In the next round of the Euroleague, Barcelona will take on Crvena Zvezda. The starting whistle will sound on the 18th of March at 20:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Full-Time Result – Handicap (+12.5) for Crvena Zvezda – 1.85.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Match Points Over 146.5 – 1.60.
The average total in Barçelona games is 159 points.
It’s not unusual in sport for the leader to lose to an outsider. Last week, Sarunas Jasikevicius’ former and current teams faced off in Kaunas. Barcelona was considered to defeat Zalgiris Kaunas but lost by a wide margin. The Greens had a seven-point advantage. Barcelona was particularly unconvincing in even-numbered quarters (26-18 & 35:21).
In the game against Zalgiris, Nikola Mirotic scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Despite the loss, the Catalans are still in first place with 22 wins and 7 losses.
Last week, Crvena Zvezda improved their position in the standings with a home win over Maccabi Tel Aviv (84-77). The Serbs lost one quarter to the Israelis, but then had an advantage of two to 14 points in the remaining quarters (24-10, 23-21 and 19-17).
In the game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nikola Kalinic scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Dejan Radonjić’s team is in tenth place with 13 wins and 15 losses.
In two of the last three head-to-head encounters, the total has been odd. The odds for that outcome – 1.92.
At this moment there are no updates on injuries.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Barcelona: PG – Rokas Jokubaitis, SG – Nico Laprovíttola, SF – Dante Exum, PF – Nikola Mirotić, C – Sertaç Şanlı.
Crvena Zvezda: PG – Nate Wolters, SG – Austin Hollins, SF – Nikola Kalinić, PF – Aaron White, C – Ognjen Kuzmić.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
The first-round head-to-head encounter ended in favour of Barcelona (76-69).
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade, Serbia.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for Euroleague at Vbet and William Hill.