The next day of regular Euroleague basketball action on 26 January will feature five interesting games. One of them will take place in Greece. In Week 21, Panathinaikos will try to take on Zalgiris Kaunas.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 26.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 20:00 UK;
Venue – O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (19.250);
City – Athens, Greece.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Zalgiris – 1.625.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 162 – 1.456.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Panathinaikos Points Under 80.5 – 1.704.
Even on the road, Zalgiris has a decent game. For example, the Lithuanians defeated Olimpia Milano and Virtus Bologna in their most recent away game. Panathinaikos is not exactly impressive, so we don’t rule out another win for the Lithuanians.
Both teams can’t be described as fast. Both Panathinaikos and Zalgiris focus too much on defence. With that in mind, we think we’re in for a cautious game.
The Greeks have not scored more than 80 points in 3 of their last 4 Euroleague games.
Panathinaikos lost again. This time, the Greek team failed to do anything on the road against Virtus Bologna (64-74). In that game, Nate Wolters scored 15 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
On the home court, however, Radonjić’s men are doing much better. They’ve won 4 of their last 6 matches at home.
In its last game, Panathinaikos handled Maccabi Tel Aviv at home. They did it thanks to the efforts of Lee and Bacon. Together, the duo scored 40 points. Their efficient play allowed the team to beat the Israelis with a score of 88-86.
Panathinaikos has lost 65% of its games this season.
The hosts score 78.5 points per game on average.
Zalgiris is one of the playoff contenders. After 20 rounds, the Lithuanian team have 12 wins. Those results allowed the Kaunas team to move into fifth place in the standings.
Maksvytis’ men return to Athens, after a successful home game against Crvena Zvezda. The Lithuanians had no problems in that meeting. They overcame the Serbians with a score of 71-66. In that game, Edgaras Ulanovas scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
Zalgiris Kaunas has won 60% of this season’s meetings.
The visitors conceded 76.1 points on average this season.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Panathinaikos: Nate Wolters – Panagiotis Kalaitzakis – Dwayne Bacon – Derrick Williams – Georgios Papagiannis.
Zalgiris Kaunas: Tomas Dimša – Ignas Brazdeikis – Edgaras Ulanovas – Rolands Šmits – Kevarrius Hayes.
The fixture will be played at O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (19.250) in Athens, Greece.
This starting whistle will sound on the 26th of January 2023, at 20:00 UK Time.
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