Betting corner: no-brainers in Istanbul derby and Barcelona matchup against Monaco / News - Basketnews.com
Credit D. Repečka/BasketNews, Alfonso Canavacciuolo/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images Andreas Blomdahl continues the Betting Corner edition, providing the best choices before the upcoming EuroLeague round for sports betting enthusiasts.
Points this season
45%73,4Points made:73,4Accuracy:44,9%Place in standings:14Record max:89Record min:58Best scorer:Shavon ShieldsTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsScheduleCurrently, Andreas correctly predicted 19 out of 28 possible outcomes. A pretty solid record of building upon. However, we remind you to gamble responsibly.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs Fenerbache Beko Istanbul
Efes' run continues after beating Maccabi at home last week 109-77 after a superb performance from the entire team.
Fenerbache finally got Nando De Colo back against Monaco but lost 78-92, and on Sunday evening, they came up with another poor performance when traveling to Belgrade, losing to Crvena Zvezda 69-74 with Marial Shayok returning to action.
Big Istanbul derby and a very important game for both teams, both because of rivalry and positions in EuroLeague. What do we make out of this game?
Anadolu Efes have started firing on all cylinders, and in their last 10 games, all competitions included, they're averaging 91.8 points per game. On the Fenerbahce side, I really expect them to find their rhythm offensively with De Colo back and the likely return of Jan Vesely.
The line we get is 156.5, when did a meeting between these two giants and below 157 points? We must go back to the 8th of October 2020. The last 10 meetings between Efes and Fenerbache have finished with at least 157 points or more. No-brainer.
BET: Over 156.5 @ 1.75
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Crvena Zvezda are in great shape as they managed to beat Fenerbache at home on Sunday evening 74-69.
Baskonia, who hadn't played since the 13th of February, lost away to Maccabi on Tuesday 93-94. A very good performance from the Basques. Wade Baldwin had yet another super performance accumulating 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade / Schedule
Panathinaikos Athens Crvena Zvezda Belgrade79-73 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Fenerbahce Istanbul74-69 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-GasteizThu18:00 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Real Madrid03-0818:00Due to the circumstances around Europe, Crvena Zvezda suddenly have a shot at the playoff spot, something they were not close to two weeks ago. In order to qualify for the playoffs and have a shot at the dream, Final Four in Belgrade, they need to win games like this.
As mentioned, Baskonia had a great performance on Tuesday, but how will they react to playing two games in 3 days after not playing for over two weeks?
I expect the famous Delije to show up in big numbers on Thursday evening, providing a unique atmosphere you can only find in Belgrade and helping Crvena Zvezda to a comfortable win.
BET: Crvena Zvezda -3.5 @ 1.80
FC Barcelona vs AS Monaco
The magnificent team led by Saras, FC Barcelona, are on the run, to say the least. 11 wins in a row and crowned Spanish Cup champions. Barcelona played a make-up game against Andorra on Tuesday, winning 107-88, a game where everyone contributed, and no one played more than 20 minutes.
Monaco, on the other hand, continue to impress, and in the last week of February, they beat both UNICS and Fenerbache at home, 79-76 and 92-78. It's worth mentioning that both wins were without Dwayne Bacon, who is most likely returning for this game.
If you've been following my analysis from the start, you probably have an idea where we're going.
Monaco are still playing very high-paced basketball and especially when playing away. When Monaco play away, those duels are averaging 169 points per game.
Barcelona seems to be the type of team that plays a few low-scoring games in a row just to play a more offensive-minded basketball next week. Right now, they're in the period of scoring a lot but also conceding. In the last four games, they have scored 107, 103, 64 (Final against Real Madrid) and 107 points.
I'm sure they will get plenty of opportunities to score 85-90 points in this game which should be more than enough. Monaco has 10 straight games in EuroLeague when playing away that have included at least 161 points. Once again, a no-brainer.
BET: Over 160.5 @ 1.85
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs AX Armani Exchange Milan
PAO had a terrible night on Tuesday, losing 83-96 at home in OAKA against a red hot Zalgiris.
Milan was in the driver seat for three quarters, then Olympiacos, with support from the fans, turned things around and won the game 67-58.
Not the most exciting of matchups out there, but I think we have a small case here. Panathinaikos are not looking good at all for the moment and are so demanding on Nemanja Nedovic, if he is having a day off, I can't see who will contribute at the moment.
Even though Shavon Shields is still missing for the Italians, we finally saw the former Panathinaikos player, Konstantinos Mitoglou, returning to action against Olympiacos.
Even though PAO scored 83 against Zalgiris, I find them very unreliable at this time of the season.
They're struggling to find the rhythm on both sides of the court due to many absences coming and going on important players (Ioannis Papapetrou, Okaro White, and Stefan Jovic, to name a few).
Meanwhile, Milan has one of the best defenses in the league and is playing a slow and methodical type of basketball.
This should be a game without any buzz, low tempo, and low scoring.
BET: Under 150.5 @ 1.80.
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