Round 8 review

2026-27 · Tue 27 Oct – Wed 28 Oct · all games played: our calls next to the results

Calls this round

Eurostepper 7/10 · Jev 6/10 · Polymarket 5/10 (10 of 10 games played)

Closest game

MUN v BAR

BAR 51%

Biggest favourite

PAN v MIL

PAN 89%

Disagreements

2 games

Jev or the market pick a different winner

Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 UTCMatch page →

Dubai6th · 5–2LLWWWPower 1533 (#10)

93–99

Paris18th · 1–6WLLLLPower 1437 (#13)

Our pre-game call:Dubai Basketball 78%Missed

DUB 78%

22% PRS

Home court: DUBEfficiency: DUB +6.9 per 100Power rating: DUB +96

Jev AI's pre-game call:Dubai Basketball 80%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Dubai Basketball 79%DUB bid 78¢ · ask 79¢ · 27 Oct, 15:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 PRS shares at 22¢ +$77.14

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 DUB shares at 79.4¢ −$80.23

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 DUB shares at 79.4¢ −$80.23

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 DUB shares at 79.4¢ −$80.23

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: DUB 2–0 PRS · last: 2025-26, PRS 79–99 DUB

Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 UTCMatch page →

Crvena Zvezda8th · 4–3WWWWLPower 1530 (#7)

100–78

Maccabi15th · 2–5LWLWLPower 1441 (#16)

Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 UTCMatch page →

Bayern Munich16th · 2–5LLWLLPower 1459 (#15)

84–88

FC Barcelona9th · 4–3WLWLWPower 1525 (#8)

Our pre-game call:

Tue 27 Oct, 19:15 UTCMatch page →

Panathinaikos1st · 6–1WWWLWPower 1569 (#5)

80–75

Milan19th · 1–6LLLLLPower 1411 (#18)

Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 UTCMatch page →

Valencia3rd · 5–2WWLLWPower 1583 (#3)

86–78

Fenerbahce2nd · 6–1WLWWWPower 1591 (#4)

Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 UTCMatch page →

Baskonia20th · 1–6WLLLLPower 1400 (#20)

86–104

Real Madrid7th · 4–3LWWWWPower 1600 (#2)

Our pre-game call:

Wed 28 Oct, 17:30 UTCMatch page →

Besiktas14th · 3–4LWLWLPower 1466 (#14)

73–81

Olympiacos4th · 5–2LWWWLPower 1661 (#1)

Wed 28 Oct, 18:00 UTCMatch page →

Hapoel TLV5th · 5–2WLWWWPower 1554 (#6)

118–88

Anadolu Efes13th · 3–4LLLWWPower 1472 (#11)

Wed 28 Oct, 19:00 UTCMatch page →

LDLC ASVEL17th · 2–5LWLLLPower 1368 (#19)

82–75

Partizan11th · 4–3WLLLWPower 1492 (#12)

Our pre-game call:

Wed 28 Oct, 19:30 UTCMatch page →

Virtus Bologna10th · 4–3WWWWLPower 1436 (#17)

74–91

Zalgiris12th · 3–4LWLLWPower 1515 (#9)

Positions, records and form are from before the round (table after Round 7). Power ratings are from before each game once it has been played, otherwise the current ones. Our call, Jev's and the market price are taken before tip-off and locked there.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 80%

Home court: REDEfficiency: RED +8.5 per 100Power rating: RED +89

Jev AI's pre-game call:Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 76%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 70%RED bid 69¢ · ask 70¢ · 27 Oct, 18:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 RED shares at 70¢ +$28.95

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 RED shares at 70¢ +$28.95

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 RED shares at 70¢ +$28.95

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 RED shares at 70¢ +$28.95

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: RED 12–6 TEL · last: 2025-26, RED 82–83 TEL

Home court: MUNEfficiency: BAR +7.5 per 100Power rating: BAR +66

Jev AI's pre-game call:FC Barcelona 64%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:FC Bayern Munich 53%MUN bid 52¢ · ask 53¢ · 27 Oct, 18:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 BAR shares at 48¢ +$50.75

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 BAR shares at 48¢ +$50.75

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 BAR shares at 48¢ +$50.75

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 BAR shares at 48¢ +$50.75

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: MUN 7–14 BAR · last: 2025-26, BAR 95–69 MUN

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 89%

Efficiency: PAN +17.5 per 100Home court: PANPower rating: PAN +158

Jev AI's pre-game call:Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 87%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 86%PAN bid 85¢ · ask 87¢ · 27 Oct, 19:13 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 PAN shares at 87¢ +$12.43

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 PAN shares at 87¢ +$12.43

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 PAN shares at 87¢ +$12.43

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 PAN shares at 87¢ +$12.43

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: PAN 11–9 MIL · last: 2025-26, PAN 74–87 MIL

Home court: VALPower rating: FEN +9

Jev AI's pre-game call:Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul 57%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul 52%VAL bid 48¢ · ask 49¢ · 27 Oct, 19:28 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 VAL shares at 49¢ +$49.75

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 FEN shares at 52¢ −$53.25

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 VAL shares at 49¢ +$49.75

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 FEN shares at 52¢ −$53.25

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: VAL 6–6 FEN · last: 2025-26, FEN 82–79 VAL

Efficiency: MAD +14.3 per 100Home court: BASPower rating: MAD +200

Jev AI's pre-game call:Real Madrid 79%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Real Madrid 79%BAS bid 21¢ · ask 22¢ · 27 Oct, 19:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 BAS shares at 22¢ −$22.86

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 MAD shares at 79¢ +$20.17

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 MAD shares at 79¢ +$20.17

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 MAD shares at 79¢ +$20.17

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: BAS 10–13 MAD · last: 2025-26, BAS 98–96 MAD

Olympiacos Piraeus 62%

Home court: BESEfficiency: OLY +10.0 per 100Power rating: OLY +196

Jev AI's pre-game call:Olympiacos Piraeus 73%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Olympiacos Piraeus 55%BES bid 44¢ · ask 45¢ · 28 Oct, 17:28 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 OLY shares at 56¢ +$42.77

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 OLY shares at 56¢ +$42.77

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 OLY shares at 56¢ +$42.77

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 OLY shares at 56¢ +$42.77

First meeting since 2016-17.

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv 77%

Home court: HTAEfficiency: HTA +6.4 per 100Power rating: HTA +82

Jev AI's pre-game call:Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv 75%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv 72%HTA bid 71¢ · ask 72¢ · 28 Oct, 17:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 HTA shares at 72¢ +$26.99

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 HTA shares at 72¢ +$26.99

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 HTA shares at 72¢ +$26.99

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 HTA shares at 72¢ +$26.99

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: HTA 2–0 IST · last: 2025-26, HTA 71–66 IST

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 54%

Home court: ASVEfficiency: PAR +7.1 per 100Power rating: PAR +124

Jev AI's pre-game call:Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 67%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 53%ASV bid 47¢ · ask 48¢ · 28 Oct, 18:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 PAR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 PAR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 PAR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 PAR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: ASV 3–5 PAR · last: 2025-26, PAR 79–78 ASV

Home court: VIREfficiency: ZAL +3.2 per 100Power rating: ZAL +79

Jev AI's pre-game call:Virtus Bologna 60%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Virtus Bologna 53%VIR bid 52¢ · ask 53¢ · 28 Oct, 19:28 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 VIR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 VIR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 VIR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 VIR shares at 53¢ −$54.25

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: VIR 1–7 ZAL · last: 2025-26, VIR 83–79 ZAL