Road Warriors vs San Miguel Beermen Prediction & Betting Tips - PBA, Governors Cup

Prediction published on 14/03/2023, 15:21  by Joseph King | Modified on 14/03/2023 at 15:21 in PBA, Governors Cup Predictions

The PBA Governors’ Cup sees the NLEX Road Warriors taking on the San Miguel Beermen at the PhilSports arena. NLEX are essentially playing for a spot in the top four which would bring with it the massive “twice-to-beat” advantage in the playoff quarter final. A win wraps up fourth-place for them while a loss would see them fall to 7-4 and fall below Meralco to fifth-place due to tiebreaker. Therefore, NLEX must consider themselves in playoff mode as falling to fifth-place would mean they enter the “twice-to-win” scenario where they will have to record two wins as opposed to just one in the quarterfinals. The Road Warriors blew out Terrafirma in their last outing, putting on a scoring clinic as they recorded a 142-125 win. The victory is NLEX’s second in a row and the third in the last four games as head coach Frankie Lim’s side has finished the season strongly.

San Miguel Beermen enter this matchup off the back of a disappointing performance in the EASL which saw them lose both of their games in demoralising fashion. The Beermen’s average margin of defeat in those two games was a massive 41.5 points. They’ll be desperate to get back to winning ways here as they return to the Philippines to take on a familiar opponent in NLEX. San Miguel’s last Governors’ Cup outing resulted in a tight 105-103 loss to TNT Tropang Giga, their second loss in the past four PBA games. The Beermen are in a strong position heading into the final two games of the season as they sit on a record of seven wins and two defeats. This means that Jorge Gallent’s team need just one win to seal themselves a top four spot and a “twice-to-beat” advantage. If they are unable to get it done against NLEX, San Miguel will still be able to clinch with a win over 10th-place Rain or Shine on the final day.