On Matchday 30, the Greek derby between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos will take place. The starting whistle will sound on the 17th of March at 19:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Full-Time Result – Handicap (+9.5) for Panathinaikos – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Match Points Over 149.5 – 1.65.
There have been three head-to-head games this year: in the Euroleague, the championship and the Greek Cup. They have scored at least 149 in every match.
On Tuesday, Olympiacos got a convincing 84-73 victory over Zalgiris Kaunas in a postponed game. The Greeks got off to a poor start and lost the opening quarter (15-20). In the second and fourth quarters, the Olympiacos won (24-19 and 26-14). That win was the seventeenth for Georgios Bartzokas’s team.
In the game against Zalgiris Kaunas, Kostas Papanikolaou scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
The hosts are in fourth place with ten wins.
Panathinaikos hadn’t played on the Euroleague floor since fourth March. That day they hosted Olympia Milano and lost by a one-point margin (75-76). The Greeks outscored the Italians in the odd-numbered quarters and lost in the even-numbered quarters.
In the game against Olympia Milano, Nemanja Nedovic scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The visitors are in the penultimate position with 7 wins and 19 defeats.
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:
Olympiacos: PG – Thomas Walkup, SG – Tyler Dorsey, SF – Kostas Papanikolaou, PF – Sasha Vezenkov, C – Moustapha Fall.
Panathinaikos: PG – Daryl Macon, SG – Nemanja Nedović, SF – Leonidas Kaselakis, PF – Okaro White, C – Georgios Papagiannis.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
The first-round encounter ended in favour of Olympiacos (84-65).
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Greece.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for Euroleague at Vbet and William Hill.