Magnolia Hotshots vs. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 21, 2022 08:00 CET
The Manila Clasico semifinal continues on Wednesday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Ginebra Kings have the opportunity to finish off their rivals and earn a finals spot, while the Hotshots are hanging on for dear life, hoping to force a decisive game 5.
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Magnolia Hotshots Team News
In a tight series like this semifinal, every detail can make the difference. In game 3 Barangay Ginebra fully took advantage of the gaping hole in Magnolia´s starting five as one of their primary scoring options, Paul Lee, was dealing with a flu and was limited to only two minutes of playing time.
A costly absence that decided the winner and gave the Ginebra Kings the decisive advantage, which puts huge pressure on the Timplados today. If Magnolia want to force a decider, they need a fully recovered Paul Lee on the court along with a superb all-around performance from all of their other starters.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Team News
Game 3 of this semifinal was similar to game 3 of the UAAP college final from two days ago when the UP Maroons were forced to played the decisive game for the title without their key cog Zavier Lucero.
It´s really sad to see injuries and absences decide who wins titles or progresses to the playoff final, but it´s all a part of it. The Ginebra Kings definitely won´t complain as today they have a golden chance to notch a finals spot. Even if the Hotshots have a full roster at their disposal, we would still make Ginebra slight favourites and once again disagree with the bookmakers and their spread.
Magnolia Hotshots vs. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Prediction
Here we go again. The bookmakers still see the Timplados as slight favourites due to the regular season stats and performances. In betting, statistics don´t matter, don´t even look at the stats, h2h and the league standings when you bet.
What do you think is the reason there are all these stats and numbers around you in the betting world(some even provided by the bookmakers). Because the bookmakers know it doesn´t make the slightest difference.
Ginebra´s head coach Tim Cone is one of the most decorated and experienced PBA experts and knows how to approach these kind of games. He announced his team will be going for the kill today, so after everything we have witnessed so far, Ginebra +1.5 spread is the right thing to go for.
Kick-off time: Wednesday, 21.12.2022 08:00 CET
Prediction: Handiсap Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (+1.5)
Odds: 1.87
Sportsbook: 22Bet
