Baskonia vs Virtus Bologna prediction for Thursday’s Euroleague round 15 fixture at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The tipoff for this game is scheduled at 19:30 UK time. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview below.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Baskonia to Win – 1.35
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Under 167 Points – 1.58
Baskonia to Win
Baskonia have won nine of their previous ten fixtures in the Spanish league and the Euroleague. Moreover, they won four games in a row in the Euroleague and their last nine games in Spain. Bologna lost their last three away Euroleague games.
Under 167 Points
The average number of points scored in Baskonia’s last ten games is 162. Baskonia are averaaging 85.3 PPG and Viryus Bologna 75.6 PPG in the Euroleague. Baskonia’s last four games and Bologna’s four of their last five Euroleague game produced under 167 points.
Baskonia
The last three weeks have been incredible for Baskonia as they won all of their seven games in all competitions. In the Euroleague, the Red and Blues were victorious in the four most recent games prior to this one and improved to a 9-5 win/loss record at the sixth position.
Moreover, Baskonia’s last two games were against the two Turkish sides Fenerbahce and Anadolu Efes which are two of the best teams in Europe. In their previous game, Baskonia were better than Fenerbahce in every aspect of the game, shooting 42.4% from the field, grabbing 44 rebounds, and having 22 assists during the 40 minutes.
Virtus Bologna
With their 78-73 win over Maccabi on Friday in round 14, Virtus Bologna now have a 6-8 record and are in the 13th position in the Euroleague standings. In the seven games that Bologna played on the road, they won twice and lost five of their trips.
In Bologna’s game against Maccabi, both teams won two quarters each, However, Bologna managed to shoot better making 46.6% of their field goals which is almost the same as their season’s average. Must be noted that the Italian side grabbed 13 offensive rebounds with the French duo Cordinier and Jaiteh grabbing six each.
Considering the last ten fixtures of both teams, we can see that Baskonia won eight while Bologna came on top in five. With the recent form the Spaniards are in, it is not a surprise that they are the favorites to win and we will back them to achieve it.
Virtus Bologna are averaging 75.6 points per game in the Euroleague. In addition, Bologna scored under 79 points in three of their previous four games in Europe. With odds of 1.77 at 1XBet, we predict Virtus Bologna to score under 79 points in this game.
There are no reported injuries or suspensions concerning team Baskonia.
On Virtus Bologna’s side, Ojeyele and Abbas are out while Mickey will be assessed on a daily basis.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Baskonia beat Virtus Bologna 85-69 on 20/12/2007 in Bologna.
Where will this match be played?
Tuesday’s game will be played at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Baskonia vs Virtus Bologna.