D1

Cordoba vs Mombasa
Cordoba was beat up by Jakarta last week and Mombasa couldn’t find their space to pass Kabul. Both teams will be loading to start another winning streak. Kerry and Phil are a solid duo but Mombasa plays as a unit with all the right keys. If Mombasa plays solid D, they should earn this win in a close battle.

Baghdad vs Medina
Baghdad edged out Bukhara by 1 and Medina beat a winless team in Delhi. Almin vs Joe will be a nice battle but Sami will need to show up to match up against Stedford. The Medina trio of guards will outscore Baghdad’s guards. Medina in a nail biter

Delhi vs Sarajevo
Delhi needs to field 5 of their own players. Sarajevo wins either way.

Jakarta vs Kabul
If Travis and Rasheed both show up, Kabul will be in for a great matchup. Farhad and Hanie will battle to keep Travis and Rasheed out of the paint but I don’t see any of Jakarta’s guards being able to matchup with Muj, Harry Potter, or Afay. This game is up for grabs and can also be a one sided blowout.

Bukhara vs Mecca
Bukhara apparently is satisfied with losing by 1 point or in OT. Bukhara’s defense can slow down Mecca’s high scoring offense, but will Bukhara be able to out-score Mecca? Khalied and Aymen now have Abu Tesa as backup, Kevin is on a hot streak, but Bukhara has the better color jersey. Winner = Bukhara

D2

Istanbul vs Sana’a
Sana’a got their first win last week. It helps if they have a full squad. Istanbul hasn’t lost a game by more than 7 points but they will need to learn how to finish games strong.

Islamabad vs Kazan
Kazan won by 6 last time. Could this be the week Kazan loses?

Damascus vs Timbuktu
Timbuktu has lost one game by 3 to undefeated Kazan. Damascus is riding a losing streak right now. Damascus will have to figure out a plan to keep this game close.