The long break without club basketball is finally coming to an end. The fact is that the national teams were involved in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. In Week 25 of the Euroleague regular season, Maccabi Tel Aviv will take on Bayern Munich at home.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 23.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:00 UK;
Venue – Menora Mivtachim Arena (10.383);
City – Tel Aviv, Israel.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+10) for Bayern Munich – 1.625.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 158 – 1.668.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Maccabi Points Under 84.5 – 1.864.
Maccabi has slowed down considerably of late. Right now, Kattash’s men look too shaky, so we doubt they’ll win. We might opt for a plus handicap for the visitors from Germany.
In the first round match, the teams scored 177 points. It’s likely that history will repeat itself. Maccabi is effective on the home court, and Bayern has also been improving under the basket of their opponents.
The Israelis have not scored more than 84 points in 3 of their last 5 games.
The Israelis went into the break on a minor note. In their last game, they lost to Crvena Zvezda (86-89). That was a surprising result since Kattash’s men played well on their home court. At home, they won 9 of their 11 games.
Maccabi will play against Bayern Munich without Lorenzo Brown and Alex Poythress. It’s a loss, but not a big one, since the Israelis have played without them in recent games. The absence of these players will certainly have an impact on the team’s performance.
In the game against Crvena Zvezda, Wade Baldwin IV scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Maccabi has won 82% of its home games of the season.
Bayern has not looked its best in recent Euroleague games. Andrea Trinquieri’s side has been unbeaten since late January when they defeated Italy’s Virtus Bologna (91-84) at home. Since then, the team from Munich have lost three straight matches. They lost to Valencia Basket (82-73), Barcelona (72-70) and Partizan (82-71).
In the match against Partizan, D.J. Seeley scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Before the game against Maccabi, Bayern had won two games in the German Cup. Andrea Trinquieri’s men defeated Alba Berlin (83-77) and Oldenburg (90-78).
Bayern has lost 75% of its away meetings.
The visitors are averaging 76.4 points per game.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Jalen Adams – Wade Baldwin IV – Bonzie Colson – Jarell Martin – Josh Nebo.
Crvena Zvezda: Cassius Winston – Nick Weiler-Babb – Isaac Bonga – Augustine Rubit – Freddie Gillespie.
The fixture will be played at Menora Mivtachim Arena (10.383) in Tel Aviv, Israel.
This starting whistle will sound on the 23rd of February 2023, at 19:00 UK Time.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Crvena Zvezda at 1xBet and VBET.