It would seem that the Euroleague Basketball regular season has only recently begun, but most of it has already passed. However, there’s more to come. In Week 19, Olimpia Milano will try to put up a good fight against Zalgiris in Milan.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 13.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:30 UK;
Venue – Mediolanum Forum (12.700);
City – Milan, Italy.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Zalgiris – 1.77.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 156 – 1.625.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Quarter Points Over 39.5 – 2.00.
Olimpia Milano has been completely unimpressive in recent games. With a game like that, it will be hard for the Italians to expect to win. Even if they win, they are unlikely to do so by a wide margin.
With Olimpia, it’s clear. The Milanese are totally unimpressive with their performance. However, the Lithuanians have a similar style of attacking play. They’re too focused on defensive play, so they can’t boast a high-scoring performance.
In 3 of Olimpia’s last 5 games, more than 39.5 points have been scored in the first quarter.
Olimpia Milano is the most boring team in the Euroleague. The Italians are averaging 69.6 points. That’s the worst score of any team in the tournament. Not surprisingly, the team from Milan is in last but one place in the standings.
Olimpia has not yet won in 2023. The last time Messina’s men did so was in late December when they beat Valencia at home (90-79). Since then, the Milanese have lost to Olympiacos (66-82) and Alba Berlin (63-83).
In the game against Alba Berlin, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Olimpia Milano has lost 75% of its home games this season.
Before the season began, no one took Zalgiris seriously, but the Lithuanians managed to surprise. Maksvytis’ men won 10 of their 18 games and moved into seventh place in the standings.
The team from Kaunas does especially well on the home court. In terms of home wins, Zalgiris enters the top three. On the road, the Lithuanians are not faring so well. Outside their home city, they’ve lost six of their nine games.
3 days ago, Zalgiris defeated Virtus Bologna (87-77). In that match, Roland Smits scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Olimpia Milano: Devon Hall – Brandon Davies – Nicolò Melli – Giampaolo Ricci – Brandon Davies.
Zalgiris Kaunas: Lukas Lekavičius – Ignas Brazdeikis – Edgaras Ulanovas – Rolands Šmits – Kevarrius Hayes.
The fixture will be played at Mediolanum Forum (12.700) in Milan, Italy.
This starting whistle will sound on the 13th of January 2023, at 19:30 UK Time.
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