Βy Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
After an excellent winning strike, the betting column in the Euroleague was successful but not that much (having 3/5 predictions). This weekend we will focus on the derbies in Spain, Greece and Russia and bet on the Over option.
AEK tries to… come back in the elite of the Greek basketball and its latest transfers show that this moment is not so far away. Panathinaikos is aware of how dangerous is its rival and will pay attention. It’s hard to predict if the Greens will win easily, but we will rely on the mutual habit of both teams to play up tempo basketball. So, we bet on over.
We will insist to bet on Over on one more derby. The third in the rankings of the VTB League, Nizhny hosts Khimki and both are typical teams that love to score a lot and play basketball without much attention to the defense. The line is to the 159,5 points and in their last 8 eight games, Nizhny had only over and Khimki had only two games with total score less than the line. So, there is no question about our choice.
Fuenlabrada’s back is against the wall having celebrated only four wins in the Spanish league. Moreover in the last eight games has won only once. On the other hand, Estudiantes is getting better and better with five victories in the last six matches. It’s weird that the handicap is so small and we bet that the “Students” will win the game easily.
Finally, we will bet against Galatasaray because it has been a long time since the moment of its last double digit victory. Selcuk wants desperately to avoid the relegation and it’s expected to “defend” its handicap.
The betting tips
Fuenlabrada-Estudiantes (+1,5) 2
@William Hill 1,85
Galatasaray-Selcuk (+10,5) 2
@Bet365 1,88
Valencia-Real M. Over 158,5 points
@Unibet 1,91
Nizhny-Khnimki Over 159,5 points
@Ladbrokes 1,85
AEK-Panathinaikos Over 150,5 points
@Stoiximan 1,90