I'm thinking, what if Ginebra will get eliminated early, I think the favorite to win the championship will be the SMB. Personally, I think Magnolia has a better shot than any other team, Fajardo is playing like his prime years but Magnolia can limit him while they continue their good defense.
If I'm not mistaken, SMB is really the top favorite to win the championship this All-Filipino Cup, and to what the standing turned out during eliminations, they still sealed being the Favorite in this quarterfinals. Ginebra may be just on the second option? Do we have a source for the Conference Outrights betting, especially in fiat online bookies that are based locally?
Either way, even though I'm looking forward for Ginebra to advance or even get the first conference title this season, seems to me that Magnolia will stand in any team's way. The way Magnolia is playing, we can see clearly that they are working as a team, and notably, Calvin Abueva always giving his best every game.
Magnolia fans are surely expecting a big bounce back after the failed rally the last conference.