Interesting. Our play would suggest the Axis have the advantage, and we bid accordingly.
A strategy which seems effective for Germany, is a single push into Russia.
Rather than hitting in multiple locations worth 1 value territory, and allowing for potentially effective counter attacks, just move the ground forces in a single stack.
G2 - Eastern Poland
G3 - Belarus
G4 - Bryansk (Buy many Bombers on G4, since they can hit Russia on G5)
G5 - Russia
They have so many additional starting forces over Russia that even if Russia does something like takes Finland (both denying Germany a National Objective, and earning one of their own), meaning they out earn the Germans, they simply can’t build enough to offset the sheer number of units the Germans start with.
If Russia pulls everything back, giving up the ability to counterattack, then Germany can play more conventionally and starve Russia.
The money Germany gains from taking Russia by taking this direct path allows them to build ground forces in Germany on G6 & G7 ready to push into France and kick out the US landing on G8.