The Euroleague Basketball regular season is in full swing. There’s only a third of it left to go. That means the best part will come in the denouement. On Week 24, Maccabi will take on Crvena Zvezda in Tel Aviv.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 09.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:00 UK;
Venue – Menora Mivtachim Arena (10.383);
City – Tel Aviv, Israel.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-5) for Maccabi – 1.872.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 157 – 1.89.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Maccabi Points Over 83.5 – 1.975.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – 1st Quarter Points Over 40.5 – 1.87.
Maccabi Tel Aviv at home and away are two different teams. The Israelis don’t provide many opportunities for their opponents on the home court. As a rule, Kattash’s men beat their opponents at home. A similar fate is likely to await Crvena Zvezda because the Serbs are shaky on the road.
The Israelis are aggressive at home. They’re good on the offensive end, averaging 84.5 points at home. It’s likely to be a topsy-turvy encounter against Crvena Zvezda.
The Israelis have scored more than 82 points in 4 of their last 5 games.
In 3 of Maccabi’s last 4 games, more than 40.5 points have been scored in the first quarter.
Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to be one of the weakest away teams in the Euroleague, but Kattash’s men are doing much better at home. The Israelis lost one of their ten games on the court. Maccabi Tel-Aviv suffered a setback against Barcelona (79-86).
Maccabi played most of their last games away from home. However, even outside the home box, Kattash’s charges were successful. In their last game, for example, the Israelis defeated Valencia with a score of 94-93.
In that match, Bonzie Colson scored a double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
Maccabi has won 90% of its home games of the season.
Crvena Zvezda is yet to make the playoffs. Dusko Ivanovic’s side lacks stability. They’ve been losing too often. Because of that, the team from Belgrade sits in 13th place in the Euroleague standings. The team has ten wins under its belt.
It will not be easy for Crvena Zvezda to succeed in Tel Aviv. The fact is that the Serbs are not performing well away. In their last away matches, for example, they lost to Virtus Bologna (72-84) and Olimpia Milano (68-74).
In the game against Olimpia, Ben Bentil scored 17 points and 7 rebounds.
Crvena Zvezda has lost 67% of its away games this season.
The visitors are averaging just 75 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: Luca Vildoza – Ognjen Dobrić – Stefan Lazarević – Ben Bentil – Filip Petrušev.
The fixture will be played at Menora Mivtachim Arena (10.383) in Tel Aviv, Israel.
This starting whistle will sound on the 9th of February 2022, at 19:00 UK Time.
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