Twice-to-beat prize

Games Thursday
Araneta Coliseum
5:30 p.m.- Shopinas.com vs. B-Meg
7:45 p.m.- Barako Bull vs. Brgy. Ginebra

The second twice-to-beat advantage will be at stake today when the scorching B-Meg Llamados play the winless Shopinas.com Clickers in the penultimate playdate of the elimination round of the 37th PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

B-Meg is the hottest team in the league right now, riding the crest of a seven-game winning streak. The Llamados are at solo second place with nine wins and four losses.

The league-leading Talk N Text Tropang Texters have already secured the first twice-to-beat incentive after escaping with an, 80-78 win over the Petron Blaze Boosters last Tuesday.

Aside from foiling B-Meg’s bid of earning a crucial incentive going into the quarterfinal round, the Clickers are looking to avoid a winless maiden campaign.

The eliminated Clickers are at the bottom of the standings with a 0-13 (win-loss) record. Shopinas.com’s 13 straight losses tied the second longest losing streak in league history.

Another loss today will make the Clickers as the owner of a record that no team would want  to own.

Shopinas.com and the Alaska Aces are the first teams to be booted out.

Meanwhile, in the main game, the Barako Bull and the Barangay Ginebra collide with both squads looking to improve their ranking.

Barako Bull sports a 6-7 record, while Ginebra totes a 7-5 slate.

Tournament format states that in the quarters, the number one and two teams will enjoy twice-to-beat advantages against the number eight and seven squads, respectively.

The number three team will face the number six squad, while the number four team will take on the number five squad in a best-of-three affair.