In the 24th round of action the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball, the Lithuanian champions of Zalgiris Kaunas (14-9) are hosting the Spanish powerhouse of FC Barcelona Lassa (7-16) on Thursday, March 1st 2018. The game takes place at the Zalgirio Arena in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Date/Time: 03-01-2018, 13:00 EDT
Spread: Zalgiris Kaunas -5
Total: +162
Zalgiris have a 14-9 record as well so far this season and currently sit on the 5th place of the league table. They have won two of their last three matches and in their last game they won on the road against Anadolu Efes with a 70-86 score. They are led in scoring by Kevin Pangos with 12.6 ppg, adding a team high 6.2 assists per game. He is followed by Paulius Jankunas with 12.1 ppg and a team high 5.1 rebounds per game, while Aaron White adds 9.9 ppg and 4.9 rebounds per game.
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In their previous matchup on the first round, Zalgiris won on the road with a 75-81 score and last season each team managed to win at home (Zalgiris by 4 points and Barcelona by 6). Zalgiris are 8-3 at home so far this season, while Barcelona are the worse road team in the league with a 1-10 record. Zalgiris are better offensively, scoring a third-best 82 ppg to Barcelona’s 80.3, while Barcelona are slightly better defensively, allowing 80.5 ppg to Zalgiris’ 81. Zalgiris have better percentages both in 2-pointers, shooting with 54.8% to Barcelona’s 53.8% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 41.4% to Barcelona’s 36.7%. Barcelona on the other hand are better in rebounding, grabbing 31.3 to Zalgiris’ 29.9 and in assists made, with 20.3 to Zalgiris’ 19.6. Zalgiris are the absolute favorite for the home victory and expect them to win by more than 5 points today.
Barcelona vs Zalgiris Kaunas Prediction: Zalgiris Kaunas -5 (-105)