On 12 January, four games are scheduled for the next regular EuroLeague season. In the final game, in chronological order, Virtus will take on Olympiacos.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 12.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:30 UK;
Venue – Segafredo Arena (9.980);
City – Bologna, Italy.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Olympiacos – 1.91.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 166 – 1.625.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Virtus Points Under 79.5 – 1.936.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – 1st Quarter Points Over 41.5 – 1.87.
Olympiacos is one of the leaders in the Euroleague. Bartsokas’s men don’t tend to lose several games in a row. They won’t let another slip-up happen. The Greeks are operating more consistently, so they should take the win from Bologna.
Virtus Bologna cannot be called a fast team, so we think that the encounter with Olympiacos will be a low-scoring one. In their recent home games against Zalgiris and Maccabi, the Italians did not even score 80 points. It’s likely that they won’t do any better against Olympiacos.
The Bologna side has failed to score more than 79 points in 3 of their last 5 home games.
In 3 of Virtus Bologna’s last 5 matches, more than 41.5 points have been scored in the first quarter.
More recently, Virtus Bologna has picked up two good wins. The Italian team defeated Fenerbahce (92-88) and Barcelona (83-75). Everyone expected the extravaganza to continue, but Scariolo’s men unexpectedly lost to Zalgiris Kaunas (77-87) in the most recent game.
Their recent results improved the team’s position slightly. Now Virtus sit 13th in the Euroleague standings. The Bologna side has eight wins under their belt.
In the previous game, Olympiacos suffered a setback. The trip to Monte Carlo proved unsuccessful for Bartsokas’ men. They couldn’t get past Monaco’s defensive barriers and lost with a score of 60-64.
That final setback affected their place in the standings. The team from Piraeus lost their first place in the standings, falling to fourth place. The Greeks now have 11 wins under their belt.
Olympiacos has won their last five consecutive head-to-head matches.
The visitors are scoring 86.6 points per game on average.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Virtus Bologna: Daniel Hackett – Gabriel Lundberg – Semi Ojeleye – Tornike Shengelia – Mouhammadou Jaiteh.
Olympiacos: Thomas Walkup – Isaiah Canaan – Kostas Papanikolaou – Alec Peters – Moustapha Fall.
The fixture will be played at Segafredo Arena (9.980) in Bologna, Italy.
This starting whistle will sound on the 12th of January 2023, at 19:30 UK Time.
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