On 19 January, 5 games are scheduled for the next matchday of the regular EuroLeague season. In the third game, in chronological order, Virtus Bologna will take on Panathinaikos.
Tournament – Turkish Airlines Euroleague;
Date – 19.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 19:30 UK;
Venue – Segafredo Arena (9.980);
City – Bologna, Italy.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Virtus Bologna – 1.668.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 156 – 1.668.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Virtus Points Points Under 82.5 – 1.864.
Panathinaikos is one of the worst away teams in the league. This season, the Greeks have lost seven of their nine away games. With that kind of performance, it’s hard to expect success against Virtus Bologna. On their home court, the Italians should be able to take on such an opponent with ease.
In the previous head-to-head encounter, the teams scored 174 points. We believe that the trend will continue. After all, Virtus put on a pretty entertaining performance at home.
The Italians have scored less than 83 points in 3 of their last 4 games.
Virtus Bologna has failed to find stability. Sergio Scariolo’s side has secured its place as an underdog, but they can’t yet make the playoffs. The Italians have been erratic, so for now they’re sitting in 13th place in the Euroleague standings.
Virtus Bologna pulled off its last win of the season a fortnight ago when they defeated Barcelona on the road (83-75). However, the Italians’ joy didn’t last long, as they lost the next two games to Zalgiris Kaunas (77-87) and Olympiacos (83-85).
In the game against Olympiacos, Milos Teodosic scored 21 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Virtus has won 50% of its home games of the season.
Panathinaikos is having a disappointing season so far. Radonjic’s side can’t compete on equal terms with the best teams in the Euroleague. After 19 games played, the Greeks have only seven wins, which puts them in 15th place.
Panathinaikos won its last game, but back then the team from Athens faced Maccabi. The Israelis are weak on the road, so the Greeks had no trouble beating them (88-86). In that game, Paris Lee scored 21 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
Panathinaikos has lost 78% of its away encounters.
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.
Panathinaikos: Nate Wolters – Panagiotis Kalaitzakis – Dwayne Bacon – Derrick Williams – Georgios Papagiannis.
The fixture will be played at Segafredo Arena (9.980) in Bologna, Italy.
This starting whistle will sound on the 19th of January 2023, at 19:30 UK Time.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague: Virtus Bologna vs Panathinaikos at 1xBet and VBET.