The Euroleague Basketball regular season is quickly gaining momentum. That’s why the sixth round of the competition is on the horizon. In the first match of the day, Saski Baskonia will host Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 03.11.2022;
Kick-Off – 22:15 UK;
Venue – Fernando Buesa Arena (15.504);
City – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2.5) for Saski Baskonia – 1.988.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 166 – 1.80.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Saski Baskonia Points Over 81.5 – 1.704.
Last season, Maccabi won only five away matches. The Israelis failed in the other nine. It is likely that this trend will continue now. In their previous away game against Fenerbahce, they didn’t look their best. It is unlikely that Kattash’s men will be able to snatch victory from Spain.
Against Fenerbahce, Maccabi scored just 71 points. In the game against Baskonia, that number might be higher. Still, there’s a good chance the encounter will be a low-scoring.
The Basques have scored more than 80 points in 3 of their last 4 games.
Saski Baskonia has had mixed success in the Euroleague. Joan Penarroya’s side has alternated between wins and losses. They’ve now won three games. That allows the Basques to sit in seventh place in the standings.
It is worth noting that the team from Vitoria-Gasteis perform excellently on home soil. More recently, Baskonia defeated Real Madrid at home (88-82). Before that, they also beat Partizan (103-96) and Crvena Zvezda (92-75).
In Saski Baskonia’s games, the average total of points scored is 166 points.
The team is averaging 30.8 rebounds per game this season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is one of the leaders in the Euroleague. Oded Kattash’s men have had an excellent start to the season. They’ve won four of their five games. That result allowed the team from Tel Aviv to climb to second place.
The only defeat for Maccabi was on the road against Fenerbahce (71-86). The Israelis made no further appearances away from home this season. It remains to be seen how they will perform against Baskonia in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
In Maccabi’s games, the average total of points scored is 158.
The team is averaging 36.2 rebounds per game.
In 3 of Baskonia’s last 5 games, more than 41.5 points were scored in the first quarter. We offer to bet on “1st Quarter Points – Over 41.5” with odds of 1.87.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Saski Baskonia: Darius Thompson – Vanja Marinković – Rokas Giedraitis – Daulton Hommes – Maik Kotsar.
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Lorenzo Brown – Wade Baldwin IV – Austin Hollins – Alex Poythress – Josh Nebo.
The fixture will be played at Fernando Buesa Arena (15.504) in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
This starting whistle will sound on the 3rd of October, 2022, at 22:15 UK Time.
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