Ettore Messina is one of the best European coaches of the 21st century. He’s won the Euroleague several times and even worked in the NBA, albeit not as a head coach. Now he’s on the verge of being sacked, with his Olimpia Milano encounter with Panathinaikos ahead of him.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 08.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 17:00 UK;
Venue – O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (19.250);
City – Athens, Greece.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-6) for Panathinaikos – 2.198.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 152 – 1.544.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Panathinaikos Points Over 78.5 – 1.975.
Most recently, Panathinaikos handily defeated Virtus at home. In addition, the Greeks also defeated ASVEL and Baskonia at home. At the moment, Olimpia is not in a position to put up much of a fight against Radonjic’s men. We think the home team will get another convincing win.
In their last two Euroleague road games, Olimpia Milano has not scored more than 62 points. The Italians are unlikely to do better in Athens. They’re still in crisis. The encounter with Panathinaikos is unlikely to be very productive.
Panathinaikos is slowly climbing out of the crisis. Dejan Radonjić’s side is making progress. In their last game, the Athens team lost to Olympiacos, but they fought back (65-68). Before that, however, Panathinaikos had won five games in a row.
In the last round of the Euroleague, the Greeks traveled to Lithuania. At the Kaunas Arena, they left no chance for Zalgiris. The game ended in an 81-67 win for Panathinaikos.
Panathinaikos has won 50% of its home games of the season.
The Italians have played their way to the bottom of the table. Olimpia Milano has been winless in the EuroLeague since late October, when they defeated Bayern Munich away (83-81). Since then, the Milan side have lost seven straight matches.
In the last contest, Olimpia Milano had nothing on the road against Baskonia. Messina’s men played awful offensively. The game ended with a 62-78 score, not in favor of the Italians.
Milano has lost 72% of its games this season.
The visitors are scoring 67.7 points per game on average.
Radonjic’s side has scored more than 78 points in 3 of its last 5 games. We offer to bet on “Panathinaikos Points Over 78.5” with odds of 1.975.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Panathinaikos: Nate Wolters – Panagiotis Kalaitzakis – Dwayne Bacon – Derrick Williams – Georgios Papagiannis.
Olimpia Milano: Devon Hall – Naz Mitrou-Long – Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot – Nicolò Melli – Brandon Davies.
The fixture will be played at O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (19.250) in Athens, Greece.
This starting whistle will sound on the 8th of December 2022, at 17:00 UK Time.
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