Anadolu Efes is the best team in European basketball in the last few years. Under the leadership of Ergin Ataman, the team has won the Euroleague title twice in a row. Now they have an away game against Baskonia.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 27.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:30 UK;
Venue – Fernando Buesa Arena (15.504);
City – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3) for Baskonia – 1.77.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 162 – 1.668.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Baskonia Points Points Under 82.5 – 1.90.
Anadolu Efes has been absolutely unimpressive in recent games, so we think that Baskonia will have a good opportunity to win. The Spaniards have won 8 of their 10 Euroleague games at home. They won’t have any trouble facing their crisis opponent.
In the previous match, the teams scored 161 points. It’s very likely that history will repeat itself. After all, Baskonia and Anadolu Efes have top-class players at their disposal. That makes them hopeful of an entertaining encounter.
The Spaniards have scored less than 82 points in 3 of their last 5 games.
Saski Baskonia has yet to overcome its crisis. The Spanish team is still losing a lot. Penarroya’s side has suffered five defeats in its last seven games. The Basques are losing in both Liga ACB and Euroleague.
Last week, the Vitoria-Gasteis side failed to hold off Barcelona at home. Baskonia lost the game with a score of 78-85. It’s worth noting that Penarroya’s side was victorious in the Euroleague last year when they defeated Real Madrid (92-86) at home.
In the game against Barcelona, Tadas Sedekerskis scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Baskonia has won 80% of its home games of the season.
The home side’s matches have an average of 164 points scored.
Anadolu Efes did not hold their own among the top teams in the EuroLeague. The Turkish team lost two of its last three matches and dropped to ninth. Ataman’s men now have ten wins under their belt. That’s one less than eighth-placed Maccabi.
Anadolu Efes lost six of its ten away matches this season. In one of the last games, the team defeated Barcelona (80-75), but previously lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv (72-80) and Valencia (71-81). It all indicated that Ataman’s side failed to find consistency.
In the game against Barcelona, Vasilije Micic scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Anadolu Efes has lost 60% of its away games.
The away side’s matches have an average of 159 points scored.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Saski Baskonia: Darius Thompson – Vanja Marinković – Rokas Giedraitis – Dani Díez – Maik Kotsar.
Anadolu Efes: Shane Larkin – Vasilije Micić – Elijah Bryant – Chris Singleton – Tibor Pleiß.
The fixture will be played at Fernando Buesa Arena (15.504) in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
This starting whistle will sound on the 27th of January 2023, at 19:30 UK Time.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague: Saski Baskonia vs Anadolu Efes at 1xBet and VBET.