On February 3rd, six games await the Euroleague Basketball regular season. In the third game in chronological order, Zalgiris will take on Partizan in Kaunas.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 03.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 18:00 UK;
Venue – Žalgiris Arena (15.415);
City – Kaunas, Lithuania.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Zalgiris – 1.832.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 162 – 1.625.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Partizan Points Over 77.5 – 1.765.
We’re looking at two teams, one of which performs admirably at home, the other unconvincingly on the road. At Zalgiris Arena, the Lithuanians have suffered only two defeats in the current Euroleague series. With such a performance, Maksvytis’s men have every chance of achieving another success.
On the court, Zalgiris Kaunas very often uses a defensive game model. In the recent game against Crvena Zvezda, for example, they scored only 137 points. It’s likely that the game against Partizan will not be much different.
The Serbs have scored more than 77 points in their last four games.
Once again, Zalgiris Kaunas confirmed its lack of success on the road. In their last two road games, Maksvytis’s team lost to Panathinaikos (65-89) and Anadolu Efes (70-80). The Lithuanians have lost eight of their 12 games away from home.
In the game against Anadolu Efes, Ignas Brazdeikis scored 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Returning to their home court gives the Kaunas squad another opportunity to win. All the same, Zalgiris do very well at home. The Lithuanians have won 8 of their 10 games at home.
Zalgiris Kaunas has won 80% of the season’s home games.
The home side is scoring an average of 76.1 points per game.
Partizan is one step away from the playoffs. Zeljko Obradovic’s side has 11 wins under their belt. One win separates them from the top eight. However, to succeed in their next game will be challenging, given their lack of success on the road.
Partizan won its last game. Four days ago, the team from Belgrade stood no chance against ASVEL at home. Kevin Punter’s 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists allowed the Serbs to celebrate a victory with a score of 92-71.
Partizan has lost 73% of its away encounters.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Zalgiris Kaunas: Tomas Dimša – Ignas Brazdeikis – Edgaras Ulanovas – Rolands Smits – Kevarrius Hayes.
Partizan: Kevin Punter – Ioannis Papapetrou – James Nunnally – Zach LeDay – Mathias Lessort.
The fixture will be played at Žalgiris Arena (15.415) in Kaunas, Lithuania.
This starting whistle will sound on the 3rd of February 2023, at 18:00 UK Time.
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