Ah, the mystical land of Chinese basketball, where the Tigers and Eagles dance their dance of hoop dreams. Let's talk about some key players before we dive into all the delicious details.
For the Guangdong Southern Tigers, well...we seem to have a fantastic display of immaculate mediocrity in Jie Xu, Mingxuan Hu, William Barton, and the rest. They all had a shiny average of zero points this season, these champs. Groundbreaking stuff.
On the opposite court, we have the Qingdao Eagles where Quinndary Weatherspoon pulls out all the stops, with a fancy 21.0 points per game last month. Let's not forget last season's impressive run, coming in at 16.8 points per game. Hansen Yang also deserves a nod for his solid 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game last month. Hot on their tail though, is Angjun Duan who upped his game going from 8.5 points last season to 20.0 points per game last month. Quite the improvement, can't neglect that.
Now, let's talk history. In the past the Tigers and the Eagles have met and the scoreline's been tighter than a drum skin. Guangdong snatched the win by two points previously, but then Qingdao returned the favor in the rematch with a 10-point victory.
With recent wins, Qingdao is soaring like an eagle with a 2-0 track record where the Tigers seem to have lost their roar with a 0-2. I mean, being at #17 in the standings isn't really helping Guangdong's case, is it? Qingdao, on the other hand, is sitting pretty at #7.
Given all these exciting and hard-hitting facts, I'm ready to lay down my prediction. Ladies and gents, sit down if you aren't already:
Albert’s Prediction: Qingdao Eagles by 13.