LiontipsSamara vs Astana. Prediction and bets on the VTB United League match
Command Analysis
Current form
Samara has only two wins this season. In early October, the team managed to beat MBA and Yenisey. In the remaining matches, Drazan Anzulovic charges did not shine with success.
Samara approaches the confrontation with Astana with a series consisting of two defeats. First, Anzulovich charges lost to Lokomotiv-Kuban (64:76), and then lost to Nizhny Novgorod (87:89).
Disqualifications and injuries
Samara has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
Samara have lost 4 of their last 6 matches. Even on their home court, Anzulovic men won't have many chances to win. After all, they lost to Astana in 3 of their previous 4 encounters.
Estimated lineup : Adams – Kulagin, Gudumak – Goldyrev, Popov
Current form
Astana is the tournament biggest loser. The team from Kazakhstan made some acquisitions in the off-season, but so far this hasn't changed anything. Fotios Takianos' team has lost all seven matches and is in the last place in the tournament table.
In the previous round, Astana lost to UNICS on the road. The match ended with a score of 81:97.
Disqualifications and injuries
Astana has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
Astana has been unsuccessful in Samara. In this city, the representatives of Kazakhstan have lost 4 of their last 5 matches.
Probable lineup : Johnson - Utomi, Murray-Boyles - Motovilov, Pokhodyaev
Trends
Bet 1st quarter. Victory of "Samara"
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, the Russians won the opening segment
1.77Bet 1st quarter: total over 40.5 points
In the last two head-to-head meetings, more than 40 points were scored in the first quarter
1.88Tip and bets
Astana looks really bad this season. The Kazakhstan team loses to all opponents and does so with a big difference in the score. Samara recently confidently dealt with Yenisey at home, so Anzulovich charges should not have any problems.
Our prediction is Samara with a handicap of (-13.5) points for 1.76
Bet on total
There is some progress in Astana actions. This team scored more than 80 points against UNICS. It is quite possible that the meeting with Samara will be a high-scoring one.
Forecast - total over 149.5 points for 1.77
Bet on statistics
Samara is doing well in attack. In 3 of the last 4 matches, the team scored more than 80 points. We expect that Anzulovic team will be able to repeat this result.
Forecast - "Samara": total over 78.5 points for 1.79
