The action continues in the Czech Liga Pro on Thursday, and this week we’re looking at the fixtures involving the in-form Jiri Moravek. After winning his session on Tuesday, Moravek is the favorite to win his three group fixtures again on Thursday. Here we look ahead to his prospects with our latest table tennis betting picks.
- Jiri Moravek faces Josef Pelikan, Jan Zalesky, and Petr Picek in Thursday’s session in the Czech Liga
- Moravek has won eight of his last 12 Liga Pro fixtures and will be looking to build on his success when he takes to the table this evening
- As well as winning his session on Tuesday, Moravek also reached the playoff of his session last Friday, losing 3-1 to Milan Fisera
On Tuesday, Jiri Moravek won two of his three group games, which was good enough to get to the playoff match of his session. The wins came against Ondrej Pastorek (3-1) and Josef Pelikan (3-1). The fixture Moravek lost was against Ondrej Kucirek (3-0).
But in his playoff fixture, Moravek defeated Ondrej Kucirek - again by a 3-1 scoreline.
The final was a strange match, with Kucirek taking the opening set 14-12. Moravek won the next two sets 11-8 and 11-5, before Kucirek made a real fight of it in the fourth set, with Moravek eventually taking it 14-12 and with it, the match.
Moravek favored to sweep his Thursday grouping
As a result of his recent successes, Moravek is favored to win his three Thursday group games with the best table tennis online betting sites. The latest betting on his matches can be found below on our Table Tennis odds table.
| Player |  | | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiri Moravek | -300 | +225 | Josef Pelikan |
| Jiri Moravek | -163 | +120 | Jan Zalesky |
| Jiri Moravek | -200 | +150 | Petr Picek |
The odds shown on our betting table are provided by BetOnline, one of the best online sports betting sites for Table Tennis. For more information on this popular bookmaker, please check out our BetOnline sportsbook review page. Now, let’s take a look at Jiri Moravek’s fixtures in more detail.
Jiri Moravek -300 vs Josef Pelikan +225
First up for Jiri Moravek is a clash against Josef Pelikan. This fixture gets started at 2 pm ET, and as you can see from the latest odds, Moravek is heavily favored to win.
Pelikan had a mixed evening on Tuesday, winning two and losing two. One of his defeats was significant, as it was to today’s opponent, Jiri Moravek.
Moravek took the match by three sets to one. Pelikan won a tight first set 14-12, but then Moravek cruised through set two, taking it 11-7. Pelikan again fought back, pushing his opponent in the third, before eventually going down 12-10. Then in the fourth set, Moravek won with comparative ease, taking it 11-5, to complete the victory.
On the handicap line, Josef Pelikan is receiving a start of 1.5 sets. With the advantage, Pelikan is -105. Moravek is -115.
All the evidence here points towards another victory for Jiri Moravek, so we’re going for him to win and cover the spread for our betting pick.
Jiri Moravek -163 vs Jan Zalesky +120
The second match for Jiri Moravek is at 3 pm ET, and in this encounter, the betting odds are a lot closer.
On paper, Jan Zalesky looks like the toughest opponent of the three that Moravek is - so far - scheduled to play on Thursday. The best sports betting sites have Moravek as the favorite at -163, with Jan Zalesky at +120. In a two-way contest, those are tight betting odds.
Jan Zalesky is coming straight out of the TT Cup, where it’s fair to say he had a mixed bag of results. In his last 12 matches, he has won seven and lost five. But included in the seven wins was a winning streak of five. And in the five losses, is a losing streak of four.
The losing streak is more recent. On Wednesday of last week, he lost his final fixture of the day 3-0 to Ivo Hladik. Zalesky then followed that up by losing his opening three matches on Friday. He did manage to finish on a positive note, defeating Vlastimil Kocvara 3-0 in his final matchup on the day.
On the handicap line, Zalesky is the -175 favorite with a start of 1.5 sets. Moravek is +125 to win and cover the spread.
We believe this matchup looks close, and we’re prepared to wager on Jiri Moravek to win on the money line for our pick.
Jiri Moravek -200 vs Petr Picek +150
Finally, Moravek’s final group match is against Petr Picek, with the fixture getting underway at 4.30 pm ET.
Moravek is -200 to win on the money line, with Petr Picek at +150. On the handicap line, Picek is -150 with a start of 1.5 sets. Starting with the deficit, Moravek is +110.
Petr Picek comes into Thursday on a five-match losing streak. Four of the losses occurred on Friday, and he was well beaten in all but one of the five matches. Picek even managed to lose a set 11-0 in his match against Jaromir Cernik.
With Petr Picek in such terrible form, we think it makes sense to wager on Jiri Moravek to win and cover the spread at the better odds of +110.
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