San Miguel will look to breathe new life into its PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup campaign now that Justin Patton is officially on board.
The Beermen have activated the former NBA big man and is therefore eligible to make his debut on Tuesday when they face Macau, in which they’re coming in as an overwhelming favorite according to the Casino Plus sportsbook.
Coach Leo Austria and his charges are favored to win via a 12.0-point margin, according to Casino Plus sportsbook. The over/under for total points scored, on the other hand, is set at 170.0.
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Game time is set at 7:30 p.m., with eyes set on the 7-foot-1 Patton as he’s now the traditional powerhouse’s new import after parting ways with Marcus Lee.
Lee was SMB’s original choice, but his underwhelming performances in their first two games prompted the management to look for another reinforcement.
The former Kentucky Wildcat actually submitted 30 points and 14 rebounds in their last game against TNT, but the team has already made up its mind, and it didn’t help that they suffered a brutal beatdown to TNT last Saturday.
As a result, San Miguel fell to 1-2 in the standings, marking the second straight time this season that they started a conference with the said record.
That’s why the Beermen’s MO, needless to say, is getting back on track the soonest, and they could do as much versus the 0-4 Black Knights, who just can’t seem to break through even with a new head coach in Marcus Elliott.
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Meanwhile, opening the rare Tuesday twin-bill offering at 5:15 p.m. would be Rain or Shine, and a Blackwater side coming in with renewed confidence.
The Bossing have finally ended a lengthy losing skid by earning win no. 1 in the tourney following a 97-91 upset of a then-winless Magnolia, thanks to the huge lift provided by new import Robert Upshaw III and Sedrick Barefield.
Definitely, they’d want to chalk up another W to their tally, although it won’t be that easy, as Blackwater will have to try against the current leaders.
The Elasto Painters are entering the bout as the conference’s only unbeaten team thus far with a clean 3-0 record, in which they’ve taken down Macau, defending champs Tropang 5G, and most recently Meralco.
And that win against the Bolts, a 109-102 result last Friday, left many impressed as they pulled it off even without import Jaylen Johnson, who had to serve a one-game suspension for his infamous fistfight with Glenn Khobuntin.
Johnson is expected to return to the lineup, and his arrival shall further boost the chances of Rain or Shine, which is the plus-8.5 favorite, according to Casino Plus. The over/under is set at 178.0.
The Tuesday games will be played before the PBA heads into a Lenten break, with action set to return on Easter Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
