Round 9 review

2026-27 · Thu 29 Oct – Fri 30 Oct · all games played: our calls next to the results

Calls this round

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

Closest game

DUB v HTA

DUB 54%

Biggest favourite

OLY v MIL

OLY 90%

Disagreements

3 games

Jev or the market pick a different winner

Thu 29 Oct, 19:00 UTCMatch page →

Crvena Zvezda7th · 5–3WWWLWPower 1537 (#7)

103–73

Bayern Munich17th · 2–6LWLLLPower 1450 (#15)

Our pre-game call:Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 82%Correct

RED 82%

18% MUN

Home court: REDEfficiency: RED +10.7 per 100Power rating: RED +87

Jev AI's pre-game call:Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 77%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 75%RED bid 73¢ · ask 76¢ · 29 Oct, 18:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 RED shares at 76¢ +$23.09

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 RED shares at 76¢ +$23.09

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 RED shares at 76¢ +$23.09

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 RED shares at 76¢ +$23.09

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: RED 5–9 MUN · last: 2025-26, RED 80–85 MUN

Thu 29 Oct, 19:05 UTCMatch page →

Maccabi18th · 2–6WLWLLPower 1434 (#16)

94–99

Paris16th · 2–6LLLLWPower 1454 (#13)

Our pre-game call:

Thu 29 Oct, 19:45 UTCMatch page →

Real Madrid6th · 5–3WWWWWPower 1610 (#2)

95–76

Fenerbahce4th · 6–2LWWWLPower 1584 (#4)

Fri 30 Oct, 16:00 UTCMatch page →

Dubai9th · 5–3LWWWLPower 1517 (#10)

97–83

Hapoel TLV3rd · 6–2LWWWWPower 1562 (#6)

Our pre-game call:

Fri 30 Oct, 17:30 UTCMatch page →

Anadolu Efes14th · 3–5LLWWLPower 1464 (#11)

83–68

Panathinaikos1st · 7–1WWLWWPower 1572 (#5)

Fri 30 Oct, 18:00 UTCMatch page →

Zalgiris10th · 4–4WLLWWPower 1531 (#9)

87–80

Partizan11th · 4–4LLLWLPower 1480 (#12)

Our pre-game call:

Fri 30 Oct, 19:00 UTCMatch page →

LDLC ASVEL15th · 3–5WLLLWPower 1380 (#19)

94–79

Baskonia20th · 1–7LLLLLPower 1390 (#20)

Our pre-game call:

Fri 30 Oct, 19:15 UTCMatch page →

Olympiacos5th · 6–2WWWLWPower 1669 (#1)

84–78

Milan19th · 1–7LLLLLPower 1408 (#18)

Fri 30 Oct, 19:30 UTCMatch page →

FC Barcelona8th · 5–3LWLWWPower 1534 (#8)

98–94

Valencia2nd · 6–2WLLWWPower 1590 (#3)

Fri 30 Oct, 19:30 UTCMatch page →

Virtus Bologna12th · 4–4WWWLLPower 1421 (#17)

101–103

Besiktas13th · 3–5WLWLLPower 1450 (#14)

Positions, records and form are from before the round (table after Round 8). 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.

Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv 59%

Home court: TELEfficiency: PRS +2.7 per 100Power rating: PRS +20

Jev AI's pre-game call:Paris Basketball 53%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv 61%TEL bid 60¢ · ask 62¢ · 29 Oct, 18:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 PRS shares at 40¢ +$58.80

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 PRS shares at 40¢ +$58.80

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 TEL shares at 62¢ −$63.18

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 PRS shares at 40¢ +$58.80

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: TEL 0–4 PRS · last: 2025-26, PRS 113–80 TEL

Home court: MADEfficiency: MAD +1.6 per 100Power rating: MAD +27

Jev AI's pre-game call:Real Madrid 70%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Real Madrid 69%MAD bid 68¢ · ask 69¢ · 29 Oct, 19:43 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 FEN shares at 32¢ −$33.09

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 MAD shares at 69¢ +$29.93

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 MAD shares at 69¢ +$29.93

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 MAD shares at 69¢ +$29.93

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: MAD 14–9 FEN · last: 2025-26, FEN 69–74 MAD

Dubai Basketball 54%

Home court: DUBEfficiency: HTA +5.5 per 100Power rating: HTA +46

Jev AI's pre-game call:Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv 65%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Dubai Basketball 56%DUB bid 55¢ · ask 57¢ · 30 Oct, 15:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 HTA shares at 45¢ −$46.24

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 HTA shares at 45¢ −$46.24

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 DUB shares at 57¢ +$41.77

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 HTA shares at 45¢ −$46.24

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: DUB 0–2 HTA · last: 2025-26, HTA 85–60 DUB

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 66%

Efficiency: PAN +15.7 per 100Home court: ISTPower rating: PAN +108

Jev AI's pre-game call:Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 76%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 68%IST bid 32¢ · ask 33¢ · 30 Oct, 17:28 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 IST shares at 33¢ +$65.89

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 PAN shares at 68¢ −$69.09

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 PAN shares at 68¢ −$69.09

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 PAN shares at 68¢ −$69.09

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: IST 11–13 PAN · last: 2025-26, PAN 97–62 IST

Home court: ZALEfficiency: ZAL +5.3 per 100Power rating: ZAL +50

Jev AI's pre-game call:Zalgiris Kaunas 70%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Zalgiris Kaunas 73%ZAL bid 72¢ · ask 73¢ · 30 Oct, 17:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 ZAL shares at 73.9¢ +$25.14

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 PAR shares at 28¢ −$29.01

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 ZAL shares at 73.9¢ +$25.14

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 ZAL shares at 73.9¢ +$25.14

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: ZAL 3–5 PAR · last: 2025-26, PAR 74–83 ZAL

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 66%

Home court: ASVEfficiency: ASV +1.2 per 100Power rating: BAS +10

Jev AI's pre-game call:LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 67%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 63%ASV bid 62¢ · ask 63¢ · 30 Oct, 18:58 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 ASV shares at 63¢ +$35.83

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 ASV shares at 63¢ +$35.83

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 ASV shares at 63¢ +$35.83

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 ASV shares at 63¢ +$35.83

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: ASV 6–8 BAS · last: 2025-26, BAS 78–73 ASV

Olympiacos Piraeus 90%

Efficiency: OLY +15.2 per 100Home court: OLYPower rating: OLY +261

Jev AI's pre-game call:Olympiacos Piraeus 85%Correct

Polymarket before tip-off:Olympiacos Piraeus 77%OLY bid 76¢ · ask 77¢ · 30 Oct, 19:13 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 OLY shares at 77.6¢ +$21.56

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 OLY shares at 77.6¢ +$21.56

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 OLY shares at 77.6¢ +$21.56

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 OLY shares at 77.6¢ +$21.56

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: OLY 12–7 MIL · last: 2025-26, OLY 85–76 MIL

Home court: BAREfficiency: VAL +5.0 per 100Power rating: VAL +57

Jev AI's pre-game call:Valencia Basket 59%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:FC Barcelona 56%BAR bid 56¢ · ask 57¢ · 30 Oct, 19:28 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 VAL shares at 44¢ −$45.23

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 VAL shares at 44¢ −$45.23

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 BAR shares at 57¢ +$41.77

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 VAL shares at 44¢ −$45.23

Earlier meetings since 2016-17: BAR 10–2 VAL · last: 2025-26, VAL 62–66 BAR

Home court: VIRPower rating: BES +29Efficiency: BES +1.0 per 100

Jev AI's pre-game call:Virtus Bologna 62%Missed

Polymarket before tip-off:Virtus Bologna 64%VIR bid 63¢ · ask 64¢ · 30 Oct, 19:28 UTC

Paper trade, Eurostepper: bought 100 BES shares at 37¢ +$61.83

Paper trade, Jev AI: bought 100 BES shares at 37¢ +$61.83

Paper trade, Eurostepper, backing its pick: bought 100 VIR shares at 64¢ −$65.15

Paper trade, Jev AI, backing its pick: bought 100 VIR shares at 64¢ −$65.15

First meeting since 2016-17.