Euroleague Barcelona vs Olympiakos Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 01-25-2019, 14:00 EDT

Spread: Olympiakos -5.5

Total: +155.5

Two teams fighting for the home court advantage of the Euroleague Basketball playoff are clashing in the 21^st round of action, when the Greek Olympiakos Piraeus (12-8), looking to bounce back after their latest defeat, are hosting the Spanish FC Barcelona Lassa (11-9), who want to end a small losing streak of their own.

Olympiakos have a 12-8 record so far this season and currently sit in the 5^th place of the league. They have lost two of their last three matches and in their last game they lost on the road against Fenerbahce with a 90-75 score. They are led in scoring by Georgios Printezis with 11.3 ppg, adding 5.2 rebounds per game. He is followed by Nikola Milutinov with 11 ppg and a team high 8.1 rebounds per game, while Vassilis Spanoulis adds 10.6 ppg and a team high 5.2 assists per game.

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Barcelona also have a 11-9 record so far this season and currently sit in the 6^th place of the league. They have back-to-back losses and in their last game they lost at home against CSKA Moscow with a 76-84 score. They are led in scoring by Thomas Heurtel with 11.3 ppg, adding a team high 4.7 assists per game. He is followed by Ante Tomic with 9.1 ppg and a team high 4.5 rebounds per game, while Kevin Seraphin adds 8.9 ppg and 3.9 rebounds.

In their previous meeting in the first round of the season, Olympiakos won on the road with a 60-69 score. Olympiakos have a 8-2 home record so far, while Barcelona are 5-6 on the road. Olympiakos are better both offensively, scoring 80.2 ppg to Barcelona’s 78.4 and defensively, allowing 77.4 ppg to Barcelona’s 77.7. They also have better percentages both from the field (48% to 47.2%) and from behind the arc (38.2% to 35.1%). They are also better in assists made (19.1 to 16.9) and in rebounding (32.2 to 30.9) and both teams are almost equal in turnovers committed (12.5 to 12.6). Olympiakos have been very strong at home this season and Barcelona don’t pose a threat in Piraeus today. Expect an Olympiakos win by more than 6 points.

Barcelona vs Olympiakos Prediction: Olympiakos -5.5 (-108)