Euroleague Barcelona vs Zalgiris Kaunas Spread and Prediction

In the 24^th 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 1^st 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 5^th 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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Barcelona have a 7-16 record so far this season and are currently tied with Olimpia Milan in the second to last place of the league table. They have lost six of their last seven matches and in their last game they lost at home against Real Madrid with a 74-101 score. They are led in scoring by Kevin Seraphin with 12.1 ppg, adding a team high 4.9 rebounds. He is followed by Thomas Heurtel with 11.3 ppg and a team high 6.4 assists per game, while Rakim Sanders adds 8.9 ppg.

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)