European basketball does not have equal budgets for teams like the NBA. So there is a division between the rich and the poor. Nevertheless, even the average teams often put on a good show. In Week 13 of the Euroleague, Crvena Zvezda will take on Zalgiris.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 13.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 18:00 UK;
Venue – Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (8.000);
City – Belgrade, Serbia.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-6) for Crvena Zvezda – 1.712.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 149.5 – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Crvena Zvezda Points Under 80.5 – 1.765.
Analysts believe Crvena Zvezda is the clear favourite for the game. It’s hard to disagree with them. The Belgrade club is almost always successful at home. Vladimir Jovanovic’s side has already beaten every mid-tier team in the league. The odds are that this time too, the Serbian team will be able to outplay their neighbour in the standings with the traditionally noisy support of their fans.
Crvena Zvezda scores an average of 75 points in their home games, while Zalgiris scores 81 points on the road. Last season, the teams surpassed the 201-point mark in a head-to-head encounter. Back then, however, overtime was necessary to determine the winner. The upcoming game is unlikely to be overly productive.
Crvena Zvezda has won five games in a row in its last five regular season games. They even defeated arch-rival Partizan on the road (76-73). The Belgrade club also defeated ASVEL (71:67), Bologna (83:74) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (69:68) at home. As for the visiting team, they beat Alba Berlin (88:84) in overtime. The Serbian club is in 11th place in the standings.
In the last EuroLeague game against Partizan, Nemanja Nedovic scored 20 points and 4 assists.
Crvena Zvezda has won 80% of its home games of the season.
The hosts score 73.6 points per game this season.
Zalgiris Kaunas lost its last two games. The Lithuanian club lost at home to Panathinaikos (67-81) and Anadolu Efes (60-86). Prior to that, Kazys Maksvytis’s team defeated Valencia (80-76) on the road. Zalgiris is tenth in the standings.
In the last EuroLeague game against Anadolu Efes, Tyler Cavanaugh scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.
Zalgiris Kaunas has lost 67% of its away meetings this season.
Zalgiris is conceding 78 points on average this season.
Crvena Zvezda averages 73.6 points per game this season. We offer to bet on “Crvena Zvezda Points Under 80.5” with odds of 1.765.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Crvena Zvezda: Luca Vildoza – Branko Lazić – Ognjen Dobrić – Ben Bentil – Ognjen Kuzmić.
Zalgiris Kaunas: Keenan Evans – Ignas Brazdeikis – Edgaras Ulanovas – Tyler Cavanaugh – Kevarrius Hayes.
The fixture will be played at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (8.000) in Belgrade, Serbia.
This starting whistle will sound on the 13th of December 2022, at 18:00 UK Time.
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