The last day of January in the EuroLeague regular season will bring six exciting games. In the sixth game in chronological order, Virtus will take on Crvena Zvezda in Bologna. Which of the opponents can expect to win?
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 31.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 20:00 UK;
Venue – Segafredo Arena (9.980);
City – Bologna, Italy.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Virtus Bologna – 1.852.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 159 – 1.668.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Virtus Points Points Under 80.5 – 1.83.
Virtus Bologna is performing well on home soil. The Bologna side has won 6 of its 11 games at home. We believe that the support from the stands will help the Italians beat the Serbs.
In the previous encounter, the teams scored 157 points. It’s very likely that the teams won’t be able to play any better. In recent games, each team has had problems playing offensively. This is especially true for Crvena Zvezda, who had not scored more than 77 points in their previous two EuroLeague games.
The Italians have scored 80 points or less in 3 of their last 4 games.
From time to time, Virtus Bologna surprises with unexpected results. The Italian team have a quality selection, which is why they occasionally manage to play well. Most recently, for example, Bologna defeated Barcelona and Panathinaikos.
However, Scariolo’s side lacks stability. Very often, they lose games they could have won. Because of that, the team sit 14th in the Euroleague standings. In their last game, Virtus Bologna was unable to offer any opposition to Bayern Munich (84-91).
In that encounter, Milos Teodosic scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.
Virtus Bologna has won 55% of its home games of the season.
The home team’s games have an average score of 156.
Crvena Zvezda has one more victory than Virtus – 10. This result puts the Serbs in 12th place. They have a chance of qualifying for one of the playoffs, so they probably won’t let up.
It’s worth noting that Ivanovic’s side has lost its last two matches. In their games against Zalgiris Kaunas (66-71) and Partizan (78-79), they lost. The last time Crvena Zvezda won was on January 12, they took on Monaco at home (92-68).
In the match against Partizan, Luca Vildoza scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Crvena Zvezda lost 60% of away games this season.
In the visitors’ matches, the average score is 151 points.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Virtus Bologna: Daniel Hackett – Gabriel Lundberg – Semi Ojeleye – Tornike Shengelia – Mouhammadou Jaiteh.
Crvena Zvezda: Luca Vildoza – Branko Lazić – Ognjen Dobrić – Ben Bentil – Filip Petrušev.
The fixture will be played at Segafredo Arena (9.980) in Bologna, Italy.
This starting whistle will sound on the 31st of January 2023, at 20:00 UK Time.
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