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, Partizan will try to put up a good fight against Baskonia in Belgrade.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 13.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:30 UK;
Venue – Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (8.000);
City – Belgrade, Serbia.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+7) for Baskonia – 1.555.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 165 – 1.668.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Partizan Points Over 84.5 – 1.765.
It would seem that Partizan should win this encounter with confidence, but we must not forget that Baskonia is considered an uncomfortable opponent for the Serbs. The Spaniards have regularly defeated the Belgrade side in recent head-to-head encounters. In addition, not long ago, Penarroya’s men were excellent. They may well return to their previous level and at least give their opponents a fight.
Partizan is averaging around 85 points at home. Baskonia’s away record stands at 79. It’s likely to be a high-scoring encounter.
The Serbs have scored more than 84 points in 3 of their last 4 games.
Partizan has a good chance of making the playoffs. Obradovic’s side is only two wins away from the decisive games. The handicap isn’t that big, so the Belgrade team will try to match it, especially since the Serbs are playing well on their home court.
Most recently, Partizan even defeated Bayern Munich (83-77) and Monaco (100-80) at the Stark Arena. Another success will allow the Serbs to get closer to the top teams in the tournament.
In the last game, however, the team lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv (90-81). In that match, Kevin Punter scored 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Partizan has won 67% of its home games of the season.
Both teams score an average of 165 points in their matches.
Not long ago, Baskonia was Euroleague’s leader, but recent setbacks dropped the team to sixth place. Penarroya’s side has not had a successful start to the new year. They had lost their previous two matches, falling to Alba Berlin (84-85) and Bayern Munich (79-92).
In their match against Partizan, it won’t be easy, since Baskonia’s away games are not as strong as their home ones. For example, Penarroya’s men have lost six of their nine games on foreign soil this season.
In the match against Bayern Munich, Markus Howard scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Baskonia has lost 56% of its away meetings this season.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Partizan: Yam Madar – Kevin Punter – Ioannis Papapetrou – Zach LeDay – Mathias Lessort.
Saski Baskonia: Darius Thompson – Vanja Marinković – Rokas Giedraitis – Daulton Hommes – Maik Kotsar.
The fixture will be played at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (8.000) in Belgrade, Serbia.
This starting whistle will sound on the 13th of January 2023, at 19:30 UK Time.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague: Partizan vs Saski Baskonia at 1xBet and VBET.