Six fixtures await Euroleague Basketball’s regular season on October 18th. In one of them, reigning champion Anadolu Efes will take on Valencia.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 18.10.2022;
Kick-Off – 18:00 UK;
Venue – Sinan Erdem Dome (16.000);
City – Istanbul, Turkey.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-7) for Valencia Basket – 1.58.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 162 – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Anadolu Efes Points Over 83.5 – 1.76.
Anadolu Efes defeated Valencia by 16 points at home last season. It’s unlikely Valencia can put up a fight now. They’re not in the right form to do something like that.
In previous games, Valencia has not been at all impressive offensively. In their last four games, Mumbru’s men haven’t scored more than 76 points. They’re unlikely to do better against Anadolu Efes. In their last home game in the Euroleague, Efes only conceded 59 points.
Anadolu Efes has scored more than 84 points in their last three games.
Anadolu Efes lost its second-round match in the Euroleague. Efes failed to beat Monaco on the road last week. Monaco imposed its style of play. Ergin Ataman’s men adopted their style of play, but they failed to do so. Anadolu Efes lost with a score of 92-95.
It’s worth noting that Anadolu Efes won the first-round game. On their home court, Ataman’s men defeated Crvena Zvezda with a score of 72-59.
Anadolu Efes won 86% of its home games last season. The team is averaging 16 assists per match this season.
Valencia Basket is in crisis. The team has lost four games in a row. It cannot be said that Alex Mumbru’s men performed poorly in those matches. They could have won their last games, but their luck ran out.
In the previous two rounds of the Euroleague, Valencia lost to Saski Baskonia (71-81) and LDLC ASVEL (76-77). In the Spanish league, Valencia also lost to Ucam Murcia (75-76) and Bilbao Basket (65-71).
Valencia Basket is averaging 12 assists per match this season.
In 3 of Valencia’s last 4 matches, more than 39.5 points were scored in the first quarter. We offer to bet on “1st Quarter Points – Over 39.5″ with odds of 1.86.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Anadolu Efes: Vasilije Micić – Rodrigue Beaubois, Will Clyburn – Amath M’Baye, Ante Zizic.
Valencia Basket: Sam Van Rossom – Klemen Prepelič, Víctor Claver – James Webb III, Kyle Alexander.
The fixture will be played at Sinan Erdem Dome (16.000), Istanbul, Turkey.
This starting whistle will sound on the 18th of October, 2022, at 18:00 UK Time.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague: Anadolu Efes vs Valencia Basket at 1xBet.