Very soon EuroLeague basketball will take a short break. The reason for that is the return of national teams and World Cup qualifiers. Until that happens, let’s take a look at Week 24 of the Euroleague between Panathinaikos and Valencia Basket.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 10.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:00 UK;
Venue – O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (19.250);
City – Athens, Greece.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2.5) for Panathinaikos – 1.91.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 164 – 1.80.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Panathinaikos Points Over 83.5 – 1.90.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – 1st Quarter Points Over 41.5 – 1.77.
The Greek team is favoured in this game. Panathinaikos has been excellent at home this season. In addition, the team from Athens regularly defeats Valencia at home. The Spaniards haven’t won in Athens since 2010. The hosts seem to have a better chance of success.
Panathinaikos has been regularly hitting the 80-point mark at home recently. It’s unlikely that the Greeks will change their tactics. The Spaniards also have good forwards, so we expect the game to be a high-scoring affair.
The Greeks have scored more than 83 points in 3 of their last 5 games.
In 3 of the Greeks’ last 5 matches, more than 41.5 points have been scored in the first quarter.
The previous week was not a successful one for Panathinaikos. The Greek team suffered two defeats, losing to Real Madrid (68-83) and Saski Baskonia (90-95). In the last match, Derrick Williams scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Those defeats further aggravated their position in the standings. Radonjic’s men dropped to 15th place. Playoff prospects are now very uncertain.
In their next game, however, Panathinaikos will have a good chance to turn things around. The team from Athens is much better at home. The Greeks have won six games at home.
Panathinaikos has lost 65% of its games this season.
Valencia is not doing too badly. Alex Mumbru’s side has managed 12 victories. These successes have allowed the Bats to climb up to ninth place. The playoffs are now within arm’s reach.
Valencia played two Euroleague games last week. In the first game, the Spaniards managed to pull off a win over Bayern Munich (83-72). In the next game, however, Mumbru’s men lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv (93-94).
Valencia Basket has won 52% of its meetings this season.
The visitors are scoring an average of 82.5 points per game.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Panathinaikos: Nate Wolters – Georgios Kalaitzakis – Dwayne Bacon – Derrick Williams – Georgios Papagiannis.
Valencia Basket: Chris Jones – Jonah Radebaugh – Víctor Claver – James Webb III – Kyle Alexander.
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 10th of February 2023, at 19:00 UK Time.
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