After the suspension of Russian teams from the Euroleague regular season, interest in the competition has dropped significantly. Nevertheless, the strongest clubs are still fighting. Monaco and Anadolu Efes face each other on the 11th of March at 19:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Full-Time Result – Handicap (+2.5) for Monaco – 2.05.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Match Points Over 162.5 – 1.60.
Monaco has Mike James, Anadolu Efes has Shane Larkin and Vasilije Micic. All of them are in good form, which means we will have a productive game.
In the last round, the tournament debutant faced the regular-season leader and reigning Euroleague finalist. The game took place at the famous Palau Blaugrana. It wasn’t easy for Barcelona – ambitious Monaco battled hard for three quarters. In the second quarter, Barcelona played better, which had an impact on the final result (88-83).
In the game against Barcelona, Mike James scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Sasa Obradovic’s team is ninth in the standings.
In late February and early March, Anadolu Efes beat Maccabi Tel Aviv and Fenerbahce. It seemed like there will be a third straight victory, but Baskonia gave an unbelievable battle against the reigning EuropaLeague champions. Baskonia won by a score of 87-74.
In the game against Baskonia, Vasilije Micic scored 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Anadolu Efes is seventh in the standings and fifth on the updated standings (without Russian clubs).
In the last two head-to-head encounters, the total has been odd. The odds for that outcome – 1.94.
At this moment there are no updates on injuries.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Monaco: G – Mike James, G – Yakuba Ouattara, F – Alpha Diallo, F – Will Thomas, C – Donatas Motiejūnas.
Anadolu Efes: G – Vasilije Micić, G – Shane Larkin, F – Rodrigue Beaubois, F – Adrien Moerman, C – Tibor Pleiß.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
The first round encounter ended in favour of Anadolu Efes (98-77).
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Salle Gaston Médecin, Fontvieille, Monaco.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for Euroleague at Vbet and William Hill.