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We've taken a look ahead to the indoor action to see if we can pick out the best tips and odds for the big finale.
Baller League UK - Final four
After 11 grueling gamedays of Baller League UK action, it all comes down to this for the final four.
One of Deportrio, MVPs United, Yanited or SDS FC will be crowned the winners of the inaugural competition which has gripped social media.
Some big names in the world of sport, entertainment, music and influencing have been involved and now we'll find out the winner.
As table toppers after 11 gamedays, Deportrio are rightly the bookies favourites to claim victory on Thursday night - yet strangely go into their semi final with SDS FC as the underdogs, so work that one out.
The team managed by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards have just gone off the boil in recent weeks with just one win in their last five, including a thumping 8-3 defeat from SDS FC last time out.
They did however just manage to cling onto top spot on goal difference after winning seven of their 11 games and scoring 42 goals in the process, though need to get back to their early tournament form if they want to win this.
Semi final opponents, SDS FC have won their last four games on the spin and haven't tasted defeat since gameday five to finish just three points off the top.
In the other semi final, MVPs United - second to Deportrio on goal difference - take on AngryGinge's team Yanited having also both won 7 of their 11 games.
The sides met only a couple of weeks ago on the gameday 9 fixture list, with the well-fancied Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama's side MVPs United coming out 4-3 victors.
But Yanited finished the league phase with comfortably the highest goal difference in the competition with +17 after the 11 games - with SDS FC (+12) the only side close.
So to sum up, the bookmaker odds are close for both semi finals and the outright markets and it's no wonder why - this is anyone's competition!
Baller League UK - Latest odds
Semi final odds
Deportrio vs SDS FC
Deportrio 27/20
Draw 4/1
SDS FC 21/20
MVPs United vs Yanited
MVPs United 6/5
Draw 4/1
Yanited 6/5
Outright odds
Deportrio 15/8
Yanited 15/8
SDS FC 7/2
MVPs United 4/1
Baller League UK predictions
Final Four winner
SDS FC lost out to MVPs United on gameday three and started the competition with one win from five games.
So it's been an almost upward curve from that moment on and they're an attractive price to win this after last week's heroics.
That thumping win over Deportrio to get them here was a big moment and that momentum could well carry them through two more games.
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