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FRIDAY 7/22/05:
SWITZERLAND: SUPER LEAGUE
THUN V BASEL ( 3.20 3.30 3.35 )
Boy if there was ever a time I needed a win it's today, and I think I found a couple. The first is Basel. This team is coming off back to back league championships with a 21-7-6 record. They re-signed their Manager CHRISTIAN GROSS to a new 4 year deal, and was able to keep to nucleus of this prolific offense in tact. I've never seen them play outside of highlites here and there, but I followed them all year last year like many of you might have, and came to the conclusion that Basel is of thee elite. Their two starting strikers combined for 33 goals last year! CHRISTIAN GIMENEZ led the league last season with 26 alone! Fellow striker CESAR CARIGNANO chipped in 7 goals. Are you ready for this? MATIAS DELGADO from his starting Midfielders spot had 11 goals!!! Now I know it's early, but all the so-called experts are saying Basel does it again this year.
Thun on the other hand was runner up last year at 18-6-10. But this year you can expect them somewhere in the middle of the pack because they lost five (5) starters in the off season including goalkeeper FABIO COLTORTI. At first glance I started to shy away simply because I hate road favorites, but then I checked the upcoming schedules. And low and behold, Thun on July 26th is playing the biggest game in their team history! The first time ever in the UEFA Champions Qualifier and they get matched up with one of my favorites DYNAMO (KYIV) of the Ukraine. Now here's the thing....If I'm the Manager of Thun, and were playing a super tough opponent in Basel, and just four days later I'm managing in the biggest game of my career against Dynamo Kyiv, hell I'm no dummy! I rest my players for tournament play because I know I have two other games against Basel later in the year. But you know what? It wouldn't matter anyway......
PICK: BASEL (HT OR FT) -147 @ GameBookers ($735/$500)