 CET
After a two-week hiatus the Bay Area Dragons return to PBA hardwood. They will enter their quarter-final series against Rain or Shine as heavy favourites and will be looking to exploit their twice-to-beat advantage to secure a semis spot on Friday afternoon at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
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Bay Area Dragons Team News
The highlight news of this quarter-final clash has been the replacement of probably the league´s best player, Myles Powell, with Andrew Nicholson. The Bay Area Dragons were forced to make that change because their best player rolled his ankle in practice and can´t play due to injury.
Still, the Dragons hold a clear edge over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. During Nicholson´s reign the coach decided he is not doing enough for the team, so he replaced him with Powell. Bay Area were playing some of their weakest basketball and lost both of their games with him in the lineup.
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Team News
It will be interesting to see how will Rain or Shine adapt to this switch. They had a dramatic ending to the season with a do-or-die decider for the playoffs and eight position. They won convincingly with their new import Ryan Pearson and were looking very solid.
After a very bumpy ride to the playoffs, we doubt they will have enough to upset the Dragons. The spread simply has no value and could go either way, but the Total Over should be closer to 210 points andseems to have good value.
Bay Area Dragons vs. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Prediction
The Bay Area Dragons are looking to enter the semifinals with a win. We expect a routine and convincing victory by them. They should be able to dominate with Nicholson, since he did average an impressive 38.5 ppg. His presence should be enough to take care of Rain or Shine, but against stronger team the Dragons should pray Myles Powell returns.
Kick-off time: Friday, 09.12.2022 08:00 CET
Prediction: Total Over 203.5
Odds: 1.89
Sportsbook: 22Bet
