LiontipsOlympiacos vs Anadolu Efes. Euroleague match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Olympiacos are still ahead of Fenerbahce. They have one win over the Turks, but the Canaries have one game in hand. Bartzokas' men lost their last match to this opponent, losing at home with a score of 77:87. The Greeks absolutely cannot afford another slip-up.
This was the team second failure in a row. Before this, Olympiacos lost to Panathinaikos (72:78) in the Greek championship. However, not everything is so hopeless, because five days ago Bartzokas team won. In the domestic championship, the team beat AEK (89:70).
Disqualifications and injuries
Out: Moses Wright.
Interesting facts for betting
Together with Bayern and Panathinaikos, Olympiacos remains the best home team in the league. The Greeks have won nine matches on their home court.
Estimated line-up : Fall-Fournier, William-Goss-Vezenkov, Papanikolaou.
Current form
Anadolu Efes is currently outside the playoff zone. The Blues have only 11 wins, which puts them in 12th place in the standings. However, not all is lost, as the Turks are just one win away from the top 10. One winning match can change the situation dramatically. The team from Istanbul will not miss such a chance.
Last week, Anadolu Efes left no chance at home to Milan Olimpia, beating them with a score of 110:66. However, before that, the Turks had not performed well in the Euroleague and even had a 5-game losing streak.
Disqualifications and injuries
Anadolu Efes has no personnel losses.
Interesting facts for betting
The last time Anadolu Efes took victory from Piraeus was back in 2022. Since then, the Turks have had no success here. And overall, they have lost 3 of their last 4 away games against Olympiacos.
Probable lineup: Poirier vs. Osmani, Bryant vs. Thompson, Larkin.
Trends
Bet 1st quarter. Olympiakos win
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, the Greeks won the opening segment
1.78Bet 1st quarter: total under 40.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, more than 40 points were not scored in the first quarter
1.82Tip and bets
The Blues are unconvincing away from home. They often lose their matches by a large margin. For example, this happened in the matches with Fenerbahce and Barcelona.
It will be very problematic to counter one of the best home teams in the league. The Anadolu Efes players are not very imaginative and it is unlikely that they will figure out how to open the Greek defense. Considering that Olympiacos had no problems in the last face-to-face meetings, we assume that nothing will change significantly now.
Our prediction is Olympiacos with a handicap of (-7.5) points at 1.80
Bet on total
Despite the defeats, Anadolu Efes is quite effective away from home and has not scored less than 80 points in the last two matches. Considering this, we suggest betting on the meeting with Olympiacos being a high-scoring one.
Betting Tip - total over 163.5 points for 1.70
Bet on statistics
Fournier didn't have any points in his last game, but he had been more successful before that. Evan had broken the 20-point mark in most games. We think he can do it again.
Prediction - Evan Fournier: total over 20.5 points for 1.78
