By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
In a weekend full of derbies around the Europe (Greece, Turkey, Spain), Eurohoops is here to give you some advice for the upcoming games. The most attractive tip is the option of under in the Turkish battle of Efes and Fenerbahce.
In the Greek derby, Olympiacos–Panathinaikos, it’s better to bet also to the under, but it’s risky. Also, Barcelona and Real Madrid are expected to score a lot and the over is more likely to happen but it’s better to bet on other games.
Unicaja lost its two last games vs Zaragoza and Maccabi. In spite of the tons of victories of the hosts in Liga Endesa the handicap of Estudiantes is really huge. The visitors won at home Barcelona and Real Madrid and lost on the road by one point vs Obradoiro and Bilbao. So, we bet on Estudiantes.
Gaziantep was so far the classic type of team that takes care of the defense and loves low tempo game. All that changed after the injured players came back. Banvit scores also a lot during the last games and it’s expected that both teams will score more than 154,5 points in the contest between them.
On the contrary in the derby Efes–Fenerbahce, we guess that the score will be lower than the line. The hosts are more likely to control the tempo and will not allow Zoc’s players to follow their beloved run ‘n gun game. So, we bet on the under.
AEK will play against Rethymno wit a big problem in the center position because Sarikopoulos is injured and Pops Mensah-Bonsu is expected to play without knowing the… names of his teammates. The visitors are in excellent form and their best player is Faye in the front court. They can win this game or at least lose by less than 3 points.
Panelefsiniakos is competitive at home and the match against Panionios is crucial for the relegation battle. The visitors will play without their best scorer in the perimeter, injured former NCAA champion Luke Hancok, and this will cause a huge problem in scoring, so we believe that Panelefsiniakos will beat Panionios by more than 3 points.
The betting tips
Panelefsiniakos-Panionios (+2,5) 1
@William Hill 1,85
Unicaja-Estudiantes (+10,5) 2
@Interwetten 1,85
Efes-Fenerbahce Under 154,5 points
@Ladbrokes 1,85
Banvit-Gaziantep Over 154,5 points
@Unibet 1,88
AEK-Rethymno (+3,5) 2
@Bet365 1,90