Normally, a single game day in the Euroleague Basketball regular season includes many games. However, because of the tournament’s busy schedule, we’ll only see three games on February 2. In one of them, Valencia will take on Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 02.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:30 UK;
Venue – Fuente de San Luis (9.000);
City – Valencia, Spain.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Maccabi – 1.66.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 162 – 1.625.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Valencia Points Over 84.5 – 1.864.
The recent matches between these teams in Spain have been a struggle. Valencia has not won any of their previous three games by wide margins. In this respect, we suggest favouring the visitors.
Valencia has been hitting the 80-point mark regularly in recent home games. The Spaniards’ attack is good enough, so they’re bound to be productive again. It’s likely that the visitors will support them in this. On the road, the Israelis are also averaging under 80 points, so we’ll go with the higher total.
The Spaniards have scored more than 84 points in 3 of their last 4 games.
Valencia has finally managed to get into the play-off zone. Alex Mumbru’s men have been playing well of late. They’ve won five EuroLeague games in a row. In their previous encounters, the Spaniards defeated Alba Berlin (94-88) and Bayern Munich (82-73).
In the game against Bayern, Jonah Radebaugh scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Valencia has decent potential. The Bats have good players in their lineup. Take, for example, Bojan Dubljević or Jonah Radebo. However, the Spaniards have been too unstable in the first half of the season.
The home team’s games have an average score of 163 points.
Maccabi Tel Aviv once again confirmed its status as a home team. Kattash’s men can beat any opponent on home soil, but they’re much worse on the road. In their last game, the Israelis failed to beat Barcelona on the road. They lost the game against the Catalans with a score of 78-83. In that game, Jalen Adams scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Their poor away performance sent the Tel Aviv side just outside the top 8. Currently, Maccabi sits 11th in the Euroleague table. The Israelis have 11 wins under their belt.
The away team’s games have an average score of 163 points.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has won four of its last five head-to-head matches.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Valencia Basket: Chris Jones – Jonah Radebaugh – Xabier López-Arostegui – Víctor Claver – Kyle Alexander.
Maccabi Tel Aviv: John DiBartolomeo – Bonzie Colson – Wade Baldwin IV – Josh Nebo – Jake Cohen.
The fixture will be played at Fuente de San Luis (9.000) in Valencia, Spain.
This starting whistle will sound on the 2nd of February 2023, at 19:30 UK Time.
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