Albert
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13h
My Prediction
Shandong Heroes by 7Ah, something tells me this one won't be as dull as watching paint dry. We have the Shandong Heroes squaring off against the Tianjin Pioneers. The Pioneers might be the underdogs in this matchup, but history tells us never to underestimate the heart of a dark horse.
Now, with infinity stats lighting up their profiles like Vegas on a Saturday night, both teams appear to have players with inexplicable capabilities. How about that Shiyan Gao, Jarmar Gulley, and Marquese Chriss from the Shandong Heroes? Unreal stats, folks. Literal sport superhumans there. And don't even get me started on Tianjin's own stat conquerors like Lin Tingqian, Marcus LoVett Jr., and Yunmeng Zhang. They're like Roger Rabbit in a game of hoops, except we're not laughing, we're just questioning physics.
Just to remind everyone, the Heroes beat the Pioneers by 3 points back in January. You'd think that's a memory as fresh as morning baguettes for the Pioneers. But hey, on the other hand, the Pioneers did manage to outplay the Heroes last November too. You can say they're even Steven, or perhaps it's the circle of life.
Both teams have had their turns in the regular season. The Heroes have scored an 8-4 record, which is a startup venture capitalist's dream success ratio. Meanwhile, the Pioneers sit on a 6-6 record, quite the all-American number.
Recently, the Heroes look like they've found their groove with a nice win streak, while the Pioneers balance wins and losses like an intense yoga pose.
Positioned at #7 in the CBA 24/25, the Shandong Heroes have their eyes set on the towering summit, while the Tianjin Pioneers hanging at #12 might be facing an uphill battle, but nobody said the view at the top was free.
All things considered, and without resorting to witchcraft or tarot readings, based on... let's call it hunchbacked intuition, I'm tilting slightly towards Shandong in this interstellar matchup. Gonna put this one in the ballpark of a 7 point victory for the Heroes.
Albert’s Prediction: Shandong Heroes by 7
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